Question : BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT FUND



(a) whether the Union Government have constituted Border Area Development Fund for those States whose borders are with Pakistan;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) The quantum of amount allocated for each border State?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DISINVESTMNET, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRIES OF PLANNING, STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINSTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) The Border Area Development Programme is in operation in the border blocks of seventeen states which have an international border including states which border Pakistan namely, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.

(c) The amount allocated for each border state is given in the table annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART © OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4788 REGARDING BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT FUND BY SHRI RAMCHANDER BAINDA DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20-12-2000.

BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: STATEWISE ALLOCATIONS IN THE NINTH PLAN

(Rs. Crore)

States 1997-98 1998-99 99-2000 2000-01
Assam 4.12 4.27 7.20 7.20 Gujarat 8.58 8.88 9.87 9.87 J&K 20.68 31.38 33.52 33.52 Meghalaya 3.95 4.11 4.52 4.52 Mizoram 6.73 6.82 8.00 8.00 Punjab 8.54 8.82 9.70 9.70 Rajasthan 85.63 56.52 37.17 29.17 Tripura 10.96 11.34 12.47 12.47 West Bengal 30.81 31.86 38.05 38.05 Arunachal Pr. 4.00 11.00 13.00 13.00 Manipur 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Nagaland 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Himachal Pr. - 4.00 4.00 4.00 Sikkim - 4.00 5.50 5.50 Uttar Pradesh - 4.00 12.00 12.00 Bihar - - 7.00 7.00
Total 192.00 195.00 210.00 202.00
Note: BADP was extended to the blocks bordering China and Bhutan in 1998-99 and to the blocks bordering Nepal in 1999-2000.