Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Industrially Backward Districts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 59. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 06 th  DECEMBER, 2023.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

- *59. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has chalked out a list of industrially backward districts of  the  country,  including  those  of  Jharkhand,  in  consultation  with  State Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  in  Jharkhand  for  further promotion of industrialization since the last three years, district-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  other  initiatives/steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for strengthening the industrial sector, especially in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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(a)  to (d):

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2023

- (a) to (d): Setting  up  of  industry  and  identifying  backward  districts  is  primarily  the domain of State Governments. States adopt different policy measures to promote industrial development.

The Government of India supplements the efforts of all State Governments with various measures. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) implements the schemes and initiatives for overall development of industrial sector such as, Make in India, Start Up India, Gati Shakti,  Industrial  Corridors,  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI), Promoting  Ease  of  Doing  Business  (EoDB)  and  reducing  compliance burden, National Single Window System (NSWS), One District One Product (ODOP),GIS enabled Land Bank, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy Reforms, Project Monitoring Group to remove bottlenecks in setting up of major  infrastructure  projects,  the  Scheme  for  Investment  Promotion, Industrial Infrastructure Up-gradation Scheme, Footwear, Leather & Accessories  Development  Programme  and  Initiative  for  Promotion  of Geographical Indication.

Further, to increase industrial activities, DPIIT coordinates with Ministries/Departments and States/UTs for initiatives to reduce compliance burden on citizen and business activities. The objective of this exercise is to improve  Ease  of  Doing  Business  and  Ease  of  Living  by  Simplifying, Rationalizing, Digitizing and Decriminalizing Government to Business and Citizen Interface across all the States/UTs. In order to have a continuous evaluation  framework,  DPIIT  initiated  a  dynamic  reform  exercise  called Business  Reforms  Action  Plan  (BRAP)  for  assessment  of  business environment in the States/(UTs).

As part of the ongoing National Industrial Corridor Program, the State of Jharkhand is covered in one of the Industrial Corridors, namely, the Amritsar -Kolkata Industrial Corridor.

Furthermore, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) of NITI Aayog is leading  to  notable  transformation  of  112  districts  in  the  country  across sectors which are critical for improving quality of life or economic productivity of citizens and these sectors are Health and Nutrition, School Education, Basic  Infrastructure,  Agriculture  and  Water  Resources  and  Financial Inclusion & Skill Development. 19 districts of Jharkhand are identified under the ADP. The list of these 19 districts is placed at Annexure-I .

The Government of Jharkhand has also launched and implementing the Jharkhand  Industrial  and  Investment  Promotion  Policy  2021  to  promote industrial activity in the state.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2023

List of districts from Jharkhand identified under the Aspiration Districts Programme (ADP)

|   S. No. | District Name       |
|----------|---------------------|
|        1 | Bokaro              |
|        2 | Chatra              |
|        3 | Dumka               |
|        4 | Garhwa              |
|        5 | Giridih             |
|        6 | Godda               |
|        7 | Gumla               |
|        8 | Hazaribag           |
|        9 | Khunti              |
|       10 | Latehar             |
|       11 | Lohardaga           |
|       12 | Pakur               |
|       13 | Palamu              |
|       14 | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
|       15 | Purbi Singhbhum     |
|       16 | Ramgarh             |
|       17 | Ranchi              |
|       18 | Sahibganj           |
|       19 | Simdega             |

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