Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Funds for the benefit of the Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1945

## ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MINORITIES

## 1945. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)    the funds released/spent for the benefit of minorities in the country under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) scheme; and

(b) the details of physical financial progress in this regard including the reasons of shortfall, if any?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  & (b) The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is implemented in 1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of the Country with the objective to develop socio-economic assets and basic amenities in these areas. The areas covered under  PMJVK have been increased  from  90  Districts  originally  to  308  Districts  in  33  States/ UTs.  The  MCAs  include  870  Minority  Concentration  Blocks  (MCBs)  and  321  Minority Concentration  Towns  (MCTs)  and  109  Minority  Concentration  District  Headquarters  (MCD Hqrs)  added  for  the  first  time.  The  MCAs  have  been  identified  on  the  basis  of  substantial population of minority population, and backwardness parameters in terms of socio-economic or basic amenity indicators which are below national average. Priority sectors under the scheme are education,  health,  skill  development  and  women  centric  projects.  Projects  under  PMJVK  are implemented by States/ UTs/ Central Government Organizations as per the need of the identified MCAs.

Since inception of the Scheme, the Ministry has sanctioned the following major projects:-  42 Degree  Colleges,  180  Residential  Schools,  3,062  School  Buildings,  43,838  Additional  Class Rooms/ACR  Blocks,  15,545  Teaching  Aid  &  Smart  Classrooms,  1,376  Hostels,  24  Working

Women Hostels, 232 ITI Buildings, 55 Polytechnics, 21 Skill Centres, 5,382  Health Projects, 01 Unani  Medical  College,  81,503  Drinking  Water  Supply  Projects,  40,795  Anganwadi  Centres, 408 Sadhbhav Mandaps, 01 Sadbhav Kendra, 168 Common Service Centres, 609 Market Sheds, 09 Hunar Hubs, 9,330 Sanitation/Toilet projects, 76 Sports Facilities, etc.

Out of these, the following major projects have been sanctioned with effect from 2014-15:-  35 Degree  Colleges,  174  Residential  Schools,  1,546  School  Buildings,  23,463  Additional  Class Rooms/ACR  Blocks,  14,312  Teaching  Aid  &  Smart  Classrooms,  684  Hostels,  23  Working Women Hostels, 97 ITI Buildings, 13 Polytechnics, 16 Skill Centres, 1,997 Health Projects, 01 Unani Medical College, 18,630 Drinking Water Supply Projects, 6,041 Anganwadi Centres, 408 Sadhbhav Mandaps, 01 Sadbhav Kendra, 168 Common Service Centres, 553 Market Sheds, 09 Hunar Hubs, 5,455 Sanitation/Toilet projects, 76 Sports Facilities, etc.

Under the PMJVK  scheme,  after  2014-15, 49,022 major projects amounting  to Rs.10,04,812.00 lakhs  have been  sanctioned  compared  to  31,329  major  projects  amounting  to Rs.3,41,087.00 Lakhs before 2014-15.

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