Context: The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) has been restructured in 2018 and is now being implemented in 1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs), with an objective of developing socio-economic infrastructure and basic amenities in the said areas.

About Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK):

• This Scheme is designed to address the development deficits of the identified Minority Concentration Areas.
• The areas of implementation, under PMJVK, have been identified on the basis of minority population and socio-economic and basic amenities data of Census 2011 and will be known as Minority Concentration Areas.
• PMJVK will continue to support the States/UTs in creating infrastructure to improve the quality of life of people and reduce the imbalances in the identified minority concentration areas to be at par with the rest of the country.
• To further strengthen the programme and ensure the benefit reaches the intended beneficiaries, project proposals will also be accepted from Central Government Departments/Organizations, Central Public Sector Enterprises/Undertakings, Central/State Universities and Armed Police Forces, apart from the State/UT governments.
• Under PMJVK, 80% of the resources would be utilized for projects related to education, health and skill development of which at least 33-40% will be earmarked for creation of assets/facilities for women/girls.

Objective of the Scheme/ Programme

• The restructured Programme will be implemented as "Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)" during the remaining period of 14^thFinance Commission i.e. up to 2019-20.
• It will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• The PMJVK aims at improving socio-economic conditions of the minorities and providing basic amenities to them for improving quality of life of the people and reducing imbalances in the identified MCA.

PARAMETERS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MINORITY CONCENTRATION AREAS (MCA)

The backwardness parameters are:-

• Religion-specific socio-economic indicators at the district level
• Literacy rate;
• Female literacy rate
• Work participation rate
• Female work participation rate
• Basic amenities indicators at the district level
• Percentage of households with pucca walls
• Percentage of households with safe drinking water
• Percentage of households with electricity
• Percentage of households with latrine facility within the premise

AREA FOR IMPLEMENTATION

• Backward Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs)
• Backward Minority Concentration Towns (MCTs)
• Backward Minority Concentration Districts Headquarters (MCD Hqrs)
• Backward Clusters of Minority Concentration Villages (CoVs)

Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1654223

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