Lok Sabha Question No. 1823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Industrially Backward Districts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Balak Nath, Devji Mansingram Patel, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1823.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21 ST   SEPTEMBER, 2020.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

## 1823.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of industrially backward districts in the country including Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  any  requests  have  been  received  so  far  to  include  Solapur  and Satara district (under Madha Lok Sabha Constituency) under the industrially backward districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated/proposes to formulate any scheme for the development of industrially backward districts particularly Aspirational Districts;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

1. Under the Investment Promotion Scheme of Rajasthan, following 8  revenue  districts  of  Rajasthan  (excluding  urban  border  area) have been declared as backward:

Banswara,  Baran,  Badhmer,  Dhaulpur,   Dungarpur,  Jaisalmer, Jhalawar,Karauli.

2. Following Districts are industrially backward in Maharashtra State as per Package Scheme of lncentives-2019 :

Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Wardha,Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Amravati,  Akola,  Washim,  Buldhana,  Yavatmal,  Aurangabad,

## (a): Sir,

Jalna,  Beed,  Osmanabad,  Parbhani,  Hingoli,  Latur,  Nanded, Ahamadnagar, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Solapur, Satara, Sangli,  Kolhapur,  Sindhudurga  &  some  Talukas  of  Plaghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune & Nashik.

- (b): Solapur  and  Satara  districts  are  included  in  the  list  of  Industrially Backward Districts in State of Maharashtra as per Package Scheme of incentives-2019 of Maharashtra.
- (c) & (d): 1. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is  not  having  any  specific  scheme,  only meant for the backward districts  of  the  country.  However,  DPIIT  has  been  implementing various  schemes  for  providing  incentives  to  industries  in  the states/  UTs,  towards  the  socio-  economic  development  of  the states/ UTs.
2. Niti  Aayog  is  in  process  of  implementing  'Aspirational  Districts Program' under which districts are being  identified on the basis of social  indicators  like  Health  &  Nutrition,  Learning  Outcomes  and Basic  Infrastructure.  Through  robust  monitoring  framework  of sectors,   the  program  is  aimed   for  improving  the  economic productivity of in the districts.
3. Government of India  is  in  the  process  of  initiating  a  programme named "One District One Product" (ODOP)  based on strengths of a district and National Priorities, ODOP is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural  entrepreneurship  taking  us  to  the  goal  of  AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
- (e) :            Does not arise.

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