1. Minority communities in the notified by the Central Government
2. What are the Minority Concentration Districts?
3. What is MsDP?
4. What are the objectives of MsDP?
5. What are the types of schemes approved under MsDP?
6. Mock Question for GS Mains Paper 1

Minority communities in the notified by the Central Government

What are the Minority Concentration Districts?

•  districts which are relatively backward in which at least 25% of the total population belongs to minority communities
• districts having a large absolute minority population of more than 5 lakhs but with minority population between 20% to 25%

Backwardness parameters used for identifying Minority Concentration Districts

• 90 Minority Concentration Districts have been identified

What is MsDP?

• Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP).
• Coordinated by Ministry of Minority Affairs.

What are the objectives of MsDP?

• To fill up the ‘development deficits’ in Minority Concentration Districts (MCD)
• It provides specific plan for providing

1. better infrastructure for school and secondary education,
2. sanitation,
3. pucca housing,
4. drinking water and electricity supply,
5. beneficiary oriented schemes for creating income generating activities.
6. connecting roads,
7. basic health infrastructure,
8. ICDS centres,
9. skill development and marketing facilities required for improving living conditions and income generating activities

What are the types of schemes approved under MsDP?

1. Indira Awas Yojana housing
2. Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme for Installation of hand pumps
3. Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA)  for Construction of additional classrooms in Govt.  higher secondary schools
4. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) for Construction of additional class rooms in lower primary and middle schools
5. Total Sanitation Campaign  for Construction of toilet blocks in various categories of schools
6. Solar lantern for girls studying in high schools for BPL
7. Scheme of solar street lights
8. Construction of additional primary health centres (APHCs) building under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
9. Integrated Child Development Scheme
10. Construction anganwadi centres (AWC)
11. Establishment of new Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)
12. Scheme for upgradation of existing ITI into centre of excellence
13. Capacity building of farmers, traders, entrepreneurs on scientific coconut cultivation & processing technology.
14. Vocational training on computer and I.T.
15. Swarnjayanti Gremeen Swarozgar Yojna * (SGSY)
16. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidalaya  (KGBV) for Construction of hostel for girls in high/secondary schools
17. Novadaya Vidyalaya Samiti  for Construction of hostel for boys high/secondary schools
18. Providing modern teaching aid, Computer with Accessories under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan.

Mock Question for GS Mains Paper 1

1. Discuss the salient features of Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) for Minority Concentration Districts. (12Marks / 150 words)