Lok Sabha Question No. 3087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Works under Minority Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## Works under Minority Schemes

†3087. Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)        the details of various works under the Ministry for which sanction is provided by the Government;
- (b)        the details of criteria fixed for the same;
- (c)       the details of different nature of works carried out in Madhya Pradesh under the Ministry during the last five years; and
- (d)       the details of various items of work under which assistance has been provided to the people of minority communities in the above State, district-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (d)  :   The  Ministry  implements  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  in  1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of the country with the objective of developing socio-economic assets and basic amenities in these areas. The MCAs have been identified on the basis of (i) 25% or more of notified minority population and (ii) backwardness in terms of  socio-economic (literacy  rate  and  work  participation  rate)  or  backwardness  in  terms  of  basic amenities  (percentage  of  households  with  pucca  walls,  households  with  safe  drinking  water; households with electricity, households with latrine facility within the premise).

Projects  like  Residential  Schools,  New  School  Buildings,  College  Buildings,  Student  Hostels, Additional Class Rooms,  Laboratory Rooms  in Schools, Computer  Rooms,  Toilets, ITIs, Polytechnics, Skill Training Centres,  Working  Women  Hostels,  Hospitals, Health Centres, Anganwadi  Centres,  Drinking  Water  Projects,  Common  Service  Centres,  Sadbhav  Mandaps, Market Sheds, Hunar Hubs etc. as proposed by the State Govts/UT Administrations are sanctioned under the scheme.

The State Governments are encouraged to send project proposals from time to time through video conferencing, zonal meetings, correspondences and during Empowered Committee meetings.  The number  of  identified  MCAs  in  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  are  2  District  Headquarters  and  8

Towns.    District  wise  break-up  of  projects  and  the  cost  approved  during  last  five  years  are  as under.-

| Type of Projects            | Bhopal   | East Nimar   | Indore   | Sheopur   | West Nimar   |
|-----------------------------|----------|--------------|----------|-----------|--------------|
| Additional Classrooms       |          | 5            |          |           |              |
| Anganwadi Centres           |          | 16           |          | 8         |              |
| Degree College Block        |          |              |          |           | 1            |
| Hostels                     | 1        | 1            | 1        | 1         | 1            |
| Sadbhav Mandaps             |          | 1            | 1        | 1         | 1            |
| School Buildings            |          |              | 2        |           |              |
| Skill Centres               |          | 1            | 1        | 1         | 1            |
| Toilets                     |          |              |          |           | 1            |
| Residential Schools         | 1        |              |          |           |              |
| Hospital                    | 1        |              |          |           |              |
| Rain Basera                 | 1        |              |          |           |              |
| Central Share (in Rs. Lakh) | 21529.20 | 671.03       | 413.26   | 575.56    | 550.40       |

In Burhanpur District and Towns namely, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Jaoraand Ratlam no projects have been sanctioned due to want of proposals from the State.

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