Lok Sabha Question No. 2852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Conference on Minority Affairs
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## Conference on Minority Affairs

## 2852. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITYAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  conference  of  Ministers  and  Secretaries  of  States  dealing with Minority Affairs was held recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  States  which  represented  with  the  Ministers  and Secretaries and who did not turn up;
- (c) whether States are paying less attention on welfare of minorities;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  funds  provided  to  States  for  this  purpose  during  the Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Five  Year  Plan  periods  have  not  submitted utilisation certificates;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (f) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  States  to  utilise  funds meant for welfare of minorities well in time?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes,  Madam.  A  National  Conference  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  the then  Minister  of  Minority  Affairs  was  held  on  05.04.2016  with  the  Ministers and Secretaries of Minority Welfare of all States /UTs to review implementation of the schemes/programmes for the welfare of minorities in different States/UTs in  2015-16  and  to  formulate  strategies  alongwith  the  State  Governments  for their better implementation in 2016-17.

(b) Ministers/Secretaries/Additional Secretaries/Principal Secretaries and other  officers  from  20  States/UTs  attended  the  Conference.  Representatives from 16 States/UTs did not attend the Conference.

(c) to (f ) Under  the Multi sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) , projects are approved on the basis of the project proposals received from the States/UTs as  per  their  requirement  and  felt  need.   Different  types  of  projects  have  been approved for different State/UTs at different occasions. As such, the submission  of  Utilization  Certificates  (UCs)  for  projects  becomes  due  in accordance with the date of release of their 1 st installment.  So far projects worth Rs.8,228.27 crore have been approved for States/UTs during the period of 11 th & 12 th Five  Year  Plan.  The  States/UTs  are  regularly  submitting  Utilization Certificates for the projects sanctioned by Ministry.  However, it is an ongoing process and the current status of UCs due from the States is at Annexure-I. To ensure the timely submission of Utilization Certificates  and  release of  further due instalment, the Ministry has been requesting the States/UTs to expedite the utilization  of  funds  by  early  execution  of  projects  through  letters,  visits  and meetings at appropriate level.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred in reply to parts (c) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2852 for 03.08.2016 asked by Shri Asaduddin Owaisi regarding 'Conference on Minority Affairs'.

| Name of the State   | UCs pending for which 1st installment has been released (Rs.in lakh)   | UCs pending for which 1st installment has been released (Rs.in lakh)   | UCs pending for which 2nd installment has been released (Rs.in lakh)   | UCs pending for which 2nd installment has been released (Rs.in lakh)   | Grand total                    | Grand total          |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| Name of the State   | Total                                                                  | Total                                                                  | Total                                                                  | Total                                                                  |                                |                      |
| Name of the State   | no. of UCs pending                                                     | Amount of UC pending                                                   | no. of UCs pending                                                     | Amount of UC pending                                                   | UCs pending 1st & 2nd install. | Amount in (Rs. Lakh) |
| Assam               | 65                                                                     | 9678.9                                                                 | 16                                                                     | 3714.92                                                                | 81                             | 13393.798            |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 282                                                                    | 23628                                                                  | 151                                                                    | 20788.66                                                               | 433                            | 44416.835            |
| West Bengal         | 112                                                                    | 15673                                                                  | 168                                                                    | 29638.99                                                               | 280                            | 45312.41             |
| Jharkhand           | 65                                                                     | 5238.4                                                                 | 24                                                                     | 4398.37                                                                | 89                             | 9636.805             |
| Haryana             | 14                                                                     | 1340.4                                                                 | 6                                                                      | 1511.02                                                                | 20                             | 2851.388             |
| Bihar               | 139                                                                    | 19737                                                                  | 62                                                                     | 13321.44                                                               | 201                            | 33058.492            |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 19                                                                     | 1212.7                                                                 | 46                                                                     | 3604.82                                                                | 65                             | 4817.51              |
| Uttrakhand          | 9                                                                      | 310.1                                                                  | 5                                                                      | 626.34                                                                 | 14                             | 936.44               |
| Manipur             | 17                                                                     | 1540.6                                                                 | 37                                                                     | 3252.937                                                               | 54                             | 4793.487             |
| Mizoram             | 3                                                                      | 372.83                                                                 | 1                                                                      | 360                                                                    | 4                              | 732.83               |
| Karnataka           | 18                                                                     | 1975.3                                                                 | 14                                                                     | 1899.47                                                                | 32                             | 3874.761             |
| Maharashtra         | 1                                                                      | 465                                                                    | 16                                                                     | 2986.69                                                                | 17                             | 3451.69              |
| Odisha              | 23                                                                     | 2017.1                                                                 | 6                                                                      | 1154.95                                                                | 29                             | 3172.095             |
| Kerala              | 5                                                                      | 196.24                                                                 | 5                                                                      | 707.75                                                                 | 10                             | 903.99               |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 4                                                                      | 251.54                                                                 | 2                                                                      | 227                                                                    | 6                              | 478.54               |
| Delhi               | 2                                                                      | 119.43                                                                 | 1                                                                      | 114.92                                                                 | 3                              | 234.345              |
| Sikkim              | 1                                                                      | 615                                                                    | 7                                                                      | 543.47                                                                 | 8                              | 1158.47              |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                              | 0                    |
| Meghalaya           | 6                                                                      | 231.24                                                                 | 7                                                                      | 531                                                                    | 13                             | 762.24               |
| Andaman & Nicobar   | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                              | 0                    |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 5                                                                      | 894.44                                                                 | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 5                              | 894.44               |
| Telangana           | 5                                                                      | 751.57                                                                 | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 5                              | 751.565              |
| Tripura             | 26                                                                     | 2433.2                                                                 | 8                                                                      | 1067.96                                                                | 34                             | 3501.13              |
| Rajasthan           | 14                                                                     | 4485.1                                                                 | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 14                             | 4485.1               |
| Punjab              | 2 841                                                                  | 345.71                                                                 | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 2                              | 345.71               |
| Chattisgarh         | 5                                                                      | 1004.7                                                                 | 0                                                                      | 90450.7                                                                | 5                              | 1004.74              |
| Total               |                                                                        | 94056                                                                  | 582                                                                    | 0                                                                      | 1423                           | 184506.81            |