MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)
(a): The Monitoring mechanism for various schemes implemented by this Ministry and the Prime
Minister’s 15 Point Programme are as under-
(i) Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities: The
monitoring mechanism for implementation of the PM’s New 15 Point Programme for the
Welfare of Minorities are as under:
S No Level Brief Mechanism
1 Central Progress monitored on quarterly basis by Secretary Minority Affairs with
Nodal Officers of various Ministries/Departments.
Committee of Secretaries (CoS) reviews the progress on half yearly basis.
Thereafter, the progress is reported to the Union Cabinet.
2 State Monitoring at State level is done by State Level Committee (SLC) under
Chief Secretary.
SLC includes up to two Members of Parliament from Lok Sabha and one
from Rajya Sabha representing the State, nominated by the Central Govt. and
two MLAs nominated by the State Govt.
One of the Members included in SLC from Lok Sabha and Legis-lative
Assembly should be elected from any of the Minority Concentration Districts
in those States.
SLC meets once in a quarter and sends quarterly progress reports to the
Ministry of Minority Affairs.
3 District Monitoring at District Level is done by a District Level Committee (DLC)
under District Collector.
DLC includes all MPs and MLAs from the district.
Further, one MP from Rajya Sabha representing the State is nominated by the
Central Govt.
District Collector is required to convene regular meetings of DLC.
DLC reports progress to the State Government dealing with minorities for
placing it before the SLC.
(ii) Multi-sectoral Development Programme: There is a robust mechanism for
monitoring of the programme. Block Level Committee (BLC) monitors the
implementation of MsDP at the block level. The District Level Committees and
State Level Committees, constituted for implementation of the Prime Minister’s
New 15 Point Programme, are the Oversight Committees at the District and State
levels to monitor the progress of implementation of MsDP. The State
Governments/UT Administrations are required to submit quarterly progress reports
on the implementation of MsDP to this Ministry. The Empowered Committee at
the Centre under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs,
serves as the Oversight Committee to monitor the progress of implementation of
MsDP. The progress of implementation of the programme is also monitored by
this Ministry with the States/UTs through regular meetings and conferences as
well as visits of officials.
(iii) Pre-Matric Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship and Merit-cum-Means based
Scholarship: These schemes are now on National Scholarship Portal (NSP), where
online applications are obtained from the students. The scholarships are disbursed
through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to the eligible students verified by the
institutions and respective State Government/UT Administrations based on the
State/UT-wise and Community-wise allocation made by MoMA. The accounts of
the students are authenticated by the banks. Periodic reviews are undertaken with
State Government/UT Administrations and banks for disbursal of scholarships to all
eligible students.
(iv) Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF): This scheme is implemented
through University Grants Commission (UGC) as per their norms and guidelines
and is regularly monitored at the level of U.G.C.
(v) Free Coaching & Allied Scheme: This scheme is implementing through
Government/Private coaching institutions/NGOs empanelled by the Ministry. The
coaching institutions are monitored by State Government/UT Administrations and
Ministry officials. Ministry has also taken action for involving independent
monitors in this regard.
(vi) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF): The complete proposals seeking
Grants-in-aid are referred for inspection, which is carried out by the empanelled
Inspecting Authorities of MAEF or by the State Government Officials. The Grantsin-
Aid sanctioned is released in two instalments and inspection is again carried out
before release of second/final instalment.
Apart from this, the Government also conducts evaluation studies of the
Schemes run by MAEF. Four such studies, includes Studies by Indian Institute of
Public Opinion (IIPO), ORG Group & Indian Social Institute (ISI) have been
carried out so far.
(vii) Padho Pardesh – Padho Pardesh is an interest subsidy scheme for higher studies
abroad and implemented through banks. In this case the credentials of the students
are verified by the banks. Ministry takes periodic review with the banks.
(viii) Support for minority students clearing prelims conducted by UPSC/SSC/State
Public Service Commissions etc.: This Scheme is directly implemented by the
Ministry by calling applications from the candidates selected in the Preliminary
examinations conducted by UPSC/SSC/State Public Service Commissions etc. The
candidates are verified with the help of their admit card of prelims exam, results etc.
