The Ministry of Rural Development has granted Rs. 62.7541 crores to the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh (Rs. 16.4485 crore), Bihar (Rs.4.1601 crore), Chhattisgarh (Rs.9.3478 crore), Goa (Rs.20.84 lakh), Gujarat (Rs. 6.6607 crore), Haryana (Rs.3.9186 crore), Himachal Pradesh (Rs.1.5197 crore), Jammu & Kashmir (Rs.1.2542 crore) and West Bengal (Rs.19.2361 crore) as release of Part Payment of first installment of central share for implementation of Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) during the current financial year (2008-09).
Rs. 16.4485 crore have been granted to 21 District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) of Andhra Pradesh namely- Adilabad (Rs. 53.47 lakh { Central Allocation Rs. Rs.320.82 lakh-1st installment due Rs.160.41 lakh}], Anantpur [Rs. 82.76 lakh{ Central Allocation Rs.496.58 lakh-1st installment due Rs.248.28 lakh}], Chittoor [Rs. 71.42 lakh { Central Allocation Rs.428.54 lakh-1st installment due Rs.214.27 lakh}], Cuddappah (Rs.103.89 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.623.35 lakh-1st installment due Rs.311.68 lakh}] ), East Godavari (Rs. 108.10 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.623.35 lakh-1st installment due Rs.324.30 lakh}], Karimnagar (Rs. 93.97 lakh Central Allocation Rs.563.82 lakh-1st installment due Rs.281.90 lakh}], Khamman (Rs. 80.76 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.484.55 lakh-1st installment due Rs.242.28 lakh}], Krishna (Rs. 92.47 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.554.84 lakh-1st installment due Rs.277.42 lakh}), Kurnool (Rs.86.96 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.521.74 lakh-1st installment due Rs.260.87 lakh}), Medak (Rs. 60.30 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.361.80 lakh-1st installment due Rs.180.90 lakh}), Mehboobnagar (Rs.95.41 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.572.46 lakh-1st installment due Rs.286.22 lakh}), Nalgonda (Rs.51.04 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.306.24 lakh-1st installment due Rs.153.12 lakh}), Nellore (Rs. 70.64 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.423.85 lakh-1st installment due Rs.211.93 lakh}), Nizamabad (Rs. 55.48 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.332.90 lakh-1st installment due Rs.166.45 lakh}), Prakasam (Rs. 94.20 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.565.17 lakh-1st installment due Rs.282.59 lakh}), Rangareddy (Rs.42.76 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.256.57 lakh-1st installment due Rs.128.29 lakh), Srikakulam (Rs.75.67 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.454.03 lakh-1st installment due Rs.227.02 lakh), Vishakhapatanam (Rs.77.48 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.464.90 lakh-1st installment due Rs.232.45 lakh}), Viziyanagaram (Rs. 68.04 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.408.21 lakh-1st installment due Rs.204.10 lakh}), Warangal (Rs. 85.00 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.510.01 lakh-1st installment due Rs.255.00 lakh}) and West Godavari (Rs. 95.03 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.570.17 lakh-1st installment due Rs.285.09 lakh}) for the current financial year.
Five DRDAs of Bihar namely- Gopalganj (Rs.71.86 lakh { Central Allocation Rs. 431.16 lakh-1st installment due Rs.215.58 lakh}), Jamui (Rs.83.84 lakh { Central Allocation Rs.503.03 lakh- 1st instalment due Rs.251.58 lakh}), Patna (Rs.131.37 lakh { Central Allocation Rs.788.23 lakh-1st installment due Rs.394.12 lakh}, Saharsa (Rs. 97.25 lakh ( Central Allocation Rs.583.49 lakh-1st instalment due Rs.291.75 lakh}) and Sheohar (Rs.31.69 lakh { Central Allocation Rs.190.14 lakh-1st instalment due Rs.95.06 lakh}) Rs. 4.1601 crore have been allocated for the current financial year.
