Kishan Reddy: Rs 33 Cr PMJVK Funds Build Schools in Hyderabad
Synopsis
Key Takeaways
Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, highlighted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has constructed schools, colleges, and hostels for minority students in Hyderabad at a combined cost of approximately Rs 33 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).
Context
Posting in Telugu, Kishan Reddy — who also serves as BJP Telangana state president — listed four completed projects in the city. The post states: 'హైదరాబాద్ నగరంలో మైనార్టీ విద్యార్థులకు నాణ్యమైన విద్యను, మెరుగైన వసతులు అందించడం కోసం' ('To provide quality education and better facilities to minority students in the city of Hyderabad'), the central government has built these facilities through PMJVK.
The four completed projects are: a Minority Residential School (Boys) at Ibrahimbagh, Golconda (Shaikpet Mandal) costing Rs 20 crore; a Minority Girls' Hostel building at Bazarghat (Nampally Mandal) costing Rs 4.5 crore; a Minority Junior College (Girls) at Nampally costing Rs 4.25 crore; and a Junior College (Girls) at Bazarghat (Nampally Mandal) costing Rs 4.25 crore.
Policy Backdrop
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram is a Ministry of Minority Affairs programme that funds physical and social infrastructure in minority-concentrated areas across India. It evolved from the earlier Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), which was launched in 2008-09 to address development deficits in minority-concentrated districts and blocks before being restructured and rebranded.
Successive Union budgets have continued allocations under PMJVK for hostels, schools, and colleges in minority-concentrated urban wards. The scheme reflects a broader policy shift from area-level development grants toward targeted asset creation in education and residential infrastructure.
Stakeholders and Impact
The primary beneficiaries are minority community students in Hyderabad, particularly girls, who gain access to residential schooling and junior college facilities in Nampally and Bazarghat — densely populated urban mandals with significant minority populations. The boys' residential school at Ibrahimbagh, Golconda, at Rs 20 crore, represents the single largest investment in this tranche.
The announcement carries political weight given Kishan Reddy's dual role as a Union minister and the head of BJP's Telangana unit, making the post simultaneously a governance update and an outreach signal ahead of continued political activity in the state.
What's Next
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is expected to release utilisation certificates and physical progress reports for PMJVK projects in the next financial year. Performance data on completed projects such as these may also be cited during the upcoming winter session of Parliament when scheme outcomes are reviewed.
With the BJP seeking to consolidate its position in Telangana, further announcements on centrally funded infrastructure in the state's urban minority pockets are likely to follow as part of the party's sustained outreach strategy.