During the year 2020-21, the Ministry has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 1821.28 crore under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram. The State-wise sanction orders issued under PMJVK for the year 2020-21 are available on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs https://minorityaffairs.gov.in/node/5663

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which was restructured and implemented with effect from May, 2018, in 1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of the Country with the objective to develop socio-economic infrastructure assets and basic amenities in these areas. The areas covered under PMJVK were increased from 90 Districts originally, to 308 Districts in 33 States/ UTs w.e.f. May, 2018. The MCAs include 870 Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs), 321 Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs) and 109 Minority Concentration District Headquarters (MCD Hqrs) added for the first time. The scheme has now further been revised for implementation w.e.f from 2022-23onwards in all Districts of the country including all the Aspirational Districts.

PMJVK is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and implemented through the State Governments/ Union Territory Governments. Projects under PMJVK are proposed by the States/ UTs where land is already available with the State/ UT. Central Government does not acquire land for construction under the scheme.  The land cost or land acquisition costs are not covered under this programme.

Since the year 2014-15, the Ministry has sanctioned projects worth Rs.18257.89 crore under PMJVK. During this period more than 49,000 major projects have been sanctioned which includes 38 Degree Colleges, 177 Residential Schools, 1,550 School Buildings, 23,094 Additional Class Rooms, 14,312 Teaching Aid & Smart Classrooms, 691 Hostels, 27 Working Women Hostels, 94 ITI Buildings and additional facilities in 17 ITIs, 14 Polytechnics, 31 Skill Centres, 2324 Health Projects, 01 Unani Medical College, 413 Sadhbhav Mandaps, 01 Sadbhav Kendra, 170 Common Service Centres, 553 Market Sheds, 12 Hunar Hubs, 6742 Sanitation/Toilet projects, 91 Sports Facilities, etc

The State Government/UT administration report the progress to the Ministry of Minority Affairs in respect of each project on quarterly basis for both physical and financial progress in the proforma of Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) prescribed for this purpose. The PMJVK guidelines also provides for quarterly meeting by the District Level Committee to review the progress of implementation of the projects under PMJVK and submission of reports to the State Level Committee (SLC).

During the year 2020-21, the Ministry has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 1821.28 crore under PMJVK. State-wise details of projects approved during 2020-21 under the scheme is given in Annexure.

Annexure

Sl.No	Name of State	No of Projects Approved during 2020-21
1	Arunachal Pradesh	8 Additional Class Rooms 2 Anganwadi Centres 1 Common Service Centre 3 Drinking Water facilities 7 Hostels, 2 School Buildings, 2 Sports Projects
2	Gujarat	31 Additional Class Rooms 14 Common Service Centres 16 Health Projects 1 Hunar Hub 1 ITI additional facility 13 Toilets Projects 8 School Buildings 6 Teaching Aids 1 Working Women Hostel
3	Haryana	60 Toilets Projects
4	Karnataka	51 Anganwadi Centres 2  Hostels 5 Residential Schools
5	Maharashtra	221 Additional Class Room 5 Computer labs 7  Health Sub Centres 1  Operation Theater 6  Hospitals 4  Libraries 22 Toilets Projects 1480 Teaching Aid
6	Manipur	2  Additional Infrastructure in Degree College 67  Health Projects 12 Hostels
7	Mizoram	3  Common Service Centres 4 Hostels 63 Sports Projects
8	Nagaland	2 Health Centres 1 Hospital 2 Hostels
9	Rajasthan	4  Additional Class Room 7 College Buildings 7  Common Service Centres 20 Health projects 11 Hostels 3 Residential Schools 1 Toilet 3 School Buildings
10	Sikkim	3 Common Service Centres 1 Culture Centre 1 Hostel 12 School Buildings 520 Teaching Aids
11	Tamilnadu	3 Health Projects 1 Hospital
12	Tripura	5 Anganwadi Centres
13	Uttar Pradesh	44 Additional Class Rooms 2  ITI 1  Sanskritik Sadbhavana Kendra 44 Toilets Projects 6  School Buildings 296 number of Schools where Furniture provided
14	Uttarakhand	9 Additional Class Rooms 4 Health Projects
15	West Bengal	444 Additional Class Rooms 1087 Drinking Water facilities 1975 Toilets Projects

 

This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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