Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Anil Firojiya

## Government of India

## Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1163

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes

†1163. Shri Anil Firojiya: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  allocations  made  by  both  the  departments  in  the annual budget under the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes during the previous financial years and the current financial year 202526 in the form of BE;
- (b) the expenditure status of the amount allocated under DAPST in terms of percentage and amount for the current financial year 2025-26 and previous financial years 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23;
- (c) the  details  of  schemes  and  activities  for  which  the  amount allocated under DAPST has  been used during the said period; and
- (d) the  detailed  list  of  infrastructure  projects  undertaken  by  the Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  under  DAPST  along  with  the  amount sanctioned and released during said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b) The reply is attached as Annexure-I.
- (c) The details of schemes and activities are as follows:
- (i) National Youth Corps: The Scheme of National Youth Corps (NYC) was launched in the country during the year 2010-11 and the same is being implemented through NYKS. The main objectives of the Scheme
- are as follows:
-  To set up a group of disciplined and dedicated youth who have the inclination and spirit to engage in the task of nation-building.
-  To facilitate the realization of inclusive growth (both social and economic).
-  To act as points for dissemination of information, basic knowledge in the community.
- 
- To act as group modulators and peer group educators.
-  To act as role models for the younger cohort, especially towards enhancement of public ethics, probity and dignity of labour.
- (ii) National  Programme  for  Youth  and  Adolescent  Development (NPYAD):   NPYAD Scheme was introduced w.e.f. 01.04.2008. Under this Scheme, financial assistance is provided to Government/ nonGovernment organisations for taking up youth and adolescent activities. The assistance under NPYAD is provided under 5 major components, namely,
- a)
- Youth Leadership and Personality Development Training
- b) Promotion  of  National  Integration  (National  Integration  Camps, Inter-State Youth Exchange Programmes, Youth Festivals, etc.)
- c) Promotion  of  Adventure;  Tenzing  Norgay  National  Adventure Awards
- d) Development  and  Empowerment  of  Adolescents  (Life Skills Education, Counselling, Career Guidance, etc.)
- e) Technical and Resource Development (Research and Studies on Youth issues, Documentation, Seminars/ Workshops)

Some  salient  activities  taken  up  under  NYPAD,  besides  providing assistance to various organisations, are as follows:

- a) National Youth Festival and National Youth Awards
2. b)
3. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
- c) UNFPA-assisted Adolescent Health & Development Project
- d) Celebration of first day of Pravashi Bhartiya Diwas (PBD) as Youth PBD.
6. (iii) National Young Leaders Programme: In pursuance to the 2014-15 Budget announcement, a new Central Sector Scheme, namely, 'National Young  Leaders  Programme  (NYLP)'  was  formulated  with  a  view  to develop leadership qualities among the youth to enable them to realise their  full  potential  and  in  the  process,  to  contribute  to  the  nationbuilding process.

The  National  Young  Leaders  Programme  is  a  Central  Sector Scheme. The Programme has the following components:

- 1.
- Neighbourhood Youth Parliament (NYP).
2. Youth for Development Programme (YFDP).
- 3.
- National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC).
- (iv) National Service Scheme (NSS): NSS was introduced in 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. 'Education through Service' is the purpose of the NSS. It is also a Central Sector Scheme of Department of Youth Affairs.

NSS aims at developing the following qualities/ competencies among the volunteers:

- a) To understand the community in which the NSS volunteers work and to understand themselves in relation to their community;
2. To identify the needs and problems of the community and involve
- b) themselves in problem-solving exercise;
4. To  develop  among  themselves  a  sense  of  social  and  civic
- c) responsibility;
- d) To  utilize their knowledge  in  finding  practical  solutions to individual and community problems;
- e) To gain skills in mobilizing community participation;
- f) To acquire leadership qualities and democratic values;
- g) To develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters; and
- h) To practice national integration and social harmony.

NSS attempts to establish meaningful linkages between 'Campus and Community', 'College and Village' and 'Knowledge and Action'.

