Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Minority Concentrated Districts
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

## Minority Concentrated Districts

## 310 SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

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

- (a) whether the cases of keeping some cities/towns outside the minority dominated status despite fulfilling the prescribed norms have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT  wise  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  remedial  measures taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far;
- (c) the number of Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) in the country at present, State-wise;
- (d) the funding pattern and modalities to release funds under the Multi Sectoral Development Programme and  the  State-wise  percentage  of  share  to  release  funds  to  the  districts  under  the  said  programme, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  adequate  funding  to  the  minority dominated areas under various minority welfare schemes in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- ( a) &  (b) As per Census 2001, towns/cities with a minimum of 25% minority population (in case of 6 States/UTs viz. Lakshadweep, Punjab, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Jammu & Kashmir, 15% of minority population, other than that of the minority community in majority in that State/UT) having both socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below national average, and falling outside the 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs)  have  been  identified as Minority concentration Towns/Cities  under  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  (MsDP)  for  implementation  of  the Programme. As such, a total of 66 Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs) of 55 districts have been identified for implementation of the Programme.
- (c)   MsDP was implemented in identified 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) during 11 th Five Year Plan and the year 2012-13. The programme has been restructured in 2013-14 and the unit area of implementation of MsDP is Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs)/ Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs)/ Cluster of Villages.
- (d) For  gap  filling  projects,  the  funding  pattern  under  MsDP,  is  the  same  as  followed  in  the  existing schemes being implemented by the other Ministries.  In case of non-gap filling projects or innovative projects, the fund sharing between the Centre and State is in the ratio of 60:40 and 80:20 for North Eastern States. The funds are released to the State Government/UTs which further release the funds to implementing agencies.
- (e)  The Ministry under Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for welfare of minorities covers 24 schemes  of  11  different  Ministries/Departments.    The  aim  of  this  programme  is  to  ensure  that  the benefits of various government schemes for the underprivileged reach the disadvantaged sections of minority communities.  In order to ensure that the benefits of the schemes included in the programme flow equitably to minorities, the programme envisages location of atleast 15% of development projects in  minority  concentration  areas.    Ministry  under  schemes  implemented  through  Non-Government Organisations  (NGO)  /Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  /Institution,  is  giving  priority  to Minority Concentration areas while selecting NGO/PIAs/Institution.

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