Lok Sabha Question No. 2471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Left Wing Extremism
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1941 (SAKA)

LEFT WING EXTREMISM

†2471.     SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the districts in Chhattisgarh where programmes of assistance/schemes for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is implemented;

(b) whether Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham districts are included in that list;

- (c) if so, the amount of funds received by Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham districts from Central and State Governments, district-wise;
- (d) whether any committee is constituted for action plan approved and review for spending LWE funds;
- (e) whether the Government is contemplating any provision of the role or advise of MPs in the said Committee; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): At  present  14  districts  of  Chhattisgarh  including  Rajnandgaon  and Kabirdham, are covered under Security Related  Expenditure  (SRE)  Scheme  for the purpose of reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the States on counter LWE operations.

(c): The funds are not released directly to the districts  but  to  the  respective State(s).  The details of districts of Chhattisgarh and amount of funds released to

Chhattisgarh Government under various scheme like Security Related Expenditure  (SRE)  scheme,  Special  Infrastructure  Scheme  (SIS)  and  Special Central  Assistance  (SCA)  Scheme  to  supplement  the  development  efforts  are annexed.

(d): The  Government  is  monitoring  the  progress  of  the  schemes  in  the  LWE affected  areas  at  various  levels.  Each  scheme  is  monitored  by  a  Committee, which approves the plans of States, fund releases to the States and monitors the progress.  As  regards  to  the  development  initiatives  an  Empowered  Committee set-up by Ministry of Home Affairs regularly monitors and reviews the progress of the schemes being implemented by other line Ministries. Further regular reviews are  undertaken  by  HM,  Cabinet  Secretary  and  Union  Home  Secretary  with  the Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments.

(e): No, Sir.

(f): Does not arise in view of reply at (e) above.

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## DISTRICTS COVERED UNDER THE SECURITY RELATED EXPENDITURE (SRE) LWE SCHEME

| State        |   No. of Districts | Name of Districts                                                                                                                           |
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh |                 14 | Balod, Balrampur, Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Gariyabad, Kanker, Kondagaon, Mahasamund, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Sukma, Kabirdham |

## FUND RELEASES TO STATES UNDER SECURITY RELATED EXPENDITURE (SRE) SCHEME

| (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| State            | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019 till date   |
| Chhattisgarh     | 49.96            | 92.75            | 54.53            | 56.21            |

## FUND RELEASES TO STATES UNDER SPECIAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE (SCA) SCHEME

(Rs. in crore)

| State        |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019 till date |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
| Chhattisgarh |        40 |    266.67 |              160 |

## FUND RELEASES TO STATES UNDER SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME (SIS)

(Rs. in crore)

| State        |   Funds released 2017-18 |
|--------------|--------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh |                       13 |

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