Lok Sabha Question No. 3042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Border Area Development Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3042

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023/ SRAVANA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

Border Area Development Programme

†3042. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Border Area Development Programme has been launched to meet the special development needs and well being of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the international borders;

(b) if so, whether grants are likely to be provided by the Union Government under the said programme;

(c) the details and the number of the States selected thereunder, districtwise;

(d) whether Rajasthan has been covered under this prgramme and if so, the areas of Jalore district covered thereunder; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  benefits  likely  to  be  provided  under  the  said programme to the people living in border areas?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK)

(a)  to  (e):  The  objective  of  Border  Area  Development Programme (BADP), under implementation since 1986-87, is to meet the special development needs of the people by ensuring convergence of BADP/other Central/State/UT/Local Schemes to provide essential infrastructure in six thematic  areas - basic  infrastructure,  health,  education,  agriculture  &

## L.S.US.Q.N.O. 3042 FOR 08.08.2023

water resources, financial & skill development for those living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the international borders.

Under BADP, works/projects have been sanctioned for construction of roads  &  bridges,  health infrastructure, educational  infrastructure, agriculture infrastructure, sports infrastructure, drinking water & sanitation projects, anganwadi centres, community centers, infrastructure for small scale industries etc. in habitations located within 0-10 kms from the first habitation at international border in 16 States and 2 UTs.

Details of the States and number of districts covered under BADP are as follows:

| SI.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Number of districts covered under BADP |
|-------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                       15 |
| 2     | Assam                  |                                        8 |
| 3     | Bihar                  |                                        7 |
| 4     | Gujarat                |                                        3 |
| 5     | Himachal Pradesh       |                                        2 |
| 6     | J&K (UT)               |                                        8 |
| 7     | Ladakh (UT)            |                                        2 |
| 8     | Manipur                |                                        6 |
| 9     | Meghalaya              |                                        8 |
| 10    | Mizoram                |                                        8 |
| 11    | Nagaland               |                                        5 |
| 12    | Punjab                 |                                        6 |
| 13    | Rajasthan              |                                        4 |
| 14    | Sikkim                 |                                        3 |
| 15    | Tripura                |                                        8 |
| 16    | Uttar Pradesh          |                                        8 |
| 17    | Uttarakhand            |                                        5 |
| 18    | West Bengal            |                                       11 |
|       | Total                  |                                      117 |

In Rajasthan, habitations located within 0-10 kms from the first habitation at international border in the districts of Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer  &  Barmer  are  covered  under  BADP.  As  the  Jalore  district  in Rajasthan  does  not  share  international  boundary,  its  habitations  are  not covered under BADP.

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