In the case of Chhattisgarh 16 DRDAs – Bastar (Rs. 83.49 lakh { Central Allocation Rs. 500.91 lakh-1st installment due Rs.250.46 lakh}), Bilspur (Rs.92.71 lakh { Central Allocation Rs. 556.26 lakh-1st installment due Rs.278.12 lakh}), Dantewada (Rs.47.14 lakh { Central Allocation Rs. 282.85 lakh-1st installment due Rs.141.42 lakh}), Dhamtari (Rs.23.46 lakh{ Central Allocation Rs. 140.77 lakh-1st installment due Rs.70.38 lakh}), Durg (Rs.71.57 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.429.43 lakh -1st installment due Rs.214.72 lakh}), Janjgir-Champa (Rs.62.36 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.374.16 lakh -1st installment due Rs.187.08 lakh}), Jashpur (Rs.33.61 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.201.63 lakh -1st installment due Rs.100.82 lakh}), Kanker (Rs.28.61 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.171.56 lakh -1st installment due Rs.85.78 lakh}), Kawardha (Rs.31.68 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.190.10 lakh -1st installment due Rs.95.04 lakh}), Kobra (Rs.38.38 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.230.85 lakh -1st installment due Rs.115.43 lakh}), Koriya-Baikunthpur (Rs. 22.39 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.134.33 lakh -1st installment due Rs.67.17 lakh}), Mahasamund (Rs. 55.18 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.331.07 lakh -1st installment due Rs.165.54 lakh}), Raigarh (Rs. 72.32 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.433.90 lakh -1st installment due Rs.216.95 lakh}), Raipur (Rs. 108.34 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.650.03 lakh -1st installment due Rs.325.02 lakh}), Rajnandgaon (Rs. 52.05 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.312.28 lakh -1st installment due Rs.156.14 lakh})and Sarguja (Rs. 114.41 lakh{Central Allocation Rs.668.46 lakh -1st installment due Rs.334.23 lakh}) have been granted Rs. Rs.9.3478 crore crore under this head.
Two DRDAs of Goa namely- North Goa (Rs.14.71 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.88.25 lakh -1st installment due Rs.44.12 lakh)and South Goa (Rs.6.13 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.36.75 lakh -1st installment due Rs.18.38 lakh}}, have been allocated Rs. 20.84 lakh for the implementation of SGSY during the current year 2008-09.
25 DRDAs of Gujarat namely-Ahmedabad (Rs.26.13 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.156.75 lakh -1st installment due Rs.78.38 lakh}), Amreli (Rs.12.51 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.12.51 lakh -1st installment due Rs.37.54 lakh}), Anand (Rs.20.25 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.121.47 lakh -1st installment due Rs.60.74 lakh}), Bansakantha (Rs.44.57 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.267.39 lakh -1st installment due Rs.133.70 lakh}), Bharuch (Rs.23.50 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.140.98 lakh -1st installment due Rs.70.49 lakh}), Dahod (Rs.66.27 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.397.62 lakh -1st installment due Rs.198.81 lakh}), Dangs-Ahwa (Rs.9.73 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.58.36 lakh -1st installment due Rs.29.18 lakh}), Gandhinagar (Rs.4.51 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.27.04 lakh -1st installment due Rs.13.52 lakh}), Jamnagar (Rs.22.57 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.135.41 lakh -1st installment due Rs.67.71 lakh}), Junagarh (Rs.22.60 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.135.60 lakh -1st installment due Rs.67.80 lakh}), Kachchh (Rs.21.73 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.130.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.65.18 lakh}), Kheda (Rs.31.09 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.186.51 lakh -1st installment due Rs.93.26 lakh}), Mehsana (Rs.12.65 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.75.88 lakh -1st installment due Rs.37.94 lakh}), Narmada (Rs.21.04 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.126.25 lakh -1st installment due Rs.63.12 lakh}), Navasari (Rs.21.62 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.129.71 lakh -1st installment due Rs.64.86 lakh}), Panchmahal (Rs.52.23 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.313.36 lakh -1st installment due Rs.156.68 lakh}), Patan (Rs.13.56 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.81.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.40.68 lakh}), Porbandar (Rs.5.20 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.31.21 lakh -1st installment due Rs.15.61 lakh}), Rajkot (Rs.22.36 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.134.14 lakh -1st installment due Rs.67.06 lakh}), Sabarkantha (Rs.41.93 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.251.56 lakh -1st installment due Rs.125.78 lakh}), Surat (Rs.56.05 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.336.27 lakh -1st installment due Rs.168.14 lakh}), Surendernagar (Rs.18.18 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.109.10 lakh -1st installment due Rs.54.54 lakh}), Vadodara (Rs.40.01 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.240.04 lakh -1st installment due Rs.120.02 lakh}) Valsad (Rs.24.41 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.146.47 lakh -1st installment due Rs.73.24 lakh}) have been granted Rs. 6.6607 crore for this financial year.
