Lok Sabha Question No. 3050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Extremely Backward Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3050 ANSWERED ON 08/08/2023

## EXTREMELY BACKWARD AREAS

## 3050. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has done any survey and analysis of the reasons and consequences  of backwardness  of the extremely backward areas;
- (b)
- if so, the details and outcomes thereof, district-wise; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the
- backwardness of the districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c):  Ministry of Rural Development has not done any specific survey and analysis of backwardness of the extremely backward areas. However, NITI Aayog has identified 112 Aspirational Districts remaining backward  in the sectors like Health & Nutrition, School Education, Agriculture &  Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development and Basic Infrastructure. List of such 112 Aspirational Districts is placed at Annexure.

The  broad  strategy  of  the  Aspirational  District  Programme rests  on  the  3  Cs  -  Convergence  (between  Central  and  State Schemes), Collaboration (between Centre, State/District Administration, Development Partners and Citizens) and Competition (between Districts). Every month, districts are ranked on the basis of progress made and this instills them with a sense of competition which results in rapid improvement.  Another strategy of the programme is nomination of Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary level officials from Government of India  as  Central  Prabhari  Officers  for  each  of  the  districts.   The role of these Prabhari Officers is to guide the district administration on the basis of their long experience.  As the main strategy  of  the  programme  is  based  on  convergence  of  existing schemes which have their  own  funding  arrangement,  infusion  of additional  funds  is  not  envisaged.   However,  in  order  to  foster competitive  spirit  and  for  addressing  the  critical  gaps,  selected Districts are given some additional allocation on the basis of their performance every month, districts are assessed on the basis of monthly progress and the best performing District in overall terms and in each of the five sectors identified. In addition, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing a number of schemes for rural areas of the country including the extremely  backward  areas  viz.,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana  (PMGSY),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP),  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  and Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to bring about overall development of rural areas.

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Annexure Annexure referred to reply to  in  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha

## Unstarred Question No.3050 for 08.08.2023

| State wise list of Aspirational Distrcts   | State wise list of Aspirational Distrcts   | State wise list of Aspirational Distrcts   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                      | State                                      | District                                   |
| 1                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Chhatarpur                                 |
| 2                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Damoh                                      |
| 3                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Barwani                                    |
| 4                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Rajgarh                                    |
| 5                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Vidisha                                    |
| 6                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Guna                                       |
| 7                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Singrauli                                  |
| 8                                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | Khandwa                                    |
| 9                                          | Uttar Pradesh                              | Bahraich                                   |
| 10                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Shrawasti                                  |
| 11                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Balrampur                                  |
| 12                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Siddharthnagar                             |
| 13                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Chandauli                                  |
| 14                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Sonebhadra                                 |
| 15                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Chitrakoot                                 |
| 16                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | Fatehpur                                   |
| 17                                         | Odisha                                     | Dhenkanal                                  |
| 18                                         | Odisha                                     | Gajapati                                   |
| 19                                         | Odisha                                     | Kandhamal                                  |
| 20                                         | Odisha                                     | Balangir                                   |
| 21                                         | Odisha                                     | Kalahandi                                  |
| 22                                         | Odisha                                     | Rayagada                                   |
| 23                                         | Odisha                                     | Koraput                                    |
| 24                                         | Odisha                                     | Malkangiri                                 |
| 25                                         | Odisha                                     | Nawarangpur                                |
| 26                                         | Odisha                                     | Nuapada                                    |
| 27                                         | Punjab                                     | Moga                                       |
| 28                                         | Punjab                                     | Firozpur                                   |
| 29                                         | Himachal Pradesh                           | Chamba                                     |
| 30                                         | Uttarakhand                                | Udham Singh Nagar                          |
| 31                                         | Uttarakhand                                | Haridwar                                   |

