(a) whether the report submitted by the study group constituted to identify industrially backward districts has been reviewed;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the districts
identified;
(c) the action taken by the Government to implement
the recommendations of the report; and
(d) the number of districts of Uttar Pradesh included
in the list of industrially backward districts?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ( SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR )
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of
the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d)
OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.124 FOR THE
3RD MARCH, 2000 ON THE COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY
INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS.
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The Review Group recommended the following
criteria for identification of backward districts:-
(i) the districts with an aggregate composite
index (based on defined indicators for financial
criteria, infrastructural criteria and industrial
criteria) of 250 or below, as compared to the national
average of 1500 were to be notified as backward
districts.
(ii) for special categories of districts having no
rail head or those located in inaccessible hill areas,
the cut-off indices were relaxed and marked at 500.
(iii) it also recommended that `no industry districts`,
irrespective of their composite index, would be
identified as a backward district.
The list of districts identified is at Annexure-A.
(c) On the basis of reports of the study group and
the review group, the Central Government decided that
industrially backward districts should be classified
into two categories i.e., Category-A and Category-B.
All `Districts` as identified by the Review Group
have been classified as Category-A districts. The
districts having indices over 250 and below 500 have
been identified as Category-B district.
Provisions of the Income-tax Act and the Rules
thereunder have been amended to provide a five
year tax holiday to industrial units set up in
Category-A districts and three year tax holiday
to those set up in Category-B districts. Units
in both categories enjoy a further deduction of
25% of their profits (30% in case of companies)
from their taxable income for another five years.
(d) There are eleven districts, in the list of
Category-A industrially backward districts and
twenty-four districts in the list of Category-B
districts, in Uttar Pradesh. The list of industrially
backward districts under both categories in Uttar
Pradesh is at Annexure-B.
ANNEXURE - A
1. DISTRICTS HAVING AGGREGATE INDEX BELOW 250
DISTRICTS STATE
1. GODDA BIHAR
2. GUMLA BIHAR
3. ARARIA BIHAR
4. GADCHIROLI MAHARASHTRA
5. MADHEPURA BIHAR 6. SIDHARTHANAGAR UTTAR PRADESH
7 DUMKA BIHAR
8. MANDLA MADHYA PRADESH
9. KHAGARIA BIHAR 10. KISHANGANJ BIHAR 11. MALDA WEST BENGAL 12. PALAMAU BIHAR 13. PHULBANI ORISSA 14. MADHUBANI BIHAR 15. KALAHANDI ORISSA 16. JEHANABAD BIHAR 17. SAHARSA BIHAR 18. WEST DINAJPUR WEST BENGAL 19. NAWADAH BIHAR 20. BAHRAICH UTTAR PRADESH 21. SITAMARHI BIHAR 22. SAHEBGANJ BIHAR 23. MURSHIDABAD WEST BENGAL 24. COOCH BEHAR WEST BENGAL 25. BANKURA WEST BENGAL 26. PANNA MADHYA PRADESH 27. PRATAPGARH UTTAR PRADESH 28. MAHARAJGANJ UTTAR PRADESH 29. JALORE RAJASTHAN 30. AURANGABAD BIHAR 31. EAST CHAMPARAN BIHAR 32. BANDA UTTAR PRADESH 33. BARMER RAJASTHAN 34. PURNIA BIHAR 35. BASTAR MADHYA PRADESH 36. SIWAN BIHAR 37. VAISHALI BIHAR 38. BASTI UTTAR PRADESH
2. `NO INDUSTRY` DISTRICTS NOT FALLING UNDER CATEGORY (1):-
DISTRICTS STATE
1. SARGUJA MADHYA PRADESH
2. CHAMOLI UTTAR PRADESH
3. JAISALMER RAJASTHAN
4. LOHARDAGGA BIHAR
5. CHHATARPUR MADHYA PRADESH 6. UTTAR KASHI UTTAR PRADESH
7 CHURU RAJASTHAN
8. WAYANAD KERALA
9. IDUKKI KERALA 10. JALPAIGURI WEST BENGAL
3. DISTRICTS LOCATED IN INACCESSIBLE HILL AREAS WHICH ARE BACKWARD AND NOT FALLING UNDER CATEGORIES (1) AND (2)
DISTRICTS STATE
1. ALMORA UTTAR PRADESH
2. PITHORAGARH UTTAR PRADESH
3. TEHRI GARHWAL UTTAR PRADESH
4. DISTRICTS HAVING NO RAIL CONNECTIONS WHICH ARE BACKWARD AND NOT FALLING UNDER CATEGORIES (1), (2) AND (3)
DISTRICTS STATE
1. THE DANGS GUJARAT
2. BANSWARA RAJASTHAN
ANNEXURE-B
CATEGORY `A` INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN UTTAR PRADESH
1. SIDHARTHANAGAR
2. BAHRAICH
3. PRATAPGARH
4. MAHARAJGANJ
5. BANDA 6. BASTI
7 CHAMOLI
8. UTTARKASHI
9. ALMORA 10. PITHORAGARH 11. TEHRI GARHWAL
CATEGORY `B` INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN UTTAR PRADESH
1. HARDOI
2. LALITPUR
3. HAMIRPUR
4. BADAUN
5. FATEHPUR 6. AZAMGARH
7 ETAH
8. BARABANKI
9. ETAWAH 10. DEORIA 11. GHAZIPUR 12. BALLIA 13. JAUNPUR 14. SITAPUR 15. JALAUN 16. UNNAO 17. FAIZABAD 18. KANPUR DEHAT 19. MAINPURI 20. GONDA 21. FARUKHABAD 22. SULTANPUR 23. MIRZAPUR 24. MAU