Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Industrially Backward Districts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2021.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

## 2738.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  details  of  industrially  backward  districts  in  Haryana  and  North-Eastern States including Assam;
- (b) the district-wise details of schemes being implemented to promote industrialisation through DPIIT in Haryana and North-Eastern states including Assam; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  initiate  'One  District  One  Product' scheme in each district and if so, the details thereof?

## 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): The State Governments decide the Industrially Backward Districts in their States. The State Government of Haryana has informed that their state has been divided into 04 Categories of blocks based on the level of industrialization, level of socioeconomic  development,  locational  advantage  i.e.  connectivity  to  highway,  airport etc.,  State  of  infrastructure  development  and  level  of  skill  development  that  has taken  place  in  these  areas  /  blocks.  The  four  categories  are  -  Developed  (A), Intermediate (B), Backward (C), and Most Backward (D). The details of industrially backward  districts  in  Haryana  as  furnished  by  Government  of  Haryana  is  at Annexure.

The State Governments of Assam, Nagaland and Tripura have not declared any districts as Industrially Backward Districts in their States. The State Government of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have informed that all districts in their States are industrially backward. The State-wise list of industrially backward districts of other States in the North-East as informed by them are as below:-

|   S.No. | State     | Name of the industrially Backward District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Meghalaya | Meghalaya has 11 Districts. All the Districts are industrially backward. These districts are:- i) East Khasi Hills District ii) West Khasi Hills District iii) South West Khasi Hills District iv) West Jaintia Hills District v) East Jaintia Hills District vi) Ri-Bhoi District vii) West Garo Hills District viii) East Garo Hills District ix) South Garo Hills District x) North Garo Hills District |
|       2 | Mizoram   | All the Districts except Aizawal District in Mizoram are industrially backward. The list of Districts that are backward are as follows:- i) Mamit ii) Hnathial iii) Khawzawl iv) Serchip v) Lawngtlai vi) Lunglei vii) Champhai viii) Kolasib ix) Siaha                                                                                                                                                    |
|       3 | Sikkim    | West-District.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

- (b): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is not having any specific scheme, meant only for the backward districts of the Haryana and  NorthEastern states including Assam.
- (c) One District One Product (ODOP) is an initiative which is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a District, duel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of Atma Nirbhar Bharat. One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is operationally merged with  'Districts  as  Export  Hub'  initiative  being  implemented  by  Director  General  of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.

Department  of  Commerce  through  DGFT  is  engaging  with  State  and  Central Government  agencies  to  promote  the  initiative  of  One  District  One  Product.  The objective is to convert each District of the country into an Export Hub by identifying products  with  the  export  potential in the District,  addressing  bottlenecks  for exporting  these  products,  supporting  local  exporters  /  manufacturers  to  scale  up manufacturing,  and  find  potential  buyers  outside  India  with  the  aim  of  promoting exports,  promoting manufacturing & services industry in the District and generate employment in the District.

To increase exports and take export promotion to the District level, Department of Commerce through DGFT is engaging with State / UT Governments to implement the said initiative in all districts of the country in a phased manner, with the objective of mobilizing the potential of each district of the country to achieve its potential as an export  hub.  Under  the  initial  phase  of  the  ODOP  programme,  106  products  have been identified from 103 districts across 27 states.

District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) is constituted in all Districts of India, except districts of the State of West Bengal. DEPC meetings have been conducted in 510 Districts of India.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2021.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

Details  of  industrial  backward  area  in  the  State  of  Haryana:  The  State  has  identified industrially backward areas in two categories:

- i. Industrially Backward Areas identified as 'C' category.
- ii. Most Industrially Backward Areas identified as 'D' category.

Category 'C' Comprising: of industrially backward areas.

|   S.No. | District     |   Block | Block             |
|---------|--------------|---------|-------------------|
|       1 | Ambala       |       1 | Barara            |
|       1 | Ambala       |       2 | Naraingarh        |
|       1 | Ambala       |       3 | Saha              |
|       1 | Ambala       |       4 | Shehzadpur        |
|       2 | Bhiwani      |       5 | Bhiwani           |
|       3 | Fatehabad    |       6 | Fatehabad         |
|       4 | Hissar       |       7 | Hansi-I           |
|       4 | Hissar       |       8 | Hissar-II         |
|       5 | Jhajjar      |       9 | Beri              |
|       5 | Jhajjar      |      10 | Badli             |
|       5 | Jhajjar      |      11 | Matenhail         |
|       6 | Jind         |      12 | Jind              |
|       7 | Kaithal      |      13 | Kaithal           |
|       7 | Kaithal      |      14 | Guhla at Cheeka   |
|       7 | Kaithal      |      15 | Pundri            |
|       7 | Kaithal      |      16 | Dhand             |
|       8 | Karnal       |      17 | Indri             |
|       8 | Karnal       |      18 | Nissing at Chirao |
|       8 | Karnal       |      19 | Kunjpura          |
|       9 | Kurukshetra  |      20 | Thanesar          |
|       9 | Kurukshetra  |      21 | Pehowa            |
|       9 | Kurukshetra  |      22 | Ladwa             |
|       9 | Kurukshetra  |      23 | Shahabad          |
|       9 | Kurukshetra  |      24 | Ismailabad        |
|      10 | Mahendergarh |      25 | Narnaul           |
|      11 | Mewat        |      26 | Nuh& IMT Sohna    |
|      11 | Mewat        |      27 | Taoru             |
|      12 | Palwal       |      28 | Hodel             |
|      13 | Panchkula    |      29 | Barwala           |
|      14 | Panipat      |      30 | Israna            |
|      14 | Panipat      |      31 | SanauliKhurd      |
|      15 | Rewari       |      32 | Khol at Rewari    |
|      16 | Rohtak       |      33 | Meham             |
|      16 | Rohtak       |      34 | LakhanMajra       |

