• Ministry of Minority Affairs has approved a grant of Rs. 45.34 Crores under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).
• Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has been sanctioned a total amount of Rs. 35.52 crores and National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bengaluru has been sanctioned Rs. 9.81 crores.
• This will support the upgradation of Unani Medicine facilities at Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Silchar and Bengaluru.

ABOUT PMJVK

• It is a centrally sponsored scheme (CSS) under Ministry of minority affairs.
• The erstwhile Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram for effective implementation, since 2018.
• It aims to develop infrastructure projects, provide basic amenities and reduce imbalances and development deficit in the identified Minority Concentration Areas.
• PMJVK is implemented through the State Governments/ Union Territory Governments.
• Projects under PMJVK are proposed by the States/ UTs where land is already available with the State/ UT.
  • The Central Government does not acquire land for construction under the scheme. The land cost or land acquisition costs are not covered under this programme.
• The scheme is now implemented in all Districts of the country including all the Aspirational Districts.
• For consideration under PMJVK, the communities notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 would be taken as Minority Communities.