By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: A list of 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) in India has been prepared by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 2001 census data on population was used to identify these districts.
In addition to population data, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators were studied to find out the condition of these areas. “These districts are backward with unacceptably low levels of either socio-economic or amenities indicators or both and they are in urgent need of focused attention�, said a release by the Ministry.
In 1987, a list of 41 Minority Concentration Districts was prepared based on the data of census 1971. A single criterion of minority population in a district was applied for an identification of such districts.
The government has decided to prepare and implement area/problem specific special development plans for these 90 districts. It has also been decided to ensure that the benefit of programmes of poverty alleviation, education, health and provision of basic amenities etc., reach these districts in a focused manner.
All Ministries/Departments concerned with such programmes are being advised to develop plans for these districts.
|
Sl.No. |
State |
District |
|
1 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
East Kameng |
|
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Lower Subansiri |
|
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Changlang |
|
4 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Tirap |
|
5 |
Assam |
Kokrajhar |
|
6 |
Assam |
Dhubri |
|
7 |
Assam |
Goalpara |
|
8 |
Assam |
Bongaigaon |
|
9 |
Assam |
Barpeta |
|
10 |
Assam |
Darrang |
|
11 |
Assam |
Marigaon |
|
12 |
Assam |
Nagaon |
|
13 |
Assam |
Cachar |
|
14 |
Assam |
Karimganj |
|
15 |
Assam |
Hailakandi |
|
16 |
Assam |
Kamrup |
|
17 |
Bihar |
Araria |
|
18 |
Bihar |
Kishanganj |
|
19 |
Bihar |
Purnia |
|
20 |
Bihar |
Katihar |
|
21 |
Bihar |
Sitamarhi |
|
22 |
Bihar |
Pashchim Champaran |
|
23 |
Bihar |
Darbhanga |
|
24 |
Jharkhand |
Sahibganj |
|
25 |
Jharkhand |
Pakaur |
|
26 |
Maharashtra |
Parbhani |
|
27 |
Manipur |
Thoubal |
|
28 |
Meghalaya |
West Garo Hills |
|
29 |
Orissa |
Gajapati |
|
30 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bulandshahar |
|
31 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Budaun |
|
32 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Barabanki |
|
33 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Kheri |
|
34 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Shahjahanpur |
|
35 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Moradabad |
|
36 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Rampur |
|
37 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Jyotiba Phule Nagar |
|
38 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bareilly |
|
39 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Pilibhit |
|
40 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bahraich |
|
41 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Shrawasti |
|
42 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Balrampur |
|
43 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Siddharthnagar |
|
44 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bijnor |
|
45 |
West Bengal |
Uttar Dinajpur |
|
46 |
West Bengal |
Dakshin Dinajpur |
|
47 |
West Bengal |
Maldah |
|
48 |
West Bengal |
Murshidabad |
|
49 |
West Bengal |
Birbhum |
|
50 |
West Bengal |
Nadia |
|
51 |
West Bengal |
South 24-Parganas |
|
52 |
West Bengal |
Barddhaman |
|
53 |
West Bengal |
Koch Bihar |
|
54 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Nicobar |
|
55 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Tawang |
|
56 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
West Kameng |
|
57 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Papum Pare |
|
58 |
Assam |
North Cachar Hills |
|
59 |
Delhi |
North East |
|
60 |
Haryana |
Gurgaon |
|
61 |
Haryana |
Sirsa |
|
62 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Leh (Ladakh) |
|
63 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
|
64 |
Jharkhand |
Gumla |
|
65 |
Karnataka |
Gulbarga |
|
66 |
Karnataka |
Bidar |
|
67 |
Kerala |
Wayanad |
|
68 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
|
69 |
Maharashtra |
Buldana |
|
70 |
Maharashtra |
Washim |
|
71 |
Maharashtra |
Hingoli |
|
72 |
Manipur |
Senapati |
|
73 |
Manipur |
Tamenglong |
|
74 |
Manipur |
Churachandpur |
|
75 |
Manipur |
Ukhrul |
|
76 |
Manipur |
Chandel |
|
77 |
Mizoram |
Lawngtlai |
|
78 |
Mizoram |
Mamit |
|
79 |
Sikkim |
North |
|
80 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
|
81 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Saharanpur |
|
82 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Muzaffarnagar |
|
83 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
|
84 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Baghpat |
|
85 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Ghaziabad |
|
86 |
Uttaranchal |
Udham Singh Nagar |
|
87 |
Uttaranchal |
Hardwar |
|
88 |
West Bengal |
Haora |
|
89 |
West Bengal |
North 24Parganas |
|
90 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |