Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

## 895.   SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  State  Level  Committee/Central  organisations  have  submitted project  proposals  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  to strengthen the educational, health care and Skill Development infrastructure in Kerala;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  both  gap  filling  and  innovative  projects completed;
- (c)  whether  the  empowered  committee  has  evaluated  the  performance  of minority concentrated areas in Kerala; and
- (d) if so, the details including key findings thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (d)    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 109 Minority Concentration District Headquarters (MCD Hqrs) added for the first time, 870 Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs) and 321 Minority Concentration Towns  (MCTs).  The  MCAs  have  been  identified  on  the  basis  of  concentration  of minority population, and backwardness in terms of socio-economic or basic amenity parameters as compared to 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.

Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), project proposals are received  from  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  after  the  same  are considered by the Block Level Committee (BLC), District Level Committee (DLC) and recommended by State Level Committee (SLC). The Central Government Organisations through their concerned Department/ Ministry send the projects to this Ministry.

A total of 2179 projects amounting to Rs. 29887.35 lakh have been approved under PMJVK in the State of Kerala since inception which includes Additional Class Rooms (ACRs), ACR Block, Common Service Centres, Drinking Water Facilities, Hostel, Hunar Hubs, Health Related Projects, ITIs, Toilets, School Building, Skill Centres, Smart Class Rooms, Working Women Hostel, etc.

Also, 2 Hostels for Central University, Kerala amounting to Rs. 3822.67 lakh in Kassargod, 2 Hostels for Aligarh Muslim University amounting to Rs. 4915 lakh in Malappuram, 11 Smart Class Rooms for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya amounting to Rs.33.55 lakh in Malappuram and 163 Smart Class Rooms for Kendriya Vidyalaya amounting to Rs. 736.23 lakh in Waynad, Kassargod, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Kollam, Kannur, Kozhikode and Palakkad have been approved under PMJVK scheme in the State of Kerala.

Under the PMJVK scheme, after 2014-15, 49,022 (Forty Nine Thousand and Twenty  Two) major projects amounting  to Rs.10048.12 Crore  (Rupees Ten Thousand  Forty Eight  Crore  and  Twelve  Lakh)  has  been  sanctioned  compared  to 31,329  (Thirty  One  Thousand  Three  Hundred  and  Twenty  Nine)  major  projects amounting to Rs.3410.87 Crore (Rupees Three Thousand Four Hundred Ten Crore and Eighty Seven Lakh) before 2014-15.

The Empowered  Committee  (EC) of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) regularly reviews the progress of the Scheme with the States. The Empowered Committee, during its 33rd Meeting held on 24.08.2021 extensively  reviewed the progress of implementation of the Scheme in the MCAs of Kerala.

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