Lok Sabha Question No. 702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Harendra Singh Malik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-† 702

ANSWERED ON- 04/02/2026

## PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM

## † 702.   SHRI HARENDRA SINGH MALIK:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government proposes to  establish new skill development centres for sugarcanebased  cottage  industries  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  in  minority  dominated districts of the country including Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any plan to develop a permanent marketing hub in Muzaffarnagar to connect minority youth from these regions with international markets through Hunar Haat and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the present status of physical progress of the Smart Class rooms and drinking water projects in the minority-dominated blocks of Muzaffarnagar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  aimed  at  creation  of  community  infrastructure,  including  in  the skill  development  sector,  in  Minority  Concentration  Areas  across  the  country.  The  scheme  is demand-driven,  and  projects  are  approved  based  on  proposals  received  from  the  respective  State Governments/UT Administrations. At present, no proposal for establishment of skill development centres  for  sugarcane-based  cottage  industries  has  been  received  from  the  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh, including for Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts.
- (b) Ministry of Minority Affairs implements skill development and market-linkage initiatives for minority artisans under the USTTAD scheme, launched in 2015, which has now been subsumed as  a  component of the integrated scheme  Pradhan Mantri  Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS). Under USTTAD, the Ministry organized Hunar Haats to provide domestic and international market exposure  to  minority  artisans,  craftsmen  and  culinary  experts.  Since  November  2016,  41  Hunar Haats, including 9 in Uttar Pradesh, have been organized, benefiting more than 8 lakh artisans and associated persons.

Under PM VIKAS, the Ministry now organizes Lok Samvardhan Parv to further support market access, capacity building and enterprise scaling of minority artisans, with support from the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH). Five such events have been organized so far. At present, there is no specific proposal to develop a permanent marketing hub in Muzaffarnagar.

- (c)  The  present  status  of  projects  of  Smart  Classrooms  and  Drinking  Water  approved  for Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh under PMJVK is at Annexure-I .

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Annexure- I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  POINT  (C)  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 702 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2026 REGARDING 'PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM' ASKED BY SHRI HARENDRA SINGH MALIK.

## Details of Smart Classrooms and Drinking Water projects approved for MuzaffarnagarDistrict, Uttar Pradesh under PMJVK

| Sl. No   | Name of Project                                       |   No of unit sanctioned |   Total cost approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   Central share approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No of units completed | No of units dropped   | No of units work in progress   | No of units not started   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Drinking Water                                        |                    3368 |                             1785.85 |                                1126.32 |                    1314 | 2022                  | 12                             | 20                        |
| 2        | Smart Classroom/ Computer Lab/ Teaching Aid in school |                       8 |                               52    |                                  39.04 |                       8 | _                     | _                              | _                         |
|          | Grand Total                                           |                    3376 |                             1837.85 |                                1165.36 |                    1322 | 2022                  | 12                             | 20                        |