The funds are transferred directly in their bank accounts.
(ix) Nai Manzil : Scheme will be operationalized from financial year 2016-17.
(X) Seekho aur Kamao – Seekho aur Kamao is placement linked skill development of
minorities.Monitoring and feedback are obtained at three levels i.e. Project
Implementing Agencies(PIA) levels (Infrastructure, facilities for trainees,
faculties); Trainees feedback (During training and Post placement); and Employer
level (feedback about standards of training by PIA and whether it matches with
their expectations for the market). The 2ndinstallment to PIAs is always released
only after physical inspection/monitoring of projects in various States on random
basis.
Moreover, to strengthen the Online Monitoring Mechanism, an Online portal of
Seekho Aur Kamao i.e. www.seekhoaurkamao-moma.gov.inhas been launched in
December, 2015 for Management Information System (MIS) for the general public
with details of Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), trainees, trainers, location of
projects etc. Important information about Project Implementing Agencies, training
centres, locations, trainees, sector of training etc. have been kept in public domain
through this portal to maintain transparency and also provide an opportunity for
public scrutiny.
(xi) Nai Roshni – This is a Scheme for women empowerment through sensitization and
leadership Development of Minority Women. The scheme is monitored at the level
of District Collector and local Panchayat /bodies. Funds are released to the
organizations only after the inspection report is received by the Ministry from
District Administration.
(xii) USTTAD - The scheme “Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional
Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)” aims to preserve heritage of traditional
arts/crafts of minorities and build capacity of traditional artisans/craftsmen. The
scheme guidelines provide for conduct of concurrent monitoring through
independent agency and online monitoring mechanism.
(xiii) Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance
Corporation (NMDFC)- Under this scheme, fund is released by the Ministry to
NMDFC, a CPSE under administrative control of the Ministry of Minority Affairs,
as Central Government’s share of equity contribution to the authorized share capital
of NMDFC. Ministry reviews/monitors the performance of NMDFC on Quarterly
basis through Performance Review meetings.
(xiv) Jiyo Parsi: It is implemented through community participation, so it is monitored
by the community itself.
(b) & (c) All Schemes of the Ministry except Multi-sectoral Development Programme
MsDP are under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode; so the opportunity for
misuse of funds is minimised. MsDP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) and
is implemented by State Governments/Union Territories. Till date, no cases of
misuse of funds in the implementation of the MsDP have been brought to the
notice by any State Government or UT Administration. However, public
references on implementation of schemes received in the Ministry, from time to
time, are forwarded to the State Governments/UTs Administration for appropriate
action. Some complaints have been received under Free Coaching & Allied
Scheme and were forwarded to the respective States/UTs (Maharashtra and Uttar
Pradesh) for their comments/reports.
(d) Under the MsDP, out of total amount of Rs. 5,297.22 crore released upto
31.03.2015, utilization of Rs.3, 912.12 crores has been reported by the States/UTs
as on 30.06.2016. The State wise detail is at Annexure I. To expedite the
utilization of funds, regular reviews are held with the States. National and regional
conferences are held with the officials of States/UTs to review the progress of
MsDP. Further, the officials of this Ministry visit the States and review the
implementation of the scheme. In addition, as a follow up action, regular review
meetings with States/UTs are held through Video Conferencing. States/UTs are
also reminded and sensitized through regular communications at higher levels of
the Ministry for further utilization of funds.
Under the schemes of Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Roshni, USTTAD, Equity
Contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation
(NMDFC), no funds remained unutilised under 2015-16.
The details of funds unutilised under Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme, Post Matric
Scholarship Scheme and Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme as on
30.06.2016 are at Annexure-II.
The funds allocated under Fellowship/Coaching Schemes were utilised fully.
(e) The States of Arunachal Pradesh and Lakshadweep have not taken benefits of
Scholarship Schemes viz Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-matric
Scholarship Scheme and Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme during the
last three years. Further, the schemes of Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Roshni,
USTTAD, Equity Contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance
Corporation (NMDFC) are not implemented through the State Governments.
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