Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Financial Assistance to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1334

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025 SRAVANA 6, 1947 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

## †1334. SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  economically  and infrastructurally backward and aspirational districts/States across the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details including the list thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any new schemes to boost the economy, human resource development, infrastructure and economic opportunities in the said backward and aspirational districts/States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the amount of financial assistance provided or likely to be provided to various States across the country particularly to Jalore and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan and North-Eastern States including Assam under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (e):  As  per  the  information  provided  by  NITI  Aayog,  Aspirational  District Programme  (ADP)  launched  in  2018,  aims  at  rapidly  transforming  the  selected  112 underdeveloped districts across the country. Under the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP),  49  key  performance  indicators  have  been  selected  across  Five  Themes/sectors (Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development and Basic Infrastructure). The performance of these districts is assessed  based  on  the  improvement  of  these  key  indicators,  and  districts  are  ranked periodically. The list of 112 Aspirational Districts, across 26 States and 1 Union Territory is attached at ANNEXURE-I .

Under the Aspirational Districts Programme, districts undertake various developmental projects to address critical gaps using the award money given to them for their performance under the programme. The state-wise fund sanctioned to States including Rajasthan and North-Eastern States including Assam under the ADP since its inception till February 2025 is  attached  at ANNEXURE-II. Jalore  district  of  Rajasthan  is  not  in  the  list  of  112 Aspirational  Districts.  However,  Sirohi  district  of  Rajasthan  is  in  the  said  list  and  the amount sanctioned to Sirohi district under the ADP since its inception till February 2025 is Rs 4,81,20,000/-.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED  IN REPLY TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 28 JULY, 2025

## List of 112 Aspirational Districts of India

|   S.No. | State             | District                     |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Alluri Sitharama Raju        |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Parvathipuram Manyam         |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Y.S.R. Kadapa                |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Namsai                       |
|       5 | Assam             | Baksa                        |
|       6 | Assam             | Barpeta                      |
|       7 | Assam             | Darrang                      |
|       8 | Assam             | Dhubri                       |
|       9 | Assam             | Goalpara                     |
|      10 | Assam             | Hailakandi                   |
|      11 | Assam             | Udalguri                     |
|      12 | Bihar             | Araria                       |
|      13 | Bihar             | Aurangabad                   |
|      14 | Bihar             | Banka                        |
|      15 | Bihar             | Begusarai                    |
|      16 | Bihar             | Gaya                         |
|      17 | Bihar             | Jamui                        |
|      18 | Bihar             | Katihar                      |
|      19 | Bihar             | Khagaria                     |
|      20 | Bihar             | Muzaffarpur                  |
|      21 | Bihar             | Nawada                       |
|      22 | Bihar             | Purnia                       |
|      23 | Bihar             | Sheikhpura                   |
|      24 | Bihar             | Sitamarhi                    |
|      25 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar                       |
|      26 | Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur                      |
|      27 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada                    |
|      28 | Chhattisgarh      | Kanker                       |
|      29 | Chhattisgarh      | Kondagaon                    |
|      30 | Chhattisgarh      | Korba                        |
|      31 | Chhattisgarh      | Mahasamund                   |
|      32 | Chhattisgarh      | Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki |
|      33 | Chhattisgarh      | Narayanpur                   |
|      34 | Chhattisgarh      | Sukma                        |

