The Ministry of Minority Affairs strengthens its infrastructure, entrepreneurship and monitoring drive through partnerships with strategic institutions at IISc Bangalore on September 25, 2026

On September 25, 2026, the Ministry of Minority Affairs signed several Memoranda of Understanding with premier academic and research institutions—including CUBE (IIT Madras), FSID (IISc Bengaluru), IIM Bangalore, and IIMB Innovations (NSRCEL)—at IISc Bengaluru. These partnerships aim to strengthen infrastructure quality assessment, independent monitoring, entrepreneurship, and innovation for minority communities. Key components include independent third-party monitoring of the PM VIKAS training program by IIM Bangalore in the South zone, technical and social quality assessments of PMJVK infrastructure projects by IIT Madras's CUBE, and cooperation frameworks via NMDFC with FSID and NSRCEL to boost the startup, skilling, and enterprise ecosystem under the Prime Minister Minority Venture Fund framework.