|   32 | Andhra Pradesh   | Vizianagaram        |
|------|------------------|---------------------|
|   33 | Andhra Pradesh   | Visakhapatnam       |
|   34 | Andhra Pradesh   | Y.S.R. Kadapa       |
|   35 | Haryana          | Mewat               |
|   36 | Jharkhand        | Garhwa              |
|   37 | Jharkhand        | Chatra              |
|   38 | Jharkhand        | Giridih             |
|   39 | Jharkhand        | Godda               |
|   40 | Jharkhand        | Sahibganj           |
|   41 | Jharkhand        | Pakur               |
|   42 | Jharkhand        | Bokaro              |
|   43 | Jharkhand        | Lohardaga           |
|   44 | Jharkhand        | Purbi Singhbhum     |
|   45 | Jharkhand        | Palamu              |
|   46 | Jharkhand        | Latehar             |
|   47 | Jharkhand        | Hazaribagh          |
|   48 | Jharkhand        | Ramgarh             |
|   49 | Jharkhand        | Dumka               |
|   50 | Jharkhand        | Ranchi              |
|   51 | Jharkhand        | Khunti              |
|   52 | Jharkhand        | Gumla               |
|   53 | Jharkhand        | Simdega             |
|   54 | Jharkhand        | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
|   55 | Gujarat          | Dahod               |
|   56 | Gujarat          | Narmada             |
|   57 | Bihar            | Sitamarhi           |
|   58 | Bihar            | Araria              |
|   59 | Bihar            | Purnia              |
|   60 | Bihar            | Katihar             |
|   61 | Bihar            | Muzaffarpur         |
|   62 | Bihar            | Begusarai           |
|   63 | Bihar            | Khagaria            |
|   64 | Bihar            | Banka               |
|   65 | Bihar            | Sheikhpura          |
|   66 | Bihar            | Aurangabad          |
|   67 | Bihar            | Gaya                |
|   68 | Bihar            | Nawada              |
|   69 | Bihar            | Jamui               |

|   70 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Kupwara        |
|------|-------------------|----------------|
|   71 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Baramula       |
|   72 | Kerala            | Wayanad        |
|   73 | Tamil Nadu        | Virudhunagar   |
|   74 | Tamil Nadu        | Ramanathapuram |
|   75 | Telangana         | Asifabad       |
|   76 | Telangana         | Bhopapalli     |
|   77 | Telangana         | Bhadadri       |
|   78 | Assam             | Goalpara       |
|   79 | Assam             | Barpeta        |
|   80 | Assam             | Hailakandi     |
|   81 | Assam             | Baksa          |
|   82 | Assam             | Darrang        |
|   83 | Assam             | Udalguri       |
|   84 | Assam             | Dhubri         |
|   85 | Nagaland          | Kiphire        |
|   86 | Mizoram           | Mamit          |
|   87 | Sikkim            | West Sikkim    |
|   88 | Manipur           | Chandel        |
|   89 | Meghalaya         | Ribhoi         |
|   90 | Tripura           | Dhalai         |
|   91 | Arunachal Pradesh | Namsai         |
|   92 | Karnataka         | Raichur        |
|   93 | Karnataka         | Yadgir         |
|   94 | Maharashtra       | Nandurbar      |
|   95 | Maharashtra       | Washim         |
|   96 | Maharashtra       | Gadchiroli     |
|   97 | Maharashtra       | Osmanabad      |
|   98 | Chhattisgarh      | Korba          |
|   99 | Chhattisgarh      | Rajnandgaon    |
|  100 | Chhattisgarh      | Mahasamund     |
|  101 | Chhattisgarh      | Kanker         |
|  102 | Chhattisgarh      | Narayanpur     |
|  103 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada      |
|  104 | Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur        |
|  105 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar         |
|  106 | Chhattisgarh      | Kondagaon      |
|  107 | Chhattisgarh      | Sukma          |

| 108       | Rajasthan   |   Dholpur |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|
| Rajasthan | Karauli     |       109 |
| Rajasthan | Jaisalmer   |       110 |
| Rajasthan | Sirohi      |       111 |
| Rajasthan | Baran       |       112 |

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