Lok Sabha Question No. 3264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: Non-Implementation of Welfare Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF WELFARE SCHEMES

## 3264. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether minority welfare schemes are not being implemented properly or rapidly and if so, the details of physical targets and financial outlays, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether Union Government is monitoring regularly the minority schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government of Assam has constituted any State level committee for this programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  quarterly  progress  report  from  the State Government of Assam in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): Pursuant to the submission of Sachar committee Report and under the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (PM's New 15-PP), with the  view  to  enhance  opportunities  for  education;  ensuring  an  equitable  share  for minorities  in  economic  activities  &  employment  through  existing  and  new  schemes; enhancing  credit  support  for  self-employment  and  recruitment  to  State  and  Central Government jobs, the Government has undertaken various schemes / initiatives for the welfare of minorities. These schemes / initiatives are being implemented throughout the country including  Assam by various Ministries / Departments of the Central Government, including Ministry of Minority Affairs, either exclusively or by earmarking of 15% of overall physical  /  financial  target  (under  the  scheme)  for  the  welfare  of  six  notified  minority communities namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis.

Ministry of Minority Affairs, being the nodal Ministry for implementation of the decisions taken by the Government on Sachar Committee report as well as the PM's New 15-PP, monitors  and  reviews  these  schemes  /  initiatives.  These  schemes  /  programmes  are reviewed in the Ministry of Minority Affairs on quarterly basis with the Nodal Officers of the concerned Ministries / Departments for effective implementation of schemes.

Details  of  monitoring  provisions  of  various  schemes  /  programmes  /  initiatives  of  the Ministry and the physical targets and financial outlays as available along with achievements, are on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs, at 'www.minorityaffairs.gov.in'.

(c)  to  (e):  As  per  the  guidelines  for  implementation  of  PM's  New  15-PP,  State Governments  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations,  including  Assam,  have  been advised for constitution of SLCs and DLCs to monitor implementation of PM's New 15PP. The Government of Assam has informed that the SLC has been constituted in the State and the committee regularly monitors the implementation of schemes under PM's New 15-PP. Besides, under the MsDP programme, the monitoring of the implementation of projects is carried out through quarterly progress reports that are periodically received in the Ministry from various States including Assam.

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