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Lok Sabha Question No. 2941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Reclamation Plan and NLC Limited
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## RECLAMATION PLAN AND NLC LIMITED

## 2941. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D. :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details for closing TPS 1 in NLC India Ltd.;
- (b) the details of the reclamation plan likely to be implemented therein; and
- (c) the number of trees that are likely to be planted at the reclaimed site?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): Details for closing TPS 1 in NLC India Ltd is as follows:
1.  Unit-7 (1x100 MW) has already been decommissioned on 22.09.2018.
2.  Balance units of TPS-I will be decommissioned between April 2020 and Sep.'2020.
- (b) & (c): Reclamation Plan and tree plantation plan of NLC India Ltd. is given below:

| NLCIL Reclamation Plan -2019-20 &2020-21    | NLCIL Reclamation Plan -2019-20 &2020-21   | NLCIL Reclamation Plan -2019-20 &2020-21   | NLCIL Reclamation Plan -2019-20 &2020-21   | NLCIL Reclamation Plan -2019-20 &2020-21   |
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Year                                        | Reclamation (in Ha)                        | Reclamation (in Ha)                        | Trees plantation (in Nos.)                 | Trees plantation (in Nos.)                 |
|                                             | Target                                     | Actual till (Feb. 2020)                    | Target                                     | Actual till (Feb. 2020)                    |
| 2019-20 (As per approved Mine closure plan) | 156.50                                     | 207.49                                     | 47,000                                     | 48,667                                     |
| 2020-21 (As per approved Mine closure plan) | 186.50                                     | -                                          | 45,000                                     | -                                          |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: CCL for Divyang Women
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2938

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020)

## CCL FOR DIVYANG WOMEN

## 2938. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has doubled the child care allowance for divyang women;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including allowance provided in Maharashtra;
- (c) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented; and
- (d) the burden likely to be on the Government exchequer as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c):      Consequent  upon  implementation  of  the  recommendations  of  the  7 th Central  Pay Commission,  the  rates  of  special  allowance  for  women  with  disabilities  have  been  increased from Rs.1500/- per month to Rs.3000/- per month for child care, payable from the time of the child's  birth  till  the  child  is  two  years  old.  This  special  allowance  shall  be  payable  for  a maximum of two eldest surviving children and  would be  automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. It is effective from 1 st July, 2017 and applicable to all Central Government disabled woman employees, irrespective of their place of posting, including in Maharashtra.
- (d):   No specific information regarding the financial burden on Central exchequer in this regard is available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Homegrown Satellites
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Indra Hang Subba, Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2934 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

## HOMEGROWN SATELLITES

2934 SHRI INDRA HANG SUBBA:

## SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India's space agency planned to build 17 homegrown satellites  in  2019  and  it,  however,  managed  to  deliver  only about half due to shortage of electronic parts;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the absence  of a robust homegrown  electronics ecosystem  is  hurting  the  ambitious  targets  set  by  the  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which has lined up more than 60 missions over the next five years; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  remedial  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) & (b)

No,  it  is  not  true  that  ISRO  could  not  deliver  the  targeted number of satellite in 2019 merely due to shortage of electronic parts.

- (c) The challenge in timely launch of satellites is multi-faceted and has  many  reasons.  The  shortage  of  electronic  components  is only one of these reasons. Other reasons are
-  Patented  and  monopolistic  manufacturer  driven  technologies associated with parts, components and devices
-  Design changes required to make the system more robust and based  on  on-orbit  observations  -  this  is  an  evolving  process during the course of a particular satellite project
-  Configuration  changes  required  in  response  to  updates  in  the user requirements
-  Technical issues related to the manufacture of hardware
-  Technical  issues  faced  in  the  course  of  assembly,  integration and testing of hardware
-  Obsolescence of parts, components or materials
- (d) The remedial steps taken by the department towards a robust homegrown electronics ecosystem are as follows:
-  Development of indigenous vendors capable of design, fabrication and testing of hi-tech electronics hardware
-  Fostering an environment conducive for transfer of technology from within ISRO to Indian industry

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Protection from Nuclear Materials
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION 2933

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## PROTECTION FROM NUCLEAR MATERIALS

## 2933.  SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Prime Minister be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the guidelines issued by the Government for physical protection from nuclear materials and facilities;

- (b) whether the cases of violation of the said guidelines have come to the notice of the Government during each of the last three years and the current year;

- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and the  reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government in such cases so far;

- (d) whether the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has suggested improvements to Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board towards strengthening the atomic regulatory framework in India;

- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  such  improvements  along  with  the  compliance  of  such suggestions by the Government so far; and

- (f) the other steps taken by the Government  in this direction?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB)  has  issued  guidance  documents regarding  detailed  requirements  on  physical  protection  of  nuclear  materials and  facilities  to  be  complied  by  all  nuclear  facilities  in  the  country.  These aspects are reviewed by AERB before giving clearance for various stages  of nuclear facilities and have a well established process for monitoring compliance  to  these  requirements  through  multi-tier  reviews  and  periodic regulatory inspections.

