Lok Sabha Question No. 2396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Model Districts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MII\IISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF ECONOMIC  AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA I]NSTARR.E,D QUESTION  NO. 2396

TO BE ANSWERED ON: MARCH 09, 2018 / PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA)

## MODEL DISTRICTS

## 2396:  SHRI R. DHRTIVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of districts  of the country  which have been identified  to be models of developments through accelerated  investments in social services  and infrastnrcture;
- (b) the criteria  on the basis ofwhich  these  districts were  selected;
- (c) whether any district  in the State  ofKamataka  has made it to this list; and
- (d) ifso, the details thereofand ifnot, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PON. RADHAI(RISHNAN)

(a) The schemes of Govemment of India and State Governments  are launched with the specific objectives  to develop the districts. Most of the Central  Sponsored  Schemes are panIndia in their coverage.  Moreover, Govemment of India has launched  an initiative to pay focused attention  to I l5 districts,  which  show relatively  less  progress in key social outcome. Statement  indicating details  ofthese  115 districts is at Annexure-I.

- (b) These districts  have been  selected on the basis of following criteria: -

(i) E0 districts selected on the basis ofa composite index comprising  of public data on deprivation enumerated  in Socio Economic Caste Census  (SECC) status of the districts  on key indicators i.e. deprivation, health and nutrition, education  and basic infrastructure.  A statement showing  weights  assigned to the indicators  is at Annexure II. While selecting  districts, capacity  of states to transform them have been kept in mind. Also, efforts  have been made  to select at least one district  from each State (except Goa).

(ii) 35 districts  aflected  by Left Wing Extremism  and selected by Ministry of Home Affairs.

- (c)  & (d) Two districts  of Karnataka  namely  Yadgir  and Raichur are included  in the list.

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) ofLok Sabha Unstarred  Question  No.2396 for 09.03.2018

Annexure-I List of 115 Districts for convergence  and focused attention

| State             | NITI Aayog's 30 Districts   | Ministries pool of 50 districts   | MHA 35 LWE Districts   | Total   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                             | l. Vizianagram                    | l. Visakhapatnam       | 3       |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                             | 2. Cuddapah                       |                        |         |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                             | L Namsai                          |                        | I       |
| Assam             | l Darrang                   | I . Udalgiri                      |                        |         |
| Assam             | 2. Dhubri                   | 2. Hailakandi                     |                        |         |
| Assam             | 3. Barpeta                  |                                   |                        | 7       |
| Assam             | 4. Goalpara                 |                                   |                        |         |
| Assam             | 5. Baksa                    |                                   |                        |         |
| Bihar             | l. Katihar                  | 1. Khagaria                       | l. Aurangabad          |         |
| Bihar             | 2. Begusarai                | 2. Pumia                          | 2. Banka               |         |
| Bihar             | 3. Sheiklpura               |                                   | 3. Gaya                |         |
| Bihar             | 4. Araria                   |                                   | Jamui                  | t3      |
| Bihar             | 5. Sitamarhi                |                                   | 4. 5. Muzaffarpur      |         |
| Bihar             |                             |                                   | 6. Nawada              |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             | l. Korba                          | l. Bastar              |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             | 2. Mahasamund                     | 2. Biiapur             |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | Dantewada              |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | 3. 4. Kanker           |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | Kondagaon              | l0      |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | 5. 6. Narayanpur       |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | 7. Rainandgaon         |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                             |                                   | Sukma                  |         |
| Gujarat           |                             | I . Narmada                       | 8.                     |         |
| Gujarat           |                             | 2. Dahod                          |                        | 2       |
| Harvana           |                             | l. Mewat                          |                        | I       |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                             | l. Chamba                         |                        | I       |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                             | I . Kupwara                       |                        | 2       |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                             | 2. lJaramula                      |                        |         |
| Jharkhand         | l. Sahebganj                | l. Godda                          | Latehar l.             |         |
| Jharkhand         | 2. Pakaur                   |                                   | 2 Lo                   |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 3 Palamu               |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 4 Purbi Sin bhum       |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | Ram 5.                 |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 6 Ranchi               |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 7 Simde                | l9      |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 8 West Sin hbhum       |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 9. Bokaro              |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 10 Chatra              |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | il. Dumka              |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | lZ. Garhwa             |         |
| Jharkhand         |                             |                                   | 13. Girdih             |         |

