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 the 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 |
The Government of India has prepared a list of 105 districts that are educationally backward. 22 of these districts are also that are previously identified as Minorities Concentration Districts (MCDs) that scored low in various socio-economic indicators.
ReplyDeleteIn 2007, University Grants Commission (UGC) identified educationally backward districts based on the criterion of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) less than National Average. Heading the list are Assam with 14 districts, Jharkhand with 13, Bihar & Orissa with 12 each, and Madhya Pradesh with 10 educationally backward.
This list was released by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mrs. D. Purandeswari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
The Government proposes to give incentive to the State Governments to establish one college in each of these districts during the XI Five Year Plan. These districts will also be special focus of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
90 districts were recognized as MCDs in June of last year to be the target of various programmes dealing with poverty alleviation, education, health and provision of basic amenities etc.
22 MCDs that are educationally backward:
Barpeta (Assam)
Darrang (Assam)
Dhubri (Assam)
Goalpara (Assam)
Kokrajhar (Assam)
Marigaon (Assam)
North Cachar Hills (Assam)
Araria (Bihar)
Darbhanga (Bihar)
Katihar (Bihar)
Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)
Purnia (Bihar)
Sitamarhi (Bihar)
Gumla (Jharkhand)
Sahibganj (Jharkhand)
Bidar ( Karnataka)
Wayanad (Kerala)
Tamenglong (Manipur)
Gajapati (Orissa)
North Sikkim (Sikkim)
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh)
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal)
Full list of educationally backward districts:
Andhra Pradesh: (4 districts)
Adilabad
Khammam
Mahbubnagar
Warrangal
Assam: (14)
Barpeta
Darrang
Dhemaji
Dhubri
Goalpara
Karbi Anglong
Kokrajhar
Lakhimpur
Morigaon
Nalbari
North Cachar Hills
Sibsagar
Sonitpur
Tinsukhia
Bihar: (12)
Araria
Darbhanga
Katihar
Madhepura
Madhubani
Muzaffarpur
Paschim Champaran
Purba Champaran
Purnea
Sheohar
Sitamarhi
Supaul
Chhattisgarh: (8)
Bastar
Bilaspur
Dantewara
Jashpur
Kanker
Koriya
Rajnandgaon
Sarguja
Gujarat: (2)
Dangs
Panchmahals
Himachal Pradesh: (3)
Chamba
Kinnaur
Lahaul & Spiti
Jharkhand: (13)
Deoghar
Garhwa
Giridih
Godda
Gumla
Jamtara
Latehar
Lohardagga
Palamau
Sahebganj
Saraikela
Simdega
West Singhbhum
Karnataka: (1)
Bidar
Kerala (1):
Waynad
Madhya Pradesh: (10)
Balaghat
Barwani
Dewas
Dindori
Mandla
Shahdol
Sheopur
Sidhi
Umaria
West Nimer (Khargone)
Maharashtra: (5)
Ahmednagar
Chandrapur
Dhule
Gadchiroli
Nanded
Manipur: (1)
Tamenlong
Meghalaya: (1)
East Garo Hills
Orissa: (12)
Balasore
Boudh
Gajapati
Ganjam
Kalahandi
Kandhamal
Keonjhar
Koraput
Mayurbhanj
Nawarangpur
Sambalpur
Sundergarh
Rajasthan: (4)
Banswara
Dungarpur
Jaiselmer
Sikar
Sikkim: (3)
North Sikkim
South Sikkim
West Sikkim
Tamilnadu: (2)
Cuddalore
Tiruvannamalai
Tripura: (3)
Dhalai
North Tripura
South Tripura
Uttar Pradesh: (2)
Barabanki
Sitapur
West Bengal: (4)
Bankura
North 24 Pargana
Purulia
West Midnapur