Lok Sabha Question No. 2858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANJIT SINGH  BRAHMPURA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## Welfare Schemes for Minorities

## 2858.   SHRI RANJIT SINGH BRAHMPURA:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

## Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  monitoring  mechanism  for  implementation  of various schemes for the development of minority communities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints for misuse of funds under various minority schemes;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and  scheme-wise  and  the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the details of funds that could not be utilised during the above period, State/Scheme-wise and the steps taken by the Government to ensure that funds are utilised effectively under various schemes; and
- (e) whether various States have not been able to give the benefits of welfare schemes to the minorities and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Monitoring mechanism for various schemes implemented by this Ministry and the Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme are as under-
- (i) Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  for  the  Welfare  of  Minorities: The monitoring  mechanism  for  implementation  of  the  PM's  New  15  Point  Programme  for  the Welfare of Minorities are as under:
- (ii) Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme: There  is  a  robust  mechanism  for monitoring  of  the  programme.  Block  Level  Committee  (BLC)  monitors  the implementation of MsDP at the block level. The District  Level Committees and State  Level  Committees,  constituted  for  implementation  of  the  Prime  Minister's New 15 Point Programme, are the Oversight Committees at the District and State levels to monitor the progress of implementation of MsDP. The State Governments/UT Administrations are required to submit quarterly progress reports on the implementation of MsDP to this Ministry. The Empowered Committee at the  Centre  under  the  chairmanship  of  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs, serves as the Oversight Committee to monitor the progress of implementation of MsDP. The progress of  implementation  of  the  programme  is  also  monitored  by this  Ministry  with  the  States/UTs  through  regular  meetings  and  conferences  as well as visits of officials.
- (iii) Pre-Matric Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship : These schemes are now on National Scholarship Portal (NSP), where online applications are obtained from the students. The scholarships are disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to the eligible students verified by the institutions  and  respective  State  Government/UT  Administrations  based  on  the State/UT-wise and Community-wise allocation made by MoMA. The accounts of the students are authenticated by the banks. Periodic reviews are undertaken with State Government/UT Administrations and banks for disbursal of scholarships to all eligible students.
- (iv) Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  (MANF): This  scheme  is  implemented through  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC) as  per  their  norms  and  guidelines and is regularly monitored at the level of U.G.C.
- (v) Free Coaching &  Allied  Scheme: This scheme is implementing through Government/Private coaching institutions/NGOs empanelled by the Ministry. The coaching institutions are monitored by State Government/UT Administrations and Ministry  officials.  Ministry  has also  taken  action  for  involving  independent monitors in this regard.
- (vi) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF): The complete proposals seeking Grants-in-aid  are  referred  for  inspection,  which  is  carried  out  by  the  empanelled Inspecting Authorities of MAEF or by the State Government Officials. The Grantsin-Aid sanctioned is released in two instalments and inspection is again carried out before release of second/final instalment.

|   S No | Level    | Brief Mechanism                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|--------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Central  | Progress monitored on quarterly basis by Secretary Minority Affairs with Nodal Officers of various Ministries/Departments. Committee of Secretaries (CoS) reviews the progress on half yearly basis. Thereafter, the progress is reported to the Union Cabinet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      2 | State    | Monitoring at State level is done by State Level Committee (SLC) under Chief Secretary. SLC includes up to two Members of Parliament from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha representing the State, nominated by the Central Govt. and two MLAs nominated by the State Govt. One of the Members included in SLC from Lok Sabha and Legis-lative Assembly should be elected from any of the Minority Concentration Districts in those States. SLC meets once in a quarter and sends quarterly progress reports to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. |
|      3 | District | Monitoring at District Level is done by a District Level Committee (DLC) under District Collector. DLC includes all MPs and MLAs from the district. Further, one MP from Rajya Sabha representing the State is nominated by the Central Govt. District Collector is required to convene regular meetings of DLC. DLC reports progress to the State Government dealing with minorities for placing it before the SLC.                                                                                                                                |

Apart  from  this,  the  Government  also  conducts  evaluation  studies  of  the Schemes run by MAEF. Four such studies, includes Studies by Indian Institute of Public  Opinion  (IIPO),  ORG  Group  &  Indian  Social  Institute  (ISI)  have  been carried out so far.