- (v) Assistance to National Sports Federation:  Through this scheme, the Government of India extends support to National Sports Federations (NSFs) and other sports organizations. This assistance encompasses organizing National championships, hosting International tournaments within  India,  facilitating  participation  in  international  tournaments abroad,  conducting  coaching  camps,  procuring necessary  sports equipment, and engaging the services of foreign coaches to enhance training and skill development.
- (vi)  Khelo  India:  A  Central  Sector  Scheme,  namely,  'Khelo  India  National Programme for Development of Sports' or Khelo India Scheme was implemented with effect from the Financial Year 2016-17 and was formulated by merging the existing erstwhile schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS), and National  Sports  Talent  Search  Scheme  (NSTSS).  Taking  from  the experience gained in implementing the Scheme during the year 2016-17 and on the basis of consultations with major stakeholders, especially the  State  Governments  and  of  inputs  received  from  them,  the  Khelo India Scheme was further revamped with 12 verticals and notified on 14.10.2017 with a total outlay of ₹1756 Crore. The revamped Khelo India Scheme was approved for three Financial Years 2017-18 to 2019-20 i.e., up to 31.03.2020. The Scheme was given an interim extension of one year  up  to  31.03.2021.  The  scheme  has  again  been  continued  for  a further period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Further, the outlay was enhanced by ₹625 Crore, thereby increasing the total outlay of the Khelo India Scheme by ₹3165.50 Crore to ₹3790.50 Crore.

(d) SAI creates/upgrades infrastructure in its SAI centres (including tribal areas) only. Accordingly, to improve the training infrastructure for sports persons, the details of 88 infrastructure projects undertaken by SAI from 2014-15 to 2024-25 are provided at Annexure - II.

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## Annexure-I

|                             |                                          |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            | (Rs. in crore)             | (Rs. in crore)             | (Rs. in crore)             | (Rs. in crore)             | (Rs. in crore)                   | (Rs. in crore)             |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.                     |                                          | FY 2022-23                 | FY 2022-23                 | FY 2022-23                 | FY 2023-24                 | FY 2023-24                 | FY 2023-24                 | FY 2024-25                 | FY 2024-25                 | FY 2024-25                 | FY 2025-26                 | FY 2025-26                       | FY 2025-26                 |
|                             | Name of Scheme                           | BE                         | * Actual Exp.              | %of Exp.                   | BE                         | * Actual Exp.              | %of Exp.                   | BE                         | * Actual Exp.              | %of Exp.                   | BE                         | * Actual Exp. (as on 22.07.2025) | %of Exp.                   |
| Department of Youth Affairs | Department of Youth Affairs              |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                                  |                            |
| 1                           | National Youth Corps                     | 7.00                       | 6.16                       | 88.00%                     | 7.00                       | 4.34                       | 62.00%                     | 7.00                       | 1.40                       | 20.00%                     | 6.00                       | 0.00                             | 0.00%                      |
| 2                           | NPYAD                                    | 2.00                       | 1.43                       | 71.50%                     | 2.00                       | 1.49                       | 74.50%                     | 2.00                       | 2.44                       | 122.00%                    | 2.20                       | 0.53                             | 24.09%                     |
| 3                           | Young Leaders Programme                  | 1.10                       | 0.70                       | 63.64%                     | 1.10                       | 0.82                       | 74.55%                     | 0.78                       | 0.00                       | 0.00%                      | 0.80                       | 0.00                             | 0.00%                      |
| 4                           | National Service Scheme                  | 30.50                      | 17.49                      | 57.34%                     | 30.00                      | 16.38                      | 54.60%                     | 27.00                      | 19.18                      | 71.04%                     | 50.30                      | 0.93                             | 1.85%                      |
| Total (YA)                  | Total (YA)                               | 40.60                      | 25.78                      | 63.50%                     | 40.10                      | 23.03                      | 57.43%                     | 36.78                      | 23.02                      | 62.59%                     | 59.30                      | 1.46                             | 2.46%                      |
| Department of Sports        | Department of Sports                     |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                                  |                            |
| 1                           | Assistance to National Sports Federation | 27.00                      | 27.00                      | 100.00%                    | 30.00                      | 30.00                      | 100.00%                    | 31.00                      | 22.72                      | 73.29%                     | 36.00                      | 9.00                             | 25.00%                     |
| 2                           | Khelo India                              | 93.50                      | 73.92                      | 79.06%                     | 95.00                      | 70.00                      | 73.68%                     | 78.00                      | 62.71                      | 80.40%                     | 92.00                      | 10.64                            | 11.57%                     |
| Total (SP)                  | Total (SP)                               | 120.50                     | 100.92                     | 83.75%                     | 125.00                     | 100.00                     | 80.00%                     | 109.00                     | 85.43                      | 78.38%                     | 128.00                     | 19.64                            | 15.34%                     |
| Grand Total (MYAS)          | Grand Total (MYAS)                       | 161.10                     | 126.70                     | 78.65%                     | 165.10                     | 123.03                     | 74.52%                     | 145.78                     | 108.45                     | 74.39%                     | 187.30                     | 21.10                            | 11.27%                     |
| * as per e-lekha statement  | * as per e-lekha statement               | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement | * as per e-lekha statement       | * as per e-lekha statement |

