Parliament Question: Development through PM-VIKAS in Assam

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 541 ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PM-VIKAS IN ASSAM 541. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the current number of PM‑VIKAS projects sanctioned and completed in Assam including fund allocation, Sector-wise (e.g., cultural sites, museums); (b) the details of the current status of ongoing PM-JVK and PM-VIKAS projects including their physical development, funds allocated, funds dispersed and tentative timelines; (c) whether new regions have been identified for inclusion in future phases and if so, the details thereof along with the number of minority communities and districts in Assam proposed to directly benefit from PM-VIKAS activities; (d) the details of the tangible influence of such projects including rise in tourists, heritage preservation and the creation of jobs or means of subsistence for local populations or artisans; and (e) whether PM-VIKAS in Assam are monitored and evaluated using methods such as yearly audits, public feedback or third-party assessments and if so, the details of the most recent findings and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU) (a) and (b): The Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) is a Central Sector Scheme focusing on the socio-economic empowerment of six notified minorities through skill development; entrepreneurship among minority women; and education support for school dropouts. In the state of Assam, a target of 12,020 has been allocated to 8 Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) across the Non Traditional Skilling, Traditional Skilling and Women Leadership & Entrepreneurship sub-components. However, the implementation of PM VIKAS scheme has commenced only recently and all allocated projects in Assam are in initial stages of implementation. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for creation of community infrastructure in the Minority Concentration Areas of the country in the sectors viz. Health, Skill Development, Education, Women Centric Projects, Drinking Water and Supply, Sanitation, Sports, Renewable energy, Tourism, Animal Husbandry and Other Community Infrastructure. The details of projects sanctioned since inception for the State of Assam under PMJVK is at Annexure – I.(c): Under the PM VIKAS Scheme, the Ministry has a dedicated portal through which all eligible institutions as per the scheme guidelines submit their proposals. Proposals are currently being invited under the scheme from all eligible institutions across the country, including the state of Assam. Therefore, the projects under the scheme are allocated based on scrutiny of the proposals recieved. As such, no specific regions in the state of Assam have been identified for inclusion in future phases, however proposing implementing institutions may propose to implement the scheme in any of the districts, without exception. (d) and (e): Since the implementation of PM VIKAS scheme has commenced only recently and all allocated projects in Assam are in initial stages of implementation, no outcome based study/ policy evaluation / third party concurrent monitoring has been conducted till date under the scheme. However, the scheme guidelines mandates concurrent monitoring of the scheme , in order to ensure effective implementation of the policy. Besides, to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of PM VIKAS, Ministry’s dedicated portal for the PM VIKAS Scheme has been integrated with Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to ensure efficient, real-time monitoring along with coherence within the skilling ecosystem, keeping in mind the ‘whole-of-government’ approach. *****Annexure – I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A AND B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 541 FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2025 REGARDING ‘DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PM-VIKAS IN ASSAM’ ASKED BY SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI The details of projects sanctioned since inception in the State of Assam under PMJVK (Rs. in Lakh) Unit Units to Completed No. of Unit Work in not Unit be Not Name of Project Total Cost Unit Completed Progress Started Dropped Dropped Functional Additional Classrooms/ Library/ Lab/ Hall in schools 46768.8434 10156 1953 1970 77 456 1021 4679 AWC 14174.03 3400 308 278 121 122 690 1881 Community Service Centre/ SadbhavMandap/ Community Hall 18029.16 440 13 136 2 9 13 267 Drinking Water 7147.546 20823 6213 904 1 52 2907 10746 Health Projects 7889.846 613 22 56 14 31 34 456 Hostel for school/ ITI/ polytechnic 9086.535 119 4 27 1 6 9 72 IAY 36199.955 89887 3849 107 3500 1924 6222 74285 Infrastructure in college 165.7 6 0 0 0 6 ITI/ Additional Infrastructure for ITI 7710 15 0 5 0 0 0 10 Misc infrastructure 318.48 10047 0 6 0 3240 3333 3468 Non Civil works- Bicycle/ furniture/ Equipment/ Training 16 16 0 0 0 16 Other Infrastructure in school 5606.185 1535 155 397 19 14 58 892 Polytechnic/ Additional infrastructure for existing polytechnic 500 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Residential School 63896.49 21 0 8 0 0 0 13 School Buildings 4074.77 422 10 131 3 4 1 273 Skill Centres 384 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 SMART Classroom/ Computer Lab/ Teaching Aid in school 8050.02 2509 67 1 0 0 1 2440 Sports Projects 40 1 0 0 0 1 Grand Total 230057.56 140018 12594 4028 3738 5858 14289 99511