- (vii) Padho Pardesh - Padho Pardesh is an interest subsidy scheme for higher studies abroad and implemented through banks. In this case the credentials of the students are verified by the banks. Ministry takes periodic review with the banks.
- (viii) Support for minority students clearing prelims conducted by UPSC/SSC/State Public  Service  Commissions  etc.: This  Scheme  is  directly  implemented  by  the Ministry  by  calling  applications  from  the  candidates  selected  in  the  Preliminary examinations conducted by UPSC/SSC/State Public Service Commissions etc. The candidates are verified with the help of their admit card of prelims exam, results etc. The funds are transferred directly in their bank accounts.
- (ix) Nai Manzil : Scheme will be operationalized from financial year 2016-17.
- (X) Seekho aur Kamao Seekho aur Kamao is placement linked skill development of minorities.Monitoring and feedback are  obtained at three levels i.e. Project Implementing Agencies(PIA) levels (Infrastructure, facilities for trainees, faculties); Trainees feedback (During training and Post placement); and Employer level (feedback about standards of training by PIA  and  whether  it  matches  with their  expectations  for  the  market).  The  2 nd installment  to  PIAs  is  always  released only after physical inspection/monitoring of projects in various States on random basis.

Moreover,  to  strengthen  the  Online  Monitoring  Mechanism,  an  Online  portal  of Seekho Aur Kamao i.e.  www.seekhoaurkamao-moma.gov.inhas been launched in December, 2015 for Management Information System (MIS) for the general public with details of Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), trainees, trainers, location of projects etc. Important information about Project Implementing Agencies, training centres, locations, trainees, sector of training etc. have been kept in public domain through  this  portal  to  maintain  transparency  and  also  provide  an  opportunity  for public scrutiny.

- (xi) Nai Roshni This is a Scheme for women empowerment through sensitization and leadership Development of Minority Women. The scheme is monitored at the level of  District  Collector  and  local  Panchayat  /bodies.  Funds  are  released  to  the organizations  only  after  the  inspection  report  is  received  by  the  Ministry  from District Administration.
- (xii)  USTTAD  The  scheme  'Upgrading  the  Skills  and  Training  in  Traditional Arts/Crafts  for  Development  (USTTAD)' aims to  preserve  heritage  of  traditional arts/crafts  of  minorities  and  build  capacity  of  traditional  artisans/craftsmen.  The scheme guidelines provide for conduct of concurrent monitoring through independent agency and online monitoring mechanism.
- (xiii) Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC)Under this scheme,  fund is released by the Ministry to NMDFC, a CPSE under administrative control of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, as Central Government's share of equity contribution to the authorized share capital of NMDFC. Ministry reviews/monitors the performance of NMDFC on Quarterly basis through Performance Review meetings.
- (xiv) Jiyo Parsi: It is implemented through community participation, so it is monitored by the community itself.
- (b)  &  (c) All  Schemes  of  the  Ministry  except  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme MsDP  are  under  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode;  so  the  opportunity  for misuse of funds is minimised. MsDP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) and is  implemented  by  State  Governments/Union  Territories.  Till  date,  no  cases  of misuse  of  funds  in  the  implementation  of  the  MsDP  have  been  brought  to  the notice by any State Government or UT  Administration. However, public references on implementation of schemes received in the Ministry, from time to time, are forwarded to the State Governments/UTs Administration for appropriate action.  Some  complaints  have  been  received  under  Free  Coaching  &  Allied Scheme and were forwarded to the respective States/UTs (Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh) for their comments/reports.
- (d) Under  the  MsDP,  out  of  total  amount  of  Rs.  5,297.22  crore  released  upto 31.03.2015, utilization of Rs.3, 912.12 crores has been reported by the States/UTs as  on  30.06.2016.    The  State  wise  detail  is  at  Annexure  I.    To  expedite  the utilization of funds, regular reviews are held with the States. National and regional conferences  are  held  with  the  officials  of  States/UTs  to  review  the  progress  of MsDP.    Further,  the  officials  of  this  Ministry  visit  the  States  and  review  the implementation of the scheme.  In addition, as a follow up action, regular review meetings  with  States/UTs  are  held  through  Video  Conferencing.  States/UTs  are also reminded and sensitized through regular communications at higher levels of the Ministry for further utilization of funds.

Under  the  schemes  of  Seekho  aur  Kamao,  Nai  Roshni,  USTTAD,  Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development  and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), no funds remained unutilised under 2015-16.

The details of funds unutilised under Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme, Post Matric Scholarship  Scheme  and  Merit-cum-Means  Based  Scholarship  Scheme  as  on 30.06.2016 are at Annexure-II.

The funds allocated under Fellowship/Coaching Schemes were utilised fully.

