Lok Sabha Question No. 2626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Funds under MSDP Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## FUNDS UNDER MSDP SCHEME

## 2626. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds that has been allocated under Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP) to Assam, in the last two financial years, district-wise;
- (b) the number of projects that have been undertaken in Cachar district in different sectors like sanitation, education, roads etc., category-wise;
- (c) the status of initiated, completed, ongoing out of these projects during the last two years;
- (d) the reasons for not completing the projects over a year; and
- (e) whether social audit has been done for the last two years and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) During 2015-16 and 2016-17, Ministry of Minority Affairs released Rs.198.62 crore and Rs.220.76 crore respectively as installments of Central Share for implementation of the block/town plan sanctioned under Multi-sectoral Development Programme(MsDP). Details are available at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in /schemesperformance/multi-sectoral-development-programme.
- (b)  to  (d).  The  details  of  project  that  have  been  undertaken  in  Cachar  district  in  different  sectors  and  their status  as  reported  by  the  State  is  at  Annexure-I.    MsDP  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  and  the State/UTs  formulate  and  implement  projects  under  the  scheme.    The  progress  in  implementation  of projects under MsDP are sometimes affected mainly on account of delay in release of funds by the State government.
- (e).  MsDP  has  a  robust  mechanism  for  monitoring  of  the  programme  through  an  independent  monitoring system  and  monitoring  with  the  involvement  of  community  inaddition  to  monitoring  structure  of committees  at  different  level.  This  mechanism  includes,  Block  Level  Committees  on  MsDP  having representative of the Panchayati Raj Institutions/NGO, District Level Committee, State Level Committee and Empowered Committee on MsDP.  The details of the review/monitoring carried out by Empowered Committee  on  MsDP  is  available on http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/multisectoral-development-programme /empowered -committee-minutes

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Annexure  referred  in  the  reply  of  part  (b)  to  (d)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No.2626  for 03.01.2018 asked by Kumari Sushmita Dev, Member of Parliament, regarding Funds under MSDP Scheme.

| S.                                    |                                            | Numbers of Units                      | Numbers of Units                      | Numbers of Units                      | Numbers of Units                      |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| No.                                   | Projects                                   | Sanctioned                            | completed                             | in progress                           | to be started                         |
| Projects related to 12 th Plan period | Projects related to 12 th Plan period      | Projects related to 12 th Plan period | Projects related to 12 th Plan period | Projects related to 12 th Plan period | Projects related to 12 th Plan period |
| 1                                     | Addl. Class Rooms (ACRs)                   | 171                                   | -                                     | 171                                   | -                                     |
| 2                                     | New School Building                        | 4                                     | -                                     | 4                                     | -                                     |
| 3                                     | AnganWadiCenters (AWCs)                    | 324                                   | -                                     | -                                     | 324                                   |
| 4                                     | Health related Project                     | 13                                    | -                                     | 13                                    | -                                     |
| 5                                     | Pacca House on pattern of Indira AwasYojna | 50                                    | -                                     | 50                                    | -                                     |
| 6                                     | Drinking Water                             | 89                                    | -                                     | 89                                    | -                                     |
| 7                                     | Public Toilet                              | 48                                    | -                                     | 48                                    | -                                     |
| 8                                     | Market Shed                                | 37                                    | -                                     | 37                                    | -                                     |
| 9                                     | Sadbhav Mandap                             | 7                                     | -                                     |                                       | 7                                     |
| Projects related to 11 th Plan period | Projects related to 11 th Plan period      | Projects related to 11 th Plan period | Projects related to 11 th Plan period | Projects related to 11 th Plan period | Projects related to 11 th Plan period |
| 1                                     | Addl. Class Rooms (ACRs)                   | 63                                    | 33                                    | -                                     | 30                                    |
| 2                                     | AnganWadiCenters (AWCs)                    | 89                                    | 44                                    | -                                     | 45                                    |
| 3                                     | Health related Project                     | 19                                    | 9                                     | 1                                     | 9                                     |
| 4                                     | Pacca House on pattern of Indira AwasYojna | 3448                                  | 1547                                  | -                                     | 1901                                  |
| 5                                     | Drinking Water                             | 22                                    | 17                                    | -                                     | 5                                     |
| 6                                     | Neo Natal Stabilization Unit (NSU)         | 1                                     | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7                                     | Industrial Training Institute TI           | 1                                     |                                       | 1                                     | -                                     |
| 8                                     | Polytechnic with girls Hostel              | 1                                     |                                       | 1                                     | -                                     |