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Lok Sabha Question No. 2393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Krishnapatnam Node
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2393. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2023.

## KRISHNAPATNAM NODE

## 2393.  SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has approved the Krishnapatnam Node of Industrial Corridor in Andhra Pradesh in 2020 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the master plan, engineering activities, etc., have also been completed; and
- (c) if  so,  the  present  status  of  tendering  the  Engineering,  Procurement  and Construction  (EPC)  including  the  time  by  which  said  Project  is  likely  to  be completed?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c): Government had approved Krishnapatnam Node in Andhra Pradesh

under  Chennai  Bengaluru  Industrial  Corridor  on  30th  December 2020. Master Planning and Preliminary Design & Engineering have been  completed. The EPC Tender (2nd Call) for trunk infrastructure work has   been annulled due to receipt of very high bid amount. It has  been  decided  to  float  3rd  call  after  necessary  revalidation. Completion of major trunk infrastructure work takes 36-48 months after award of EPC   tender.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Automated Barriers at Railway Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## AUTOMATED BARRIERS AT RAILWAY CROSSINGS

## 2392. SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  unmanned  railway  crossings without barriers that still exist in India, location-wise;
- (b) the time by which the Government plans to put automated barriers for safety of people at these crossings;
- (c) whether  Gobindapur  in  Nadia  district  has  one  such  crossing  which  is very dangerous and if so, the details in this regard; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  railway  authorities  are  likely  to  put  a  barrier here?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b): All Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railway have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.  Only 751 UMLCs exist on Indian Railways on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) sections, which are planned for elimination during Gauge conversion of those sections.  There is no plan for providing automatic barrier at these Level Crossings (LCs).

(c) & (d): There is no UMLC at Gobindapur in Nadia district.  However, there is a Manned Level Crossing (MLC) No. 3B/Spl. at Km. 17/16-17 on Shantipur-Krishnanagr City Junction (STB-KNJ) section under Sealdah Division which already has electrically operated barrier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: New Trains to Supaul
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2391

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## NEW TRAINS TO SUPAUL

†2391. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any provision for startup comprehensive rail service to all the metro cities of India or operation of new trains for the people of Supaul district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  facilities  like  catering,  water,  booking  service  etc.,  provided  for passengers in long distance trains from Bihar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b) Presently, Supaul lacks necessary infrastructural facilities for operation of long distance train services. However, subject to operational feasibility,  traffic  justification  etc,  introduction  of  trains  is  an  on-going process on Indian Railways.
- (c)  and  (d)  It  is  continuous  endeavour  of  Indian  Railways  to  ensure adequate provision of catering services and Packaged Drinking Water to the passengers travelling in long distance trains including those originating  from  Bihar.  Provision  of  catering  services  and  packaged drinking water in trains is made through Pantry Car/Mini Pantry, Train Side Vending and static catering units at en-route stations.

In  addition,  passengers  can  also  order  food  of  their  choice  through  ecatering services which are available at major en-route stations.

Further,  with  a  view  to  facilitate  passengers  in  procuring  tickets  for undertaking journey by trains, Indian Railways has taken various measures, some of which are as under:-

## (1) Unreserved ticketing

- i.
- Provision of Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) counters.
- ii.
- iii.
- Provision of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).
- UTSonMobile App facility for booking tickets online.
- iv. Engaging  different  types  of  agents  for  disbursing  unreserved tickets  e.g.-  Halt  agents,  Jansadharan  Ticket  Booking  Sewaks (JTBS),  Station  Ticket  Booking  Agents  (STBAs),  Yatri  Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) licencees.

## (2)  Reserved ticketing

- i. Provision  of  computerised  Passenger  Reservation  System  (PRS) counters.
- ii. Facility to book reserved tickets online through website of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
3. iii.
4. Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) licencees.