- (e) The  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  Lakshadweep  have  not  taken  benefits  of Scholarship Schemes viz Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-matric Scholarship Scheme and Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme during the last  three  years.  Further,  the  schemes  of  Seekho  aur  Kamao,  Nai  Roshni, USTTAD, Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) are not implemented through the State Governments.

| Annexure-1 Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2858 for answer on 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Shri Rajesh Bhai chudasama and Shri Arjun Lal Meena regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Minorities'   | Annexure-1 Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2858 for answer on 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Shri Rajesh Bhai chudasama and Shri Arjun Lal Meena regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Minorities'   | Annexure-1 Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2858 for answer on 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Shri Rajesh Bhai chudasama and Shri Arjun Lal Meena regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Minorities'   | Annexure-1 Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2858 for answer on 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Shri Rajesh Bhai chudasama and Shri Arjun Lal Meena regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Minorities'   |
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| Statement of funds released by Government of India till 30.03.2015 and Utilization Reported by State/UTs under MsDP since inception                                                                                                                             | Statement of funds released by Government of India till 30.03.2015 and Utilization Reported by State/UTs under MsDP since inception                                                                                                                             | Statement of funds released by Government of India till 30.03.2015 and Utilization Reported by State/UTs under MsDP since inception                                                                                                                             | Statement of funds released by Government of India till 30.03.2015 and Utilization Reported by State/UTs under MsDP since inception                                                                                                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Total Amount Released                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Rs. in crore Amount Utilized by States                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1,413.32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 990.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,544.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,388.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 516.33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 436.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 640.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 280.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 150.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 106.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 60.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 39.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 190.82                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 126.48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 68.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 58.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 74.09                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 61.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 76.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 50.69                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 51.06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 31.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 46.39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 38.71                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 31.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 28.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 44.77                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 36.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 16.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 16.67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 17.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 17.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 22.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 175.46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 156.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 26.48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 48.47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 18.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 7.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 31.59                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5,297.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3,912.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

Annexure-II

Annexure-I1 referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2858 for answer on 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Shri Rajesh Bhai chudasama and Shri Arjun Lal Meena   regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Minorities'

## Details of Unspent Balance under Scholarship Schemes

|    |                      |       |      | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|----|----------------------|-------|------|-------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh       |       | 0.06 |                         |
| 2  | Telangana            | 0.10  |      |                         |
| 3  | Bihar                | 4.89  |      | 0.57                    |
| 4  | Chhattisgarh         | 0.05  |      |                         |
| 5  | Goa                  |       |      |                         |
| 6  | Gujarat              | 0.26  |      |                         |
| 7  | Haryana              | 1.02  |      |                         |
| 8  | Himachal Pradesh     |       |      | 0.15                    |
| 9  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 0.34  | 0.05 | 0.27                    |
| 10 | Jharkhand            | 9.46  | 0.01 | 1.69                    |
| 11 | Karnataka            | 0.19  |      |                         |
| 12 | Kerala               | 0.32  |      |                         |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh       |       | 0.12 | 0.08                    |
| 14 | Maharashtra          | 0.43  |      |                         |
| 15 | Odisha               | 1.15  | 0.09 |                         |
| 16 | Punjab               |       |      | 0.30                    |
| 17 | Rajasthan            |       |      |                         |
| 18 | Tamil Nadu           | 0.17  |      |                         |
| 19 | Uttar Pradesh        | 1.73  |      |                         |
| 20 | Uttarakhand          |       |      |                         |
| 21 | West Bengal          | 0.49  | 0.50 |                         |
| 22 | Delhi                | 2.35  | 0.01 | 0.03                    |
| 23 | Puducherry           |       |      |                         |
| 24 | Andaman & Nicobar    |       |      |                         |
| 25 | Chandigarh           | 0.36  |      |                         |
| 26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.05  |      |                         |
| 27 | Daman & Diu          |       |      |                         |
| 28 | Lakshadweep          |       |      |                         |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh    |       |      |                         |
| 30 | Assam                |       |      |                         |
| 31 | Manipur              | 6.66  | 0.07 | 0.03                    |
| 32 | Meghalaya            |       |      |                         |
| 33 | Mizoram              |       |      |                         |
| 34 | Nagaland             |       |      |                         |
| 35 | Sikkim               | 0.03  |      |                         |
| 36 | Tripura              |       | 0.01 |                         |
|    | Total                | 30.05 | 0.91 | 3.11                    |