Lok Sabha Question No. 2640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Skill Development in Left Wing/ Naxal Affected Areas
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

########## 1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2640**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN LEFT WING/NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS**

**2640. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI;**

**SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA;**

**DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:**

######## 1 Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the Government has received any request to open ITIs and to extend the skill development schemes/ programmes in Left Wing Extremist/Naxal Affected areas;

(b)	if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Odisha; and

(c)	the action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise?

### 1 ANSWER

**MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a)	Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India has received proposals from 9 States to open 34 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in 34 Left Wing Extremism affected districts.

Ministry of Home Affairs vide their letter no. 18015/11/2010-NM-IV dated 7 th August, 2012 strongly recommended to consider extension of coverage under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Skill Development in 34 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism” to 71 LWE affected districts.

(b)	The details are at Annexure.

(c)	An amount of Rs. 94.14 crore has been released to the 9 States to establish 34 ITIs and 68 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) across the identified 34 districts as provided at Annexure.

**ANNEXURE**

**ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) and (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2640 DUE FOR REPLY ON 05/08/2015**

The state wise details of districts covered under the scheme: “Skill Development in 34 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism” are given below: -

| Sl   | States         |   No. of District(s) | Name of district(s).                                                                                   |
|------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Telangana      |                    1 | Khammam                                                                                                |
| 2    | Bihar          |                    6 | Jamui, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Jehanabad, Arwal                                                      |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh   |                    7 | Dantewada, Bastar, Kanker, Surguja, Rajnandgaon, Bijapur, Narayanpur                                   |
| 4    | Jharkhand      |                   10 | Chatra, West Singhbhum, Palamau, Garhwa, East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Lohardaga, Gumla, Latehar, Hazaribagh |
| 5    | Madhya Pradesh |                    1 | Balaghat                                                                                               |
| 6    | Maharashtra    |                    2 | Gadchiroli K, Gondia                                                                                   |
| 7    | Orissa         |                    5 | Gajapati, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Deogarh, Sambalpur                                                     |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh  |                    1 | Sonebhadra                                                                                             |
| 9    | West Bengal    |                    1 | Paschim Midnapur                                                                                       |
|      | Total          |                   34 |                                                                                                        |

List of 71 districts in which extension of the scheme was requested by Ministry of Home Affairs:

| Sl   | States                       |   No. of District(s) | Name of district(s)                                                                                                                                                                 |
|------|------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |                    8 | Khammam, Adilabad, Vishakhapatnam, East Godavari, Warangal, Karimnagar, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.                                                                                |
| 2    | Bihar                        |                   11 | Jamui, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Jehanabad, Arwal, Nawada, Munger, Kaimur, Sitamarhi and West Champaran.                                                                            |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh                 |                    9 | Dantewada, Bastar, Kanker, Surguja, Rajnandgaon, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Jashpur and Korea (Baikunthpur).                                                                              |
| 4    | Jharkhand                    |                   17 | Chatra, West Singhbhum, Palamau, Garhwa, East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Lohardaga, Gumla, Latehar, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Simdega, Saraikela-Kharaswan, Ramgarh, Khunti, Ranchi and Giridih. |
| 5    | Madhya Pradesh               |                    1 | Balaghat.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6    | Maharashtra                  |                    2 | Gadchiroli K, Gondia.                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7    | Orissa                       |                   17 | Gajapati, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Navrangpur, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Jajpur.    |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh                |                    3 | Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Mirjapur.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9    | West Bengal                  |                    3 | Paschim Midnapur, Bankura and Purulia.                                                                                                                                              |
|      | Total                        |                   71 |                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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