(a) whether 100 districts have been selected all over the country as the most
backward districts;
(b) if so, the details thereof, state-wise;
(c) whether the Government has been conducting any survey for selecting more
districts falling under this category; and
(d) if so, the time by which districts so identified are likely to be benefitted ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (SHRI M.V. RAJASEKHARAN )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41
REGARDING BACKWARD DISTRICTS BY SHRI MAHENDRA PRASAD NISHAD DUE FOR ANSWER ON 7.7.2004
(a): One hundred backward districts have been identified for coverage under the
Backward Districts Initiative component of the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana. In addition,
32 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism are also covered under this programme.
(b): State-wise details of districts covered under the programme are in Table-I.
(c): No, Sir. There is no proposal to conduct a survey for selecting additional
districts under the programme.
(d): Does not arise.
Table-I referred to in Statement in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 41 regarding backward districts by Shri Mahendra Prasad
Nishad due for answer on 7.7.2004
Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana : Backward Districts Initiative
List of Districts
S. No. Name of the State Name of the District
1. Andhra Pradesh 1.Adilabad 2.Warangal 3.Chittor 4.Mahbubnagar 5. Vizianagaram
2. Chhatisgarh 1. Bastar 2. Dantewada 3. Kankar 4. Bilaspur
3. Gujarat 1.Dangs 2.Dohad 3.Panchmahals
4. Haryana 1.Sirsa
5. Jharkhand 1.Lohardagga 2.Gumla 3.Simdega 4.Saraikela 5.Singhbhum West 6.Goddha
6. Karnataka 1.Gulbarga 2.Bidar 3.Chitradurga 4.Davangere
Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana : Backward Districts Initiative List of Districts
7.Kerala 1. Palakkad 2. Wynad
8.Madhya Pradesh 1. Mandla 2. Barwani 3. West Nimar 4. Seoni 5. Shahdol 6. Umaria 7. Balaghat 8. Satna 9. Siddhi
9.Maharashtra 1. Gadchiroli 2. Bhandara 3. Gondia 4. Chandrapur 5. Hingoli 6. Nanded 7. Dhule 8. Nandurbar 9. Ahmednagar
10.Punjab 1. Hoshiarpur
11.Rajasthan 1. Banswara 2. Dungarpur 3. Jhalawar
12.Tamil Nadu 1. Tiruvannamalai 2. Dindigul 3. Cuddalore 4. Naggapattinam 5. Sivgangai
Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana : Backward Districts Initiative
List of Districts
13.Uttar Pradesh 1. Sonbhadra 2. Raebareli 3. Unnao 4. Sitapur 5. Hardoi 6. Banda 7. Chitrakoot 8. Fatehpur 9.Barabanki 10. Mirzapur 11. Gorakhpur 12. Kushinagar 13. Lalitpur 14. Jaunpur 15. Hamirpur 16. Jalaun 17. Mahoba 18. Kaushambi 19. Azamgarh 20. Pratapgarh
14.West Bengal 1. Purulia 2. 24 South Parganas 3. Jalpaiguri 4. Midnapur West 5. South Dinajpur 6. Bankura 7. North Dinajpur 8. Birbhum
15.Assam 1. Kokrajhar 2. North Lakhimpur 3. Karbi Anglong 4. Dhemaji 5. North Cachar Hills
Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana : Backward Districts Initiative List of Districts
16.Arunachal Pradesh 1. Upper Subansiri
17.Himachal Pradesh 1. Chamba 2. Sirmaur
18.Jammu & Kashmir 1. Doda 2. Kupwara 3. Poonch
19.Manipur 1. Tamenlong
20.Meghalaya 1. West Garo Hills
21.Mizoram 1. Lawngtlai
22.Nagaland 1. Mon
23.Sikkim Sikkim
24.Tripura 1. Dhalai
25.Uttaranchal 1. Champavat 2. Tehri Garhwal 3. Chamoli
Total 100
Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana : Backward Districts Initiative - List of 32 Extremist Affected Districts
State Districts
1. Andhra Pradesh 1.Karimnagar 2.Khammam 3.Medak 4. Nalgonda 5.Nizamabad
2.Bihar 1.Aurangabad 2.Gaya 3.Jehanabad 4.Rohtas 5.Nalanda 6. Patna 7.Bhojpur 8. Kaimur
3.Jharkhand 1.Hazaribagh 2.Palamu 3.Chatra 4.Garhwa 5.Ranchi 6.Latehar 7.Giridih 8. Koderma 9.Bokaro 10.Dhanbad
4.Madhya Pradesh 1.Dindori
5.Chhatisgarh 1.Kawardha 2.Rajnandgaon 3.Sarguja 4.Jashpur
6.Orissa 1.Ganjam 2.Gajapati 3. Mayurbhanj
7.Uttar Pradesh 1.Chandauli