Lok Sabha Question No. 3559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3559

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM

## 3559. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)        the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  for  the  project  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) during the current year;
- (b) the details of the projects sanctioned in Kerala under the scheme during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  more  projects  under  the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) The  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme, which was restructured and implemented with effect from May, 2018, in 1300  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas  (MCAs)  of  the  Country  with  the objective to develop socio-economic infrastructure assets and basic amenities in these areas. The areas covered under PMJVK were increased from 90 Districts originally, to 308 Districts in 33 States/ UTs w.e.f. May, 2018. The MCAs include 870  Minority  Concentration  Blocks  (MCBs),  321  Minority  Concentration  Towns (MCTs) and 109 Minority Concentration District Headquarters (MCD Hqrs) added for the first time. The scheme has now further been revised for implementation

w.e.f  from  2022-23onwards  in  all  Districts  of  the  country  including  all  the Aspirational Districts.

During  current  Financial  Year  2021-22  projects  worth  Rs.  2226.46  crore  have been approved.

- (b) The areas covered under PMJVK in Kerala were increased from only 2 Districts originally, to 13 Districts covering 23 blocks, 43 towns and 7 district Headquarters.  The  scheme  after  further  revision  for  implementation  w.e.f  from 2022-23 cover all the districts of Kerala.

A total of 70 projects amounting to Rs. 198.32 crore have been approved under PMJVK in the State of Kerala during the last three financial years and the current financial  year.  The  approved  project  include  which  include2-Additional  Class Rooms (ACRs), 10-Common Service Centres (CSC), 01-Hostel, 02-Hunar Hubs, 10-Health Related Projects, 01-ITI, 02-Market Sheds, 01-Sadbhav Mandap, 17Toilets,  14-School  Buildings,  03-Skill  Centres,  03-Smart  Class  Rooms,  03Working  Women Hostels and 01-Seminar Hall. This also includes 19 projects worth  Rs.  129.93  crore  approved  during  2021-22.  The  major  projects approved  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  are Construction  of  Skill Development Centre at Nilambur, Malapuram at a cost of Rs.7.92 crore, Construction of Girls' Hostel Building at Nilambur, Malapuram at a cost of Rs.  9.97  crore, Construction  of  Integrative  Centre  for  Ayurveda,  Yoga  and Naturopathy  at  Malapuram for  Rs.7  crore, Construction  of Advanced  Medical Complex for Taluk Hospital (New Block), Malapuram at a cost of Rs. 9.72 crore and Construction of Government District Hospital at Vatakara, Phase II at a cost of Rs. 83.18 crore.

Apart from these, 2 Hostels for Central University, Kerala amounting to Rs. 38.22 crore in Kasaragod, 2 Hostels for off campus centre of Aligarh Muslim University amounting to Rs. 49.15 crore in Malapuram, 11 Smart Class Rooms for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya amounting to Rs.0.33 crore in Malapuram and 163 Smart Class Rooms for Kendriya Vidyalaya amounting to Rs. 7.36 crore in Wayanad,

- Kasaragod,  Kottayam,  Alappuzha,  Kolam,  Kannur,  Kozhikode  and  Palakkad have been approved under PMJVK scheme in the State of Kerala.
- (c) Projects under PMJVK are approved based on the proposals submitted by the States/ UTs as per the felt need of the identified areas. The thrust of the PMJVK programme is to allocate at least 80% of the resources for education, health and skill  development  and  atleast  33-40%  of  the  resources  for  women  centric projects. For the year 2022-23, an amount of Rs. 1650 crore has been allocated for  PMJVK.   The  revised  PMJVK  has  been  approved  by  the  Government  for implementation  in  all  districts  of  the  country  from  2022-23  onwards.  All  14 Districts  of  Kerala  namely,  Alappuzha,  Ernakulam,  Idukki,  Kannur,  Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Wayanad are now covered under PMJVK.

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