📌 Jiyo Parsi Scheme: Reviving the Parsi Population 📍 Context The Ministry of Minority Affairs has launched the Jiyo Parsi Portal, enabling Parsis to apply for financial aid, track their application status, and receive assistance via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). 📍 About the Scheme 🧬 Launched in 2013-14, the Jiyo Parsi Scheme is a unique Central Sector Scheme (CSS) aimed at reversing the declining population of the Parsi community in India. 📍 Objectives and Components 👶 Medical Component: Offers financial assistance to Parsi couples for medical treatments like IVF to address infertility. 🏡 Community Health Component: Provides support for child care and financial aid for the elderly within the community. 📢 Advocacy Component: Runs awareness programs to encourage Parsis to expand their families. 📍 Mode of Assistance ✅ Benefits are distributed via DBT after biometric authentication and state government verification. 📍 Achievements 🌟 Since its launch, the scheme has facilitated the birth of over 400 Parsi children, marking significant progress in stabilizing the community’s population.