39 STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2016-2017) (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2017-2018) THIRTY-NINTH REPORT LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI March, 2017/Phalguna, 1938 (Saka) i THIRTY-NINTH REPORT STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2016-2017) (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2017-2018) Presented to Lok Sabha on 17.03.2017 Laid in Rajya Sabha on 17.03.2017 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI March, 2017/Phalguna, 1938 (Saka) ii CONTENTS PAGE(s) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2016-17) (iv) INTRODUCTION (vi) REPORT CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTORY 1 CHAPTER - II GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF MINISTRY 4 CHAPTER - III FREE COACHING AND ALLIED SCHEME 26 CHAPTER - IV RESEARCH STUDIES MONITORING & 33 EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR MINORITIES CHAPTER - V SKILL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE 36 (SEEKHO AUR KAMAO SCHEME) CHAPTER - VI HAJ DIVISION 50 ANNEXURES I. MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH SITTING OF 82 THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2016-17) HELD ON TUESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 2017. II. MINUTES OF THE TWELFTH SITTING OF THE 85 STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2016-17) HELD ON THURSDAY, 16th MARCH, 2017. APPENDIX STATEMENT OF OBSERVATIONS/ 87 RECOMMENDATIONS iii COMPOSITION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2016-2017) SHRI RAMESH BAIS - CHAIRPERSON MEMBERS LOK SABHA 2. Shri Kantilal Bhuria 3. Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary 4. Shri Sher Singh Ghubaya 5. Shri Jhina Hikaka 6. Shri Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande 7. Smt. K. Maragatham 8. Shri Kariya Munda 9. Prof. Seetaram Azmeera Naik 10. Shri Asaduddin Owaisi 11. Sadhvi Savitri Bai Phule 12. Dr. Udit Raj 13. Smt. Satabdi Roy (Banerjee) 14. Kunwar Bhartendra Singh 15. Prof. Sadhu Singh 16. Smt. Mamata Thakur 17. Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava 18. Shri Tej Pratap Singh Yadav 19. Vacant* 20. Vacant* 21. Vacant# RAJYA SABHA 22. Smt. Jharna Das Baidya 23. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 24. Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel 25. Shri Ahamed Hassan 26. Smt. Sarojini Hembram 27. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 28. Smt. Vijila Sathyananth 29. Smt. Wansuk Syiem 30. Smt. Chhaya Verma 31. Shri Ramkumar Verma _________________________________________ * Shri Bhagwant Khuba and Shri Mohanbhai K. Kundariya changed their nomination w.e.f. 19.10.2016. # Shri Prakash B. Hukkeri changed his nomination w.e.f. 23.11.2016. iv LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT 1. Shri Ashok Kumar Singh - Additional Secretary 2. Shri S.C. Chaudhary - Joint Secretary 3. Shri Ashok Sajwan - Director 4. Smt. Mamta Kemwal - Additional Director 5. Smt. Shashi Bisht - Senior Executive Assistant v INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2016-17) having been authorized by the Committee do present on their behalf this Thirty-ninth Report on 'Demands for Grants for the year 2017-18' pertaining to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 2. The Committee considered the Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs which were laid on the Table of the House on 09 February, 2017. After obtaining the Budget Documents, Explanatory Notes, etc., the Committee took evidence of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 February, 2017. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at the sitting held on 16 March, 2017. 3. The Committee wish to express their thanks to the Officers of the Ministry of Minority Affairs for tendering oral evidence and placing before them the detailed written notes and post evidence information as desired by the Committee in connection with the examination of the Demands for Grants. 4. For ease of reference, the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee have been printed in thick type in the body of the Report. NEW DELHI; RAMESH BAIS 16 March, 2017 Chairperson, 25 Phalguna, 1938 (Saka) Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment vi REPORT CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY 1.1 The Ministry of Minority Affairs was carved out of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and created on 29th January, 2006 to ensure a more focused approach towards issues relating to the six notified minority communities namely Muslim, Christian, Budhist, Sikhs, Parsis and Jains. The mandate of the Ministry includes formulation of overall policy and planning, coordination, evaluation and review of the regulatory and development programmes for the benefit of these minority communities. 