Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: LWE Affected Districts
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh, Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *130

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 4, 1944 (SAKA)

LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS

*130. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  number  of  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  districts have gone down after 2014;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the incidents of violence have also gone down since 2015 and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of assistance provided by the Government to LWE affected districts since 2014 especially in Aurangabad and Gaya districts of Bihar, year-wise; and

(e)  whether  the  magnitude  of  assistance  has  gone  down  during  the  last few years and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  *130  FOR 26/07/2022 REGARDING 'LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS'

(a) to (c) Yes  Sir,  the    districts  reporting  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE) violence has come down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021. Incidents of LWE violence  have  also  significantly  reduced  from  1091  in  2014  to  509 incidents in 2021.

(d)  &  (e)  Since  2014,  there  has  been  a  substantial  increase  in  the magnitude of assistance provided to LWE  affected states by the Government of India under various schemes of MHA and specific schemes for  LWE  areas  of  the  other  line  ministries.  Approximately  Rs  6578  Crore was released under various MHA schemes from FY 2014-15 to FY 2021-22 as compared to Rs 2181 Crore released from FY 2006-07 to FY 2013-14 for LWE management. Details of assistance through specific schemes for LWE affected areas and funds release by MHA are at Annexure-I and AnnexureII respectively.

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## Assistance Through Specific Schemes  For LWE Affected Areas

The  Government  of  India  provides  assistance  for  capacity  building  of LWE  affected  States  through  various schemes  of  MHA  and  other  line Ministries. Brief details of this assistance provided through various schemes is mentioned below.

1. Security  Related  Expenditure  Scheme .  Under  the  Security  Related Expenditure Scheme,  Rs  2302  Crore has been provided to the State Governments since 2014-15.
2. Special  Infrastructure  Scheme .  Under  Special  Infrastructure  Scheme, projects  worth  Rs.  991.04  Crore  have  been  approved  from  2017-21  for upgradation and strengthening of Special Forces, Special Intelligence Branches and  for  construction  of  250  Fortified  Police  Stations  (FPSs)  in  LWE  affected areas. Further under the 400 FPSs Scheme, 334 have been constructed after 2014.
3. Special  Central  Assistance  Scheme  for  the  Most LWE  Affected Districts . In this scheme, Rs 3085.74 Crore has been released to the States.
4. Road Requirement Plan-I (RRP-I) . In this scheme, 2134 km have been completed post May 2014. In Gaya, 205 km road and in Aurangabad, 116 km road has been completed under this scheme.
5. Road  Connectivity  Project  for  LWE  affected  Areas  (RCPLWEA) .  In this scheme, 12,082 km with an estimated cost of Rs 11,780 Crore has been sanctioned.  6,274  km  has  been  completed.  196  km  in  Gaya  and  237  km  in Aurangabad districts of Bihar has been completed.
6. Skill Development Scheme in 47 LWE Affected Districts . 30 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 61 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) have been completed under this scheme. Post May 2014, 08 ITIs and 06 SDCs have been completed. For Gaya and Aurangabad, 01 ITI and 02 SDCs each have been made under this scheme.

7. Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) and Jawahar Nava Vidyalava (JNV) .  32  KVs and 09 JNVs have been opened in LWE affected districts. Construction of 02 JNVs and 02 KVs for Gaya and 01 JNV and 02 KVs for Aurangabad district in Bihar has also been completed.
8. Eklavya  Model  Residential  School  (EMRS) .  207  EMRSs  have  been sanctioned for LWE affected areas.
9. Mobile  Connectivity  Project  in  LWE  Affected  Districts .  2343  mobile towers  installed  with  an  expenditure  of  Rs.4080.78  Crore.  59  Mobile  Towers have  already  been  installed  in  Gaya  and  approval  for  01  Mobile  Tower  has been issued. In Aurangabad, 58 Mobile Towers have been installed. In another scheme  'Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  Supported  Scheme  for Mobile  Connectivity  in  Uncovered  Aspirational  Districts'  4312  Mobile  Towers have also been approved for 37 LWE affected districts in 2021. Under USOF Scheme,  26  Mobile  Towers  have  been  approved  for  Gaya  and  01  for Aurangabad.
10. Financial  Inclusion .  1258  Bank  Branches  and  1348  ATMs  have  been installed in Most LWE Affected Districts. Further, 4903 new Post Offices were opened in LWE affected districts. 26 Post Offices were opened in Aurangabad and  31  in  Gaya.  Alongside  38  Bank  Branches  and  8  ATMs  were  started  in Aurangabad and 66 Bank Branches and 32 ATMs were opened in Gaya.

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## L.S.S.Q. NO. 130 FOR 26.07.2022 ANNEXURE-II

## Details of Funds Released For Bihar Under MHA Schemes (Rs in crore)

| Schemes*                                  | 14-15   | 15-16   | 16-17   |   17-18 | 18-19   |   19-20 | 20-21   |   21-22 |
|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme | 18.99   | 17.99   | 13.87   |   30.63 | 14.14   |   17.7  | 14.23   |   11.71 |
| Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)       | 4.05    | -@      | -@      |    8    | -       |   12.38 | -       |   12.35 |
| Special Central Assistance (SCA)** Scheme | -       | -       | -       |   30    | 133.33  |  133.32 | 80      |   60    |

## Details of Funds Released For Aurangabad and Gaya Disrtricts Under SCA Scheme (Rs in Crore)

| District   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021- 22   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Aurangabad |         5 |     33.33 |     33.33 |        20 | -          |
| Gaya       |         5 |     33.33 |     33.33 |        20 | 20         |

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