Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Development Block
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 605 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.02.2024

## DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS

## †605. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of Panchayati Raj be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of development blocks in the country at present, State-wise;
- (b) whether the new development blocks are created or will be created by the State Government and Union Government in the country including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details and provisions for creating the said development blocks;
- (d) whether any proposal has been received by the Union Government from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh to create new development blocks; and
- (e) if so, the number of development blocks proposed to be created and the names of the districts where the said development blocks are likely to be created, name-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) to (c) The creation of Development Blocks is undertaken by the State Governments as per extant provisions in the State Local Bodies Acts and Rules. The Union Government is not involved in the creation of development blocks. The State/UT-wise list of 7256 Development Blocks as per the record in the Local Government Directory (LGD) is at Annexure .
- (d) No, Sir.
- (e) Does not arise.

Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Untarred Question No.605 answered on 06.02.2024 regarding Development Blocks

State-wise list of Block Development Blocks as per Local Government Directory as on 01.02.2024

|   S. No. | State/UT Name                   |   No. of Blocks |
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands     |               9 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                  |             668 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh               |             129 |
|        4 | Assam                           |             230 |
|        5 | Bihar                           |             534 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                      |               1 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                    |             145 |
|        8 | Delhi                           |               0 |
|        9 | Goa                             |              12 |
|       10 | Gujarat                         |             250 |
|       11 | Haryana                         |             143 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh                |              88 |
|       13 | Jammu And Kashmir               |             287 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                       |             264 |
|       15 | Karnataka                       |             235 |
|       16 | Kerala                          |             152 |
|       17 | Ladakh                          |              31 |
|       18 | Lakshadweep                     |              10 |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh                  |             313 |
|       20 | Maharashtra                     |             352 |
|       21 | Manipur                         |              70 |
|       22 | Meghalaya                       |              54 |
|       23 | Mizoram                         |              28 |
|       24 | Nagaland                        |              74 |
|       25 | Odisha                          |             314 |
|       26 | Puducherry                      |               6 |
|       27 | Punjab                          |             153 |
|       28 | Rajasthan                       |             362 |
|       29 | Sikkim                          |              33 |
|       30 | Tamil Nadu                      |             388 |
|       31 | Telangana                       |             594 |
|       32 | Dadra &Nagar HaveliandDaman&Diu |               3 |
|       33 | Tripura                         |              58 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                   |             826 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                     |              95 |
|       36 | West Bengal                     |             345 |

Source: http://lgdirectory.gov.in Report Generated on 01/02/2024 11:25:49 AM and Data is updated & managed by State Departments, Local Government Directory.