Lok Sabha Question No. 2307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Districts for Rapid Transformation
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF  INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018

## DISTRICTS FOR RAPID TRANSFORMATION

## 2307. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has selected 115 backward (aspirational) districts for rapid transformation by 2022 in line with Government's vision to create New India;
- (b)   if so, the details of the States and districts selected therefor, district and State-wise;
- (c)   the criteria adopted for selection of the districts for the said purpose;
- (d)   the funds earmarked, sanctioned and spent till date, district-wise; and
- (e)   whether the Government has taken measures to ensure that the selected districts achieve the targeted growth and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTER OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)  Yes Madam. The Government of India has selected 117 districts which have shown relatively slow progress in key social indicators for rapid transformation. These 117 districts are spread over 28 States in India. These districts are called 'Aspirational Districts.' On January 5, 2018, Aspirational District Programme ( ADP) has been launched under which the Centre and States would work as a team to assist District administration for rapidly transforming these districts. As this programme focuses on Health, Nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure and seeks to improve the performance of the districts across these sectors, this is in line with the Government's vision to create New India by 2022.
- (b) The list of 117 districts selected for the programme is attached in annexure I
- (c) 117 districts were selected as aspirational districts. This includes 35 districts selected by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the basis of these districts been affected by Left Wing Extremism (L.W.E). For the selection of the rest of the 82 districts, Districts have been identified on the basis of composite index. The data bases and their weightage in the composite index is attached in annexure II. After selection, States were requested that in case the State wants any replacement in the district on the basis of objective criteria, Government of India would be open to such suggestions. Accordingly, six States, namely, Sikkim, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Gujarat suggested some changes in the list and as a result, 9 districts have been changed in this programme.
- (d) No special funds have been sanctioned or earmarked for the Aspirational Districts Programme. Its core  strategy  is  to  improve  efficiency  in  the  programmes  which  are  already  approved  through convergence.
- (e)  Under this programme Central Prabhari Officer have been assigned at the Centre level to monitor the  implementation of the programme. They are to assist the State Government and the district administration to improve their performance by acting as a bridge between the State Government, District and the Government of India. Key Performance Indicators have been identified and district has been requested to create a vision document and an action program. A dynamic dashboard is facilitating the district to ascertain its position among the Aspirational Districts in India on the basis of incremental change. This in turn is expected to enthuse the District Magistrates to become competitive and with the assistance of their own state government to improve their position.   In addition, key Central Ministries have prioritized these districts in their programme. This has resulted in improving the focus of the district administration towards the activities which are critical for improving the quality of life of people in these districts and their economic productivity.

## NITI Aayog

## List of  Aspirational Districts

| State             | NITI Aayog Districts   | Ministries pool of districts   | MHALWEDistricts   | Total   |
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                        | 1. Vizainagram                 | 1. Visakhapatnam  |         |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                        | 2. Cuddapah                    |                   | 3       |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                        | 1. Namsai                      |                   | 1       |
| Assam             | 1. Darrang             | 1. Udalgiri                    |                   |         |
| Assam             | 2. Dhubri              | 2. Hailakandi                  |                   |         |
| Assam             | 3. Barpeta             |                                |                   | 7       |
| Assam             | 4. Goalpara            |                                |                   |         |
| Assam             | 5. Baksa               |                                |                   |         |
| Bihar             | 1. Katihar             | 1. Khagaria                    | 1. Aurangabad     |         |
| Bihar             | 2. Begusarai           | 2. Purnia                      | 2. Banka          |         |
| Bihar             | 3. Sheikhpura          |                                | 3. Gaya           |         |
| Bihar             | 4. Araria              |                                | 4. Jamui          | 13      |
| Bihar             | 5. Sitamarhi           |                                | 5. Muzaffarpur    |         |
| Bihar             |                        |                                | 6. Nawada         |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        | 1. Korba                       | 1. Bastar         |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        | 2. Mahasamund                  | 2. Bijapur        |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 3. Dantewada      |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 4. Kanker         |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 5. Kondagaon      | 10      |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 6. Narayanpur     |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 7. Rajnandgaon    |         |
| Chhattisgarh      |                        |                                | 8. Sukma          |         |
| Gujarat           |                        | 1. Narmada                     |                   | 2       |
| Gujarat           |                        | 2. Dahod                       |                   |         |
| Haryana           |                        | 1. Mewat                       |                   | 1       |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                        | 1. Chamba                      |                   | 1       |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                        | 1. Kupwara                     |                   | 2       |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                        | 2. Baramula                    |                   |         |
| Jharkhand         | 1. Sahebganj           | 1. Godda                       | 1. Latehar        |         |
| Jharkhand         | 2. Pakaur              |                                | 2. Lohardaga      |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 3. Palamu         |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 4. PurbiSinghbhum |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 5. Ramgarh        |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 6. Ranchi         |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 7. Simdega        |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 8. West Singhbhum |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 9. Bokaro         | 19      |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 10. Chatra        |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 11. Dumka         |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 12. Garhwa        |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 13. Girdih        |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 14. Gumla         |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 15. Hazaribagh    |         |
| Jharkhand         |                        |                                | 16. Khunti        |         |