- (b) No, Sir.

- (c) Not applicable in view of (b) above.

- (d) No, Sir.

- (e)&(f) Not applicable, in view of (d) above

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Protection of Personal Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2932

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.03.2020

## PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

## 2932      DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

Will the Minister of  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up any committee or an agency with regard to protection of personal data?
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) The number of complaints received by the government so far with regard to breach of personal data during each of the last three years, State/UT- wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a), (b) and (c): The  Government  on  31st July  2017, vide OM No.3(6)/2017-CLES, constituted a Committee of Experts on Data Protection under the Chairmanship of Justice B N Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India to study various issues relating to data protection.  The  committee  had  submitted  its  report  and  a  draft  bill  which  are  available  at https://meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework. The said draft Bill was placed in the public domain and comments were sought. Feedback was received and after certain modifications, the PDP Bill has been introduced in parliament during the winter session 2019 and the bill has  been  referred  to  a  joint  committee  of  the  parliament.  Ministry  of  Electronics  & Information  Technology  (MEITY)  has  not  received  any  specific  complaint  pertaining  to breach of personal data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Restructuring of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2930

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## RESTRUCTURING OF RAILWAYS

## 2930. SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Committee  on    Restructuring  Railways  (2015)  had recommended the decentralization of powers to the level of zones;
- whether the Committee had also recommended to give full powers to Zonal Railways for expenditure and re-appropriations and sanctions and
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to implement the recommendations in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):  Yes, Sir. The Committee chaired by Sh. Bibek Debroy, had inter-alia recommended for decentralization of powers to the level of zones and divisions.
- (b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Committee  inter-alia  recommended  that  within  the budget financial outlay, the Zonal Railways should have Full powers for expenditure,  re-appropriations  and  sanctions,  subject  to  it  meeting  its proportionate earning target.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The Recommendation in this regard is already being acted upon. Significant autonomy and empowerment has been given to zones and divisions since 2017 by way of delegation of administrative and  financial  powers.  As  regards  re-appropriations,  Board  has  issued

relaxation  in  the  delegation  of  powers  of  re-appropriation  to  General Managers on 16.02.2017, whereby the Zones are now empowered to reappropriate any amount of fund from one work to another, within same plan head and within same source of funds. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Dedicated Freight Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR

## †2929. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  any  concrete  policy  for  dedicated freight corridor;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of trains to be handed over to private sector during the last five years; and
- (d) the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) &  (b) Presently, Ministry of Railways is  implementing two Dedicated Freight Corridors namely, Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1856 km.) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (1504 km.). These corridors are targeted to be completed in phases by December 2021.  In  addition,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  decided  to  undertake Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for new Dedicated Freight corridors on the following routes :
1. East Coast corridor- Kharagpur  to Vijayawada
2. East-West Sub-corridor (i) -Bhusaval-Wardha-NagpurRajkharswan-Kharagpur-Uluberia-Dankuni
- East-West Sub-corridor (ii) - Rajkharswan-Kalipahari-Andal
3. North - South sub-corridor -  Vijayawada- Nagpur-Itarsi

(c) & (d): A Concession Agreement has been signed between Ministry of Railways  (MOR)  and  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  Corporation  of  India Limited  (DFCCIL)  on  28th  February  2014  which  inter  alia  enjoins DFCCIL to allow authorized Railway users including Indian Railways to run their own trains on the DFC network.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Fund for Defence Modernisation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2927

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2020

## FUND FOR DEFENCE MODERNISATION

2927. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has earmarked sufficient funds for defence modernisation for the year 2020-21;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  allot  more  funds  for  Defence modernisation to catch up with China whose defence budget is three times more than India's?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)  & (b):  An amount of Rs. 90,048 Crore has been proposed for Capital Acquisition (Modernization)  in  BE  2020-21  under  Defence  Services  Estimates  which  is  an increase  of  Rs  9,088.92  Crore  over  BE  2019-20  allocations.  The  total  amount allocated  for  Capital  Acquisition  (Modernization)      is  27.87%  of  Defence  Services Estimates.
- (c)    No  official  data  relating  to  China's  Defence  modernization  is  available  in  this Ministry.

