Lok Sabha Question No. 3493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Setting up of Residential Schools
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

Setting up of Residential Schools

## 3493. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether the Government has approved for setting up of residential schools and other schools, on the lines of concentrated blocks/towns  under  its flagship scheme  of  multi-sectoral  development programme, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the names of schools that have been set up in various State Government till date;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to set up more such schools in minority dominated States;
- (d) whether  the Government  also  proposes  to formulate any action plan for setting up  100 KendriyaVidhyalayas in minority dominated areas; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  names  of  locations  where  work has  been started under PPP model in regard to the said action plan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to(c): The Government has recently approved the restructured Multi-sectoral Development Programme called the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram(PMJVK)' for implementation during the  remaining  period  of  14 th Finance  Commission.  Under  the  erstwhile  MsDP,  projects  for construction  of  Residential  Schools  and  other  schools  in  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas have  been  approved  by  the  Ministry.  The  State/UT  wise  number  of  residential  schools  &  other schools  sanctioned  is  at  Annexure-I.  More  details  are  available  in  the  website  of  Ministry  at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/multi-sectoral-development-programme/ empowered-committee-minutes.PMJVK  provides  that  80%  of  the  resources  will  be  utilized  for projects related to sector of education, health and skill and at least 33-40% of this will be utilized for facilities  and  assets  that  benefit  women/girls.  The  number  of  identified  Minority  Concentration Areas(MCAs)  under  MsDP  were  789  falling  in  27  States/UTs  which  has  been  increased  to  1300 MCAs falling in 32 States/UTs in the restructured programme called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram enabling the State Governments/UT to widen the coverage.
- (d).The  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF),  a  society  registered  under  the  Societies Registration Act, 1860 and working under the aegis of Ministry of Minority Affairs, had constituted a Committee to go into the modalities for establishment of educational institutions in different parts of the country with a view to facilitate educational development of the minorities.This Committee in its report has recommended for a three tier model of educational institutions for minorities having 211 Central Schools at the bottom, 25 Community Colleges at the middle and05 National Institutes at the top level.
- (e)  There is no proposal with Ministry for implementation of projects under PMJVK on the basis of PPP model as of now.

Annexure-I

Annexure referred in the reply to the part (a) to (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.3493 for 08.08.2018 asked by Shri MohitePatilVijaysinhShankarrao, Dr. HeenaVijaykumarGavit, ShrimatiSupriyaSule,  Shri  Satav  Rajeev,  Shri  DhananjayMahadik,  Members  of  Parliament regarding Setting up of Residential Schools

| S.No   | State             |   Number for School buildings/Residential Schools sanctioned |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                          325 |
| 2      | West Bengal       |                                                          109 |
| 3      | Assam             |                                                          275 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                                                          342 |
| 5      | Manipur           |                                                          552 |
| 6      | Haryana           |                                                           10 |
| 7      | Jharkhand         |                                                            8 |
| 8      | Uttrakhand        |                                                           14 |
| 9      | Maharashtra       |                                                            6 |
| 10     | Karnataka         |                                                           81 |
| 11     | Meghalaya         |                                                            2 |
| 12     | Kerala            |                                                           46 |
| 13     | Mizoram           |                                                           38 |
| 14     | Delhi             |                                                            2 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                            3 |
| 16     | Sikkim            |                                                           11 |
| 17     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                          110 |
| 18     | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                           22 |
| 19     | Telangana         |                                                           17 |
| 20     | Tripura           |                                                           29 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         |                                                           61 |
| 22     | Chhattisgarh      |                                                           23 |
|        | Total             |                                                         2086 |