## Annexure-II

## State wise, Year Wise Project sanctioned including their cost during last 10 FYs

| S. No          | Name of Work                                                                    | State          | Type of Infrastructure    | Fund Allocated (amount in Crore)   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2024-25        | 2024-25                                                                         | 2024-25        | 2024-25                   | 2024-25                            |
| 1              | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track with allied works at SAI NS NIS Patiala | Punjab         | Field of Play (FOP)       | 12.21                              |
| 2023-24        | 2023-24                                                                         | 2023-24        | 2023-24                   | 2023-24                            |
| 2              | Construction of low-cost Multipurpose Hall at SAI NSWC Gandhinagar              | Gujarat        | Multipurpose Hall         | 4.37                               |
| 3              | Re-laying of Hockey Turf (Blue) with allied works at SAI NSSC Bangalore.        | Karnataka      | Field of Play (FOP)       | 7.88                               |
| Year - 2022-23 | Year - 2022-23                                                                  | Year - 2022-23 | Year - 2022-23            | Year - 2022-23                     |
| 4              | Establishment of Integrated High Performance Centre at SAI NCOE Sonepat         | Haryana        | Sports Science Centre     | 72.09                              |
| Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22                                                                    | Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22              | Year 2021-22                       |
| 5              | Construction of Fencing Hall at National centre of Excellence, Aurangabad       | Maharashtra    | Field of Play (FOP)       | 1.98                               |
| Year - 2020-21 | Year - 2020-21                                                                  | Year - 2020-21 | Year - 2020-21            | Year - 2020-21                     |
| 6              | Construction of Squash Courts at MDCNS                                          | New Delhi      | Field of Play (FOP)       | 5.52                               |
| 7              | Laying of Synthetic Athletics Track and other field facilities at Bangalore     | Karnataka      | Synthetic Athletics Track | 13.86                              |
| 8              | Construction of 330 Bedded hostel at SAI NSSC Bangalore                         | Karnataka      | Residential               | 29.46                              |
| 9              | Construction of 300 Bedded Hostel at IG Stadium                                 | New Delhi      | Residential               | 29.48                              |
| 10             | laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at STC Hazaribagh                               | Jharkhand      | Hockey Turf               | 8.57                               |
| 11             | Construction of 300 Bedded Hostel at Dr. KSSR                                   | New Delhi      | Residential               | 29.3                               |
| 12             | Construction of 400 Bedded Hostel at NSWC, Sports Complex, Gandhinagar          | Gujarat        | Residential               | 30.28                              |

| 13             | Construction of 120 Bedded hostel - cum - Integrated sports complex at NCOE, Itanagar                         | Arunachal Pradesh   | Residential- cum- FOP     | 26.72          |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| 14             | Construction of Archery centre of Excellence including High Performance Lab with Allied facilities at Sonepat | Haryana             | Archery Centre            | 4.96           |
| 15             | Replacement of Existing Synthetic Hockey turf at SAI NRC, Sonepat                                             | Haryana             | Synthetic Hockey turf     | 4.75           |
| 16             | Establishment of Integrated Sports Science Centre and conditioning hall at SAI NS NIS Patiala                 | Punjab              | Sports Science Centre     | 30.33          |
| 17             | Construction of centralized kitchen and Food Court at NS NIS Patiala                                          | Punjab              | Kitchen and Food Court    | 7.51           |
| Year - 2019-20 | Year - 2019-20                                                                                                | Year - 2019-20      | Year - 2019-20            | Year - 2019-20 |
| 18             | Laying of 200 Synthetic Athletic Tracks at SAI Centre, Shillaroo                                              | Himachal Pradesh    | Synthetic Athletic Tracks | 3.1            |
| 19             | Laying of Synthetic Athletic track (Full) Type 8 lane at SAI, LNCPE, Thiruvanthapuram                         | Kerala              | Synthetic Athletic Tracks | 7.47           |
| 20             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel with Double occupancy at SAI, Bhopal                                        | Madhya Pradesh      | Residential               | 26.82          |
| 21             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel double occupancy at Sonepat                                                 | Haryana             | Residential               | 26.77          |
| 22             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel at SAI LNCPE Trivandrum                                                     | Kerala              | Residential               | 34.8           |
| 23             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel at SAI Imphal                                                               | Manipur             | Residential               | 38.57          |
| 24             | Construction of Wrestling Hall at SAI Regional Centre Lucknow                                                 | Uttar Pradesh       | FOP                       | 7.72           |
| 25             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel (Triple Occupancy) at NIS Patiala                                           | Punjab              | Residential               | 26.77          |
| 26             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel (Triple Occupancy) at RC Lucknow                                            | Uttar Pradesh       | Residential               | 26.77          |
| 27             | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel (Triple Occupancy) at Kolkata                                               | West Bengal         | Residential               | 26.77          |

