Funds of Central Sponsored Schemes in Bihar

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Government of India

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Ministry of Rural Development

Funds of Central Sponsored Schemes in Bihar

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

 

The Ministry of Rural Development implements the major schemes  viz., Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)/ National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) as self employment  programme. The Ministry also implements Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Total Sanitation Programme (TSC) in rural areas through State Governments for overall improvement in living standard of rural households.  The funds allocated, released and utilization by the Government of Bihar under these schemes during the last three financial years (i.e. 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10) are given below:-

 

SL.	Programme	2007-08			2008-09			2009-10
No.	Name	Central	Central	Utilisation	Central	Central	Utilisation	Central	Central	Utilisation
		Allocation	Releases		Allocation	Releases		Allocation	Releases
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	MGNREGA	*	467.08	1052.23	*	1388.19	1316.48	*	1032.78	1816.88
2	SGSY	213.63	104.34	151.15	252.56	235.86	201.69	258.99	137.27	305.04
3	IAY	1063.44	956.94	1494.29	1488.70	2397.82	2154.36	2240.39	2061.89	2995.94
4	PMGSY	337.00	701.15	580.68	337.00	1022.62	1067.54	287.81	1750.73	1874.51
5	IWMP	*	2.20	2.20	*	7.32	7.32	*	5.71	5.71
6	NRDWP	279.37	169.69	0.00	425.38	452.38	73.30	372.21	186.11	284.87
7	TSC	*	95.55	57.98	*	71.51	71.40	*	120.5	397.69

*State wise allocation is not made being demand project based schemes.

 

This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya'  Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development  in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

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Ministry of Commerce & Industry                           

Export Grows 13.2% in July 2010: Commerce Secretary

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

India's exports registered a growth of 13.2% in July, 2010, at US $ 16.24 billion. Announcing this at a press interaction here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, stated that during April-July 2010-11, exports reached a level of US $ 68.6 billion at a growth of 30.1% while the imports were $ 112.2 billion with a growth of 33.3% and a trade deficit of $ 43.6 billion.

 

During the interaction, Shri Khullar informed that India's imports in July were $ 29.17 billion, up by 34.3%.

 

Shri Khullar also informed that a target of US $ 200 billion is achievable even at a steady export growth of 15% from now on.

 

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Government of India

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Ministry of Rural Development                 

Length of Bridges under PMGSY in LWE Affected Districts

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) guidelines provides for minor bridges, where necessary, on the roads constructed under the programme. There is no ceiling on the length of bridges on these roads. However, pro-rata cost beyond 50 meter and agency charge, if any, will be borne by the State Government.

 

Cost of bridges increase geometrically with length. These are low traffic roads and if length of bridges is large, it would be economical to explore alternative routes. Cost sharing mechanism encourages State Governments to search for alternative routes, which may be more economical. Construction of causeways of any length is permitted under PMGSY. As most of the rivers are seasonal in nature, the purpose of providing all weather connectivity would be served if causeways are constructed instead of long bridges, wherever feasible.

 

This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya' Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

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Ministry of Rural Development                 

Life Span of Roads Constructed under PMGSY

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

The per kilometer cost of constructing traditional coal-tar road as well as cement concrete road is not fixed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). It varies from State to State or within the State depending upon the type of soil, rainfall and temperature variations and also traffic and environmental conditions existing in the location of the proposed road.

 

Bituminous roads require regular routine maintenance and periodic maintenance normally at 5 year interval. These are designed for 10 year design life as per Indian Road Congress (IRC) Standards. Cement Concrete roads require only routine maintenance and these are generally designed for 20 year design life as per Indian Road Congress (IRC) Standards. However, the maintenance cost of Cement concrete roads is less compared to that of tar roads.

 

Cost of construction of cement concrete roads with conventional method is normally 30-50% more than the cost of conventional Bituminous road. New Techniques like Cement Concrete roads with Cell filled concrete are being taken up on Pilot basis. Therefore, the cost and performance of Cement Concrete roads with new technique is yet to be established.

 

Bituminous roads have lower initial cost compared to cement concrete roads but require both periodic and routine maintenance. Cement Concrete roads also require routine maintenance but the cost of maintenance is lower compared to bituminous roads. As per available information, reports on specific studies undertaken to assess fuel efficiency of different type of rural roads in India are not available.

