Lok Sabha Question No. 3462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Implementation of Schemes in Nagaland
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Tokheho Yepthomi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3462 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Implementation of Schemes in Nagaland

## 3462.   SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  various  schemes  implemented  in  the  State  of  Nagaland  for  minority communities; and

(b) the quantum of funds released to Nagaland under the said schemes during the last three years and the current year, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)   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  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 including in the State of Nagaland for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities.  The  schemes/programmes  implemented  by  the Ministry are as under:

- (A) Educational Empowerment Schemes
- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
- (B) Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes
- (4) Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PMVIKAS)
- (5) National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Scheme for providing concessional loans to minorities.
- (C) Special Schemes
- (6) Jiyo Parsi: A scheme for reversing the declining trend of Parsi population.
- (7) Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme (QWBTS) and Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY).
- (D) Infrastructure Development Schemes
- (8) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)

The state-wise allocation of funds is not made under the schemes of the Ministry. However, the number  and  amount  of  scholarships  sanctioned  during  2020-21  and  2021-22  to  the  State  of Nagaland is given in the table below. Scholarships during 2022-23 and 2023-24 have not been disbursed.

| Name of the Scheme                       | 2020-21                | 2020-21             | 2021-22                | 2021-22             |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|                                          | Number of Scholarships | Amount (in ₹ crore) | Number of Scholarships | Amount (in ₹ crore) |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 69,054                 | 24.01               | 78,013                 | 28.09               |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 6,029                  | 4.88                | 6,425                  | 5.45                |
| Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme | 1,193                  | 3.01                | 1,258                  | 3.13                |

Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of the Ministry, community infrastructure and basic amenities are being created and Nagaland has been sanctioned a total of 10 infrastructure units, till the year 2022-23, worth      ₹ 221.92 crore. Out of the Central share of ₹ 199.72 crore for implementation of these projects ₹ 147.06 crore has already been released till now. As per the information received from the State, it has unspent balance of ₹ 33.59 crore and utilisation certificate for   ₹ 66.70 crore is also pending against the expenditure reported by the State.

The National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) extends concessional credit  for  self  employment  activities  to  the  backward  sections  amongst  the  notified  minorities through  the  State  Channelizing  Agencies  (SCAs).  Nagaland  State  Social  Welfare  Board (NSSWB), Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) and Nagaland Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation (NHHDC) the SCAs for NMDFC in the State have not been able to draw funds from NMDFC due to accumulation of overdues. NMDFC has entered into MOU with Canara Bank in FY 2021-22 to implement its schemes across the country with focus on States where SCAs are non-operational and in Nagaland, Canara Bank has disbursed ₹ 3.20 lakh in the FY 2022-23 to the targeted beneficiaries.

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