(a) whether the Government has envisaged a development and rehabilitation package for
naxal affected areas in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Planning Commission proposes to prepare comprehensive plan for the
economic and infrastructure development in Bihar and other naxal affected areas;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the naxal affected States have projected financial demands for the development
of the areas; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a)& (b): The Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for 60 Selected Tribal and Backward Districts
was approved by the Government on 25.11.2010 with a block grant of Rs. 25 crore and Rs.
30 crore per district for 2010-11 respectively. Recently 18 more districts have been included
under IAP taking the total to 78 districts. The funds are placed at the disposal of the
committee headed by the District Collector and consisting of the Superintendent of Police of
the District and the District Forests Officer. The District-level Committee has the flexibility
to spend the amount for development schemes according to need, as assessed by it. The State
Governments and the District Collectors have also been advised to ensure a suitable form of
consultation with the Local Member of Parliament on the schemes to be taken up under the
IAP. As per the guidelines of the IAP, the District level committee has to draw up a plan
consisting of concrete proposals for public infrastructure and services. The schemes so
selected are required to show results in the short term. The financial and physical
performance of the districts can be accessed on the Management Information System (MIS)
http://pcserver.nic.in/iapmis.
(c) & (d): No, Madam. The works to be taken up under IAP are decided by the Three
Member Committee at the district level. Further, the Scheme for Special Infrastructure in
Left Wing Extremism affected States was approved in the Eleventh Plan, with an outlay of
Rs. 500 crore, to cater to critical infrastructure gaps, which cannot be covered under the
existing schemes including requirements of mobility for the police/security forces by
upgrading existing roads/tracks in inaccessible areas, secure camping grounds and helipads at
strategic locations in remote and interior areas, measures to enhance security in respect of
police stations/outposts etc. So far, Rs. 374.57 crore has been released to the States under the
scheme of which Rs. 57.10 crore have been released to Government of Bihar.
(e) & (f): Government of Chhattisgarh have requested that the amount of allocation under
IAP be increased to Rs. 50 crore per district per annum.