Lok Sabha Question No. 3785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Assistance under BADP
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3785

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 25, 1941 (SAKA)

ASSISTANCE UNDER BADP

3785. SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  amount  released  under  Border  Area  Development  Programme (BADP) to all the States with International borders during each of the last five years, Statewise;

(b) the policy adopted by the Government to check the migration in the border areas of Indo-China border;

(c) the achievement in this regard along the China border namely Ladakh region, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh;

(d)  whether  there  is  any  policy  other  than  BADP  for  infrastructure development along the Indo-China border, whereas the Ministry of Rural Development has a policy under PMGSY not to connect the villages with less than 250 population in the Himalayan region; and

(e)  if  not,  the  policy  of  the  Government  to  check  migrations  along  with Indo-China border?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The details of funds released under BADP to the 17 border States during the last five years (2014-15 to 2018-19) is given in the table below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.   | States            |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Arunachal Pradesh |     92.49 |     89.96 |    108.97 |    154.14 |     80.87 |
| 2     | Assam             |     21.05 |     30.66 |     34.05 |     56    |     49.5  |
| 3     | Bihar             |     31.3  |     60.65 |     46    |     46    |     32.2  |
| 4     | Gujarat           |     45.05 |     33.08 |     38    |     31.72 |     56.23 |
| 5     | Himachal Pradesh  |     21    |     23.1  |     31    |     35    |     25.95 |
| 6     | J&K               |    115.2  |    130.11 |    190.39 |    198.89 |     84    |
| 7     | Manipur           |     22    |     22    |     30.77 |     27.56 |     20.34 |
| 8     | Meghalaya         |     21    |     27.31 |     36.67 |     36.56 |     22.69 |
| 9     | Mizoram           |     35.34 |     38.62 |     46    |     46    |     32.2  |
| 10    | Nagaland          |     20    |     29.1  |     32.15 |     40.04 |     33.96 |
| 11    | Punjab            |     37.16 |     38.12 |     27.98 |     28    |     33.08 |
| 12    | Rajasthan         |    101.4  |    158.39 |    123.72 |    116    |     81.2  |
| 13    | Sikkim            |     20    |     20    |     25    |     28.01 |     27.5  |
| 14    | Tripura           |     37.98 |     50.57 |     70.89 |     65.07 |     49.7  |
| 15    | Uttar Pradesh     |     49.82 |     48.59 |     38    |     38    |     26.6  |
| 16    | Uttarakhand       |     31.82 |     27.95 |     27.08 |     31    |     29.2  |
| 17    | West Bengal       |     97.39 |    161.79 |    108.32 |    122    |     85.4  |
|       | TOTAL             |    800    |    990    |   1015    |   1100    |    770.62 |

(b) to (e): Development  of  border  areas  has  been  a  focus  area  for  the Government of India. Border Area Development Programme (BADP) is the major intervention of the Government in this direction with an aim to fill critical gaps in provision of essential social and economic infrastructure in the border areas to ensure equitable development in these areas.

The  works/projects  undertaken  in  the  border  areas,  including  along Indo-China border,  relate to construction of roads, bridges, safe drinking water  supply,  health,  agriculture  and  allied  activities,  social  sector activities such as creation of social infrastructure, capacity building and skill development, construction of toilets particularly for women, sports activities,  promotion  of  rural  tourism,  border  tourism  etc.  During  the financial years 2015-16 to 2018-19 construction of 1935 kms roads/ link roads,  2765  mtr  bridges/  culverts  etc,  520  numbers  of  sports  fields/ stadia, 11 residential schools, 37 numbers tourism related infrastructure, 34 warehouses and 52 livelihood and organic farming programmes were undertaken for improving the economic status of border population.

These activities help in creating an environment for sustainable living in the border areas of the country by providing additional job opportunities, improving quality of life and standard of living in the border areas, while also  helping  integrate  the  border  areas  with  the  mainland,  building  a positive perception and encouraging the people to stay on in the border areas.

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