Lok Sabha Question No. 576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Minorities in Telangana
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 576

ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR MINORITIES IN TELANGANA

## 576. SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of major Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes implemented for the welfare, education and economic upliftment of minority communities across the country particularly in Telangana State;
- (b)  the  total  funds  allocated,  released,  and  utilised  in  Telangana  during  each  of  the  last  three years  under  the  programmes  such  as  Nai  Manzil,  Nai  Roshni,  Seekho  aur  Kamao,  PMJVK (Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram) and Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships;
- (c)  whether  Nalgonda  district  has  been  included  under  any  projects  or  cluster  development initiatives of PMJVK and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  saturation  of  minority  welfare schemes and improved access in rural and semi-urban areas of Telangana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  various  schemes  for  socio-economic  and educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities.  A  brief  on major schemes of the Ministry along with achievements in respect of Telangana State during the last 3 years is as under:

## PMJVK:

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram" (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is one of  the  flagship  program  of  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  for  creation  of  community infrastructure in the Minority Concentration Areas of the country in the sectors viz. Health, Skill Development,  Education,  Women  Centric  Projects,  Drinking  Water  and  Supply,  Sanitation, Sports, Renewable energy, Tourism, Animal Husbandry and Other Community Infrastructure.

The projects are drafted/formulated by the respective State Governments/ UT Administrations. The execution, operation, and maintenance of the project units approved under PMJVK is the sole responsibility of the concerned State Government or Union Territory (UT) Administration,  as  applicable.  The  Ministry  regularly  holds  review  meetings  with  State/UT authorities, to assess both the physical and financial progress of allocated projects. Additionally, National  Workshops  have  also  been  conducted  for  effective  implementation  and  timely completion of projects under the scheme.

Under the Scheme, no projects have been sanctioned in Nalgonda District of Telangana and  no  funds  have  been  released  to  Telangana  State  during  the  last  3  years.  However,  the Ministry  is  implementing  PMJVK  Scheme  in  all  Districts  of  the  Country  including  all  the

Aspirational  Districts.  States/  UTs  can  propose  infrastructure  projects  in  the  identified  areas where the concentration of minority population is more than 25% in the catchment area (15 KM radius).

## PM VIKAS:

Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme aims to promote the socioeconomic upliftment of the six notified minority communities through interventions in four major areas: (i) modern and traditional skilling, (ii) women's leadership and entrepreneurship development,  (iii)  education  through  the  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS),  and  (iv) infrastructure development through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).

The Ministry had implemented various skill development schemes like Seekho aur Kamao, Nai  Roshni  and  Nai  Manzil  in  the  past.  These  schemes  were  implemented  as  Central  Sector Schemes and no physical/ financial targets were allocated to States/UTs. Besides, under the above mentioned three schemes, no new projects were allocated during last three years (i.e. FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25), as all these three schemes were discontinued and merged into a new PM VIKAS scheme.

The Ministry is ensuring wider access to the PM VIKAS scheme in rural and semi-urban areas  by  engaging  Implementing agencies  with a strong grassroots presence. Training centres are being  located  closer  to  beneficiary  clusters  and  geo-tagged  for  transparency.  Rural  artisans  and youth are supported through skilling, NIOS-linked education, and participation in Lok Samvardhan Parvs.  These  efforts  collectively  strengthen  last-mile  delivery  and  enable  greater  participation  of rural minority communities.

## SCHOLARSHIP:

The  Ministry  has  implemented  various  educational  empowerment  Schemes  for  the upliftment of 6 notified minority communities namely, (i) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, (ii) Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  (iii)  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme.  These schemes have been implemented as Central Sector Schemes and  covered School education to Ph.D studies including technical and professional courses.

The Scholarship schemes, however, have not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22. The details of funds released under the scholarship schemes for the last three years of implementation of the scheme in respect of Telangana are as below:

| Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   | Scheme-wise Scholarships disbursed in Telangana for AY 2019-20 to AY 2021-22   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                | Pre-Matric                                                                     | Pre-Matric                                                                     | Pre-Matric                                                                     | Post-Matric                                                                    | Post-Matric                                                                    | Post-Matric                                                                    |
| Year                                                                           | Fresh                                                                          | Renewal                                                                        | Amount (Rs. in Cr.)                                                            | Fresh                                                                          | Renewal                                                                        | Amount (Rs. in Cr.)                                                            |
| 2019-20                                                                        | 82920                                                                          | 88988                                                                          | 60.28                                                                          | 12007                                                                          | 5386                                                                           | 13.9                                                                           |
| 2020-21                                                                        | 64374                                                                          | 91663                                                                          | 56.6                                                                           | 11273                                                                          | 7099                                                                           | 14.63                                                                          |
| 2021-22                                                                        | 84319                                                                          | 93252                                                                          | 61.29                                                                          | 12915                                                                          | 7928                                                                           | 16.8                                                                           |
| Total                                                                          | 231613                                                                         | 273903                                                                         | 178.17                                                                         | 36195                                                                          | 20413                                                                          | 45.33                                                                          |

## NMDFC:

National  Minorities  Development  &  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC)  implements  its schemes for socioeconomic development of 'backward sections' among the notified minority communities by providing  concessional  loan  for  self-employment  income  generation  ventures across  the  country.  The  schemes  of  NMDFC  are  implemented  through  State  Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by respective State Govt./UT Administration, Punjab Gramin Bank, Union Bank of India and Canara Bank. The beneficiaries from the State of Telangana supported through refinance of NMDFC to Canara Bank from 2021-22 to 2024-25 is as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   |   Amount (in crs.) |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22          |               1.55 |                    169 |
|         2 | 2022-23          |               6.08 |                    669 |
|         3 | 2023-24          |               0.22 |                     35 |
|         4 | 2024-25          |               0.04 |                      8 |

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