Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Progress of PMJVK
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2056

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## PROGRESS OF PMJVK

2056.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the MINISTER OF MINORITY Affairs be pleased to state :

(a)   whether the Government has reviewed the progress of Pradhan Manthri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) in the country including Kerala and if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;

(b)   whether  it  is  true  that  the  23  new  projects  under  PMJVK  for  the  year  2022-23 submitted by the State of Kerala have not been approved by the Government till date and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;

(c)   whether it is true that the implementation of several projects approved in previous Financial Years under PMJVK in Kerala have been stalled due to reluctance on the part of the Government to revise the estimates on account of escalation of cost; and

(d)   if so, whether the Government proposes to revise the estimates of such projects or sanction new projects with the same outlay and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  implements  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. 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.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), is an area development programme with an aim to develop community infrastructure and basic amenities in the minority concentrated areas on the fund sharing basis between the Government  of  India  and  the  respective  State/Union  Territory.  The  projects  and  works approved  under  the  scheme  are  executed  /  implemented  by  the  respective  State  /Union Territory and are managed and maintained by them only.   The Ministry, from time to time, reviews  with  the  respective  States  /UTs,  the  status  of  execution  of  the  works  approved  to them. The last review meeting with the States/UTs was held on 07.11.2023 which the State

Government  of  Kerala  didn't  attend despite timely intimation/invitation to the State Government.

Approval of new projects and release of new funds to any State/UT under the scheme has  now  been  linked  to  the  progress  in  implementation  /  execution  of  projects  already approved to the State/UT, pace of expenditure, pending Utilization Certificates and unspent balance  available  with  the  State  Governments,  reconciliation  of  data  related  to  earlier approved projects, uploading of legacy data on PFMS portal, Geo-tagging of assets, transfer of interest accrued to the State/UT on the Government of India funds released earlier. These conditions are applicable to all the States and UTs across the country.  As on 7.11.2023 the State of Kerala had an amount of Rs. 80.50 Crore as unspent balance out of the funds already released to the State. Even as on 08.12.2023 this amount is Rs. 80.28 Cr. The state has not deposited the interest accrued to it on Government of India funds to the Consolidated Fund of India/Bharatkosh.  The  state has yet  to  submit  its  legacy  data  on  PFMS.  The  State Government has yet to start execution on 11 units approved in year 2010-11, 2 units approved in  year  2013-14,  3  units  approved  in  year  2017-18,  25  units  approved in  year  2018-19,  11 units approved in year 2019-20 and 12 units approved in year 2021-22 despite availability of aforesaid adequate funds with the State.

As per the PMJVK guidelines, any increase in project cost due to time overruns and / or cost overruns is to be borne by the respective State Govt/ UT Administration/ Central Govt Organisation/ Implementing agency.

The  23  projects  submitted  by  the  State  of  Kerala  in  February,  2022  were  deemed returned to State for resubmission in light of the revised guidelines and the State Government was informed in this regard by the Ministry of Minority Affairs via its letter dated  02.12.2022.

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