Question : IDENTIFICATION OF BACKWARD DISTRICTS

(a) whether 100 most backward districts in different States of the country have been identified under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (R.S.V.Y.);

(b) if so, whether funds are being provided to these districts under the said scheme as per the criteria laid down by the Planning Commission during the current financial year;

(c) if so, the number and the details of the funds provided to such districts so far, State-wise ;

(d) whether the Government propose to provide funds to the remaining districts during the current financial year : and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE)

(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.39 FOR ANSWER ON 3.12.2003 BY SHRI ASHOK KUMAR SINGH CHANDEL AND SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF BACKWARD DISTRICTS

(a) : Yes, sir.

(b) : Yes, sir. An amount of Rs.15 crore will be provided to each of the 50 districts identified for coverage in the current year.

(c) : Table is enclosed.

(d) : No, sir. The remaining districts will be covered from next year onwards.

(e) : Does not arise.


Table referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.39 for answer on 3.12.2003 by Shri Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel and Shri Basudeb Acharia regarding Identification of Backward Districts

S.No.	Name of the State	No. of Districts	First instalment of SCA released	(Rs. in crore)

1.	Andhra Pradesh	2	15.00

2.	Chhattisgarh	2	15.00

3.	Gujarat	1	7.50

4.	Jharkhand	3	22.50

5.	Karnataka	1	7.50
6.	Kerala	1	7.50

7	Madhya Pradesh	3	22.50

8.	Maharashtra	2	15.00

9.	Rajasthan	2	15.00
10.	Tamil Nadu	1	7.50
11.	Uttar Pradesh	5	37.50
12.	West Bengal	2	15.00