| 28      | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel (Triple occupancy) at RC Bangalore                  | Karnataka      | Residential   | 27.06   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|---------|
| 29      | Construction of 300 bedded hostel at (Triple Occupancy) at STC Aurangabad             | Maharashtra    | Residential   | 26.77   |
| 30      | Construction of 300 Bedded hostel(Triple Occupancy) at SAI PUNE                       | Maharashtra    | Residential   | 26.77   |
| 2018-19 | 2018-19                                                                               | 2018-19        | 2018-19       | 2018-19 |
| 31      | Development of Playfields in different Govt. Schools in Rajasthan (17 locations)      | Rajasthan      | FoPs          | 8.85    |
| 32      | Development of Gym Halls Govt. Schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan (17 locations)            | Rajasthan      | GYM Halls     | 3.06    |
| 33      | Retro fittings work of existing RCC structure of old Gymnastic Hall and AC plant, IGS | New Delhi      | Ancilliary    | 3.7     |
| 2017-18 | 2017-18                                                                               | 2017-18        | 2017-18       | 2017-18 |
| 34      | Construction of 162 bedded hostel for National campers at KSSR at New Delhi           | New Delhi      | Residential   | 12.26   |
| 35      | Construction of 100 bedded hostel for National campers at NRC Sonepat                 | Haryana        | Residential   | 8.33    |
| 36      | Construction of 150 bedded hostel at NSNIS Patiala                                    | Punjab         | Residential   | 12.88   |
| 37      | Construction of 100 bedded hostel at SAI CRC Bhopal                                   | Madhya Pradesh | Residential   | 11.29   |
| 38      | Replacement of 2 synthetic hockey surface at MDCNS New Delhi                          | New Delhi      | FoP           | 8.14    |
| 39      | Laying of Synthetic Hockey surface in field no. 2 at CRC Bhopal                       | Madhya Pradesh | FoP           | 4.68    |
| 40      | Construction of Modern Change room Complex at Bangalore                               | Karnataka      | Changing Room | 4.41    |
| 41      | Construction of 100 bedded Girls hostel at SAI STC Puducherry                         | Puducherry     | Residential   | 11.8    |
| 42      | Laying of 8 lane Synthetic Athletic Track at SAG Centre Kokrajhar, Assam              | Assam          | FoP           | 7.86    |

|   43 | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at SAG Centre Kokrajhar Assam.       | Assam       | FoP         |   6.26 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
|   44 | Laying of 8 lane Synthetic Athletic Track at SAI STC Dimapur         | Nagaland    | FoP         |   7    |
|   45 | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track at JLN Stadium               | New Delhi   | FoP         |   7.37 |
|   46 | Laying of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI NERC Imphal                 | Manipur     | FoP         |   5    |
|   47 | Construction of MP Hall at SAI RC Sonepat                            | Haryana     | MP Hall     |   8    |
|   48 | Construction of MP Hall at SAI RC Mumbai                             | Maharashtra | MP Hall     |   8    |
|   49 | Construction of MP Hall at SAI RC Bangalore                          | Karnataka   | MP Hall     |   8    |
|   50 | Archery Ground at NEHU Shillong                                      | Meghalaya   | FoP         |   1.48 |
|   51 | Football ground and Synthetic Athletic Track at NEHU Shillong        | Meghalaya   | FoP         |   4.87 |
|   52 | Construction of 100 Bedded Hostel for Boys at NEHU Shillong          | Meghalaya   | Residential |   4.56 |
|   53 | Construction of 100 Bedded Hostel for girls at NEHU Shillong         | Meghalaya   | Residential |   4.07 |
|   54 | Construction of MP Indoor Hall at NEHU Shillong                      | Meghalaya   | MP Hall     |   9.19 |
|   55 | Replacement of Synthetic Hockey surface at NSEC Kolkata              | West Bengal | FoP         |   4.68 |
|   56 | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track at NSEC Kolkata              | West Bengal | FoP         |   6.1  |
|   57 | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track at LBSNAA Mussoriee          | Uttarakhand | FoP         |   8.03 |
|   58 | Laying of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI SAG Centre Thenzwal Mizoram | Mizoram     | FoP         |   5    |
|   59 | Laying of Synthetic 8 lane Athletic Track at SAI STC Tinsukia Assam  | Assam       | FoP         |   7    |

