Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Welfare Scheme for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.2.2019

## Welfare schemes for Minorities

## 472. SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  new  welfare  schemes  being  implemented  for  the  welfare  of minorities  in  the  country  at  present  along  with  the  names  of  schemes  initiated exclusively in the last four years;
- (b) the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  the  various  schemes  in  the country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State-wise  and schemes-wise;
- (c) the target set and achieved under the said schemes during the said period, Statewise and scheme-wise;
- (d)      whether the funds allocated under these schemes have not been fully utilised by the State Governments during the abovesaid period;
- (e)       if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise and schemewise;
- (f)          whether  there  are  some  slippages in achieving the targets and percolating the benefits down to the beneficiaries; and
- (g)        if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is planning to plug these loopholes for effective implementation of these schemes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The Government is implementing 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/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.
- (2) Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme - Provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance.
- (3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - To enhance skill and  knowledge  of  students  and  candidates  for  employment  through competitive examinations and admission in technical and professional courses.
- (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)  earlier  known  as MsDP - Implemented in identified Minority Concentration Areas for creation of assets in education, skill and health sectors.
- (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) Grants-in-Aid  to  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  for implementation of education and skill related schemes as follows:-
- (a)    Grants-in-Aid to NGOs/Trust/Society
- (b) Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities
- (c)    Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Training for providing shortterm job oriented skill development courses to youth belonging to minority communities.
- (d) Bridge  Course  for  madarsa  students  &  school  dropouts  by Aligarh  Muslim  University,  Aligarh  and  Jamia  Millia  Islamia, New Delhi under Nai Manzil scheme.
- (e) Swachh Vidyalaya.
- (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  schemes  at  S.No.  10,  11,  12,  13(c),  13(d)  and  13(e)  have  been initiated exclusively in the last four years.

The details of the funds allocated, released, funds utilized, target set and achieved wherever applicable, under the schemes are at serial No. (1) to (12)

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.

- (d) to (e): The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) restructured and implemented  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  VikasKaryakram  (PMJVK)  in  the remaining  period  of  14th  Finance  Commission  is  implemented  through  the State Governments.   The funds released to the States/UTs under the scheme have not been fully utilized by the States/UTs as the projects sanctioned under the scheme  are  primarily  related to construction of infrastructure viz., School/College  buildings,  Hostel  buildings,  Health  Centres,  Drinking  water supply, ITIs and Polytechnics etc.  These involve construction projects, and depend upon various factors like availability of land free from all encumbrances , timely  selection of  construction  agencies  through  tender process, and also various other unforseen   reasons.  It has been observed that the pace of construction process for assests, sanctioned under PMJVK, varies from state to state.    State/UT  wise  status  of  fund  released  and  utilization  is given in Annexure -I & II.
- (f) & (g) Targets wherever set and achievements under the schemes implemented by this Ministry are available on the website of this Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in . With  a  view  to  make  the  schemes  more effective,  the  schemes  are  reviewed  from  time  to  time  and  restructured keeping  in view  the requirement  of the minority  communities.    Also performance  under  the  schemes  are  monitored  on  a  continuous  basis.  The details of the monitoring mechanism are also available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in ).

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 472 for 06.02.2019 asked by Shri V. Panneerselvam regarding 'Welfare Scheme for Minorities' (PMJVK)

Rs. in lakh

| S. no.   | State             | 2015-16                           | 2015-16       | 2016-17                           | 2016-17       | 2017-18                           | 2017-18       | 2018-19                           | 2018-19                        |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. no.   | State             | Funds/ value of Projects Approved | Fund Released | Funds/ value of Projects Approved | Fund Released | Funds/ value of Projects Approved | Fund Released | Funds/ value of Projects Approved | Fund Released as on 31.12.2018 |
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh     | 26725.60                          | 32468.00      | 12101.01                          | 14364.00      | 21249.35                          | 15182.028     | 5410.3                            | 6271.03                        |
| 2        | West Bengal       | 18005.28                          | 20768.00      | 25099.87                          | 17876.28      | 41283.62                          | 28560.11      | 22721.13                          | 16347.63                       |
| 3        | Assam             | 19632.06                          | 19862.27      | 39345.88                          | 22076.64      | 57506.8                           | 30872.865     | 5316.3                            | 3048.27                        |
| 4        | Bihar             | 6802.26                           | 4499.36       | 14006.46                          | 13662.89      | 2873.7                            | 4113.44       | 0                                 | 3330.31                        |
| 5        | Manipur           | 5697.30                           | 3815.20       | 4416.95                           | 4753.46       | 27367.81                          | 12247.224     | 6618.67                           | 2620.04                        |
| 6        | Haryana           | 2421.30                           | 1210.65       | 3369.01                           | 1684.51       | 1176.43                           | 838.21        | 0                                 | 150                            |
| 7        | Jharkhand         | 44.00                             | 962.90        | 3497.22                           | 4940.56       | 2784.022                          | 1992.44       | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 8        | Uttrakhand        |                                   | 2521.12       | 656.72                            | 1661.21       | 1552.88                           | 776.48        | 227.02                            | 1119.63                        |
| 9        | Maharashtr a      | 7814.79                           | 3268.20       |                                   | 130.62        | 284.4                             | 621.99        | 228                               | 0                              |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 2970.00                           | 3769.27       | 7060.72                           | 3846.43       | 5545.85                           | 4858.776      | 5108.446                          | 3654.97                        |
| 11       | A & N Island      | 0                                 | 41.34         | 0                                 | 0             | 0                                 | 85            | 0                                 | 286.12                         |
| 12       | Odisha            |                                   | 1405.00       | 0                                 | 0             | 0                                 | 0             | 3330                              | 2285.6                         |
| 13       | Meghalaya         | 786.93                            | 676.15        | 0                                 | 331.78        | 0                                 | 0             | 2214.9                            | 664.47                         |
| 14       | Kerala            | 1290.72                           | 2021.55       | 0                                 | 0             | 1093.26                           | 546.64        | 261                               | 130.5                          |
| 15       | Mizoram           |                                   | 422.19        | 0                                 | 70.19         | 651.85                            | 627.12        | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 16       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 917.33                            | 480.00        | 0                                 | 447.83        | 0                                 | 0             | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 17       | Delhi             | 0                                 | 113.81        | 0                                 | 0             | 0                                 | 187.44        | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 893.69                            | 446.84        | 153.30                            | 212.79        | 647.52                            | 742.32        | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 19       | Sikkim            |                                   | 498.54        | 512.20                            | 0.00          | 601.4                             | 509.75        | 126                               | 63                             |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2722.26                           | 4330.14       | 5538.36                           | 5193.99       | 3760                              | 2893.09       |                                   | 176.21                         |
| 21       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                 | 0             | 7197.39                           | 4768.22       | 5597.42                           | 2798.71       | 2948.67                           | 2211.5                         |
| 22       | Telangana         | 0                                 | 1079.36       | 7560.00                           | 3780.00       | 6480                              | 3240          | 0                                 | 0                              |
| 23       | Tripura           | 5042.10                           | 3685.27       | 3439.84                           | 3322.59       | 0                                 | 3225.8        | 0                                 | 396.05                         |

