Lok Sabha Question No. 3492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3492 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

## †3492.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the quantum of funds released under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) and the date of its distribution during the last three years and the current year, State and year-wise;

(b) the number of minority concentration areas covered under PMJVK;

(c)  the  land  acquired  under  PMJVK  for  construction  of  projects  in  the  said  areas  and  the classification thereof;

(d) the number of projects under construction and their dates of commencement thereof under PMJVK, particularly in the State of Maharashtra;

(e) the details of total number of health Anganwadi centres available with free equipment and safe  drinking  water  facility  provided  to  girl  students  under  PMJVK  during  the  year  2022-23, State-wise;

(f) whether any progress report on the achievements under the scheme has been prepared by the Government during the said period; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)  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  under  which  community  infrastructure  and  basic  amenities  are being  created  in  the  identified  areas.  The  scheme  was  earlier  implemented  as  Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), which was restructured and implemented as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) with effect from May, 2018, in 1300 identified blocks, towns and  district  headquarters  of  the  country.  The  scheme  has  now  been  revised  with  effect  from financial  year  2022-23,  for  implementation  in  all  districts  of  the  country  during  the  period  of 15th Finance Commission Cycle. The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of the State Governments/  Union  Territory  Administrations  (UTAs)  on  a  fund  sharing  pattern  and  the projects are implemented and managed by the concerned State Government/ UT Administration. As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  the  land  cost  or  land  acquisition  costs  is  not  covered  under PMJVK.  The  land  for  construction  of  infrastructure  in  the  identified  areas  are  provided  by concerned  State  Government/  UT  Administration.  For  the  projects  of  Central  Government Organizations, the concerned organisation provides land for construction.

Total  Projects  worth  Rs.23718.71  crore  with  Central  share  of  Rs.17442.49  crore  have  been approved under PMJVK and an amount of Rs.13668.63 crore has been released to the States/ UTs  as  Central  share  of  funds  till  the  year  2022-23.  As  per  the  expenditure  reported  by  the States/UTs from time to time, a total of Rs.4816.48 crore is lying unspent under PMJVK with the various States/ UTs. The funds released under PMJVK during the last three years and current year, State /UT-wise and year-wise are available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

(d) & (e) The details of State-wise and year-wise projects approved under PMJVK including the State of Maharashtra are available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in. A total of 14746 infrastructure units worth Rs. 488.77 crore were approved under PMJVK till the year  2022-23  for  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  These  include  12  school  buildings;  675  additional classrooms/  labs/  libraries/  halls/  toilets  in  schools;  1520  smart  classrooms/  teaching  aids;  32 hostels; 12 ITIs/ additional infrastructure in ITIs; 1 polytechnic; 1 hunar hub; 40 health projects; 753  anganwadi  centres;  11670  IAY  houses;  9  community  service  centres  and  21  sanitation projects.

Construction of 41878 anganwadi centres have been approved under PMJVK till the year 202223. As per the information received from the States/UTs from time to time, construction of 3710 AWCs have been dropped/  cancelled  by  the  States/UTs,  32039  AWCs  have  been  completed, 2837 AWCs are under construction and 3292 AWCs not started.

(f) & (g)   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. Accordingly, the revised PMJVK scheme has now been implemented in all districts of the country.

*****