Lok Sabha Question No. 3840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Inclusion of  Aspirational District
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3840

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## INCLUSION OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT

## †3840. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to include Banswara and Dungarpur districts of Banswara Parliamentary Constituency under the Aspirational District Programme in view of the educational and economic backwardness and lack of healthcare facilities in both these districts;
- (b) if so, the time when it is likely to be done; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 CULTURE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c) The aspirational districts were selected through a transparent process on the basis of published  data.  List  of  data  sets  and  the  weight  attached  to  them  for  selection  of  these districts  is  attached  in  Annexure  -  I.  Currently,  no  proposal  is  under  consideration  for inclusion of districts under Aspirational Districts Programme.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  to  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3840  FOR  18.12.2024  BY  SHRI  RAJKUMAR  ROAT REGARDING INCLUSION OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT

## List of data sets and weights used for selection of Aspirational Districts

| DATABASES                                                                                    | SECTOR                  | WEIGHT   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
| Landless households dependent on Manual labour (Socio Economic Caste Census - Deprivation 7) | Deprivation (25%)       | 25%      |
| Antenatal care (National Family and Health survey (NFHS) - 4)                                | Health& Nutrition (30%) | 7.5%     |
| Institutional delivery (NFHS-4)                                                              | Health& Nutrition (30%) | 7.5%     |
| Stunting of children below 5 years (NFHS-4)                                                  | Health& Nutrition (30%) | 7.5%     |
| Wasting in children below 5 years (NFHS-4)                                                   | Health& Nutrition (30%) | 7.5%     |
| Elementary dropout rate (Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) 2015-16) | Education (15%)         | 7.5%     |
| Adverse pupil teacher ratio (U-DISE 2015-16)                                                 | Education (15%)         | 7.5%     |
| Un-electrified households (Ministry of Power)                                                | Infra (30%)             | 7.5%     |
| Households without individual toilets (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation)            | Infra (30%)             | 7.5%     |
| Un-connected PMGSY village (Ministry of Rural Development)                                   | Infra (30%)             | 7.5%     |
| Rural Household without access to water (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation)          | Infra (30%)             | 7.5%     |
| Total                                                                                        |                         | 100%     |

The sources of the data set are as follows:

1. http://secc.gov.in/categorywiseDeprivationReport?reportType=SC%20Category#  (SECC 2011- Deprivation Datasheet)
2. http://rchiips.org/NFHS/districtfactsheet\_NFHS-4.shtml  (NFHS 4 Datasheet)
3. http://udise.in/drc2015-16.htm (U-DISE 2015-16 Datasheet)
4. http://saubhagya.gov.in/ (Saubhagya Website)
5. http://pmgsy.nic.in/ (PMGSY Website)

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