| 24   | Punjab       |    683.10 |   1050.00 |           |         0 |         0 |         0 |   909.25 |   367.02 |
|------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
| 25   | Rajasthan    |   6173.74 |   2639.36 |   3486.51 |   3922.92 |   3000.83 |   4331.82 |  4034.78 |  2213.59 |
| 26   | Gujarat      |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
| 27   | Chhattisgarh |      0    |      0    |   1042.82 |   1025.06 |    300.17 |    324.12 |     0    |     0    |
| 28   | Goa          |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
| 29   | Himachal     |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
| 30   | Nagaland     |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
| 31   | Puducherry   |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu   |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |
|      | Total        | 108622    | 112035    | 138484    | 108072    | 183757    | 119575    | 59454.5  | 45335.9  |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (d)  of  Lok  SabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  472  for 06.02.2019 asked by Shri V. Panneerselvam regarding 'Welfare Scheme for Minorities'

| Value of UC pending   | Value of UC pending   | Value of UC pending   | Value of UC pending   | Value of UC pending           | Value of UC pending          |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.                 | Name of State         | 11 th Plan period     | 12 th Plan period     | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                      |
|                       |                       |                       |                       |                               | In Rs. crores.               |
| 1                     | West Bengal           | 92.33                 | 421.93                | UC will be due by 01.04.2019. | UC will be due by 01.04.2020 |
| 2                     | Assam                 | 73.38                 | 426.96                |                               |                              |
| 3                     | Uttar Pradesh         | 100.40                | 347.08                |                               |                              |
| 4                     | Jharkhand             | 50.84                 | 77.61                 |                               |                              |
| 5                     | Haryana               | 5.30                  | 40.50                 |                               |                              |
| 6                     | Bihar                 | 111.90                | 281.31                |                               |                              |
| 7                     | Arunachal Pradesh     | 10.39                 | 61.13                 |                               |                              |
| 8                     | Uttrakhand            | 6.22                  | 16.18                 |                               |                              |
| 9                     | Manipur               | 20.61                 | 44.33                 |                               |                              |
| 10                    | Mizoram               | 0                     | 0.70                  |                               |                              |
| 11                    | Karnataka             | 25.92                 | 47.07                 |                               |                              |
| 12                    | Maharashtra           | 31.29                 | 37.32                 |                               |                              |
| 13                    | Odisha                | 9.92                  | 10.00                 |                               |                              |
| 14                    | Kerala                | 7.07                  | 8.39                  |                               |                              |
| 15                    | Madhya Pradesh        | 1.32                  | 6.59                  |                               |                              |
| 16                    | Delhi                 | 1.19                  | 1.14                  |                               |                              |
| 17                    | Sikkim                | 4.59                  | 6.15                  |                               |                              |
| 18                    | Jammu& Kashmir        | 0                     | 3.23                  |                               |                              |
| 19                    | Meghalaya             | 2.31                  | 18.09                 |                               |                              |
| 20                    | Andaman & Nicobar     | 0                     | 0.00                  |                               |                              |
| 21                    | Andhra Pradesh        | 0                     | 46.12                 |                               |                              |
| 22                    | Telangana             | 0                     | 57.99                 |                               |                              |
| 23                    | Tripura               | 0                     | 43.95                 |                               |                              |
| 24                    | Rajasthan             | 0                     | 79.64                 |                               |                              |
| 25                    | Punjab                | 0                     | 10.31                 |                               |                              |
| 26                    | Chhattisgarh          | 0                     | 10.29                 |                               |                              |
|                       | Total (Rs in. Lakh)   | 554.98                | 2104.01               |                               |                              |