Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: 15-Point Programme in Gujarat
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 51 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## 15-POINT PROGRAMME IN GUJARAT

## 51.  SHRI  DILIP  PATEL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Prime  Minister's  15-Point  Programme  is  being  implemented  in Gujarat;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  since  when  the  programme  is  being implemented;
- (c) the salient features of the programme;
- (d) the amount allocated to the State and spent under the programme, till date;
- (e) the targets achieved, year-wise; and
- (f) the points in the programme that are being taken on priority in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam.  The Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the welfare of minorities,  announced  in  June,  2006,  is  an  overarching  programme  covering  various schemes of different line Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government with an aim to ensure that the benefits of various Government schemes for the under privileged reach the minority communities. It provides that, wherever possible, 15% of targets and outlays under  various  schemes  be  earmarked  for  the  minorities.  Under  this  programme,  24 schemes/programmes of the 11 Ministries/Departments are covered.

The  objectives  of  the  programme  are-  (a)  Enhancing  opportunities  for  education;  (b) Ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment, through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, and recruitment to State and Central Government jobs; (c) Improving the conditions of living of minorities by ensuring an appropriate share for them in infrastructure development schemes; and (d) Prevention and control of communal disharmony and violence.

(d)  to  (f)  :  The  details  of  cumulative    achievement  under  the  various  schemes  covered under PM's New 15 PP in Gujarat State (in the schemes where State-wise information is collated) is as follows:

- (i) Swarana Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)/ National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)  (By M/o Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation):
-  Rs.  6.86  crore  have  been  spent  under  various  components  of  the scheme in areas with substantial minority population since 2006-07 up to 2014-15.
-  Skill  Training  for  Employment  Promotion  amongst  Urban  Poor (STEP-UP):  20,714  beneficiaries  have  been  assisted  under  this scheme  during  the  period  2006-07  up  to  31.03.2014.  (scheme discontinued in 2014-15)
-  Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP): 11,562 micro enterprises  have  been  assisted  since  2006-07  up  to  31.03.2014. (Scheme discontinued in 2014-15).
-  Two new components of SJSRY/NULM were included under PM's New  15  Point Programme  for the purpose of targeting and monitoring for welfare of minorities, namely Group Micro Enterprises  (GMEs)  under  Urban  Women  Self-help  Programme (UWSP)  and  Thrift  &  Credit  Societies  (T  &  CS)  under  UWSP during 2013-14.
-  During  2013-14,  405  Group  Micro  Enterprises  and  437  Thrift  & Credit Societies have benefited under the UWSP programme.
- (ii) Bank  credit  under  Priority  Sector  Lending  (By  D/o  Financial  Services): Priority Sector Lending (PSL) to minorities has reached Rs. 6,818.77 crore as on 31.03.2015.
- (iii) Pre-matric scholarship scheme (By M/o Minority Affairs): 353,933 scholarships  with  an  amount  of  Rs.  52.94  crore  have  been  released  for students belonging to minority communities during 2014-15.
- (iv) Post-matric  scholarship  scheme  (By  M/o  Minority  Affairs):  1,35,543 scholarships amounting to Rs. 67.17 crore have been released for students belonging to minority communities up to 2014-15.
- (v) Merit-cum-Means  based  scholarship  scheme  (By  M/o  Minority  Affairs): 12,739 scholarships amounting to Rs. 39.99 crore have been released for students belonging to minority communities up to 2014-15.
- (vi) Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  scheme  (By  M/o  Minority  Affairs): 103  fellowships  have  been  allocated  to  students  belonging  to  minority communities up to 2014-15.
- (vii) Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (By  M/o  Minority  Affairs):    From 2006 to 2014-15, 6,646 scholarships amounting to Rs. 7.90 crore have been released for girl students belonging to minority communities up to 2014-15.
- (viii) Free Coaching & Allied Schemes (By M/o Minority Affairs):  475 students belonging to minority communities benefitted up to 2014-15.
- (ix) Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) (By M/o Rural Development): 33,223 houses, with an allocation of Rs. 117.30 crore have been sanctioned to minorities since 2006-07 up to 2014-15.
- (x) National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (By M/o Minority Affairs): From 2006-07 to 2014-15, an amount of Rs. 18 crore to 3,276  minorities  under  Term  Loan  and  Rs.  0.70  crore  to  652  minorities under Micro Finance have been disbursed.
- (xi) Swarnjayanti  Grameen  Swarojgar  Yojana  (SGSY)  /  Aajeevika  (By  M/o Rural  Development):  14,703  persons  belonging  to  minority  communities have been assisted under this scheme since 2006-07 up to 31.03.2014. In 2014-15,  the  scheme  has  been  revamped  as  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
-  During 2014-15, 119 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been promoted, Revolving Fund worth Rs. 5.04 Lakh disbursed to 50 minority SHGs and Community Investment Fund (CIF) worth Rs. 9 Lakh disbursed to 18 SHGs.
- (xii) Integrated  Housing  &  Slum  Development  Programme  (IHSDP)  (By  M/o Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation):  Over  Rs.  47  crore  have  been sanctioned since 2007-08 up to 31.12.2014.
- (xiii) Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) (By M/o Urban Development): Rs. 416.64 crore have been sanctioned since inception up to 31.03.2014.
- (xiv) Urban  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  for  Small  &  Medium  Towns (UIDSSMT)  (By  M/o  Urban  Development):  Rs.  17.45  crore  have  been sanctioned since 2009-10 up to 31.03.2014.
- (xv) Infrastructure  Development  for  Minority  Institutions  (IDMI)  (By  M/o Human Resource Development): Rs. 6.35 crore have been released for 48 institutions since inception up to 2014-15.

All the schemes/initiatives of the Programme are given equal importance and implemented as per the targets set by the respective implementing Ministries for a State/Union Territory under a scheme. The year-wise and state-wise details of targets/outlays and achievements made under all the schemes/initiatives of PM's New 15 PP are available on the website of the Ministry of Minority Affairs i.e. www.minoirityaffairs.gov.in

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