Provision of such facilities and their augmentation from time to time is a continuous and ongoing exercise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Increase in Procurement Centres in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2389 To BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## INCREASE IN PROCUREMENT CENTRES IN ANDHRA PRADESH 2389. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of procurement centres opened in Andhra Pradesh in the last five years, Kharif and Rabi season-wise;
- (b) the details of procurement centres set 4p to procure rice from Andhra Pradesh for the current season;
- (c) whether there are any plans to increase the number of procurement centres; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Andhra Pradesh is a Decentralized Procurement (DCP) State, wherein procurement is undertaken by State Government through its agencies: The number of procurement centres opened by Andhra Pradesh in the last five years, Kharif and Rabi season is as under:

| KMS     |   Kharif | Rabi   |
|---------|----------|--------|
| 2017-18 |     1498 | 1194   |
| 2018-19 |     1542 |        |
| 2019-20 |     1707 | 1442   |
| 2020-21 |     2435 | 1986   |
| 2021-22 |     8896 | 5188   |

## (b): The details of procurement centres set up to procure   paddy from Andhra Pradesh for the current season is as under:-

| KMS     |   Kharif |   Rabi |
|---------|----------|--------|
| 2022-23 |     6342 |   3500 |

(c) & (d): Based on the arrival of paddy, significant number of procurement centres are opened by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. Procurement centres are opened taking into account the production, marketable surplus, convenience to farmers and availability of other logisticslinfrastructure such as storage and transportation etc:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Problem of Authentication Failure
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Anto  Antony, K. Muraleedharan, Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## PROBLEM OF AUTHENTICATION FAILURE

2388. SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER FOOD AND

AFFAIRS, PUBLIC

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per CAG report, One of the major issues in accessing services from the public distribution system is of authentication failure due to faulty Aadhaar and biometric system;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken to mitigate the same, if not, the
- reasons therefor; and
- whether the Government is aware of the plight of divorced women, who are unable to get the ration cards because of Iack of documents, if
- (c) so, the details of steps taken to resolve this issue?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b): In pursuance to the provisions of Section-7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, this Department has issued a notification to StateslUTs (which is amended from time to time) for linking of Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries with all ration cards by 31st March 2023.Under PDS reforms, at present more than 9g%out of total 19.7 Crore ration cards under NFSA have been seeded with Aadhaar number. In this regard, it is submitted that the use of Aadhaarlbiometric authentication of beneficiaries for distribution of subsidized foodgrains is not made mandatoryIn this context, Department has issued advisories to all StateslUTs that no genuine beneficiarieslhouseholds shall be denied from their entitled foodgrains under NFSA, only on the ground of not possessing an Aadhaar number, or due to any technical failure ofePos device including failure of Aadhaar biometric authentication of beneficiary owing to network connectivity linking issues.

(c): As per the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Control Order 2015, the issuance of ration cards & its review, identification of duplicate ration cards and inclusion of genuine eligible beneficiaries households is the responsibility of the StatelUT Government: Further, it is submitted that the benefit of deleted ration cards is utilized by StateslUTs for addition of new beneficiaries to achieve the rightful targeting of NFSA beneficiaries, which is subjected to StatelUT wise ceiling on coverage under NFSA: This Department has time-to-time issued lettersladvisories to States/UTs to Iaunch special drive to issue ration cards to the weaker sections of society:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2386 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Closure of SAIL Units
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2386

FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023

## CLOSURE OF SAIL UNITS

## 2386.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has closed many of its units in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of employees rendered unemployed due to closure of these units?
- (d)  the  number  of  units  that  were  closed  due  to  running  into  losses  or  obsolete technology in these unit;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  propose  to  give  a  revival  package  to  these  units  for modernization  and  introduction  of  latest  technology  to  save  its  employees  from joblessness; and
- (f) the amount spent by the Government for the said purpose so far?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)  No,  Sir.  Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited(SAIL)  has  not  closed  any  of  its Plants/Units in the recent past.

(b)to(f): Question does not arise in view of the above answer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Meerut-Panipat Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## MEERUT-PANIPAT RAILWAY LINE

2380. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  DPR  of  the  proposed  route  of  Meerut-Panipat  (105  km)  railway line is still under consideration of the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated for the said route; and
- (d) the time by which the said project is going to start and the expected date of completion?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  The  work  of  Meerut-Panipat  (104  km)  Rail  line  project  has  been included in Budget 2016-17 subject to requisite Government approvals. The survey  of  work  has  been  completed  &  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR) prepared. At present, the project is not sanctioned, as such, no time line can be fixed for its commencement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings on all Operational Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS ON ALL OPERATIONAL LINES

