Lok Sabha Question No. 6138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Development of Minority Dominated Districts
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS UNSTARRED QUESTION No.6138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## Development of Minority Dominated Districts

## 6138.   DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  minority  dominated  districts  are  socially,  economically  and  educationally  backward  in comparison to national average;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the efforts made/being made by the Government to bring them at par with national average;
- (c) whether  the Government  is  providing  financial assistance to minority dominated  areas for development of basic amenities;
- (d) if so, the names of cities/towns of various States including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu which have been provided with such financial assistance; and
- (e) the norms being adopted to identify minority dominated cities/towns in various States including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to(c).  Based  on  the  socio-economic  and  basic  amenities  parameters,  90  districts,  substantially populated by minority communities inthe country were found relatively backward and were accordingly identified as Minority Concentration Districts.  The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), was launched by the Government in these districts to address their development deficits by creating socio-economic infrastructure and providing basic amenities. Subsequently,  the  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  was  restructured  and  the  unit  area  for implementation  of  the  programme  changed  to  710  Minority  Concentration  Blocks,  66  Minority Concentration Towns and Clusters of Minority Concentration Villages instead of Minority Concentration Districts.  Under this programme projects like Schools building, Hostels,  Health Centers, Water Supply Projects,  Industrial  Training  Institute,  Sadbhav  Mandaps,  Polytechnics  etc.  having  Central  share  of Rs.11015.69croreshave  been  sanctioned  for  improvement  ofsocio-economic  infrastructure  and  basic amenities of the minority concentration areas.

(d)&(e).  Under  MsDP,  Towns  with  a  minimum  of  25%  minority  population  having  both  the  socioeconomic  and  basic  amenities  parameters  below  national  average,  have  been  identified  as  Minority Concentration  Towns  (MCT)  which  are  relatively  backward.  In  respect  of  6  States/UT  (Punjab,  J&K, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and UT of Lakshadweep) where a minority community is in majority, a lower cut-off of 15% of minority population, other than that of the minority community in majority in that State/UT, has been adopted. In case of Maharashtra State 6 Towns namely Chopda, Parbhani, Jalna, Parli, Latur and Udgir fulfill these conditions and are included under MsDP as Minority Concentration Towns(MCT).  No Towns of the State of Tamil Nadu has been foundfulfilling the  above parameters. Financial supports as Central Share for implementation of projects as per priority of MsDP have been sanctioned by the Ministry for identified MCTs of Maharashtra. Names of Towns identified as MCT in the other States/UTs is available at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/ files/guideline.pdf.

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