Lok Sabha Question No. 3843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Development of Border States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION**

**lok Sabha**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3843**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON**

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

**QUESTION**

**Development of Border States**

3843: SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government proposes to develop the entire border States of North East with modern facilities particularly medical, education and trade;

1. if so, the details thereof and the projects proposed to be taken up in this regard; and

1. the action taken in this regard during the last three years and the funds allocated during the said period, year-wise and project-wise?

**ANSWER**

**The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region**

**Dr. JITENDRA SINGH**

1. & (b) The  Ministry  of Home Affairs has  been implementing  Border  Area  Development Programme (BADP) in 163 border blocks of 49 districts along the international border of 8 North East  States  including  Sikkim  to  meet the special development needs  and well being  of  the  people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the border and to saturate the borders with essential  infrastructure through convergence with other Central / State Plan and other local schemes. The programme is supplementary in nature to fill the gaps in the infrastructure only in the border villages, which are closer to the international border. The priority is given to the villages situated within 0-10 km from the international border. The details under BADP are as follows:

| **Border Area Development Programme in NE States**   |                       |                      |                        |                                                                             |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Position as on 04.08.2015**                        |                       |                      |                        |                                                                             |
| **Sl.**  **No.**                                     | **Name of the State** | **No. of Districts** | **Total No. of Block** | **No. of villages within 0-10 km. from the border**  **(as on 30.04.2015)** |
| 1                                                    | 2                     | 3                    | 4                      | 5                                                                           |
| 1                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh     | 13                   | 42                     | 532                                                                         |
| 2                                                    | Assam                 | 7                    | 28                     | 1437                                                                        |
| 3                                                    | Manipur               | 3                    | 11                     | 239                                                                         |
| 4                                                    | Meghalaya             | 5                    | 14                     | 1542                                                                        |
| 5                                                    | Mizoram               | 6                    | 16                     | 368                                                                         |
| 6                                                    | Nagaland              | 4                    | 12                     | 98                                                                          |
| 7                                                    | Sikkim                | 3                    | 9                      | 108                                                                         |
| 8                                                    | Tripura               | 8                    | 31                     | 496                                                                         |
| **Total**                                            |                       | **49**               | **163**                | **4820**                                                                    |

(c)	Statement showing the fund released to the North East States under BADP during last three years is as follows:

**Rs.in Lakh**

| **Sl.**  **No.**   | **States**        | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   | **2015-16**  **(allocation)**   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
| 1                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 12451.35      | 6594.05       | 9249.37       | 8149.00                         |
| 2                  | Assam             | 1032.74       | 0.00          | 2104.79       | 3382.00                         |
| 3                  | Manipur           | 1929.48       | 2200.00       | 2200.00       | 2200.00                         |
| 4                  | Meghalaya         | 2989.25       | 2897.00       | 2100.00       | 2100.00                         |
| 5                  | Mizoram           | 4017.00       | 5446.94       | 3534.16       | 3862.00                         |
| 6                  | Nagaland          | 2000.00       | 3000.00       | 2000.00       | 2000.00                         |
| 7                  | Sikkim            | 2000.00       | 2400.00       | 2000.00       | 2000.00                         |
| 8                  | Tripura           | 4825.00       | 4825.00       | 3798.22       | 5057.00                         |
| **Total**          |                   | **31244.82**  | **27362.99**  | **26986.54**  | **28750.00**                    |

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