Lok Sabha Question No. 1574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Special Schemes for Minorities in Rural/Border Areas
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## Special Schemes for Minorities in Rural/Border Areas

## 1574.  SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing schemes to promote economic and social development of minorities through State Channelizing agencies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  consulted  local  populace  before  framing  the  said schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any special schemes have been framed for the minorities living in far flung rural and border areas as well as in hilly terrains;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; and
- (e ) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (e):      The  Government  has  implemented  various  schemes  for  socio-economic  and educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  Minority  Communities namely,  Muslims,  Christians,  Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Parsis  and  Jains.    These  schemes  are applicable across the country including the states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and those  leaving  in  far  flung  rural,  border  areas  as  well  as  in  hilly  terrains.Details  of  the schemes implemented by this Ministry isavailable on the Ministry's website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

The schemes implemented by the National Minorities Development &  Finance Corporation (NMDFC) are operated through State Channelizing Agencies nominated by the  State  Government/UT  Administration.  For  availing  assistance  under  NMDFC schemes, the annual family income eligibility criterion under Credit Line-1 is Rs.98,000 for rural areas and Rs.1.20 lakh for urban areas. Higher annual family income eligibility criterion of upto Rs.6.00 lakh has also been introduced as Credit Line-2, for increasing coverage of beneficiaries under NMDFC schemes.

NMDFC  organizes Regional Review Meetings and Annual conferences where representatives of the SCAs and State Governments are invited for discussions regarding issues faced in implementation of the schemes at field level.  The SCAs are the interface with  the  beneficiaries/target  groups,  as  they  are  implementing  the  scheme  at  the  local level.  The  SCAs  interact  with  the  beneficiaries/target  groups  during  the  Awareness Camps organized at the local level.  Based on the discussions and feed back during such meetings, necessary modifications are made in the schemes & implementation procedure, to suit the field level requirements of the beneficiaries.

State-wise & Scheme Wise disbursement of funds and coverage of beneficiaries for the last four financial years including current financial year up to 30.11.2018 is at AnnexureI.

The details of the schemes being implemented by NMDFC in the country including the States  of  Maharashtra  &  Tamil  Nadu  are  available  on  the  website  of  NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org).

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## National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation

## State-wise & scheme-wise  disbursment of funds  and coverage of beneficiaries for the last four F.Y's including current F.Y. (upto 30.11.2018)

| Sr. No.     | State            | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | 2016-2017   | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018   | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019   |
|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Sr. No.     | State            | Amt.        | Benefs.     | Amt.        | Benefs.     | Amt.        | Benefs.     | Amt.        | Benefs      | Amt.        | Benefs      |
| 1           | CHANDIGAR H      | 0.20        | 21          | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 0.20        | 13          | 0.00        | 0           |
| 2           | CHHATISGA RH     | 3.00        | 825         | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 2.22        | 148         |
| 3           | DELHI            | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 0.25        | 17          | 0.00        | 0           |
| 4           | GUJARAT          | 0.00        | 0           | 2.00        | 133         | 2.00        | 133         | 2.87        | 192         | 3.00        | 200         |
| 5           | HARYANA          | 1.00        | 377         | 9.60        | 974         | 0.00        | 0           | 5.30        | 353         | 0.00        | 0           |
| 6           | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 5.50        | 580         | 3.75        | 250         | 5.28        | 353         | 3.00        | 201         | 3.00        | 201         |
| 7           | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 20.00       | 2,106       | 38.84       | 2,890       | 48.35       | 3,341       | 78.61       | 5,340       | 61.30       | 4,186       |
| 8           | KARNATAK A       | 20.00       | 2,105       | 10.00       | 667         | 7.50        | 500         | 5.60        | 373         | 0.00        | 0           |
| 9           | KERALA           | 92.50       | 22,624      | 141.60      | 19,439      | 119.50      | 21,467      | 167.00      | 31,134      | 138.20      | 19,547      |
| 10          | MAHARASH TRA     | 10.00       | 1,053       | 0.00        | 0           | 5.00        | 333         | 5.00        | 2,000       | 0.00        | 0           |
| 11          | MIZORAM          | 2.00        | 211         | 2.00        | 133         | 5.24        | 349         | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           |
| 12          | NAGALAND         | 8.50        | 2,083       | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 3.00        | 1,200       | 0.00        | 0           |
| 13          | PUDUCHER RY      | 2.00        | 549         | 5.00        | 917         | 2.00        | 467         | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           |
| 14          | PUNJAB           | 11.00       | 1,159       | 4.50        | 300         | 1.00        | 67          | 2.00        | 133         | 0.00        | 0           |
| 15          | RAJASTHAN        | 20.00       | 2,275       | 20.00       | 1,333       | 26.25       | 1,832       | 15.00       | 1,000       | 0.00        | 0           |
| 16          | TAMILNAD U       | 38.50       | 14,737      | 10.00       | 2,333       | 35.00       | 11,667      | 33.00       | 10,866      | 7.00        | 1,467       |
| 17          | TRIPURA          | 12.00       | 1,263       | 15.00       | 999         | 26.20       | 1,746       | 25.00       | 1,667       | 0.00        | 0           |
| 18          | UTTRAKHA ND      | 0.00        | 0           | 1.00        | 67          | 0.00        | 0           | 0.00        | 0           | 1.00        | 67          |
| 19          | WEST BENGAL      | 185.00      | 56,784      | 210.00      | 55,668      | 220.00      | 66,333      | 225.00      | 75,000      | 120.00      | 28,000      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total      | 431.20      | 1,08,752    | 473.29      | 86,103      | 503.32      | 1,08,588    | 570.83      | 1,29,4 89   | 335.72      | 53,816      |

ANNEXURE-I

Amt. Rs. in Crs.