1.2 The vision of the Ministry is to improve the socio-economic and educational conditions of the minority communities through affirmative action and inclusive development so that every citizen has equal opportunity to participate actively in building a dynamic nation, to facilitate an equitable share for minority communities in education, employment, economic activities and to ensure their upliftment. The following schemes are implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs: A. Empowerment I. Educational Empowerment (i) Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme. (ii) Post-Matric Scholarship scheme. (iii) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme. (iv) Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students. (v) Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies 1 (vi) Free coaching and allied scheme for candidates belonging to Minority Communities. (vii) Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commissions (PSC) etc. II. Economic Empowerment (i) Skill Development Initiatives. (ii) Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) (iii) Nai Manzil (iv) Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) III. Special Initiatives for Empowerment (i) Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women (ii) Scheme for containing population decline of small minority community. (iii) Hamari Dharohar (iv) Research/studies, monitoring and evaluation of development scheme including publicity B. Area Development Programmes Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP): C. Support to Institutions (i) Grants-in-aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (ii) Grants-in-aid to State Channeling Agencies (SCAs) of NMDFC (iii) Computerization and Strengthening of State Waqf Boards 2 (iv) Grants-in-aid to Waqfs The Ministry carries out the implementation of various schemes through their several attached and subordinate offices, statutory and Autonomous Bodies. 3 CHAPTER II GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF MINISTRY 2.1 The Demand for Grants of the Ministry of Minority Affairs for the year 2017-18 are given under Demand No. 66. The detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry were laid in Parliament on 9th February, 2017. There is financial outlay of Rs. 4078.49 crore for Centrally Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes for the year 2017-18. 2.2 Ministry have furnished the following statement showing the BE, RE and Actual Expenditure for the last three years along with BE for the year 2017-18: Schemes-wise Expenditure (Rs. in crore) Year BE RE Actual Expenditure 2013-14 3511.00 3111.00 3007.49 2014-15 3711.00 3140.00 3069.01 2015-16 3712.78 3712.78 3632.26 2016-17 3800.00 3797.80 1418.09 (upto 28.02.2017) 2017-18 4195.48 - - Non Schemes-wise Expenditure (Rs. in crore) Year BE RE Actual Expenditure A B C 2013-14 19.98 19.84 19.21 2014-15 23.01 25.00 19.56 2015-16 25.33 23.20 22.59 2016-17 27.25 29.45 25.30 (upto 28.02.2017) 2017-18 - - - 4 2.3 When the Committee enquired about the reasons for less expenditure incurred i.e., Rs. 1443.39 crore (upto 28.02.2017) against RE to Rs. 3827.25 crore under Plan and Non-Plan Schemes during the financial year 2016-17, the Ministry have furnished the following statement regarding status of expenditure incurred on Scheme-wise and Non-Scheme wise during 2016- 17 upto 28.02.2017: (Rs. in crore) Sl. Scheme-Wise/Plan Expenditure BE RE Expdr. Upto No 2016-17 2016-17 28.02.17 1 Maulana Azad Education Foundation 113.00 114.00 113.00 (MAEF) 2 'Naya Savera'- Free Coaching & Allied 45.00 40.00 33.32 Scheme 3 Equity of NMDFC 140.00 140.00 140.00 4 Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation 45.00 50.00 33.31 and Publicity 5 Grants-in-aid to SCAs of NMDFC 2.00 1.63 0.97 6 'Nai Roshni'-Leadership development of 15.00 15.00 14.39 minority women 7 Maulana Azad National Fellowship 80.00 120.00 119.92 Scheme 8 Computerisation of records of State Waqf 3.30 3.30 3.35 Boards 9 Padho Pardesh'-Interest subsidy on 4.00 5.32 4.00 educational loans for overseas studies 10 Jiyo Parsi'-Scheme for containing 2.00 1.55 1.29 population decline of small minority community 11 'Seekho Aur Kamao'-Skill Development 210.00 210.00 55.23 Initiatives 12 'Nai Udaan'- Support for students clearing 4.00 4.30 3.94 Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commissions etc. 5 13 Strengthening of State Waqf Boards 9.70 9.70 6.78 14 Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship 335.00 395.00 0.11 15 Pre-Matric Scholarship 931.00 931.00 0.00 16 Post-Matric Scholarship 550.00 550.00 4.99 17 Multi-sectoral Development Programme 1125.00 1059.00 861.19 (MsDP) 18 Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional 20.00 20.00 16.37 Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) 19 Hamari Dharohar 11.00 8.00 5.93 20 Nai Manzil 155.00 120.00 0.00 Non-Scheme/Non-Plan 21 Secretariat 13.59 16.71 14.51 22 National Commission for Minorities(NCM) 7.67 7.82 6.16 23 Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities 2.81 2.12 1.83 (CLM) 24 Grants-in-aid to Waqf 3.18 2.80 2.80 GRAND TOTAL 3827.25 3827.25 1443.39 2.4 The Ministry also informed as under: "As regards, the implementation of Scholarship Schemes for the year 2016-17, it is stated that the revamped version of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e.