Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Projects for the development of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## PROJECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITIES

## 747. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

- Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  of  works  undertaken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of minorities; and (b) the status and the details of works under which assistance has been provided to minority communities in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts during the last five
- years?

## A N S W E R

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

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(a)   The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  for  the  welfare  and upliftment of every section of the society including minorities specially economically  weaker  and  down  trodden  sections  all  over  the  country  with schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY),  Pradhan  Mantri Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM  KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, etc. Ministry of Minority Affairs also implements programmes/ schemes for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely Sikhs, Budhists, Christians, Parsis, Muslims and Jains through its Educational Empowerment schemes, Skill Development schemes and Infrastructure Development schemes.

Under Infrastructure Development, the Ministry implements Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme  and  is now implemented  in  1300  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas  (MCAs)  of  the country with the objective to develop socio-economic assets and basis 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.

Since 2014-15, under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram,  an amount of Rs. 70565 lakh (till 30.11.2021) has been spent for various projects which include 42  Degree  Colleges,  177  Residential  Schools,  1552  School  Buildings,  23,464 Additional Class Rooms/ACR Blocks, 14,312 Teaching Aid & Smart Classes, 681 Hostels, 23 Working Women Hostels, 97 ITI Buildings, 13 Polytechnics, 19 Skill Centres, 2049 Health Centres & Other Health Projects, 1 Unani Medical College, 18630 Drinking Water Supply Projects, 6041 Anganwadi Centres, 409 Sadhbhav Mandaps,  167  Common  Service  Centres,  574  Market  Sheds,  9  Hunar  Hubs, 5455  Sanitation-Toilet  projects,  76  Sports  Facilities,  etc  have  been  approved/ constructed in Minority Concentrated Areas. All sections of the society, living in these areas benefit from these infrastructure projects.

(b) The Ministry has, since inception of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) Scheme, approved the various projects amounting to Rs. 445338 lakh in West Bengal, which include 18833-Additional Class Rooms (ACRs), 107- ACR Blocks, 234-School Buildings, 14790- Anganwadi Centres, 170005- Cybergram, 5000-  Solar  Lanterns,  21665  Drinking  Water  Projects,  1314  Health  related projects,  340-Hostels,  73519-  Houses  under  Indira  Awas  Yojana  (IAY),  37-ITI Buildings,  188  -  Market  Shed,  08-Polytechnics,  151-Sadbhav  Mandaps,  3578Toilets, 479-Teaching Aid and Smart Class Rooms, 01-Working Women Hostel, 59490-Skill Training and 04-Skill Centres, etc.

During  the  last  five  years,  the  Ministry  under  PMJVK  scheme  approved various  projects  amounting  to  Rs.2691.01  lakh  in  Darjeeling  District  which include  63  Additional  Class  Rooms,  89  Anganwadi  Centres,  5  Hostels,  7 Sadbhav Mandap and 1 Working Women Hostel. The Ministry has also approved various project amounting to Rs.837.72 lakh in Kalimpong District, which include 4 Health Related Projects, 2 Hostels and 1 School Building.

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