| 60      | Construction of Swimming Pool 25X16 mtr. and allied facilities at CRC Bhopal           | Madhya Pradesh   | FoP         | 3.39    |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------|
| 61      | Construction of Aquatic complex at RC Gandhinagar                                      | Gujarat          | FoP         | 2.5     |
| 62      | Construction of Learners Swimming pool at NSRC Lucknow                                 | Uttar Pradesh    | FoP         | 1.48    |
| 63      | Construction of MP Hall at STC Hisar                                                   | Haryana          | MP Hall     | 8       |
| 64      | Installation of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI STC Shillong                            | Meghalaya        | FoP         | 5       |
| 2016-17 | 2016-17                                                                                | 2016-17          | 2016-17     | 2016-17 |
| 65      | Construction of 100 bedded hostel at JNS Stadium                                       | New Delhi        | Residential | 8.33    |
| 66      | International Football Pitch with Lighting at SAI RC Guwahati                          | Assam            | FoP         | 3.66    |
| 67      | Construction of 100 bedded hostel at LNCPE                                             | Kerala           | Residential | 8.62    |
| 68      | Establishment of Regional Centre at Zirakhpur, RC Chandigarh                           | Punjab           | NCoE        | 4.37    |
| 69      | Laying of Synthetic football turf and allied works at NSSC Bangalore                   | Karnataka        | FoP         | 7.55    |
| 70      | Construction of 50 bedded hostel at STC Bareilly                                       | Uttar Pradesh    | Residential | 3.93    |
| 71      | Construction of swimming pool 50X25 mtr. size with allied facilities at STC Aurangabad | Maharashtra      | FoP         | 10.3    |
| 72      | Laying of Synthetic 8 lane Athletic Track at Govt. Brennan College Thalassery          | Kerala           | FoP         | 9.09    |
| 2015-16 | 2015-16                                                                                | 2015-16          | 2015-16     | 2015-16 |
| 73      | Laying of Synthetic Hockey surface at CRC Bhopal                                       | Madhya Pradesh   | FoP         | 3.38    |
| 74      | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track at NS NIS Patiala                              | Punjab           | FoP         | 5.98    |
| 75      | Indoor swimming pool 25X25 mtr. size at NIS Patiala                                    | Punjab           | FoP         | 7.87    |

| 76        | laying of Syn. Hockey surface at takyel, Imphal                                                              | Manipur       | FoP         | 5.93      |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|
| 77        | laying of Syn. Athletic Track Imphal, Manipur                                                                | Manipur       | FoP         | 7.59      |
| 78        | Construction of Tennis Courts with Syn. Surface at takyel Imphal                                             | Manipur       | FoP         | 0.51      |
| 79        | Construction of Wrestling Hall at SAI NRC Sonepat                                                            | Haryana       | FoP         | 5.23      |
| 80        | Infrastructure at SAG centre at Alleppey (Phase I) : 63 bedded Girls hostel                                  | Kerala        | Residential | 13.72     |
| 81        | Infrastructure at SAG centre at Alleppey (Phase II) : 63 bedded Boys hostel, Extension of fitness centre etc | Kerala        | Residential | 12.97     |
| 82        | New Boat House and Floating Jetty at SAISAG Alleppey                                                         | Kerala        | FoP         | 3.15      |
| 83        | Replacement of Synthetic Hockey surface SAI Lucknow                                                          | Uttar Pradesh | FoP         | 4.73      |
| 84        | Replacement of Synthetic Hockey surface at STC Aurangabad                                                    | Maharashtra   | FoP         | 5.65      |
| 2014-2015 | 2014-2015                                                                                                    | 2014-2015     | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015 |
| 85        | Renovation of Cycling Velodrome, LNCPE                                                                       | Kerala        | FoP         | 1.39      |
| 86        | Augmentation of existing HT & LT electric distribution system of camps, NSNIS Patiala                        | Punjab        | Ancillary   | 3.38      |
| 87        | Construction of 100 bedded Hostel at SAG Centre, Imphal                                                      | Manipur       | Residential | 8.98      |
| 88        | Construction of Synthetic hockey surface at SAG Extn. Centre Thenzwal, SAG Aizwal                            | Mizoram       | FoP         | 3         |

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