(a) whether the Government has not declared Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh as minority dominated area despite it having the necessary minority population; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has not declared Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh as minority dominated area despite it having the necessary minority population; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) & (b): 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) have been identified in the country on the basis of substantial minority population and backwardness parameters based on 2001 Census which are as under:
1. Backwardness Parameters
(I) Socio-economic indicators
(i) literacy rate;
(ii) female literacy rate;
(iii) work participation rate; and
(iv) female work participation rate; and
(II) Basic amenities indicators
(i) percentage of households with pucca walls;
(ii) percentage of household with safe drinking water;
(iii) percentage of household with electricity; and
(iv) percentage of households with water closet latrines.
The districts should be below National Average in terms of any of the two indicators.
2. Minority population parameters
(i) Districts with a ‘substantial minority population’ of at least 25% of the total population.
(ii) Districts having a large absolute minority population exceeding 5 lakh and the percentage of minority population exceeding 20% but less than 25%.
(iii) In the six States/UTs, where a minority community is in majority, districts having 15% of minority population, other than that of the minority community in majority in that State/UT.
As per Census, 2001, Ujjain has 11.78% minority population and its socio economic indicator and basic amenities indicator are above national average. Therefore, Ujjain has not been selected as MCD.