Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Funds Allocated for Welfare of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES

## 2641. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  are  various  States  including  Assam  where  funds  allocated  for  the  welfare  of minorities are not utilized properly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;
- (c)whether any steps have been taken by the Government about better cooperation between State and  Central  Government  for  proper  and  timely  utilization  of  the  funds  earmarked  for  the development of minorities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e).  The Ministry is implementing Multi-sectoral Development Programme(MsDP), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, in 710 Minority Concentration Blocks, 66 Minority Concentration Towns and 15 Clusters of Villages in the country.  The State/UTs including Assam formulate and implement projects under the scheme from funds sanctioned and released by Ministry under MsDP. Timely utilization of the funds by the State/UTs are affected in some States/UTs in respect of some projects on account of non-availability of land, delay in release of funds by the States to implementing agencies.  To expedite the utilization of funds by States, the Ministry has been conducting regular review meetings with the States governments/UT administration and field visits.  The details is at Annexure-I.

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Annexure referred in the reply of part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2641 for 03.01.2018 asked by Shri Badruddin Ajmal, regarding funds allocated for welfare of minorities.

## Amount in Lakhs

| Sl. No.   | State                   | During 11th Plan                                   | During 11th Plan                                   | During 12th Plan   | During 12th Plan      |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                   | Fund Released                                      | Utilization reported*                              | Fund Released      | Utilisation reported* |
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh           | 79012.30                                           | 68715.71                                           | 109152.22          | 103791.89             |
| 2         | West Bengal             | 61139.52                                           | 61000.00                                           | 131966.31          | 90000.00              |
| 3         | Assam                   | 46892.62                                           | 42483.40                                           | 46679.58           | 2073.31               |
| 4         | Bihar                   | 40563.07                                           | 29035.08                                           | 41686.31           | 9757.08               |
| 5         | Manipur                 | 12043.01                                           | 10665.83                                           | 11556.33           | 886.56                |
| 6         | Haryana                 | 4895.55                                            | 3657.32                                            | 4800.33            | 615.47                |
| 7         | Jharkhand               | 13944.70                                           | 11342.24                                           | 11040.51           | 1878.03               |
| 8         | Uttrakhand              | 3235.84                                            | 3151.94                                            | 7758.51            | 4750.38               |
| 9         | Maharashtra             | 5671.69                                            | 5045.59                                            | 5135.92            | 1085.00               |
| 10        | Karnataka               | 3793.15                                            | 3793.15                                            | 11442.63           | 897.00                |
| 11        | Andaman& Nicobar Island | 68.25                                              | 68.25                                              | 130.16             | 25.30                 |
| 12        | Odisha                  | 2562.21                                            | 2558.48                                            | 3948.41            | 909.20                |
| 13        | Meghalaya               | 3047.65                                            | 3039.64                                            | 2598.81            | 829.54                |
| 14        | Kerala                  | 1462.92                                            | 1252.55                                            | 3662.33            | 1413.34               |
| 15        | Mizoram                 | 2724.93                                            | 2716.68                                            | 2244.81            | 1090.51               |
| 16        | Jammu& Kashmir          | 1349.61                                            | 1343.79                                            | 1251.19            | 323.36                |
| 17        | Delhi                   | 1099.73                                            | 980.30                                             | 790.18             | 561.45                |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh          | 1398.30                                            | 1266.30                                            | 1006.17            | 520.28                |
| 19        | Sikkim                  | 1100.02                                            | 919.53                                             | 1606.72            | 493.18                |
| 20        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 8232.15                                            | 8232.15                                            | 18838.00           | 7157.31               |
| 21        | Andhra Pradesh          |                                                    |                                                    | 7416.39            | 2458.26               |
| 22        | Telangana               |                                                    |                                                    | 5887.72            | 741.00                |
| 23        | Tripura                 | No Minority Concentration District was identified. | No Minority Concentration District was identified. | 11854.77           | 8888.31               |
| 24        | Punjab                  |                                                    |                                                    | 2135.81            | 740.10                |
| 25        | Rajasthan               |                                                    |                                                    | 9721.42            | 4701.93               |
| 26        | Gujarat                 |                                                    |                                                    | 0.00               | 0.00                  |
| 27        | Chhattisgarh            |                                                    |                                                    | 2029.80            | 541.74                |

*as per records of the Ministry.