Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Development of Backward Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1156

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 .0 3.2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF BACKWARD AREAS

## 1156. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  thousands  of  villages  have  b deserted/uninhabited in hilly/border areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Uttarakhand;
- (c ) the  details  of  total  number  of  uninhabited/deserted  villages  as  on  31  December  2 State/UT - wise including Uttarakhand;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to make these areas conducive for living;
- (e) whetherthe Government proposes to prepare any action plan to provide employment and other basic amenities to youth in said areas; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Uttarakhand?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)to(c) : Based  on  the  information  received  from  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  t census  2011,  data  reveals  that  there  were  43324  uninhabited  villages  in  the  country State/ UT  wise number  of  uninhabited  villag es  includ ing  Uttarakhand  is  at Annexure - I .  The Government of Uttarakhand informed that seasonal climatic migration occur every year in s of the villagessituated in the snow bound borderarea of the state in themonths of October -November and people return to their villages in the month of April.

(d) to (f) : The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the Border Area  Development Programme (BADP) through the State Government s. BADP is a part of comprehensive approach t o  theBorder Management  to  meet  the  special  development  needsof  the  people  living  in  th remote and inaccessible borderareas and to saturate the borderareas with essential infrastructure through convergence with other Central/State/Local schemes and thro ugh participatory approach. The programme is supplemental in nature to fill the gap as 100% centrally sponsored scheme isbeing implemented in 319 borderblocks (a pprox.) of 106 borderdistrict sof 17 states including Uttarakhand. The development al acti vities taken up by State Government under BADP are in various  sectors  namely  (i)  Road  connectivity,  (ii)  Water  supply,  (iii)  Education,  (iv Activities, (v) Social infrastructure, (vi) Health, (vii) Agriculture and allied sector ix) Skill develop ment, etc. The funds released under BADP during the last three years and the current year to the 17 BADP states at Annexure - II .

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Statementreferred  to  in  reply  to  part s(a  to c) of LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No. 1156  for answeron 03 .0 3.201 6.

| State wise number of uninhabited Villages - Census- 2011   | State wise number of uninhabited Villages - Census- 2011   | State wise number of uninhabited Villages - Census- 2011   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| State Code                                                 | State/UT                                                   | Number of Uninhabited Villages                             |
| 0                                                          | India                                                      | 43324                                                      |
| 01                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                            | 216                                                        |
| 02                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 2808                                                       |
| 03                                                         | Punjab                                                     | 413                                                        |
| 04                                                         | Chandigarh                                                 | 0                                                          |
| 05                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                | 1048                                                       |
| 06                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 199                                                        |
| 07                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 9                                                          |
| 08                                                         | Rajasthan                                                  | 1408                                                       |
| 09                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 8960                                                       |
| 10                                                         | Bihar                                                      | 5801                                                       |
| 11                                                         | Sikkim                                                     | 26                                                         |
| 12                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 331                                                        |
| 13                                                         | Nagaland                                                   | 28                                                         |
| 14                                                         | Manipur                                                    | 67                                                         |
| 15                                                         | Mizoram                                                    | 126                                                        |
| 16                                                         | Tripura                                                    | 12                                                         |
| 17                                                         | Meghalaya                                                  | 380                                                        |
| 18                                                         | Assam                                                      | 1023                                                       |
| 19                                                         | West Bengal                                                | 2734                                                       |
| 20                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 2902                                                       |
| 21                                                         | Odisha                                                     | 3636                                                       |
| 22                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                               | 559                                                        |
| 23                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 2974                                                       |
| 24                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 382                                                        |
| 25                                                         | Daman & Diu                                                | 0                                                          |
| 26                                                         | Darda& Nagar Haveli                                        | 0                                                          |
| 27                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 2706                                                       |
| 28                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 1514                                                       |
| 29                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 1943                                                       |
| 30                                                         | Goa                                                        | 14                                                         |
| 31                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 15                                                         |
| 32                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 1                                                          |
| 33                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 930                                                        |
| 34                                                         | Puducherry                                                 | 0                                                          |
| 35                                                         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                  | 159                                                        |

## An nexure- II

Statementreferred to in reply to part (d to f)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1156 for answeron 03 .0 3.201 6.

## Rs. In lakh

| States           | 2012-13   | 2013-15   | 2014-16   | 2015-17   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                  | Release   | Release   | Release   | Release   |
| ArunachalPradesh | 12451.35  | 6594.05   | 9249.37   | 7790.88   |
| Assam            | 1032.74   | 0.00      | 2104.79   | 2558.37   |
| Bihar            | 6664.00   | 6084.00   | 3129.86   | 3618.20   |
| Gujarat          | 4505.00   | 4505.00   | 4505.00   | 3069.44   |
| HimachalPradesh  | 2320.00   | 2100.00   | 2100.00   | 2100.00   |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 13394.00  | 15800.00  | 11520.00  | 11932.00  |
| Manipur          | 1929.48   | 2200.00   | 2200.00   | 2200.00   |
| Meghalaya        | 2989.25   | 2897.00   | 2100.00   | 2100.00   |
| Mizoram          | 4017.00   | 5446.94   | 3534.16   | 3767.00   |
| Nagaland         | 2000.00   | 3000.00   | 2000.00   | 2000.00   |
| Punjab           | 4069.88   | 3217.76   | 3715.51   | 3807.25   |
| Rajasthan        | 13973.00  | 13773.00  | 10140.15  | 13624.00  |
| Sikkim           | 2000.00   | 2400.00   | 2000.00   | 2000.00   |
| Tripra           | 4825.00   | 4825.00   | 3798.22   | 5056.79   |
| U ttar Pradesh   | 4982.00   | 5293.59   | 4982.00   | 4209.00   |
| Uttarakhand      | 3365.00   | 4651.16   | 3181.93   | 3244.57   |
| West Bengal      | 14482.30  | 16212.50  | 9739.0 1  | 15880.57  |
| Total            | 99000.00  | 99000.00  | 80000.00  | 88958.07  |