Government  is  taking measures  for modernisation  of  Armed  Forces,  through procurement of new equipment and upgrading of existing equipment and systems. The modernisation project  are  being  progressed  as  per  approved  capital  acquisition  plan and in terms of extant Defence Procurement Procedure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Free and Prompt Justice
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Chhatar Singh Darbar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ******

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2925

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11 th  MARCH, 2020

Free and Prompt Justice

†2925. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI CHHATAR SINGH DARBAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal from the Government to ensure free and prompt justice to the poor and middle-class people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating on the proposal to fix specific time schedule for disposal of the cases; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and  (b)  The  Legal  Services  Authorities  (LSA)  Act,  1987  provides  free  and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries  covered  under  Section  12  of  the  Act  to  ensure  that  opportunities  for securing  justice  are  not  denied  to  any  citizen  by  reason  of  economic  or  other disabilities,  and  to  organize  Lok  Adalats  to  secure  that  the  operation  of  the  legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunities.

For this purpose, the Legal Services Institutions have been setup at all levels from the level of Taluk Courts to the Supreme Court. During the period from April, 2019 to December, 2019, 8.96 lakhs persons have been provided with free legal services and 56.19 lakhs cases (pending in courts as well as disputes at pre-litigation stage) have been settled amicably through Lok Adalats. In addition, Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-bono) programme under 'Access to Justice' Scheme provides a platform for linkage of beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of LSA Act with Pro-bono lawyers. Pre-litigation advice mechanism also exists under 'Tele-law' programme,  wherein  free  legal  advice  is  provided  to  beneficiaries  covered  under Section  12  of  LSA  Act  &  others  with  payment  of  Rs.  30/-  per  consultation  at Common Service Centre (CSC) in the village. (c) No Sir. Timely disposal of cases falls within the domain of the judiciary. (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Electoral Reforms
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2924

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 11 th  MARCH, 2020

## ELECTORAL REFORMS

2924. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  held  any  discussion  with  Election Commission  of  India  with  regard  to  electoral  reforms  including making  paid  news  and  filing  of  false  affidavits  as  electoral offences;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the outcome of the discussions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)   to  (c)  :  Yes,  Sir.    In  a  recent  interaction  with  the  Ministry,  the Election  Commission  of  India  had  discussed  the  implementation  of various electoral reforms proposals which, inter  alia ,  include  ban  on paid news and making filing of false affidavit as an electoral offence. These  proposals  are  part  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Law Commission which are under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Border Dispute with China
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2923 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## BORDER DISPUTE WITH CHINA

## 2923.    DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the   details   of   border   dispute   with   China   including   the   present status of the areas under question;

- (b) whether we are holding them as per our claim or not; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the list of areas we are not holding as per our claims?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) China disputes the international boundary between India and China. In the Eastern sector, China claims approximately 90,000 square kilometers of Indian T erritory in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Territory under the occupation of China in the Union T erritory of Ladakh is approximately 38,000 square kilometers. In addition, under the so-called China-Pakistan 'Boundary Agreement' signed between China and Pakistan on 2 March 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 square kilometers of Indian territory in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to China.

India's consistent and principled position is that Arunachal Pradesh and the entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and shall be an integral part of India. This fact has been clearly conveyed to the Chinese side on several occasions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Monitoring of Aspirational Districts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## MONITORING OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## †2922. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  formulated any scheme  for effective and proper monitoring of selected aspirational districts programme;
- (b) if so, the complete details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  implementation  of  the  said ambitious project of the Government; and
- (d) the complete details of monitoring of various works being done in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)  &  (b)  For  effective  monitoring  of  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme,  a  Dashboard namely  Championsofchange.gov.in  has  been  developed  by  NITI  Aayog.  Each  of  the  112 Aspirational  District,  submits  its  data  pertaining  to  the  49  key  performance  indicators segregated  into  81  data  points  on  this  Dashboard.  Districts  are  ranked  on  the  incremental progress  made  by  them  on  a  month-on-month  basis.  The  real-time  monitoring  of  data  and release of monthly delta rankings help these Districts to identify the areas where they need to improve  and  also  get  rewarded  for  their  good  performance  in  areas  where  they  have  made significant improvement.

- (c) Not applicable in view of (a) & (b) above

(d)  All  Aspirational  Districts  have  shown  improvement  since  inception  of  the  Programme. Since inception of the programme Rajgarh has made an overall progress of 47%  in the average value  of  49  indicators  under  focus  in  the  programme.  In  Health  &  Nutrition,  Rajgarh  has improved by 63%, in Education by 56%, in Financial Inclusion & Skill Development by 40% and by 6% in Basic Infrastructure.