PM Jan Vikas Karyakram (PM-JVK)

✦Key Features

• Covers blocks/villages/towns with 25%+ minority population (Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains)
• 61,054 projects approved: schools, colleges, ITIs, polytechnics, hospitals, anganwadis, sports facilities
• Budget FY2025-26: ₹570 crore; 90:10 Centre-State
• Replaces Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) launched 2008
• Based on Sachar Committee (2006) and Misra Commission recommendations
• Funds only for socio-economic infrastructure — not for religious institutions
• Cluster approach: minimum 500 beneficiaries per project

✓Eligibility Criteria

• States and Union Territories containing identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs).
• Implementing agencies such as state line departments and local bodies in selected districts.
• Areas must have a minority population of at least 25% or significant socio-economic deficits.
• Educational and health institutions located within the designated minority blocks or towns.

★Benefits

• Systemic outcomes including improved literacy through the construction of schools and residential hostels.
• Enhanced healthcare access via the establishment of hospitals, dispensaries, and health wellness centers.
• Creation of livelihood assets like ITIs, polytechnics, and skill development centers.
• Overall reduction in the infrastructure gap between minority areas and the rest of the country.

▶Application Process

• State governments identify local needs and prepare a Multi-Sectoral Development Plan (MSDP).
• The MSDP is reviewed and recommended by the State Level Committee to the Central Government.
• The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) Empowered Committee examines and approves the project proposals.
• Funds are released to the state for execution through the designated implementing agencies.

₹ Budget Allocation

570

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): 60:40 (General States), 90:10 (NE and Hilly States), 100:0 (UTs)

Historical Context

Originally launched as the Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in 2008 during the 11th Five Year Plan; restructured as PM-JVK in 2018.