Lok Sabha Question No. 3488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Infrastructure Facilities in Minority Institutions
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3488 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Infrastructure facilities in Minority Institutions

3488. SHRI A. RAJA: SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  augmenting  and  strengthening  infrastructure facilities in minority institutions for formal education to children of minority communities;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of school buildings, hostels, ITIs, skill centres constructed/augmented in minority population dominated areas during the last three years, particularly in the State of Tamil Nadu; and

(d) the quantum of funds allocated and spent, separately under the said scheme during the said period with particular reference to the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Government of India 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.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), which is an area development programme under which community infrastructure and basic amenities are being  created  in  the  identified  areas.  Education  and  skill  development  are  among  the  priority sectors  under  PMJVK  and  projects  such  as  construction  of  schools,  residential  schools, additional  classrooms,  hostels,  computer  labs/digital  classrooms,  science  laboratories,  drinking water facilities and toilets in schools, ITIs/ Polytechnics, additional infrastructure in ITIs, skill centres, etc are supported under the scheme. 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 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.

In  the  last  three  years  i.e.  during  2020-21  to  2022-23,  a  total  of  38  school  buildings,  11 residential schools, 51 hostels, 8 additional infrastructures in ITIs and 9 skill centres have been approved under PMJVK for the various States/ UTs. For the State of Tamil Nadu, a total of 66 infrastructure  units  worth  Rs.  634.19  crore  have  been  approved  under  PMJVK  during  the  last three  years,  which  include  11  additional  classroom  in  schools  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  7.21  crore;  1 additional infrastructure in ITI at a cost of Rs. 2.40 crore; and 1 skill centre at a cost of Rs. 3.60 crore.

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