Lok Sabha Question No. 1463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Development of Backward Districts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1463

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF BACKWARD DISTRICTS

## †1463. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified certain backward districts for the development of  education,  health  care  and  infrastructure  facilities  under  the  Aspirational  District Programme in the States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the total number of districts selected and the total amount sanctioned and released in this regard; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  works  started  in  these  districts  and  the  progress  made  so  far thereunder?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Yes  Sir,  under  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme,  the  government  has  identified 112 districts across 26 States and 1 Union Territory with focus in key sectors including Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Basic Infrastructure, Skill Development and Financial Inclusion based on a Composite Index of Backwardness.
- (b) The State-wise list of the 112 Aspirational Districts is attached as Annexure - I.
- (c) There  are  112  districts  under  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme.  As  the  main strategy of the Programme is based on convergence of existing schemes which have their  own  funding  arrangement,  large  infusion  of  additional  fund  is  not  envisaged. However,  in  order  to  foster  competitive  spirit  and  for  addressing  the  critical  gaps, additional  allocation  on  challenge  route  is  also  envisaged.  Under  this  arrangement around Rs. 306 crores has been released during FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21.
- (d) Projects across different sectors have been undertaken by the districts as per the extant rules of the state governments concerned. The sector-wise break-up of the sanctioned projects are mentioned below:

| Theme                                  |   No. of Projects sanctioned |   Amount Disbursed (in Rs. crores) |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Health and Nutrition                   |                          125 |                             104    |
| Education                              |                           82 |                              78.3  |
| Agriculture &Water Resources           |                           37 |                              25    |
| Financial Inclusion &Skill Development |                           20 |                              52.67 |
| Basic Infrastructure                   |                           16 |                              45    |
| Others                                 |                           13 |                               0.97 |

These projects are being monitored by the respective District Administration. As per the information received from the Districts, these projects are under various stages of implementation.

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## List of 112 Aspirational Districts

|   S. No. | State                | District      |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh       | Vizianagaram  |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh       | Visakhapatnam |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh       | Y.S.R. Kadapa |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh    | Namsai        |
|        5 | Assam                | Goalpara      |
|        6 | Assam                | Barpeta       |
|        7 | Assam                | Hailakandi    |
|        8 | Assam                | Baksa         |
|        9 | Assam                | Darrang       |
|       10 | Assam                | Udalguri      |
|       11 | Assam                | Dhubri        |
|       12 | Bihar                | Sitamarhi     |
|       13 | Bihar                | Araria        |
|       14 | Bihar                | Purnia        |
|       15 | Bihar                | Katihar       |
|       16 | Bihar                | Muzaffarpur   |
|       17 | Bihar                | Begusarai     |
|       18 | Bihar                | Khagaria      |
|       19 | Bihar                | Banka         |
|       20 | Bihar                | Sheikhpura    |
|       21 | Bihar                | Aurangabad    |
|       22 | Bihar                | Gaya          |
|       23 | Bihar                | Nawada        |
|       24 | Bihar                | Jamui         |
|       25 | Chhattisgarh         | Korba         |
|       26 | Chhattisgarh         | Rajnandgaon   |
|       27 | Chhattisgarh         | Mahasamund    |
|       28 | Chhattisgarh         | Kanker        |
|       29 | Chhattisgarh         | Narayanpur    |
|       30 | Chhattisgarh         | Dantewada     |
|       31 | Chhattisgarh         | Bijapur       |
|       32 | Chhattisgarh         | Bastar        |
|       33 | Chhattisgarh         | Kondagaon     |
|       34 | Chhattisgarh         | Sukma         |
|       35 | Gujarat              | Dahod         |
|       36 | Gujarat              | Narmada       |
|       37 | Haryana              | Mewat         |
|       38 | Himachal Pradesh     | Chamba        |
|       39 | UT of Jammu &Kashmir | Kupwara       |

|   40 | UT of Jammu &Kashmir   | Baramulla           |
|------|------------------------|---------------------|
|   41 | Jharkhand              | Garhwa              |
|   42 | Jharkhand              | Chatra              |
|   43 | Jharkhand              | Giridih             |
|   44 | Jharkhand              | Godda               |
|   45 | Jharkhand              | Sahibganj           |
|   46 | Jharkhand              | Pakur               |
|   47 | Jharkhand              | Bokaro              |
|   48 | Jharkhand              | Lohardaga           |
|   49 | Jharkhand              | Purbi Singhbhum     |
|   50 | Jharkhand              | Palamu              |
|   51 | Jharkhand              | Latehar             |
|   52 | Jharkhand              | Hazaribagh          |
|   53 | Jharkhand              | Ramgarh             |
|   54 | Jharkhand              | Dumka               |
|   55 | Jharkhand              | Ranchi              |
|   56 | Jharkhand              | Khunti              |
|   57 | Jharkhand              | Gumla               |
|   58 | Jharkhand              | Simdega             |
|   59 | Jharkhand              | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
|   60 | Karnataka              | Raichur             |
|   61 | Karnataka              | Yadgir              |
|   62 | Kerala                 | Wayanad             |
|   63 | Madhya Pradesh         | Chhatarpur          |
|   64 | Madhya Pradesh         | Damoh               |
|   65 | Madhya Pradesh         | Barwani             |
|   66 | Madhya Pradesh         | Rajgarh             |
|   67 | Madhya Pradesh         | Vidisha             |
|   68 | Madhya Pradesh         | Guna                |
|   69 | Madhya Pradesh         | Singrauli           |
|   70 | Madhya Pradesh         | Khandwa             |
|   71 | Maharashtra            | Nandurbar           |
|   72 | Maharashtra            | Washim              |
|   73 | Maharashtra            | Gadchiroli          |
|   74 | Maharashtra            | Osmanabad           |
|   75 | Manipur                | Chandel             |
|   76 | Meghalaya              | Ribhoi              |
|   77 | Mizoram                | Mamit               |
|   78 | Nagaland               | Kiphire             |
|   79 | Odisha                 | Dhenkanal           |
|   80 | Odisha                 | Gajapati            |
|   81 | Odisha                 | Kandhamal           |
|   82 | Odisha                 | Balangir            |
|   83 | Odisha                 | Kalahandi           |

|   84 | Odisha        | Rayagada             |
|------|---------------|----------------------|
|   85 | Odisha        | Koraput              |
|   86 | Odisha        | Malkangiri           |
|   87 | Odisha        | Nabarangpur          |
|   88 | Odisha        | Nuapada              |
|   89 | Punjab        | Moga                 |
|   90 | Punjab        | Firozpur             |
|   91 | Rajasthan     | Dholpur              |
|   92 | Rajasthan     | Karauli              |
|   93 | Rajasthan     | Jaisalmer            |
|   94 | Rajasthan     | Sirohi               |
|   95 | Rajasthan     | Baran                |
|   96 | Sikkim        | West Sikkim          |
|   97 | Tamil Nadu    | Virudhunagar         |
|   98 | Tamil Nadu    | Ramanathapuram       |
|   99 | Telangana     | Asifabad             |
|  100 | Telangana     | Bhoopalapally        |
|  101 | Telangana     | Bhadradri-Kothagudem |
|  102 | Tripura       | Dhalai               |
|  103 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot           |
|  104 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur             |
|  105 | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich             |
|  106 | Uttar Pradesh | Shrawasti            |
|  107 | Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur            |
|  108 | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharthnagar       |
|  109 | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli            |
|  110 | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra            |
|  111 | Uttarakhand   | Udham Singh Nagar    |
|  112 | Uttarakhand   | Haridwar             |