Lok Sabha Question No. 828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Development Schemes in Naxal Affected Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHAILESH (BULO MANDAL) KUMAR, HARI MANJHI, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.828

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  01 ST  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11, 1937 (SAKA)

DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS

828.

SHRI SHAILESH KUMAR:

SHRI HARI MANJHI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  Left  Wing  Extremism  and  names  of  naxalite-affected districts in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether any scheme/programme is being run by the Government to speed up development of basic infrastructure in naxal-affected districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  Additional  Central  Assistance  (ACA)  or  Integrated  Action Plan (IAP) has been re-started, if so, the details thereof along with the funds released thereunder, State-wise;
- (d)  whether  some  central  schemes  being  run  in  the  naxalite-affected districts  have  been  discontinued,  if  so,  the  names  of  such  schemes which    have  been  discontinued   along  with   the  reasons   for   their discontinuance; and
- (e)  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  the  naxal menace  in the country including initiative for peace talks with naxalites?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a):  The  influence  of  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  has  been  reducing continuously  from  the  last  five  years.    Number  of  incidents  and resultant  deaths  have  been  reduced  to  1088  (226  deaths)  in  2015 against 1760 (611 deaths) in 2011. In the current year (upto 15.02.2016) number of incidents and resultant deaths reported are 168 (39 deaths)

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against  203  incidents  and  36  deaths  reported  in  the  correspondence period of 2015.

At present 106 districts in 10 States have been identified by MHA as LWE affected districts. District-wise list of 106 districts is enclosed as Annexure-A.

(b): Government has been implementing various flagship  developmental schemes/    programmes  for  providing  basic  infrastructure  in  LWE affected districts.  These schemes are being implemented by different Ministries/Departments in coordination/consultation of the States concerned.

Some of the major schemes are as follows:

(i) Integrated  Action  Plan  (IAP)/Additional  Central  Assistance  (ACA) for LWE affected districts: The Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) had  been  implementing  this  Scheme  from  2010-11  to  2014-15  in  88 backward  districts  (76  LWE  affected  districts)  for  creating  public infrastructure and services by funding Rs. 30 crore per district per year. This  scheme  has  been  discontinued  by  the  Government  from  2015-16 accepting the recommendations of the 14 th  Finance Commission.

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- (ii) Road Requirement Plan-I (RRP-I): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has been implementing (RRP-I) since February, 2009 for improving the road connectivity in 34 LWE affected districts of 8 LWE States namely, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  Under  this  plan, total  5422  km  roads  would  be  constructed  of  which  3,904  kms  roads have been completed up to 31.01.2016 with an expenditure of Rs. 5453 crore.
- (iii) Skill Development:The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  has  been  implementing  two  schemes,  namely  'Skill Development  in  34  Districts  affected  by  Left  Wing  Extremism'  and Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  in  29  LWE  affected districts.    Under  Skill  Development  in  34  districts,  01  ITI  and  02  Skill Development  Centers  (SDCs)  would  be  constructed  in  each  of  34 districts.
- (iv)  Construction/Strengthening  of fortified Police Stations:  MHA has been  implementing  this  scheme  for  construction/strengthening  of  400 Police  Stations  in  10  LWE  affected  States  @  Rs.  2  crore  per  police station on funding pattern of 80 (Central share) : 20 (State share) basis. So far 284 PSs have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 623.88 crore.

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(v) Construction of Mobile Towers:   The Department of Telecom has been implementing this scheme for construction of 2199 mobile towers in 10 LWE affected States of which 1424 mobile towers have been put on air up to 15.02.2016.

(c):    The  Scheme  of  ACA  has  been  discontinued  by  the  Government since  2015-16.    However,  the  Government  has  approved  allocation  of Rs. 1000 crore in BE 2015-16, under Demand No. 37 as Special Central Assistance, for providing DPR based infrastructure and services in the most affected LWE districts.

(d): Accepting the recommendations of Fourteenth Finance Commission, the share of States in the net proceeds of Union taxes has been enhanced from 32% to 42% by the Central Government. Consequently  some  schemes,  being  run  in  LWE  affected  States  have been  de-linked  from  central  assistance  and  transferred  to  the  States giving them sufficient flexibility to conceive and implement schemes/programmes  suited  to  their  local needs  and  aspirations, including  requirements  to  bridge  the  developmental  deficit  gaps  in backward regions within the States.

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(e):   'Police' & 'Public Order' being State subjects, action with respect to  maintenance  of  Law  and  Order  lies  primarily  in  the  domain  of  the State  Governments  concerned.  However, the  Central  Government closely  monitors  the  situation  and  coordinate/supplements  the  efforts of State Governments over a wide range of issues, both as security and development fronts.

The Government has adopted four pronged strategy to fight against LWE menace. This includes Security related intervention, Development related intervention, Ensuring rights and entitlements of forest dwellers and better public perception management.

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## List of 106 districts covered under the SRE Scheme

| Andhra Pradesh 1. Anantapur 2. East Godavari 3. Guntur 4. Kurnool 5. Prakasam 6. Srikakulam 7. Visakhapatnam 8. Vizianagaram Telengana 9. Adilabad 10. Karimnagar 11. Khammam 12. Medak 13. Mehboobnagar 14. Nalgonda 15. Warangal 16. Nizamabad Bihar 17 . Arwal 18. Aurangabad 19. Bhojpur 20. East Champaran 21. Gaya 22. Jamui 23. Jehanabad 24. Kaimur 25. Munger 26. Nalanda 27. Nawada 28. Patna 29. Rohtas 30. Sitamarhi 31. West Champaran 32. Muzaffarpur 33. Sheohar 34. Vaishali 35. Banka 36. Lakhisarai   | Chhattisgarh 39 . Bastar 40. Bijapur 41. Dantewada 42. Jashpur 43. Kanker 44. Korea (Baikunthpur ) 45. Narayanpur 46. Rajnandgaon 47. Sarguja 48. Dhamtari 49. Mahasamund 50. Gariyaband 51. Balod 52. Sukma 53. Kondagaon 54. Balrampur Jharkhand 55 . Bokaro 56. Chatra 57. Dhanbad 58. East Singhbhum 59. Garhwa 60. Giridih 61. Gumla 62. Hazaribagh 63. Koderma 64. Latehar 65. Lohardagga 66. Palamu 67. Ranchi 68. Simdega 69. Saraikela-Kharaswan 70. West Singhbhum 71. Khunti 72. Ramgarh 73. Dumka 74. Deoghar 75. Pakur Madhya Pradesh   | Maharashtra 77 . Chandrapur 78. Gadchiroli 79. Gondia 80. Aheri Orissa 81. Gajapati 82. Ganjam 83. Keonjhar 84. Koraput 85. Malkangiri 86. Mayurbhanj 87. Navrangpur 88. Rayagada 89. Sambhalpur 90. Sundargarh 91. Nayagarh 92.Kandhamal 93.Deogarh 94.Jajpur 95.Dhenkanal 96. Kalahandi 97. Nuapada 98. Bargarh 99. Bolangir Uttar Pradesh 100. Chandauli 101. Mirzapur 102. Sonebhadra West Bengal 103 . Bankura 104. West Midnapore 105. Purulia 106. Birbhumi   |
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