Lok Sabha Question No. 3877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Schemes of Development of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## SCHEMES OF DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITIES

## 3877.   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  for  the  development  of  minorities particularly in the State of Rajasthan, scheme-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  and  spent  on  respective  schemes  of  the  Union Government in  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh  including  in  Prayagraj  District  since  the year 2015 and till date;
- (c) whether all the allocated works have been completed timely or same are still lying pending and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any complaints regarding quality of development works undertaken by the institutions responsible have been received so far; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with action taken on those complaints?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a):     The Government is implementing various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of  every  section  of  the  society  including  minorities  especially  economically  weaker  & downtrodden  sections  all  over  the  country  including  Rajasthan  with  schemes  like

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM  KISAN),  Pradhan  Mantri  UjjwalaYojana (PMUY), Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (PMAY), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, etc.

Ministry of Minority Affairs also  implements programmes/ schemes for socio-economic and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities namely Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains and Muslims,. These schemes/programmes in brief are as under:-

(1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT ) mode.

- (2)  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme  -  Provide  fellowships  in  the  form  of financial assistance.
- (3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching  to  students/candidates  belonging  to  minority  communities  for  qualifying  in entrance examinations of technical/ professional courses and Competitive examinations.
- (4) Padho Pardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy to students of minority communities on educational loans for overseas higher studies.
- (5)  Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  Union  Public Service Commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc.
- (6) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities..
- (7) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.

(8) Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)-  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs implements  the  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  in  identified Minority  Concentration  Areas  (MCAs)  of  the  country  with  the  objective  of  developing socio-economic assets and basic amenities for improving quality  of  life  of  the  people living  in  these areas. The Coverage of the scheme has extended in 2018-19 to 1300 MCAs in 308 districts of the country which includes 870 Minority Concentration Blocks, 321 Minority Concentration Towers and 109 Minority Concentration District Hqrs. The priority  sectors  under  PMJVK  are  education,  health,  skill  development  and  women centric projects.

(9) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.

(10) USTTAD  (Upgrading  the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)

(11) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.

- (12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture.
- (13)  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  implements  education  and  skill related  schemes  as  follows:-  (a)  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for Meritorious Girls belonging to the economically weaker sections of Minorities (b) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started in 2017-18 for providing short term job oriented skill  development  training    to  youth  (c)  Bridge  Course  for madarsa  students &  school dropouts.

(14) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.

In addition to the above, the Ministry also implements schemes for strengthening State Waqf Boards and coordinates arrangements for annual Haj pilgrimage.

The details of the schemes (S. No.1 to 12)  mentioned above  and status of their implementation are available on the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in) and  those at serial No.(13) and (14) are available on the website  of  MAEF (www.maef.nic.in) and NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org ) respectively.

(b):    There  is  no State-wise fund allocation under above mentioned schemes. During the period from 2015-16 to 2020-21, total fund allocated for Ministry of Minority Affairs is Rs. 26189.84 crore and expenditure upto 28.2.2021 is Rs. 21028.92 crore.

During 2015-16  to 2019-20, 35,88,567  and 8,69,836 scholarships  have  been sanctioned for which an amount of Rs. 1495.56 crore and Rs. 350.76 crore have been sanctioned/released  to  minority  students  belonging  to  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Rajasthan respectively.

Further, the area coverage under PMJVK in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states have been  increased.  Number  of  MCAs  increased  from  162  MCAs  to  249  MCAs  in  Uttar Pradesh and Number of MCAs increased from 13 MCAs to 35 MCAs in Rajasthan w.e.f May, 2018.  Prayagraj is not an identified MCA in Uttar Pradesh under PMJVK.

During 2015-16 to 2020-21, under PMJVK projects of cost of Rs. 39,088.10 lakh were approved  for  Rajasthan  state.  The  type  of  projects  include:  Additional  Classrooms  1557, Drinking Water Supply Projects-9, Health Projects-33, School Buildings-26, ACR Blocks-217,  Common  Service  Centre-8,  Hostels-23  AWC-52,  Residential  School-2, Toilets-55, Sadbhav Mandap-5, Degree College-6 ,ITIs-3 etc

For Uttar Pradesh projects of cost of Rs. 269887.22 lakh have been approved. The type of projects include: Additional Classrooms -286, Drinking Water Supply Projects-3667, Health  Projects-27,  Industrial  Training  Institue-38,  Market  sheds-1,  School  Buildings333, Working Women Hostel-2, Toilets-661, ACR Blocks-2, Common Service Centre-

25,  Hostels-15,  AWC-658,  Toilets-55,  Sadbhav  Mandap-30,  Sandhhav  Kendra  -1  , Degree College-18 etc.

(c) to (e): The  projects approved  by  the  Ministry  under  PMJVK  are  generally infrastructure projects and the time taken for construction/completion of these projects varies  from  project  to  project  depending  upon  a  number  of  factors  like  size  of  the building, clearances of other concerned State departments, topography of land, release of  state  share  of  funds,  tendering/bidding  process  etc.   However,  to  ensure  timely completion of the projects, the Ministry regularly reviews the implementation status of the projects with the States/UTs.

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