|   35 | Gujarat          | Dahod               |
|------|------------------|---------------------|
|   36 | Gujarat          | Narmada             |
|   37 | Haryana          | Mewat (Nuh)         |
|   38 | Himachal Pradesh | Chamba              |
|   39 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Baramulla           |
|   40 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Kupwara             |
|   41 | Jharkhand        | Bokaro              |
|   42 | Jharkhand        | Chatra              |
|   43 | Jharkhand        | Dumka               |
|   44 | Jharkhand        | Garhwa              |
|   45 | Jharkhand        | Giridih             |
|   46 | Jharkhand        | Godda               |
|   47 | Jharkhand        | Gumla               |
|   48 | Jharkhand        | Hazaribagh          |
|   49 | Jharkhand        | Khunti              |
|   50 | Jharkhand        | Latehar             |
|   51 | Jharkhand        | Lohardaga           |
|   52 | Jharkhand        | Pakur               |
|   53 | Jharkhand        | Palamu              |
|   54 | Jharkhand        | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
|   55 | Jharkhand        | Purbi Singhbhum     |
|   56 | Jharkhand        | Ramgarh             |
|   57 | Jharkhand        | Ranchi              |
|   58 | Jharkhand        | Sahibganj           |
|   59 | Jharkhand        | Simdega             |
|   60 | Karnataka        | Raichur             |
|   61 | Karnataka        | Yadgir              |
|   62 | Kerala           | Wayanad             |
|   63 | Madhya Pradesh   | Barwani             |
|   64 | Madhya Pradesh   | Chhatarpur          |
|   65 | Madhya Pradesh   | Damoh               |
|   66 | Madhya Pradesh   | Guna                |
|   67 | Madhya Pradesh   | Khandwa             |
|   68 | Madhya Pradesh   | Rajgarh             |
|   69 | Madhya Pradesh   | Singrauli           |
|   70 | Madhya Pradesh   | Vidisha             |
|   71 | Maharashtra      | Gadchiroli          |
|   72 | Maharashtra      | Nandurbar           |
|   73 | Maharashtra      | Osmanabad           |

|   74 | Maharashtra   | Washim                  |
|------|---------------|-------------------------|
|   75 | Manipur       | Chandel                 |
|   76 | Meghalaya     | Ri Bhoi                 |
|   77 | Mizoram       | Mamit                   |
|   78 | Nagaland      | Kiphire                 |
|   79 | Odisha        | Balangir                |
|   80 | Odisha        | Dhenkanal               |
|   81 | Odisha        | Gajapati                |
|   82 | Odisha        | Kalahandi               |
|   83 | Odisha        | Kandhamal               |
|   84 | Odisha        | Koraput                 |
|   85 | Odisha        | Malkangiri              |
|   86 | Odisha        | Nabarangpur             |
|   87 | Odisha        | Nuapada                 |
|   88 | Odisha        | Rayagada                |
|   89 | Punjab        | Ferozepur               |
|   90 | Punjab        | Moga                    |
|   91 | Rajasthan     | Baran                   |
|   92 | Rajasthan     | Dholpur                 |
|   93 | Rajasthan     | Jaisalmer               |
|   94 | Rajasthan     | Karauli                 |
|   95 | Rajasthan     | Sirohi                  |
|   96 | Sikkim        | Soreng                  |
|   97 | Tamil Nadu    | Ramanathapuram          |
|   98 | Tamil Nadu    | Virudhunagar            |
|   99 | Telangana     | Bhadradri Kothagudem    |
|  100 | Telangana     | Jayashankar Bhupalpally |
|  101 | Telangana     | Kumurum Bheem Asifabad  |
|  102 | Tripura       | Dhalai                  |
|  103 | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich                |
|  104 | Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur               |
|  105 | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli               |
|  106 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot              |
|  107 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur                |
|  108 | Uttar Pradesh | Shravasti               |
|  109 | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharthnagar          |
|  110 | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra               |
|  111 | Uttarakhand   | Haridwar                |
|  112 | Uttarakhand   | Udham Singh Nagar       |

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 28 JULY, 2025

## State-wise releases made to the States/UTs under the ADP since inception till February 2025

|   S.No. | State             |   Total Sanctioned Amount (in Rs cr) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                34.25 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                20.06 |
|       3 | Assam             |                               127.6  |
|       4 | Bihar             |                               202.06 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                               117.63 |
|       6 | Gujarat           |                                22.26 |
|       7 | Haryana           |                                23.44 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                15.56 |
|       9 | Jammu& Kashmir    |                                29.55 |
|      10 | Jharkhand         |                               230.24 |
|      11 | Karnataka         |                                31.6  |
|      12 | Kerala            |                                18.56 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                94.98 |
|      14 | Maharashtra       |                                80.52 |
|      15 | Manipur           |                                20.26 |
|      16 | Meghalaya         |                                16.06 |
|      17 | Mizoram           |                                19.06 |
|      18 | Nagaland          |                                15.31 |
|      19 | Odisha            |                               135.33 |
|      20 | Punjab            |                                39.23 |
|      21 | Rajasthan         |                                66.51 |
|      22 | Sikkim            |                                18.55 |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu        |                                33.63 |
|      24 | Telangana         |                                33.16 |
|      25 | Tripura           |                                30.26 |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh     |                               176.69 |
|      27 | Uttarakhand       |                                29.68 |