|   17. | Sirsa        |   35. | Sirsa        |
|-------|--------------|-------|--------------|
|    18 | Sonepat      |    36 | Gohana       |
|    18 | Sonepat      |    37 | Mundlana     |
|    19 | Yamuna Nagar |    38 | Bilaspur     |
|    19 | Yamuna Nagar |    39 | Chhachhrauli |
|    19 | Yamuna Nagar |    40 | Radaur       |
|    19 | Yamuna Nagar |    41 | Khizrabad    |

## Category 'D' Comprising: of industrially most backward areas

| S.No.   | District     |   Block |              |
|---------|--------------|---------|--------------|
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       1 | Loharu       |
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       2 | Tosham       |
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       3 | Bawani-Khera |
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       4 | Kairu        |
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       5 | Siwani       |
| 1       | Bhiwani      |       6 | Bahal        |
| 2.      | CharkiDadri  |       7 | CharkiDadri  |
| 2.      | CharkiDadri  |       8 | Badhra       |
| 2.      | CharkiDadri  |       9 | Bond Kalan   |
| 2.      | CharkiDadri  |      10 | Jhojhu Kalan |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      11 | Tohana       |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      12 | Ratia        |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      13 | Jakhal       |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      14 | Bhattu Kalan |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      15 | Bhuna        |
| 3.      | Fatehbad     |      16 | Nagpur       |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      17 | Narnaund     |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      18 | Adampur      |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      19 | Uklana       |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      20 | Agroha       |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      21 | Barwala      |
| 4.      | Hissar       |      22 | Hansi-II     |
| 5.      | Jhajjar      |      23 | Sahalwas     |
| 6.      | Jind         |      24 | Narwana      |
|         | Jind         |      25 | Julana       |
|         | Jind         |      26 | Safidon      |
|         | Jind         |      27 | Pillukhera   |
|         | Jind         |      28 | Uchana       |
|         | Jind         |      29 | Alewa        |
|         | Jind         |      30 | Ujhana       |
| 7.      | Kaithal      |      31 | Kalayat      |
| 7.      | Kaithal      |      32 | Rajound      |
| 7.      | Kaithal      |      33 | Siwan        |
| 8.      | Karnal       |      34 | Munak        |
| 8.      | Karnal       |      35 | Assandh      |
| 9.      | Kurukshetra  |      36 | Babain       |
| 10.     | Mahendergarh |      37 | AteliNangal  |
| 10.     | Mahendergarh |      38 | Kanina       |

|     |              |   39. | Mahendergarh     |
|-----|--------------|-------|------------------|
|     |              |    40 | Nangalchaudhary  |
|     |              |    41 | Sihma            |
|     |              |    42 | Nizampur         |
|     |              |    43 | Satnali          |
| 11. | Mewat        |    44 | Nagina           |
|     |              |    45 | Ferozepur Jhirka |
|     |              |    46 | Punhana          |
|     |              |    47 | Pingwan          |
|     |              |    48 | Indri            |
| 12. | Palwal       |    49 | Hathin           |
|     |              |    50 | Badoli           |
|     |              |    51 | Hasanpur         |
| 13. | Panchkula    |    52 | Morni            |
|     |              |    53 | Raipur Rani      |
| 14. | Rewari       |    54 | Nahar            |
|     |              |    55 | Dahina           |
|     |              |    56 | Jatusana         |
| 15. | Rohtak       |    57 | Kalanaur         |
| 16. | Sirsa        |    58 | Dabwali          |
|     |              |    59 | Baragudha        |
|     |              |    60 | Rania            |
|     |              |    61 | Ellanabad        |
|     |              |    62 | Odhan            |
|     |              |    63 | Nathusari Chopta |
| 17. | Sonepat      |    64 | Kathura          |
| 18. | Yamuna Nagar |    65 | Mustafad         |
|     |              |    66 | Sadhaura         |

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