(a) whether the National Reconstruction Force Scheme has been implemented to enable youth to take part in the national building process;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of backward districts identified for implementation of the said scheme, State-wise;
(d) whether the Government propose to cover more and more districts under the said scheme; and
(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA)
(a) (b) & (c) The National Reconstruction Corps (NRC)
scheme was launched in June 1999 as a Pilot Project to be
implemented in 80 districts in the first year and 120
districts in the second year. The backward districts
identified for implementation during the first year are
listed below:
S.No STATE DISTRICT(d) & (e) The question of covering more districts under the NRC Scheme will be considered by the Government keeping in view the impact assessment of the scheme during the pilot stage and the availability of funds.
1 Andhra Pradesh 1. Hyderabad 2. Karim Nagar 3. Visakhapatnam 4. East Godawari
2 Assam 5. Cachar (Silcher) 6. Guwahati 7. N.C. Hills
3 Bihar 8. Gumla 9. Dumka 10. Hazaribagh 11. Jahanabad 12. Nawada 13. Nalanda 14. Patna 15. Sitamarhi 16. Kishanganj
4 Gujarat 17. Ahmedabad
5 Haryana 18. Narnaul (Mahendragarh)
6 Himachal Pradesh 19. Sirmour (Nahan) 19. Una
7 Karnataka 21. Bidar 22. Shimoga 23. Bijapur 8 Kerala 24. Kasargod 25. Waynad
9 Madhya Pradesh 26. Chattarpur 27. Tikamgarh 28. Seoni 29. Jabalpur 30. Shahdol 31. Sarguja 32. Jhabua 33. Gwalior 34. Bhopal 35. Kanker
10 Maharashtra 36. Mumbai 37. Beed 38. Amravati 39. Sindhudurg 40. Gadhchiroli
11 Punjab 41. Gurdaspur
12 Orissa 42. Kalahandi 43. Koraput 44. Bolangir 45. Neupara 46. Phulbani 47. Bhubaneshwar 48. Mayurbhanj 13 Rajasthan 49. Bharatpur 50. Jhalawar 51. Sikar 52. Jaipur
14 Tamil Nadu 53. Ramanathapuram 54. Kanyakumari 55. Chennai 56. Kancheepuram 57. Tirichurapalli
15 Uttar Pradesh 58. Pilibhit 59. Lucknow 60. Meerut 61. Mathura 62. Tehri Garhwal 63. Lalitpur 64. Kanpur 65. Banda
16 Jammu & Kashmir 66. Udhampur 67. Leh 17 Manipur 68. Bishanpur
18 West Bengal 69. Malda 70. South Dinajpur (North) 71. Bankura 72. Calcutta 19 Meghalya 73. West Garo Hills (Tura)
20 Nagaland 74. Kohima
21 Sikkim 75. Gangtok
22 Arunachal Pradesh 76. Lohit
23 Delhi 77. Alipur 78. Mehrauli
24 Mizoram 79. Lungeli
25 Tripura 80. Dharamnagar