## ANNEXURE I

| Karnataka      |                | 1. Yadgir            |               |    |
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|---------------|----|
| Karnataka      |                | 2. Raichur           |               | 2  |
| Kerala         |                | 1. Wayanad           |               | 1  |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1. Damoh       | 1. Chhatarpur        |               |    |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2. Singrauli   | 2. Rajgarh           |               |    |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3. Barwani     | 3. Guna              |               | 8  |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4. Vidisha     |                      |               |    |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5. Khandwa     |                      |               |    |
| Maharashtra    | 1. Nandurbar   | 1. Washim            | 1. Gadchiroli | 4  |
| Maharashtra    |                | 2. Osmanabad         |               |    |
| Manipur        |                | 1. Chandel           |               | 1  |
| Meghalaya      |                | 1. Ribhoi            |               | 1  |
| Mizoram        |                | 1. Mamit             |               | 1  |
| Nagaland       |                | 1. Kiphire           |               | 1  |
| Odisha         | 1. Rayagada    | 1. Kandhamal         | 1. Koraput    |    |
| Odisha         | 2. Kalahandi   | 2. Gajapati          | 2. Malkangiri |    |
| Odisha         |                | 3. Dhenkanal         |               |    |
| Odisha         |                | 4. Balangir          |               | 10 |
| Odisha         |                | 5. Nabarangpur       |               |    |
| Odisha         |                | 6. Nuapada           |               |    |
| Punjab         |                | 1. Firozpur          |               |    |
| Punjab         |                | 2. Moga              |               | 2  |
| Rajasthan      | 1. Baran       | 1. Dholpur           |               |    |
| Rajasthan      | 2. Jaisalmer   | 2. Karauli           |               | 5  |
| Rajasthan      |                | 3. Sirohi            |               |    |
| Sikkim         |                | 1. West Sikkim       |               | 1  |
| Tamil Nadu     |                | 1. Ramanathapuram    |               |    |
| Tamil Nadu     |                | 2. Virudhunagar      |               | 2  |
| Telengana      |                | 1. Bhoopalpalli      | 1. Khammam    |    |
| Telengana      |                | 2. Asifabad          |               | 3  |
| Tripura        |                | 1. Dhalai            |               | 1  |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1. Chitrakoot  | 1. Chandauli         |               |    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2. Balrampur   | 2. Siddharthnagar    |               |    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 3. Bahraich    | 3. Fatehpur          |               | 8  |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 4. Sonbhadra   |                      |               |    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 5. Shrawasti   |                      |               |    |
| Uttarakhand    |                | 1. Haridwar          |               |    |
| Uttarakhand    |                | 2. Udham Singh Nagar |               | 2  |
| West Bengal    | 1. Murshidabad | 1. Nadia             |               |    |
| West Bengal    | 2. Maldah      | 2. Dakshin Dinajpur  |               | 5  |
| West Bengal    | 3. Birbhum     |                      |               |    |

## Composite Index for selection of Aspiration Districts

| Databases                                                                                    | Sector             | Weight   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| Landless households dependent on Manual labour (Socio Economic Caste Census - Deprivation 7) | Deprivation        | 25%      |
| Ante natal care ( National Health and Family Survey (NHFS-4)                                 | Health & Nutrition | 7.5%     |
| Institutional delivery( NHFS-4)                                                              | Health & Nutrition | 7.5%     |
| Stunting of children below 5 years ( NHFS-4)                                                 | Health & Nutrition | 7.5%     |
| Wasting in children below 5 yrs ( 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 2015-16)                                                | Education          | 7.5%     |
| 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              | 7.5%     |
| Rural Household without access to water ( Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation )        | Infra              | 7.5%     |
| Total                                                                                        |                    | 100%     |