GOVERNMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3436 ANSWERED ON:17.08.2005 NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION CORPS SCHEME Chaure Shri Bapu Hari

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Reconstruction Corps Scheme has been implemented for enabling the youths to take part in the process of national building;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the districts identified, particularly the list of backward districts, for the implementation of the said scheme, State- wise? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN)

(a) Yes, Sir. The Government had implemented the National Reconstruction Corps (NRC) Scheme through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) on a pilot basis for a period of two years i.e. from 1.4.2001 to 31.3.2003.

(b) The NRC Scheme was designed to inculcate the spirit of patriotism and voluntarism in the society and to harness the full flow of vital youth energy in constructive channels. The NRC scheme had the twin objectives of man making and nation building. Under the scheme, volunteers were enrolled at a monthly honorarium of Rs. 1000/- p.m. to implement the identified projects.

(c) The details of identified districts including backward districts for the implementation of the NRC Scheme are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3436 FOR 17.8.05 REGARDING NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION CORPS SCHEME ASKED BY SHRI BAPU HARI CHAURE. State & District wise list of 76 NRC Districts of 2001-02 and 40 NRC Districts of 2002-03.

Sl. Name of Sl Name of the NRC Sl Name of the No. State . Districts of . NRC No the year No Districts of . (2001-02) . the year 2002-03 1 Andhra 1 East Godavari 1 Anantpur Pradesh 2 Hyderabad 2 Mehboob 3 Karimnagar Nagar 4 Vishakhapatnam 2 Arunachal 5 Tezu (Lohit) 3 Dibrugarh Pradesh 3 Assam 6 Cachar 4 Sonitpur 7 Guwahati (Tezpur) 8 (Kamrup) Nagaon 4 Bihar 9 Jahanabad 5 Bhagalpur 10 Kishanganj 6 Katihar 11 Nalanda 7 Motihari 12 Nawada 13 Patna 14 Sitamarhi 5 Chhatisgarh 15 Kanker 8 Bilaspur 16 Sarguja 9 Rajnardgaon

6 17 Alipur 18 Mehrauli 7 19 Gandhinagar 10 Kutch 7 Gujarat 19 Gandhinagar 10 Kutch

8 Himachal 20 Sirmour (Nahan) 11 Bilaspur Pradesh 21 Una 9 Harryana 22 Narnaul 12 Gurgaon 10 J & K 23 Leh 24 Udhampur 11 Jharkhand 25 Dumka 13 Lohardaga 26 Gumla 14 Palamu 27 Hazaribagh 12 28 Bihar 15 Bangalore 29 Bijapur 16 (Urban) 30 Shimoga Udupi (Mangalore) 13 Kerala 31 Kasargod 17 Kozhikode 32 Wayanad

14 Madhya 33 Bhopal 18 Balaghat Pradesh 34 Chattarpur 19 Damoh 35 Gwalior 20 Dewas 36 Jabalpur 21 Dhar 37 Jhabua 22 Sehore 38 Seoni 39 Shahdol 40 Tikamgarh

15 41 Beed 23 Amravati 42 Gadchiroli 43 Jalna 44 Mumbai (Kalyan) 45 Sindhudurag 16 Manipur 46 Bishanpur 24 Tamenglong 17 Meghalaya 47 West Garo Hills 18 Mizoram 48 Lunglie 19 Nagaland 49 Kohima 25 Mon

20 Orissa 50 Bolangir 26 Keonjhar 51 Kalahandi 27 Sambalpur 52 Khurda 28 Sundergarh 53 (Bubaneshwar) 54 Koraput 55 Mayurbhanj 56 Nuapada Phulbani 21 Punjab 57 Gurdaspur 22 Rajasthan 58 Bharatpur 29 Baran 59 Jaipur 30 Kota 60 Jhalawar 61 Sikar 23 Sikkim 62 Gangtok 31 Sikkim (West) 24 Tamil Nadu 63 Kancheepuram 32 Coimbatore (Parambulur) 64 Chennai (Rural) 33 Nilgiri 65 Kanyakumari 66 Ramanathpuram 67 Tiruchurapalli 25 68 N. Tripura 34 Udaipur (Dharamnagar) (S.Tripura)

26 Uttar 69 Banda 35 Bareily Pradesh 70 Kanpur 36 Hamirpur 71 Lalitpur 37 Jalaun 72 Lucknow 38 Jhansi 73 Mathura 74 Meerut 75 Pillibhit 27 Uttaranchal 76 Tehri Garwal 39 Uttarkashi 40 Rudraprayag