Centre has released over Rs. 550 crore for development of minority districts

By TwoCircles.net news desk,

Patna: For schemes under the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) the Central Government has released Rs 555.45 crore so far. MsDP, a part of the Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme for minority welfare, was launched for development of 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs). Under the scheme 72 minority concentration districts of the country have been covered till date.


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These 72 districts fall in 15 States/UT viz. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Bihar, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Orissa, Mizoram, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra.

An amount of Rs. 555.45 crore has been released till date for the welfare of these districts under the scheme. The year wise status of implementation of Multi -sectoral Development Program during the 11th Five Year Plan is mentioned below:

Year Target(for 11th Five Year Plan) Achievements Amount(Rs. in crore)
2007-08(The Programme was not launched) NA NA NA
2008-09 90 MCDs 47 MCDs 270.85
2009-10* 90 MCDs 25 MCDs 284.60
Total 72 MCDs 555.45

*Upto 30th September,2009.

The program aims at improving the socio-economic parameters of basic amenities for improving the quality of life of the people and reducing imbalances in the MCDs during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period.

It would include absolutely critical infrastructure linkages like connecting roads, basic health infrastructure, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres, skill development.

Besides, marketing facilities required for improving living conditions and economic opportunities and catalysing the growth process would also be eligible for inclusion in the plan

The main focus of this program is on rural and semi-rural areas of the identified 90 minority concentration districts and will be implemented by the Panchayati Raj institutions, scheduled area councils and other such local representative bodies.

An amount of Rs. 2750 Crore has been allocated by the Planning Commission for Multi-sectoral Development Programme for Minority Concentration Districts for the 11th Five year plan.

List of Minority Concentration Districts


 

Sl.No. State District
1 Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng
2 Arunachal Pradesh Lower Subansiri
3 Arunachal Pradesh Changlang
4 Arunachal Pradesh Tirap
5 Assam Kokrajhar
6 Assam Dhubri
7 Assam Goalpara
8 Assam Bongaigaon
9 Assam Barpeta
10 Assam Darrang
11 Assam Marigaon
12 Assam Nagaon
13 Assam Cachar
14 Assam Karimganj
15 Assam Hailakandi
16 Assam Kamrup
17 Bihar Araria
18 Bihar Kishanganj
19 Bihar Purnia
20 Bihar Katihar
21 Bihar Sitamarhi
22 Bihar Pashchim Champaran
23 Bihar Darbhanga
24 Jharkhand Sahibganj
25 Jharkhand Pakaur
26 Maharashtra Parbhani
27 Manipur Thoubal
28 Meghalaya West Garo Hills
29 Orissa Gajapati
30 Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahar
31 Uttar Pradesh Budaun
32 Uttar Pradesh Barabanki
33 Uttar Pradesh Kheri
34 Uttar Pradesh Shahjahanpur
35 Uttar Pradesh Moradabad
36 Uttar Pradesh Rampur
37 Uttar Pradesh Jyotiba Phule Nagar
38 Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
39 Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit
40 Uttar Pradesh Bahraich
41 Uttar Pradesh Shrawasti
42 Uttar Pradesh Balrampur
43 Uttar Pradesh Siddharthnagar
44 Uttar Pradesh Bijnor
45 West Bengal Uttar Dinajpur
46 West Bengal Dakshin Dinajpur
47 West Bengal Maldah
48 West Bengal Murshidabad
49 West Bengal Birbhum
50 West Bengal Nadia
51 West Bengal South 24-Parganas
52 West Bengal Barddhaman
53 West Bengal Koch Bihar
54 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Nicobar
55 Arunachal Pradesh Tawang
56 Arunachal Pradesh West Kameng
57 Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare
58 Assam North Cachar Hills
59 Delhi North East
60 Haryana Gurgaon
61 Haryana Sirsa
62 Jammu & Kashmir Leh (Ladakh)
63 Jharkhand Ranchi
64 Jharkhand Gumla
65 Karnataka Gulbarga
66 Karnataka Bidar
67 Kerala Wayanad
68 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
69 Maharashtra Buldana
70 Maharashtra Washim
71 Maharashtra Hingoli
72 Manipur Senapati
73 Manipur Tamenglong
74 Manipur Churachandpur
75 Manipur Ukhrul
76 Manipur Chandel
77 Mizoram Lawngtlai
78 Mizoram Mamit
79 Sikkim North
80 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
81 Uttar Pradesh Saharanpur
82 Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnagar
83 Uttar Pradesh Meerut
84 Uttar Pradesh Baghpat
85 Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
86 Uttaranchal Udham Singh Nagar
87 Uttaranchal Hardwar
88 West Bengal Haora
89 West Bengal North 24Parganas
90 West Bengal Kolkata


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