Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Banking Services in Left Wing Extremism Districts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 1332

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 FEBRUARY 2018 (FRIDA YYMAGHA 20, 1939 (SAKA)

## Banking Services in Left Extremism Districts Wing

## 1332. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

- (a whether Left Extremism (LWE) affected districts in Odisha have been excluded from coverage under the Jan Dhan Yojana in its first phase; Wing
- if so, the details thereof;
- whether there are any plans to include such areas in the second phase, if so, the details thereof; if not; the reasons therefor;
- if so, the details thereof; including progress achieved in each LWE affected States particularly Odisha and if not; the reasons therefor?
- whether  the Government has   made any efforts,  across the various Ministries, to improve banking services in general as well as telecom connectivity in such areas; and

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a) to (c Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan   Yojana (PMJDY) is National Inclusion to ensure access to financial services in all States and districts, including Left Extremism (LWE) affected districts in the country. Wing percent of the total number of banking outlets opened a financial year should be during

Regarding   telecom   connectivity, as per   Department of Telecommunications, the Government is implementing the flagship BharatNet project to link each of the 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) of India through optical fiber network All the LWE districts are t0 be connected through BSNL Optical Fiber under National Optical Fiber Net work (NOFM) by March 2019. Further; the Government has also commissioned over 2,000 mobile towers in 10 states affected by LWE.

The total number of GPs and those covered by bank branches/Business Correspondents out of these in LWE districts as on 31.12.2017 is at Annexure.

## Annexure in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question no. 1332 for 9.2.2018 regarding Banking Services in Left Extremism Districts Wing

| States in which LWE Districts are located   |   Total no. of   Gram Panchayats in the LWE districts |   No. of Gram   Panchayats covered  by bank branches/Business Correspondent in LWE districts (as on 31.12.2017) |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Odisha                                      |                                                  4124 |                                                                                                            3683 |
| Madhya Pradesh                              |                                                   692 |                                                                                                             657 |
| West Bengal                                 |                                                   817 |                                                                                                             817 |
| Maharashtra                                 |                                                  1867 |                                                                                                            1867 |
| Telangana                                   |                                                   632 |                                                                                                             624 |
| Jharkhand                                   |                                                  2999 |                                                                                                            2998 |
| Bihar                                       |                                                  1456 |                                                                                                            1439 |
| Uttar Pradesh                               |                                                  2207 |                                                                                                            2207 |
| Andhra Pradesh                              |                                                  7947 |                                                                                                            7711 |
| Chhatisgarh                                 |                                                  2384 |                                                                                                            1983 |

Source: State Level Bankers' Committees