Lok Sabha Question No. 5095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Backward Districts of Gujarat
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5095 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## BACKWARD DISTRICTS OF GUJARAT

## 5095. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state:

- a) Whether the Government has identified socially and economically backward districts of Gujarat, if so, the details thereof; and
- b) Whether the Government proposes to prepare any special scheme for the development of backward areas in Gujarat and if so, the details thereof??

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- a) Government  of  India  has  identified  112  districts  all  over  the  country  which  have shown relatively less progress in key social and economic performance indicators. This includes  two  districts  of  Gujarat,  namely  Narmada  and  Dahod.  These  districts  were selected  on  basis  of  a  composite  index  of  under-development.  This  index  was composed of databases pertaining to Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC), select data bases of health, nutrition, education and basic infrastructure. List of data sets used for identification of district and weight attached to them is placed on annexure-I.
- b) On  January 5, 2018,  Government  of India has launched Aspirational District Programme  (ADP)  by  terming  the  112  backward  districts  including  Narmada  and Dahod as Aspirational Districts. Under this programme, 49 key performance indicators under health, nutrition, school education, agriculture and water resources, skill and financial  inclusion  and  basic  infrastructure  have  been  selected  and are  closely monitored.  Government  of  India  has  also  nominated  a  Joint  Secretary/Additional Secretary level officer to act as Central Prabhari Officer for each of the district. The strategy  of  the  scheme  includes  convergence  among  existing  schemes,  constant monitoring  of  identified  indicators  and  ranking  of  the  districts  to  foster  a  sense  of competition etc. Due to its focused approach, since its inception, the programme has led to significant improvement in identified performance indicators.

## Transforming Aspirational District

## List of data set used for identifying Aspirational 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 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 2015-16)                                                | 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 PMGSYvillage ( Ministry of Rural Development )                                  | Infra             | 7.5%     |
| Rural Household without access to water ( Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation )        | Infra             | 7.5%     |
| Total                                                                                        |                   | 100%     |

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