Data and Statstics

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Compensation for Crop Loss, 03/05/2016. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS), Modified NAIS (MNAIS) and Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme were implemented during Rabi 2012-13 season through Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC) and 10 empanelled Private General Insurance Companies. Details of the business including claims reported under aforesaid Crop Insurance Schemes is at Annexure-I. United India Insurance Company Ltd. (UIIC) had not been empanelled to directly undertake Crop Insurance business.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tribal Population, 02/05/2016. As per Census 2011, State / UT -wise and tribe-wise details of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country are given at Annexure I. Percentage of Scheduled Tribe persons below poverty line, State-wise and at all India level for the year 2011-12 estimated by the erstwhile Planning Commission are at Annexure II. Details of centrally sponsored schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs are given at Annexure III. State / UT-wise details are at Annexures IV to XV.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sewage Treatment Plants for Cleaning of Ganga Rivers, 02/05/2016. 41 Sewage treatment plants development / rehabilitation under 34 projects, having total capacity of 808.23 mld, have been sanctioned in the Ganga Basin States since inception of NGRBA Programme. The List of STP projects sanctioned is given in annexure -1. The list of Proposals received and not yet been approved/sanctioned are given at annexure -2.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Power Generation in States, 02/05/2016. The details of sources wise, state-wise and power generation from conventional sources of capacity 25 MW and above, monitored by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in every state for last five years is given at Annex-I. As per information available with CEA, the details of thermal, gas, nuclear and hydro power projects under construction are given at Annex-IIA, Annex-IIB, Annex-IIC and Annex-IID respectively.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Polluted river stretches, 02/05/2016. As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in February 2015, 302 polluted river stretches have been identified on 275 rivers in the country based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Increase in wild tiger count, 02/05/2016. In India, it has shown increasing trend with subsequent estimations which got initiated in the year 2006, wherein count was 1411 in 2006, 1706 in 2010 and 2226 in 2014. The details are at Annexure-I.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds under Project Tiger, 02/05/2016. The names of the States wherein Project Tiger is in operation at present alongwith the details thereof, State-wise, is at Annexure-I. The details of funds provided to the State Governments for the maintenance of each Tiger Reserve under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger from the year 2013 to 2016 are at Annexure-II.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Forests Villages, 02/05/2016. The number of Forest Villages, total population in the forest villages and ST population in the Forest Villages State/UT wise is placed at Annex I. This Ministry has issued guidelines on conversion of forest villages, old habitations, unsurveyed villages etc. into revenue villages vide letter No.23011/33/2010-FRA dated 08.11.2013. Status of conversion of Forest Villages to Revenue Villages based on the information received from the State Governments is placed at Annex II.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 02/05/2016. As reported by the respective State Governments/Distribution Companies (DISCOMs), 7,108 villages stand electrified during 2015-16. The State-wise details are given at Annex.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Drought Situation in the Country, 29/04/2016. Due to deficit monsoon during the year 2015-16, Governments of Karnataka (both for Kharif and Rabi), Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan submitted Memoranda seeking financial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) after declaring drought in several parts of those States. The details of districts identified as drought affected in drought hit States is at Annexure-I.