(a) Whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State
Government of
Bihar for sanctioning the programs to be be run / being run for the welfare
of the minorities in Bihar;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of proposals sanctioned by the Union Government out of the proposals received along with the number of pending proposals; and
(d) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be sanctioned by the Union Government?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS(SHRI NINONG ERING)
(a) to (d): All proposals received from the State Government of Bihar for
sanction of funds under Scholarship Schemes and Multi Sectoral Development
Programme (MsDP) for the welfare of minorities in Bihar during the 11th
Five Year Plan were examined and all eligible proposals were sanctioned.
During this period, under MsDP, proposals amounting to Rs. 523.30 crore
were sanctioned and Rs. 424.08 crore were released, while under the
Scholarship Schemes Rs. 175.73 crore were released to the Government
of Bihar.
During the year 2012-13, proposals for sanction of funds for
scholarships and for Rs. 340.08 crore under MsDP are awaited from the
Government of Bihar.