Lok Sabha Question No. 1192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Proposals under PMJVK
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1192 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Proposals under PMJVK

1192.  DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  number  of  proposals  submitted  by  the  State  of  Kerala  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) during the last three years and the current year;;
- (b)   the number of projects approved under PMJVK during the said period; and
- (c)   whether any new proposals are pending for approval and 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 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.

As per the revised PMJVK guidelines, approval of new projects and release of funds has been linked  to  the  progress  of  implementation  of  projects  already  approved  in  the  States,  pace  of expenditure,  pending  Utilisation  Certificates  (UCs),  unspent  balance  available  with  the  State Governments and geo-tagging of PMJVK assets. As per the information received from the State of Kerala from time to time, the State has utilised only 56% of the total releases under PMJVK. There is an unspent balance of Rs.82.28 crore and pending UCs of Central share of Rs.8.46 crore against the expenditure reported by the State under PMJVK.

Submission of proposals by the States under PMJVK and their approval by the Ministry as per the scheme guidelines, is a continuous process. The details of projects considered and approved by the Empowered Committee (EC) of PMJVK for the State of Kerala during the last three years is given in the Minutes of EC  which is available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

During  last  three  years  i.e.  from  2020-21  to  2022-23,  a  total  of  19  projects  worth  Rs.  129.93 crore  has  been  approved  under  PMJVK  in  the  State  of   Kerala.  These  include  1  Girls  Hostel; additional classrooms and labs in 3 schools; Smart Classrooms in 3 schools; 1 skill development centre; 2 Community Service Centre/ Sadbhav Mandap; and 9 Health projects  viz. construction of  Government  District  Hospital  Vatakara;  Dialysis  Machine  for  District  Hospital  Vatakara; Advanced Medical Complex for Taluk Hospital (New Block), Malappuram; Women's Ward in Community  Health  Centre  (CHC),  Idduki; upgradation of 2 Family Health Centres in Kozhikode; Integrative Centre for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy at Malapurram; construction  of  building  for  Additional  Health  Amenities  in  Thanalur  PHC,  Mallapuram;  and construction of building for CHC Alingal, Malapurram.

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