Says State Govt has not received nor disproportionately distributed amount
Dimapur, July 27 (MExN): The Minority Affairs Cell, Planning & Coordination Department has clarified that the State Government has not received any funds from Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK) 2023 or disproportionately distributed such amount.
In a press release on Wednesday, Minority Affairs Cell drew attention to the recent circulations in the social and print media on the proposals submitted to the Government of India under PMJVK 2023, and maintained that it would be wrong to presume that the State Government has received funds under the scheme and disproportionately distributed it.
The Minority Affairs Cell explained that the PMJVK Scheme, as was being implemented till 2021-22, was only limited to the block of Niuland in Nagaland.
“The State Government had strongly taken up with the Central Government to extend it to the entire state of Nagaland, and with the personal intervention of the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, the revised PMJVK guidelines make all districts of the State eligible for the scheme with effect from 2022-23. The Government of India has agreed to extend the scheme to the entire State,” the release stated.
According to the release, in order to submit the consolidated plan for the State to the Government of India, the Minority Affairs Cell had requested the Deputy Commissioners for submission of projects for their respective districts for inclusion in the 5 years perspective plan 2022-26.
Some of the Deputy Commissioners have submitted their inputs, it said, while pointing out that the Plan submitted to the Government of India is a compiled list of the proposals only and is submitted only on the online PMJVK web portal.
“Further, as all projects cannot be taken up together, they can be taken up over a five-year period. The selection of projects and final approval will be made by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India,” it said.
Meanwhile, the Minority Affairs Cell also stated that on account of the concerns raised by various organisations and some individuals, the state government had taken up with the government of India to allow submission of additional list of projects for consideration under the scheme along with the submitted list.
In addition, it has also written to the Deputy Commissioners who could not submit, or where there were inadequate projects submitted, to submit the list of projects, prioritized on a year wise basis, as per the guidelines of the scheme, with recommendation of the respective District Level Committees by August 6, 2022, it added.
