Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Persons Registered under PMJVK
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 13

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## PERSONS REGISTERED UNDER PMJVK

## 13 . DR. HEENA GAVIT :

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  persons  registered  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK), State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether PMJVK has been able to achieve the objective for which it was launched and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the quantum of funds released by the Government for PMJVK during each of the last three years and the current year along with the actual amount spent thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a)  Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), is an area  development  programme  under  which  community  infrastructure  and  basic  amenities  are being created in the identified areas. The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of the State  Governments/  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations  on  a  fund  sharing  pattern  and  the projects are  implemented  and  managed  by  the  concerned  State/  UT  Government.  The infrastructure built up under the scheme is for the benefit of all people living in the area and there is no mechanism to register persons under the scheme.
- (b)   The  scheme  was  restructured  and  implemented  with  effect  from  May,  2018  as  Pradhan Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK),  so  as  to  reduce  gaps,  if  any,  in  the  socio-economic parameters in 1300 identified areas of the country. An evaluation study of PMJVK conducted by

the  NITI  Aayog  in  the  year  2020-2021, observed  that  the  scheme  was  helpful  in  bridging  the development deficit in the identified areas of the country and had contributed in up-gradation of school infrastructure, providing additional classrooms, new hostels, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), polytechnics, skill training  centres,  etc.  The  restructuring  of  the  programme  in  the  year  2018-19  has  brought  in significant  improvement  with  a  greater  focus  on  women-centric  projects.  It  was,  inter  alia, recommended by the NITI Aayog to increase coverage of the scheme, to ensure that projects should reach the minority communities across all States/ UTs.

The  scheme  has  been  approved  with  effect  from  financial  year  2022-23  with  the  revised guidelines, for implementation in all districts of the country during the period of 15th Finance Commission Cycle.

## (c)        The budget allocated for PMJVK and the actual expenditure incurred during each of the last three years and the current year is as below:

| Year    |   Allocation (Revised Estimates) (Rs. in crore) | Total Expenditure (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                         1588.86 | 1698.29                            |
| 2020-21 |                                          971.38 | 1091.94                            |
| 2021-22 |                                         1199.55 | 1266.87                            |
| 2022-23 |                                          500    | 186.47*                            |

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