| Jharkhand                   |       |             |       |                   | 14.   | Gumla      |     |
|-----------------------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------------|-------|------------|-----|
| Jharkhand                   |       |             |       |                   | 1 5.  | Hazaribagh |     |
| Jharkhand                   |       |             |       |                   | 16.   | Khunti     |     |
| Karnataka                   |       |             | I .   | Yadgir            |       |            |     |
| Kamataka                    |       |             | 2.    | Raichur           |       |            | 2   |
| Kerala                      |       |             | I .   | Wayanad           |       |            | I   |
| Madhya Pradesh              | I .   | Damoh       | l.    | Chhatarpur        |       |            |     |
| Madhva Pradesh              | 2.    | Singrauli   | 2.    | Rajgarh           |       |            |     |
| Madhva Pradesh              | 3.    | Baru,ani    | 3.    | Guna              |       |            | 8   |
| Madhva Pradesh              | 4.    | Vidisha     |       |                   |       |            |     |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 5.    | Khandwa     |       |                   |       |            |     |
| Maharashtra                 | l.    | Nandurbar   | I .   | Washim            | 1.    | Gadchiroli |     |
| Maharashtra                 |       |             | 2.    | Osmanabad         |       |            | 4   |
| Manipur                     |       |             | l.    | Chandel           |       |            | I   |
| Meghalaya                   | I     |             | I .   | Ribhoi            |       |            | I   |
| Mizoram                     |       |             | l.    | Mamit             |       |            | I   |
| Nagaland                    |       |             | I .   | Kiphire           |       |            | I   |
| Odisha                      | 1.    | Rayagada    | l.    | Kandhamal         | 1.    | Koraput    |     |
| Odisha                      | 2.    | Kalahandi   | 2.    | Gajapati          | 2.    | Malkangiri |     |
| Odisha                      |       |             | 3.    | Dhenkanal         |       |            | 8   |
| Odisha                      |       |             | 4.    | Balangir          |       |            |     |
| Puniab                      |       |             | L     | Firozpur          |       |            |     |
| Punjab                      |       |             | 2.    |                   |       |            | 2   |
| Rajasthan                   | l.    |             |       | Moga              |       |            |     |
| Rajasthan                   | 2.    | Baran       | I .   | Dholpur           |       |            | 5   |
| Raiasthan                   |       | Jaisalmer   | 2. 3. | Karauli Sirohi    |       |            |     |
| Sikkim                      |       |             | l.    | West Sikkim       |       |            | I   |
| Tamil Nadu                  |       |             | l.    | Ramanathapuram    |       |            | 'l  |
| Tamil Nadu                  |       |             | 2.    | Virudhunagar      |       |            |     |
| Telengana                   |       |             | l.    | Bhoopalpalli      | L     | Khammam    |     |
| Telengana                   |       |             | 2.    | Asifabad          |       |            | 3   |
| Tripura                     |       |             | l.    | Dhalai            |       |            | I   |
| Uttar Pradesh               | l.    |             | l.    | Chandauli         |       |            |     |
|                             |       | Chitrakoot  |       |                   |       |            |     |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2.    | Balrampur   | 2.    | Siddharthnagar    |       |            | 8   |
| Uttar Pradesh Uftar Pradesh | 3. 4. | Bahraich    | 3.    | Fatehpur          |       |            |     |
| Uttar Pradesh               |       | Sonbhadra   |       |                   |       |            |     |
|                             | 5.    | Shrawasti   |       |                   |       |            |     |
| Uttarakhand                 |       |             | I .   | Haridwar          |       |            |     |
| Uttarakhand                 |       |             | 2.    | Udham Singh Nagar |       |            | 7   |
| West Bengal                 | L     | Murshidabad | l.    | Nadia             |       |            |     |
| West Bengal                 | 2.    | Maldah      | 2.    | Dakshin Dinajpur  |       |            | 5   |
| West Bengal                 | 3.    | Birbhum     |       |                   |       |            |     |
| Total                       | 30    |             | 50    |                   | 35    |            | ll5 |

## Statement  referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No, 2396 for 09.03.2018

| Databases                                                                                    | Sector             | Weight   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| Landless households dependent on Manual labour (Socio Economic Caste Census - Deprivation 7) | Deprivation        | 25%      |
| Ante natal care (National Health & Family Survey NHFS-4)                                     | Health & Nutrition | 7 .5Yo   |
| Institutional delivery (NHFS-4)                                                              | Health & Nutrition | 7 .sv6   |
| Stunting of children below 5 years (NHFS-4)                                                  | Health & Nutrition | 7 .5o/o  |
| Wasting in children below 5 years (NHFS-4)                                                   | Health & Nutrition | 7.5%     |
| Elementary dropout rate (Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE 2015-16)) | Education          | 7.5%     |
| Adverse pupil teacher ratio (U-DISE 2015- l6)                                                | Education          | 75%      |
| Un-electrified households (Ministry of Power)                                                | Infra              | 7.5%     |
| Households without individual toilets (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation)            | Infra              | 7.5%     |
| Un-connected PMGSY village (Ministry of Rural Development)                                   | Infra              | 73%      |
| Rural Households without access to water (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation)         | Infra              | 7.5%     |
| Total                                                                                        | Infra              | 100Y"    |