Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Allocation and Utilisation of Funds
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *107

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## ALLOCATION AND UTILISATION OF FUNDS

## *107. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: Rs. 2342.23 crore during the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively; funds; and

(a) whether it is true that out of the budgetary allocation of Rs. 4700 crore, Rs. 5029 crore and Rs. 4810.77 crore, the Ministry could spend only Rs. 4505.10 crore, Rs. 3998.57 crore and (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof along  with  the  reasons for such low  utilisation of the allocated (c)  the  steps  taken/proposed to be taken to ensure timely  achievement of targets set  by the

- Ministry along with proper utilisation of the funds?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  107  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.02.2023  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI AND SHRI  LAVU  SRI  KRISHNA  DEVARAYALU  REGARDING 'ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF FUNDS'

- (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.
2. 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.  The Schemes/ programmes implemented by the Ministry during the last five years are as under:

## A. Educational Empowerment schemes

- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme

## B. Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes

- (4) Pradhan Mantri Virasat ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
- (5) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to Minorities

## C.   Special Schemes

- (6) Jiyo Parsi: A Scheme for reversing the population decline of Parsis in India
- (7)   Quami  Waqf Board Taraqqiati  Scheme (QWBTS) and Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY)

## D.    Infrastructure Development Schemes

- (8) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
3. As of present, there is a cumulative balance of Rs. 2509 crore (approx.) lying in State Nodal Agency (SNA) accounts of respective State/UT Governments under PMJVK scheme and  a  large  part  of  this  is  likely  to  be  unspent  even  at  the  end  of  current  financial  year. Accordingly, BE for PMJVK has been reduced for the Financial Year 2023-24 to Rs. 600 crore, as against Rs. 1650 crore during the current Financial Year.
4. The year-wise details of budget allocation vis-à-vis it expenditure are given as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) |   Actual expenditure |
|---------|------------------------|----------------------|
| 2019-20 |                4700    |              4505.13 |
| 2020-21 |                5029    |              3998.56 |
| 2021-22 |                4810.77 |              4325.24 |

- (c):  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  resulting  restrictions  hampered  most  activities  under schemes  of  the  Ministry  during financial  years  2020-21  and  2021-22.  However,  Ministry made concerted efforts to ensure that beneficiaries of the schemes got the desired assistance and support. Timely monitoring ensured spending of the budget in timely manner.

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