Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram  

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Context: The Union Minister for Minority Affairs informed the Lok Sabha about the initiatives taken under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram.

Details

• During the year 2020-21, the Ministry has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 1821.28 crore under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram.

Multi-Sectoral Development Programme

• Under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) was launched in the year 2008-09 in 90 identified Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) having at least 25% minority population and below national average with respect to one or both of the backwardness parameters with the objective of developing assets for socio-economic and basic amenities.
• In 2018, The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) was restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram for effective implementation.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

• The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
• PMJVK is 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.
  • The Central Government does not acquire land for construction under the scheme. The land cost or land acquisition costs are not covered under this programme.
• The State Government/UT administration reports the progress to the Ministry of Minority Affairs in respect of each project on quarterly basis for both physical and financial progress in the performance of Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) prescribed for this purpose.
• The PMJVK guidelines also provide for quarterly meetings 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).
• The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is implemented 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 scheme is now implemented in all Districts of the country including all the Aspirational Districts.

Beneficiaries under PMJVK

• As far as PMJVK is concerned, the communities notified as minority communities under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 would be taken as Minority Communities.
• At present 6 Minorities communities have been notified as Minority Communities;
  • Muslims
  • Sikhs
  • Christians
  • Buddhists
  • Zoroastrians (Parsis)
  • Jains

Significance of PMJVK

• Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) seeks to provide better socio economic infrastructure facilities to the minority communities particularly in the field of education, health and skill development.
• Reducing the gap between the national average and the minority communities with regard to backwardness parameters.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1809187