Lok Sabha Question No. 1707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Prime Ministers 15 Point Programme for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1707 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## PRIME MINISTER'S 15 POINT PROGRAMME FOR MINORITIES

## 1707.  DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI: ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of State and district level committees formed in Andhra Pradesh under Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme for welfare of minorities;
- (b) whether  the  minutes  of  the  committee  meetings  were  forwarded  to  the  Government during the last two years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Members of Parliament are part of the district level committees and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to review and monitor the implementation of the above Programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the expenditure incurred in this regard for financial years 2016-17 to 202021 and  till date; and
- (f) the  status  of  the  district  level  committees  for  implementation  of  above  programme  in Kerala?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  guidelines  for  implementation  of  Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (PM's New 15 PP), States/Union Territories are required to constitute State Level Committee (SLC) and District Level Committee (DLC) for implementation of the PM's New 15 PP.  The SLC is headed by the Chief Secretary with  members  consisting  of  Secretaries  and  Heads  of  Departments  implementing schemes under the Programme; representatives from Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI), representatives from reputed non-governmental (NGO)  institutions etc. and two Members of Parliament from Lok Sabha and one Member of Parliament from Rajya are nominated  by  Central  Government.  The  District  Level  Committee  is  headed  by  the

Collector/Deputy Commissioner  of  the District, with District level officers of the departments  implementing  the  programme,  representatives  from  PRIs,  NGOs  etc.  as well  as  one  Central  Government  nominated  Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha representing  the  State.    The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  nominates  members  of Parliament from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for SLC and DLC, from time to time, in each State/UT.  A copy of the composition of the SLC and DLC in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure .   The States/UTs conduct meetings of the SLC and DLC from time to time. Further,  the  States/UTs  conduct  the  SLC  for  recommendation/approval  of  the  project proposals  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  and  confirmation regarding the holding of the SLC meeting is conveyed to the Ministry by the State/UT concerned.  Projects like Hostels- 20, Residential Schools-9, Common Service Centres9,  ITIs  -5,  Additional  Classroom-  4,  Library  -1,  Degree  College  -1,  Hunar  Hubs-4, Polytechnic -3, School Building -5, Toilet -12, Working Women Hostel- 2 were amongst the  proposals  submitted  by  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  with  the  approval  of  SLC  and sanctioned by the Ministry under  PMJVK during the last two financial years.

- (d)  &  (e):  The  programmes/schemes  under  PM's  New  15  PP  are  being  implemented  by various Ministries/Departments administratively concerned with implementation of these programmes/schemes. Ministry of Minority Affairs being the nodal Ministry for implementation  of  this  programme,  monitors  and  reviews  these  programmes  with  the nodal  officers  of  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments.    The  shortfalls,  if  any,  are pointed  out  and  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments  are  advised  to  take  remedial action to ensure that the targets are achieved.  The details of expenditure incurred in this regard for financial years 2016-17 to 2020-21 and till date are available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.
- (f)  The State Government of Kerala has informed that District Level Committees have been constituted in all the 14 districts in the State.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1707 ASKED BY DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI & ADV. A.M.  ARIFF  FOR  REPLY  ON  11.02.2021,  REGARDING  'PRIME  MINISTER'S  15  POINT PROGRAMME FOR MINORITIES'.

The following  are  the  details  of  State  and  District  Level  Committee  formed  in  Andhra Pradesh under Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme for the welfare of Minorities.

|   S.N. | Details of State Level Committee                                                           | Details of State Level Committee   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|      1 | Chief Secretary to Government                                                              | Chairman                           |
|      2 | Special Chief Secretary to Government, Youth Advancement Tourism & Culture Department      | Member                             |
|      3 | Special Chief Secretary to Government, Planning Department                                 | Member                             |
|      4 | Special Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department                        | Member                             |
|      5 | Special Chief Secretary to Government, General Administration (Services) Department        | Member                             |
|      6 | Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department                                         | Member                             |
|      7 | Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department                             | Member                             |
|      8 | Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department                             | Member                             |
|      9 | Principal Secretary to Government, Labour Employment Training & Factories Department       | Member                             |
|     10 | Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department | Member                             |
|     11 | Principal Secretary to Government, Health Medical & Family Welfare Department              | Member                             |
|     12 | Principal Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Department                 | Member                             |
|     13 | Principal Secretary to Government, Industries & Commerce Department                        | Member                             |
|     14 | Principal Secretary to Government, Finance (IF) Department                                 | Member                             |
|     15 | Special Secretary to Government, Minorities Welfare Department                             | Member Convener                    |

|   S.N. | Details of State Level Committee               | Details of State Level Committee   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|      1 | Chairman/Collector & District Magistrate       | Chairman                           |
|      2 | Joint Collector (Aasara & Welfare)             | Member                             |
|      3 | District Minorities Welfare Officer            | Convener                           |
|      4 | Deputy Superintendent of Police                | Member                             |
|      5 | Asst. Commissioner of Police                   | Member                             |
|      6 | Project Director, Housing                      | Member                             |
|      7 | Manager, District Youth Welfare Officer        | Member                             |
|      8 | General Manager, District Industries Centre    | Member                             |
|      9 | Representative from Executive Director, APSMFC | Member                             |
|     10 | Deputy Commissioner of Labour                  | Member                             |
|     11 | Project Director, ICDS                         | Member                             |
|     12 | District Employment Officer                    | Member                             |
|     13 | Asst. Inspector of Factories                   | Member                             |
|     14 | Community Mobilization Officer, Samagra Siksha | Member                             |