(a) the details of naxal affected districts in Bihar;
(b) whether the State Government has submitted a proposal for
listing of fifteen new districts as naxal affected;
(c) if so, whether the Union Government has accepted the said proposal;
(d) if so, the names of the said districts; and
(e) whether the said districts are covered under the Security Related
Expenditure (SRE) scheme and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (e): On the basis of violence profile, presently, 83 Left Wing
Extremism affected districts in 9 States of the country including 15 districts
of Bihar viz. Arwal, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, East Champaran, Gaya, jamui,
Jehanabad, Kaimur, Munger, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Rohtas, Sitamarhi and
West Champaran are covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE)
Scheme for the purpose of reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the
State Governments on Anti-naxal operations.
The Government has received a proposal from the State Government
to include additional 07 (seven) districts of Bihar, namely, Vaishali,
Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Sheohar, Banka, Muzaffarpur and Khagaria under
the SRE Scheme.
Inclusion/ exclusion of districts under the SRE Scheme is a
continuous process.