Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Allocation and Utilisation of Funds
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1354 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## ALLOCATION AND UTILISATION OF FUNDS

## 1354 . SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

- Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a)  the  allocation  and  utilisation  of  funds  under  all  the  schemes  for  minorities  in  Assam during the last five years and the current year, year-wise; and (b) the allocation and utilisation of funds in terms of percentage under the said schemes in
- Assam during the said period, year-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  & (b)  The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, specially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically implements various schemes across the country for socio-economic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities. State-wise allocation of  funds  is not made under the schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs. However, the funds released under the schemes being implemented by this Ministry in the State of Assam are given in annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1354 for 09.02.2023 regarding Allocation and utilisation of funds by Shri Gaurav Gogoi.

## Funds  released  under  various  schemes  of  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  in  the  State  of Assam

| Name of the Scheme                       | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram       | 308.73    | 46.30     | 106.46    | 71.49     | 159.99    |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 109.44    | 60.91     | 161.16    | 90.97     | 99.98     |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 23.25     | 19.67     | 32.94     | 24.78     | 51.34     |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 14.43     | 12.05     | 17.25     | 19.08     | 26.93     |
| Nai Manzil Scheme                        | 3.5       | 5.93      | 5.26      | 7.08      | 1.85      |
| Naya Savera Scheme                       | -         | 0.17      | 0.16      | -         | 0.1       |
| Nai Roshni Scheme                        | 0.73      | 0.43      | 0.63      | 0.28      | 0.32      |
| Qaumi Waqf Boards Taraqquiti Scheme      | 0.13      | 0.08      | 0.075     | 0.02      | 0.03      |
| Contribution to equity of NMDFC          |           |           |           |           |           |

State-wise release of funds in other schemes of the Ministry is not maintained. No fund has been released under the scheme during 2022-23 in Assam.

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