Lok Sabha Question No. 2316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Aspirational Districts of Maharashtra
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2316

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA

## †2316.   SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of districts identified in Maharashtra under Aspirational District Programme;
- (b) the details of development works carried out in the said districts along with the details of the institutions/agencies  performing  these  works  in  the  districts  of  Hingoli,  Nanded  and Yavatmal;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated under the said programme, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include more districts under the said programme keeping in view high rate of unemployment in various districts of Maharashtra; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) There are 4 Aspirational Districts from the State of Maharashtra, viz. Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Washim and Gadchiroli.
- (b) As part of the Aspirational Districts Programme, the details of projects  taken up by the four Aspirational  Districts  of  Maharashtra  are  provided  in Annexure  I .  This  information  is  not applicable to the Districts of Yavatmal, Hingoli and Nanded as they are not covered under the Aspirational Districts Programme.
- (c) Details of funds allocated to Aspirational Districts of Maharashtra are provided in Annexure II.
- (d) and (e)  At  present  there  is  no  proposal  to  add  more  districts  under  the  Aspirational  Districts Programme.

## Details of Projects undertaken by the Aspirational Districts of Maharashtra under the Aspirational Districts Programme

| District   | Project                                                                                                                                                   |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gadchiroli | EDUCATION - 'Educate Gadchiroli' Fellowship for Tribal Students                                                                                           |
| Gadchiroli | EDUCATION - Development of 12 Govt Schools as Model Schools                                                                                               |
| Gadchiroli | EDUCATION- Fulora Project: Capacity Building and Level Based Learning                                                                                     |
| Gadchiroli | EDUCATION- JEE Coaching Centre                                                                                                                            |
| Gadchiroli | SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND LIVELIHOOD - Empowering Gram Sabhas through capacity building and training in context of activities related to Minor Forest Produce |
| Gadchiroli | Muskan: Battling Anaemia in Gadchiroli                                                                                                                    |
| Nandurbar  | Fellowship program                                                                                                                                        |
| Nandurbar  | Power supply in 2772 classrooms across 693 Primary schools                                                                                                |
| Nandurbar  | Motor cycle Ambulance                                                                                                                                     |
| Nandurbar  | DRINKING WATER - Solar energy based dual pump mini water supply scheme                                                                                    |
| Nandurbar  | Solar power system and Television sets for 70 AWCs                                                                                                        |
| Nandurbar  | Height/length and weight measurement devices for growth monitoring at AWCs                                                                                |
| Nandurbar  | Construction of 5 AWCs in Akkalkuwa and Djadgaon tribal blocks                                                                                            |
| Nandurbar  | AGRICULTURE - Installation of cages in reservoir for fish farming                                                                                         |
| Nandurbar  | AGRICULTURE - Business plan and Value Chain Analysis of Minor millet in 23 villages of Akkalkuwa block                                                    |
| Nandurbar  | AGRICULTURE - Strawberry cultivation in tribal area of Akkalkuwa and Akrani blocks                                                                        |

| Osmanabad   | AGRICULTURE Increasing per capita income of farmers/SHGs by using innovative technology in Agriculture                                                                      |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Osmanabad   | Rejuvenation of Waterbodies (Window 2)                                                                                                                                      |
| Washim      | Procurement 15 ambulances for all PHCs to Improve timely medical treatment and increased accesses to medical emergency services.                                            |
| Washim      | Procuring examination/Labor table(Portable) ( 120 units) , Fetal Doppler (153 units), Digital Hemoglobin meter with stripe (183 units), Fingertip Pulse oxymeter (32 units) |
| Washim      | Construction of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Rooms at 30 PHCs and Rural Hospitals and procurement of 3520KMC bags                                                             |
| Washim      | Procurement of Portable X-Ray machine with Mobile Van, CBNAAT Machine for TB patients                                                                                       |
| Washim      | Implementation of Magic English programme, patented by Karadipath Pvt. Ltd. Chennai                                                                                         |
| Washim      | Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International School.                                                                                                                     |
| Washim      | Construction of 150 Recharge pits                                                                                                                                           |
| Washim      | Strengthening of Secondary health care Delivery System                                                                                                                      |
| Washim      | Strengthening learning and playing infrastructure in Anganwadis                                                                                                             |
| Washim      | Strengthening Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs in 5 Zila Parishad Schools                                                                                                |
| Washim      | AGRICULTURE Increasing per capita income of farmers/SHGs by using innovative technology in Agriculture                                                                      |
| Washim      | Rejuvenation of Waterbodies (Window 2)                                                                                                                                      |
| Washim      | Health - Strengthening secondary health care delivery system                                                                                                                |
| Washim      | Agriculture - Supplying Seed Dressing drums to women SHGst increase their per capita income                                                                                 |

## Details of funds allocated to Aspirational Districts of Maharashtra

| District   |   Amount Allocated (In Rs. Cr) |
|------------|--------------------------------|
| Gadchiroli |                              9 |
| Nandurbar  |                              9 |
| Osmanabad  |                             12 |
| Washim     |                             18 |