Saturday, October 21, 2006

 

REVISED LONG TERM ACTION PLAN (RLTAP): 1998-99 to 2006-07

A Revised Long Term Action Plan (RLTAP) for the KBK districts was submitted to Government of India on their advice in 1998. The project was prepared in a sub-plan mode to address the peculiar socio-economic problems of this chronically poor region which is also geographically contiguous. This project envisages an integrated approach for speeding up the socio-economic development of this region by synergizing effectively the various developmental activities and schemes under implementation both in Central as well as State sectors. The critical gaps in the development efforts as well as resources are sought to be bridged through Additional Central Assistance (ACA) / Special Central Assistance (SCA) as a special dispensation. Therefore, there has to be pooling of resources for different sources like:

(i) Normal flow of funds to KBK districts under Central Plan (CP) and Centrally Sponsored

Plan (CSP) schemes

(ii) Additional funds received from Government of India exclusively for programmes in KBK

districts as agreed by the Planning Commission

(iii) Central assistance under programmes of Government of India to be implemented in KBK

districts with some relaxation in norms such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme

(AIBP) for earmarked irrigation projects.

A total outlay of funds to the tune of Rs.6,251.08 crore over a project period of 9 years from 1998-99 to 2006-07 is envisaged under the revised project. A scheme-wise abstract of projected outlay for RLTAP for KBK districts from 1998-99 to 2006-07 is given in Table below.

Projected Outlay for RLTAP for KBK Districts for the Period

From 19998-99 to 2006-07

Sl

No.

Scheme

Projected Outlay (Rupees in crore)

Grand Total (Rupees

In crore)

Central Plan (CP)

Centrally Sponsored Plan (CSP) Shares

Total Central Share

Total State Share

Central

State

1

Agriculture

44.74

30.19

10.01

74.93

10.01

84.94

2

Horticulture

66.17

6.35

1.62

72.52

1.62

74.14

3

Watershed Development

601.90

194.96

81.42

796.86

81.42

878.28

4

Afforestation

347.83

14.11

14.11

361.94

14.11

376.05

5

Rural Employment

-

2,235.05

558.76

2235.05

558.76

2,793.81

6

Irrigation

812.11

-

-

812.11

-

812.11

7

Health

150.95

-

-

150.95

-

150.95

8

Emergency Feeding

88.50

-

-

88.50

-

88.50

9

Drinking Water Supply

-

67.74

67.74

67.74

67.74

135.48

10

Rural Connectivity

-

534.70

65.00

534.70

65.00

599.70

11

Welfare of ST/SC

257.12

-

-

257.12

-

257.12

Total

2,369.32

3,083.10

798.66

5,452.42

798.66

6,251.08

The objectives of the RLTAP are:

h drought proofing,

h poverty alleviation and development saturation, and

h improved quality of life for local people.

An additional assistance from Government of India to the extent of Rs. 1,312.20 crore was projected for the first four years of RLTAP. However, State Government have been receiving ad hoc additional assistance from Government of India to bridge gaps in resources available for critical sectors on year to year basis. The additional assistance requested by the State Government and additionality sanctioned by Government of India from 1998-99 to 2001-02 .are given in Table below.

Requirement of Additionalities by the State Government and the ACA and AIBP Funds Sanctioned by Govt. of India during 1998-99 to 2001-02

Year

Additional Assistance (Rs. in Crore)

Requirement Posed by State Govt.

Sanctioned by Govt. of India

ACA

AIBP

Total

1998-99

307.19

46.00

0.00

46.00

1999-00

307.34

57.60

45.00

102.60

2000-01

341.74

40.35

60.00

100.35

2001-02

355.93

100.00

100.00

200.00

TOTAL

1312.2 0

243.95

205 .00

448.95

During the first four years of RLTAP, i.e., from 1998-99 to 2001-02, the Government of India released funds to the extent of Rs.1393.99 crore ( CP/CSP: Rs. 988.16 crore; ACA: Rs. 243.95 crore; and AIBP: 161.88 crore ) under RLTAP for KBK districts against which Rs.1042.44 crore ( CP/CSP: Rs. 709.07 crore; ACA: Rs. 187.60 crore; and AIBP: Rs. 145.77 crore ) have been utilized. Consolidated information with regard to release and utilisation of funds in the KBK districts under CP/CSP, ACA & AIBP for the period from 1998-99 to 2001-02 are summarised in Table below.

Consolidated Information on Release & Utilisation of CP, CSP, SP and ACA Funds in KBK Districts: 1998-99 – 2001-02

S.

No.

Funding Mechanism

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

Release

Expendr

Release

Expendr

Release

Expendr

Release

Expendr

(Rupees in crore)

1

CP/CSP

267.53

211.65

202.13

150.20

216.66

172.01

301.84

175.21

2

ACA (RLTAP)

46.00

13.17

57.60

55.91

40.35

57.14

100.00

61.38

3

AIBP (RLTAP)

.00

.00

40.40

46.11

49.82

44.97

71.66

54.69

Total

313.53

224.82

300.13

252.22

306.83

274.12

473.5 0

291.28


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