 

This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya' Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

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Ministry of Rural Development                 

Development of Durable Assets on SCS/STS Land

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

The Ministry OF Rural Development has not issued any orders regarding working of non-Dalits in developing durable assets on land owned by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

 

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is demand based. Adult members of every rural household, irrespective of their caste or status may apply for doing unskilled manual work under the Act subject to a ceiling of 100 days per household in a financial year. As per amendments made in para 1(iv) of Schedule-I of the Act, provision of irrigation facility, horticulture plantation and land development facilities are permissible on lands owned by households belonging to SC/ST/BPL/IAY and land reforms beneficiaries/small & marginal farmers. As per notification dated 18.6.2008 issued by the Ministry in this regard, conditions for taking up works on individual lands are as under:

 

(i) The individual land owner shall be a job card holder and also work in the project;

 

(ii) For each such project, the labour : material ratio of 60:40 shall be maintained at the Gram Panchayat level

 

(iii) Projects shall be approved by the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat and shall be part of the annual shelf of projects

 

(iv) No contractors or machinery shall be used in the execution of works and

 

(v) No machinery shall be purchased.

 

As reported by the States, during 2009-10, out of the total of 46.01 lakh works taken up under the Act, 7.77 lakh works belonging to this category were taken up.

 

This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya' Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

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Ministry of Rural Development                 

Complaints Regarding Employment in MGNREGS

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

The Ministry of Rural Development has received 1396 complaints so far from various sources regarding irregularities in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. As implementation of the Act is done by the State Governments/UT administration in accordance with the Employment Guarantee Schemes formulated by them as per the provisions of the Act, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarded to the concerned States for taking appropriate action. In cases of complaints of serious nature, Ministry deputes National Level Monitors to the concerned districts to enquire into the complaints. Findings of the NLMs are shared with the State Governments for taking action and corrective measures.

 

The Ministry has put in place the following mechanism for smooth and effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

 

(i)  Orders dated 7.9.2009 have been issued directing all State Governments for setting up of the office of Ombudsman at district level for redressal of grievances in a time bound manner.

 

(ii) A Web enabled Management Information System (MIS) (www.nrega.nic.in) has been made operational which  places all critical parameters such as job cards, muster rolls, wage payments, number of days of employment provided and works under execution online for monitoring and easy public access for information.

 

(iii) Wage disbursement to NREGA workers through Banks/Post Office accounts has been made mandatory to ensure proper disbursement of wages to NREGA workers. To cover the gaps in financial services and outreach and also to ensure greater transparency in wage disbursement, Rural ATM, hand held devices, smart cards and biometrics have been initiated.

 

(iv)  The Ministry has accorded utmost importance to the organization of Social Audits by the Gram Panchayats and issued instructions to the States to make necessary arrangements for the purpose. Modifications have been made in para 13 of Schedule-I of the Act to provide for procedures on conducting social audits. The Ministry has issued instructions to the State Governments for enforcement of the new social audit provisions under NREGA.

 

(v)   Scheme of Independent Monitoring by eminent citizens has been introduced.

 

(vi)  District level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees have been set up for monitoring of rural development programs including NREGA.

 

(vii) In cases of misappropriation and embezzlement of Government funds under MGNREGA, all State Governments have been requested to ensure that not only disciplinary action should be taken against the guilty officials, but simultaneously criminal prosecution should also be initiated under Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act, besides recovering the amount involved from the persons concerned in accordance with the Law.

 

(viii) Toll free National Helpline No. 1800110707 has been set up in the Ministry. States have also been asked to set up similar Helplines at State and district levels.

 

The issue of corruption in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA was raised in the 55th meeting of National Development Council on 24th July, 2010 by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Sh. Narendra Modi .

 

This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya'  Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development  in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

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Ministry of Rural Development                 

Bio-Metric Identification of MGNREGS Workers

New Delhi: August 17, 2010.

 

It is proposed to collect Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) compliant biometric data base which may be used by the Unique Identification Authority in order to give the UID number to the MGNREGA workers. This information was given by Shri Pradeep Jain 'Aditya' Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

 

The minister also informed the house that Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has not conducted any review of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The Ministry had requested C&AG to conduct a performance audit of the implementation of the Act. According, C&AG had conducted the performance audit of implementation of the Act in 68 districts for the period 2006-07.

 

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