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The Ministry of Minority Affairs signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, on 25 September 2026, in the presence of Minority Affairs Secretary Srivatsa Krishna. Under the agreements, IIM Bengaluru will carry out independent third party monitoring of training under the PM VIKAS scheme, while the Centre for Urbanization, Buildings and Environment at IIT Madras will conduct quality assessment of infrastructure projects built under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram. Two further tripartite MoUs, with the IISc promoted Foundation for Science Innovation and Development and with IIM Bangalore's NSRCEL, will support startups, incubation and enterprise development for minority communities under the Prime Minister Minority Venture Fund framework.