Backward areas specified under section 80HH(2) - 0165 - Income Tax

Backward areas specified under section 80HH(2) Notification Number: 0165 Dated 19-12-1986 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (11) of section 80HH of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, having regard to the stage of development of different areas, hereby specifies the areas, shown in Column 3 of the Schedule hereto annexed falling in the State or Union Territories, as the case may be, shown in the corresponding entry in Column 2 thereof for the purposes of the said sub-section. This notification shall have effect from the 1st day of April, 1983. Schedule (List of backward areas) Sl No. Name of the State/Union Territory Backward areas Territory 1. Andhra Pradesh The districts of Anantapur, Chittur, Cuddapah (excluding Kamalapuram Block), Karimnagar (excluding Pedapalli Block), Khammam (excluding Kothagudem Block and Bergampadu Block), Kurnool (excluding Kurnool Block) Mehbubnagar-Medak (excluding Pattancheru Block), Nalgonda (excluding Miryalaguda Block), Nellore, Nizamabad, Ongole, Srikakularn, Warangal (excluding Eturnagaram Block). 2. Assam The whole of the State 3. Bihar The districts of Bhagalpur, Champaran, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Palamau, Pur-nea, Saharsa (including newly created Madhopura district), Santhal, Parganas, Saran, Nalanda, Aurangabad, Nawadah, Gaya, Bhojpur, Begusarai (excluding Barauni Block), Monghyr, Khagaria. 4. Gujarat The districts of Amreli (excluding Jafara-bad Taluka), Banaskantha, Bhavanagar (excluding Bhavanagar urban agglomeration), Bharuch (excluding Bharuch Taluka Ankleshwar Taluka), Junagadh (excluding Rananav Taluka), Kutch (excluding Anjar Taluka-excluding Kan-dia Free Trade Zone), Mehsana (excluding Kaloi Taluka), Panchmahal, Sabar-kantha, Surendernagar, Danga. 5. Haryana The districts of Bhiwani, Hissar, Jind, Mahindergarh (excluding Rewari Block). 6. Himachal Pradesh The whole of the State. 7. Jammu Kashmir The whole of the State. 8. Kerala The districts of Alleppey, Cannanore, Malapuram, Trichur, Trivandrum, Idukki, Wynad. 9. Karnataka The districts of Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur, Dharwad (excluding Ranebennur Taluk), Gulbarga (excluding Chittapur Taluk, Sedam Taluk and Belgaum Taluk), Hasan, Mysore (excluding Mysore Taluk), North Kanara (excluding Karwar Taluk), South Kanara (excluding Mangalore Taluk), Raichur (excluding Koppal Taluk), Tuin-kur (excluding Turuvekera Taluk Tum-kur Taluk). 10. Madhya Pradesh The districts of Balaghat, Bastar, Betui, Bilspur (excluding Akaltara Block and Korba Block), Bhind, Chhatarpur, Chhind-wara, Dainoh, Datia, Dhar, Dewas (excluding Dewas Block), Guna, Hoshangabad, Jhabua, Khargone, Mandia, Mandsaur, Morena, Narshinhapur, Panna, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Rajgarh, Raisen, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Seoni, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Surguja, Tikamgarh, Vidi-sha, New Shehore. 11. Maharashtra The districts of Aurangabad (excluding Aurangabad Taluka), Bhandara (excluding Bhandara Taluka), Bhir, Buldhana, Chandrapur (excluding Chandrapur Taluk and Rajura Taluk), Raigad (Kulaba) (excluding Panvel Taluk, Alibag Taluk, Khalapur Taluka, Reha Taluk Urban Taluka), Dhulia, Jalgaon, Nanded, Osma-nabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Yeotmal. 12. Mahipur The whole of the State. 13. Meghalaya The whole of the State. 14. Nagaland The whole of the State. 15. Orissa The districts of Balasore, Bolangir, Dhen-kanal (excluding Talcher Block), Kala-handi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Budh, Khendmals (Phulbani). 16. Punjab The districts of Bhatinda (excluding Bhatinda Urban Agglomeration extension of township), Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur (excluding Hoshiarpur-II Block and Balachaur Block), Sangrur (excluding Ahemedgarh Block). 17. Rajasthan The districts of Alwar (excluding Ramgarh Block), Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur, Jaisalmar, Jalore, Jhunjhunu (excluding Khetri Block), Jhalawar, Jodhpur (excluding Jodhpur Urban Agglomeration), Nagaur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur (excluding Girwa Block and Rajasamand Block). 18. Sikkim The whole of the State 19. Tamilnadu The districts of Dharmapuri (excluding Hosur Block), Kanyakumari, Madurai, North Arcot (excluding Katpadi Block), Mahdanur Block Wallajah Block), Ramanathapuram, South Arcot (exlcuding Cuddalore Block), Thanjavur, Tiruchirappali (excluding Karur Block, Ariyalur Block and Thiruvermbur Block), Pudukottai. 20. Tripura The whole of the State 21. Uttar Pradesh The districts of Almora, Azamgarh, Badaun, Bahraich, Ballia, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bulandshahr [excluding Dibai Block, Bulandshahr Block, Sikandrabad Block, and Bisrakh Block (Ghaziabad)] Chamoli, Deoria, Dehradun, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Pauri Garhwal, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhashi, Kanpur, Dehat, Mainpuri, Mathura (excluding Farah Block), Moradabad, Pilibhit, Pithoragarh, Pratapgarh, Rai Bareli (excluding Rahi Block), Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Tehri Garhwal, Unnao, Uttar Kashi, Nainital. 22. West Bengal The districts of Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan (excluding Durgapur-Faridpur Block, Hirapur Block and Salanpur Block), Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Hoogly (excluding Serampore-Uttarpara Block, Chinsurah-Mogra Block and Chandci.nnagar-Bhadreswarsingur Block), Jalpaiguri, Malda, Midnapur (excluding Sutahata-I Block), Murshidabad, Nadia (excluding Chakda Block), Purubia, West Dinajpur. 23. Andaman Nicobar The whole of the Union Territory. 24. Arunachal Pradesh The whole of the Union Territory. 25. Dadra Nagar Haveli The whole of the Union Territory. 26. Goa, Daman Diu The whole of the Union Territory. 27. Lakshadweep The whole of the Union Territory. 28. Mizoram The whole of the Union Territory. 29. Pondicherry The whole of the Union Territory.