Tag: Jiyo Parsi

Govt informs Rajya Sabha about birth of 325 babies to Parsi couples under ‘Jiyo Parsi’ scheme

As per Census 2011, the population of the Parsi community stood at 57264. This showed a general trend of the declining population of the Parsi community.

December 20, 2021

Over 130 babies born in 4 years of ‘Jiyo Parsi’ scheme

Over 130 babies were born since the government launched the ‘Jiyo Parsi’ scheme in 2013 to arrest the Parsi community’s declining population, says a foundation associated with the implementation of the initiative. The Parzor Foundation is implementing the scheme, launched by the then UPA government, along with the Union minority affairs ministry. The population of …

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January 21, 2018