Lok Sabha Question No. 896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Funds Allocation for Welfare of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES

## 896.   KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

## Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated to Uttar Pradesh for development and welfare of minorities during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year,  year-wise  and  programme wise;
- (b) the details of funds utilized by the State during the said period; and
- (c) the  details  of  funds  utilized  by  the  State  under  Multi-sectoral  Development Programme for development of minorities during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes in  the  country including Uttar Pradesh for welfare and development of six centrally notified  minorities  namely  Buddhists,  Christians,  Jains,  Muslims, Parsis  and  Sikhs. Out of the schemes being  implemented by this Ministry, only one scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (earlier known as Multi-sectoral Development Scheme)  is  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  under  which  funds  are  released  to  the State  Governments  including  Uttar  Pradesh.  Other  Schemes  are  Central    Sector Schemes  being  implemented  directly  by  the  Ministry  or  through  implementing agencies empanelled under the various schemes/programmes, details of which are available on the website of the  Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

Under PMJVK, from 2014-15 onwards  287 Additional Classrooms (ACRs), 2 ACR  Blocks,  707  Anganwadi  Centres,  25  Common  Service  Centres  (CSC),  31 Sadbhavna Mandaps (1 known as Sanskritik Sabhavna Mandap),1,73,143 Cybergram , 3,865 Drinking and Water Sanitation Projects (handpumps, Tubewells, etc)  ,  27  Health  Projects  (1  Unani  Hospital,  4  Homeopathic  Hospital,  3  Ayurvedic Hospital) , 20 Degree College, 15 Hostels (11 Girls Hostel), 39 ITIs, 2 additional work in  ITI,  1  market  Shed,  4  Polytechnics  ,  339  School  Buildings,  2  Working  Women

Hostels, 666 Toilets (in school and community) , 2764 Teaching Aids etc. The details of funds released to State of Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram and funds utilised by the state  during the last five years and the current year are as under:

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Fund Released (Rs. In Lakh) |   Fund utilised by the State (Rs. In Lakh) |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2015-16          |                       32462   |                                   20248.2  |
|        2 | 2016-17          |                       14364   |                                    5746.76 |
|        3 | 2017-18          |                       15182   |                                    6072.81 |
|        4 | 2018-19          |                       37653.1 |                                   11811.6  |
|        5 | 2019-20          |                       16207.9 |                                    1620.79 |

During 2020-21, an amount of Rs. 4552.91 Lakh has been released to state of Uttar Pradesh  as on 31.08.2020.

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