Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## Pradhan Mantri Jan VikasKaryakram

†2997.  SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  basis  for  identifying  minorities  under  the  ambitious  scheme  of  the  Government 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram' (PMJVK);
- (b)      the number of districts which have benefited through PMJVK so far including the State of Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengal, State/district-wise;
- (c)      the details of funds allocated for this purpose;
- (d)     whether any special provisions have been made for women under the same; and
- (e)      if so, the names of sectors for which provisions has been made?

## A N S W E R

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

(a):       The Ministry has not notified minorities under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).      The  communities  already  notified  as  minorities  under  Section  2(c)  of  National Commission for Minority Act, 1992 has been taken for identifying Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs)under  the  PMJVK  scheme  implemented  by  the  Ministry  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).

(b):        The  areas  presently  covered  under  PMJVK  are  109  Minority  Concentration  District Headquarters  (MCD  Hqs),  870  Minority  Concentration  Blocks  (MCBs)  and  321  Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs).    The States/UTs may submit proposals as per the felt need of the identified  MCA for  consideration  of  the  Empowered  Committee  in  the  Ministry.    The  MCAs identified in the States of Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengal are as follows:

| State       | MCDHqs   |   MCBs |   MCTs |
|-------------|----------|--------|--------|
| Gujarat     | -        |     09 |     15 |
| Bihar       | 04       |     75 |     12 |
| West Bengal | 10       |    158 |     15 |

(c):       During the current financial year 2019-20, Rs.1470crore has been allocated under Budget Estimates (BE) for the PMJVK scheme.

(d)  &  (e):  As  per  the  priority  of  the  Scheme,  80%  of  the  resources  are  to  be  used  for construction of assets for creation of infrastructure in the sectors of Education, Health and Skill Development, of which at 33-40% is earmarked for women centric projects.   The projects are implemented on a fund sharing arrangement between the Centre and the State Governments/UT Administrations  in  the  ratio  of  60:40  for  all  States  and  90:10  for  North  Eastern  States,  Hilly States/UTs with Legislature (J&K, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and 100% for UT without Legislature.  In addition, there is a provision for 100% funding of projects submitted by Central Organisations/Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)/Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs)/Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS).

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