## 2379. PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- the total number of level crossings across the country at present;
- (b) the  total  number  of  unmanned  level  crossings  on  all  available  and operational lines;
- the  deadline  fixed  by  the  Government  to  do  away  with  the  unmanned
- (c) level crossings on all the operational lines;
- (d) the  alternative  provisions  that  the  Government  has  made  for  the  users where the unmanned level crossings have been done away with; and
- (e) the  number  of  people  killed  in  accidents  at  level  crossings  in  the  past three  years  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  minimise  such accidents?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e):  As  on  01.04.2022,  there  are  total  19501  nos.  of  Level Crossings  (LCs)  in  the  country  on  Indian  Railway  network.    All

Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railway have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.  Only 751 UMLCs on Meter Gauge (MG) and Narrow Gauge (NG) sections exist on Indian Railways, which are planned for elimination during Gauge conversion of  those  sections.  Total  07  persons  killed  in  consequential  train accidents  at  manned  level  crossings  (MLCs)  during  the  last  three years i.e. 2019-20 to 2021-22. Following  steps  have  been  taken  by  Indian  Railways  to  reduce rail accidents at LCs in the country:

-  All  Unmanned  level  crossing  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  have  been eliminated by 31.01.2019 either by manning of LCs or by construction of ROBs/RUBs or by diversion of Road Traffic to nearby ROB/RUB/LC.
-  Level  Crossings  having  high  Rail/Road  vehicular  traffic  are  interlocked with signals for enhancing safety.
-  Inspection  drives  are  being  launched  from  time  to  time  to  ensure availability  of  basic  infrastructure  at  level  crossings  such  as  whistle boards, road warning boards, speed breakers, etc.
-  Public  awareness  campaigns/safety  slogans  are  undertaken  to  create safety  consciousness  among  road  users  for  safe  passage  at  level crossings.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: New Train to Nagpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Himadri Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## NEW TRAIN TO NAGPUR

†2375. SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to commence any new train to Nagpur via Katni, Shahdol and Anuppur Marg;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  direct  train  till  Nagpur  is  likely  to  be  provided  to  the public by extending the services of the Train No. 15231-32 Muzaffarpur-Gondia Express Train; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  At  present,  there  are  no  such  proposals.  However, introduction/extension  of  train  services  over  Indian  Railways  is  an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability, availability of resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Export Incentives to FCI
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH,2023

## EXPORT INCENTIVES TO FCI

## 2373.   SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to extend export incentives to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private channels including processing industries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (c): No specific export incentive is contemplated to be provided to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private channels including processing industries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparels
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2369 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## MEGA INTREGRATED TEXTILE REGIONS AND APPARELS

## 2369. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Union Government has approved setting up of Seven Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparels (PM MITRA) in various states with budgetary layout of Rs. 4,445 crore for the next five years which was announced in the Union Budget for the year 2021-2022 and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  Panipat  is  an  established  industrial  hub  in  the  field  of  textile-based  exports  all  over  the world and thousands of labourers from different states come here in search of employment and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Panipat is to be considered as one of the seven Textile Hubs (PM Mitra) parks, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government of Haryana has requested for setting up of PM Mitra Park in Panipat, if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): The Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with world class infrastructure including plug  and  play  facility  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  4,445  cr  for  a  period  of  seven  years  upto  2027-28.  The details of PM MITRA Park scheme can be accessed at www.texmin.nic.in.

(b) to (d): 18  proposals  from  13  State  Governments  for  setting  up  PM  MITRA  Park  have  been received. No proposal from the Government of Haryana, either for Panipat or for any other location, has been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Measures to Control Flood and Erosion in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## MEASURES TO CONTROL FLOOD AND EROSION IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## 2368.   SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  come  up  with  measures  to  control  flood  and  erosion  for Aspirational districts like Barpeta where people are left homeless and shelter less every year.
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  make provisions to address the matter with regard to Aspirational districts; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  notify  more  Aspirational  districts  and  if  so, whether  Bongaigaon  and  Bajali  districts of Assam  are  likely  to be included  as Aspirational districts?

## 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) and  (b)  The  Aspirational  Districts  Programme  is  essentially  a  template  for  improving governance. The programme monitors all Aspirational Districts on a monthly basis across 49 key  performance  indicators.  These  indicators  fall  under  crucial  sectors  of  Health  and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture &  Water  Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development  and  Basic  Infrastructure.  The  Programme  aims  at  rapid  transformation  of relatively  underdeveloped  Districts.  It  is  envisaged  that  an  improvement  in  the  indicators under focus in this programme will result in improvement in the quality of life of citizens.
- (c)  At  present  there  is  no  proposal  to  add  more  districts  under  the  Aspirational  Districts Programme.

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