Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: 15-Point Programme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## 15-POINT PROGRAMME

## †16.  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the new 15-point programme launched by the Prime Minister for the welfare of minorities;
- (b) the details of the educational institutions set up in the minority populated districts as a result of the said programme, State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (c) the  number  of  students  enrolled  and  the  number  of  teachers  working  in  various institutions; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government  for  the  effective functioning of these institutions?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    The  Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  for  the  welfare  of  minorities  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  details  of  these  schemes  and  status  of  their implementation are available on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairswww.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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.

(b):  As  per  available  information,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  (MHRD) has supported construction of 16,065 Primary Schools, 8,151 Upper Primary Schools and opening of 21,486 Primary Schools and 11,871  Upper Primary Schools  in  the minority concentration areas under the scheme of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. In addition, 555 Kasturba Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  have  also  been  operationalised  in  the  minority  concentration areas. The State-wise details are given at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Education being the State subject, these educational institutions are managed by the respective State Governments. This Ministry neither maintains data of enrollment of students nor gives employment to the teachers.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 16 for 24.02.2016 raised by Dr. Manoj Rajoria regarding "15-Point Programme"

| State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   | State-wise Achievements of schemes included in Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Number of Primary Schools Constructed                                                                                  | Number of Upper Primary Schools Constructed                                                                            | Number of New Primary Schools Opened                                                                                   | Number of New Upper Primary Schools Opened                                                                             | Number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) operasionalized                                                      |
| S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         | S. N. State/UT                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                      | A & N Islands                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                      | 19                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                         | 33                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                      | 580                                                                                                                    | 196                                                                                                                    | 645                                                                                                                    | 162                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                  | 2275                                                                                                                   | 42                                                                                                                     | 3203                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                  | 2759                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                      | 3663                                                                                                                   | 2663                                                                                                                   | 150                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                      | Dadra Nagar Haveli                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                                      | Daman & Diu                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                | 21                                                                                                                     | 259                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                     | 217                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                              | 2730                                                                                                                   | 1903                                                                                                                   | 784                                                                                                                    | 1069                                                                                                                   | 95                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                              | 338                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                      | 326                                                                                                                    | 320                                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                 | 251                                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                                     | 118                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                         | 40                                                                                                                     | 160                                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                            | 1031                                                                                                                   | 110                                                                                                                    | 393                                                                                                                    | 83                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                | 153                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                      | 481                                                                                                                    | 146                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                 | 206                                                                                                                    | 169                                                                                                                    | 59                                                                                                                     | 91                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                              | 40                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                     | 337                                                                                                                    | 200                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          | 1867                                                                                                                   | 3765                                                                                                                   | 2049                                                                                                                   | 3877                                                                                                                   | 318                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                            | 146                                                                                                                    | 121                                                                                                                    | 101                                                                                                                    | 143                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                                            | 3292                                                                                                                   | 945                                                                                                                    | 8990                                                                                                                   | 2441                                                                                                                   | 61                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                        | 30                                                                                                                     | 184                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                                     | 116                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                              | 218                                                                                                                    | 210                                                                                                                    | 238                                                                                                                    | 257                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                | 36                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                                     | 62                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                      |
| 33                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                                  | 16065                                                                                                                  | 8151                                                                                                                   | 21486                                                                                                                  | 11871                                                                                                                  | 555                                                                                                                    |