Lok Sabha Question No. 5341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Aspirational Districts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## 5341.   MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the works undertaken and the schemes implemented in the districts of West Bengal and Maharashtra under the aspirational districts programme during the last five years, district-wise?
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized under the said programme in West Bengal and Maharashtra during the said period, year-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include other backward districts of West Bengal and Maharashtra in the said programme and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) Under  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme,  districts  undertake  various  developmental projects in order to address the critical gaps by making use of the performance grant they win through the challenge method of the programme. The details of projects undertaken by the districts of Maharashtra are provided in Annexure I . No district from West Bengal is part of the programme.

The  strategy  of  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme  is  to  help  the  districts  to  achieve improvement  in  various  socio-economic  indicators  through  better  implementation  and convergence of existing schemes.

- (b) The  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  by  the  Aspirational  Districts  of Maharashtra  are  provided  in Annexure  II. No  district  from  West  Bengal  is  part  of  the programme.
- (c) At present, there is no proposal to include more districts under the Programme.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5341 FOR 05.04.2023 BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI: AND SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: REGARDING ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## 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                                                                                |

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|           | Construction of 5 AWCs in Akkalkuwa and Djadgaon tribal blocks                                                                                                              |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | AGRICULTURE - Installation of cages in reservoir for fish farming                                                                                                           |
|           | AGRICULTURE - Business plan and Value Chain Analysis of Minor millet in 23 villages of Akkalkuwa block                                                                      |
|           | 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                                                                      |
|           | Rejuvenation of Waterbodies (Window 2)                                                                                                                                      |
| Washim    | Procurement 15 ambulances for all PHCs to Improve timely medical treatment and increased accesses to medical emergency services.                                            |
|           | Procuring examination/Labor table(Portable) ( 120 units) , Fetal Doppler (153 units), Digital Hemoglobin meter with stripe (183 units), Fingertip Pulse oxymeter (32 units) |
|           | Construction of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Rooms at 30 PHCs and Rural Hospitals and procurement of 3520KMC bags                                                             |
|           | Procurement of Portable X-Ray machine with Mobile Van, CBNAAT Machine for TB patients                                                                                       |
|           | Implementation of Magic English programme, patented by Karadipath Pvt. Ltd. Chennai                                                                                         |
|           | Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee international school.                                                                                                                     |
|           | Construction of 150 Recharge pits                                                                                                                                           |
|           | Strengthening of Secondary health care Delivery System                                                                                                                      |
|           | Strengthening learning and playing infrastructure in Anganwadis                                                                                                             |
|           | Strengthening Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs in 5 Zila Parishad Schools                                                                                                |

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| AGRICULTURE Increasing per capita income of farmers/SHGs by using innovative technology in Agriculture   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rejuvenation of Waterbodies (Window 2)                                                                   |
| Health - Strengthening secondary health care delivery system                                             |
| Agriculture - Supplying Seed Dressing drums to women SHGst increase their per capita income              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5341 FOR 05.04.2023 BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI: AND SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: REGARDING ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

Details of funds allocated, released and utilized by the Aspirational Districts of Maharashtra

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| Financial Year   | Amount Allocated (Cumulative) In INR Cr.   |   Amount Released (Cumulative) In INR Cr. | Amount Utilized (Cumulative) In INR Cr.   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          | 7.85                                       |                                      7.85 | -                                         |
| 31.01            |                                            |                                     25.01 | 2020-21 21.17                             |
| 55.56            |                                            |                                     55.56 | 2021-22 -                                 |
| 2022-23          | 77.83                                      |                                     55.56 | 33.30                                     |

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