20 DRDAs of Haryana have been allocated Rs.3.9186 crore for the current financial year. These are:– Ambala (Rs.14.90 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.89.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.44.68 lakh}), Bhiwani (Rs.38.28 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.229.68 lakh -1st installment due Rs.114.84 lakh}), Faridabad (Rs.12.87 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.77.20 lakh -1st installment due Rs.38.60 lakh}), Fatehabad (Rs.15.73 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.94.37 lakh -1st installment due Rs.47.18 lakh}), Gurgaon (Rs.6.54 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.39.26 lakh -1st installment due Rs.19.63 lakh}), Hissar (Rs.31.69 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.190.11 lakh -1st installment due Rs.95.06 lakh}), Jhajjar (Rs14.80 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.156.75 lakh -1st installment due Rs.78.38 lakh}), Jind (Rs.36.13 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.220.54 lakh -1st installment due Rs.110.26 lakh}), Kaithal (Rs.22.16 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.132.98 lakh -1st installment due Rs.66.49 lakh}), Karnal (Rs.35.22 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.211.32 lakh -1st installment due Rs.105.66 lakh}), Kurukshetra (Rs.17.19 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.103.15 lakh -1st installment due Rs.51.58 lakh}), Mohendergarh (Rs.11.20 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.67.18 lakh -1st installment due Rs.33.59 lakh}), Mewat (Rs.22.15 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.132.89 lakh -1st installment due Rs.66.45 lakh}), Panchkula (Rs.6.41 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.38.45 lakh -1st installment due Rs.19.22 lakh}), Panipat (Rs.11.32 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.67.91 lakh -1st installment due Rs.33.96 lakh}), Rewari (Rs.19.83 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.11.95 lakh -1st installment due Rs.59.48 lakh}), Rohtak (Rs.13.47 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.80.79 lakh -1st installment due Rs.40.40 lakh}), Sirsa (Rs.23.85 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.143.12 lakh -1st installment due Rs.71.56 lakh}), Sonipat (Rs.18.28 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.109.70 lakh -1st installment due Rs.54.84 lakh}) and Yamunanagar (Rs.19.21 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.115.27 lakh -1st installment due Rs.57.27 lakh})
10 DRDAs of Himachal Pradesh namely- Bilaspur (Rs.10.06 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.60.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.30.19 lakh}), Chamba (Rs.27.20 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.163.22 lakh -1st installment due Rs.81.61 lakh}), Kangra (Rs.36.90 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.221.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.10.69 lakh}), Kinnur (Rs.1.67 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.10.03 lakh -1st installment due Rs.5.02 lakh}), Kullu (Rs.6.59 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.39.55 lakh -1st installment due Rs.19.78 lakh}), Mandi (Rs.24.23 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.145.38 lakh -1st installment due Rs.72.68 lakh}), Shimla (Rs.18.32 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.109.89 lakh -1st installment due Rs.54.95 lakh}), Sirmour (Rs.7.74 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.46.44 lakh -1st installment due Rs.23.22 lakh}), Solan (Rs.10.35 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.62.12 lakh -1st installment due Rs.31.06 lakh}) and Una (Rs.8.91 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.53.43 lakh -1st installment due Rs.26.72 lakh}) have received an allocation of Rs.1.5197 crore for the current financial year. Seven DRDAs of Jammu & Kashmir) have received an allocation of Rs.1.2542 crore for the current financial year. These DRDAs are: Baramulla (Rs.25.68 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.154.06 lakh -1st installment due Rs.77.03 lakh}) Doda (Rs.25.24 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.151.46 lakh -1st installment due Rs.75.73 lakh}) Jammu (Rs.17.24 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.103.41 lakh -1st installment due Rs.51.71 lakh}), Pulwama (Rs.10.14 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.60.84 lakh -1st installment due Rs.30.42 lakh}), Rajouri (Rs.16.79 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.100.76 lakh -1st installment due Rs.50.38 lakh}), Srinagar (Rs.7.63 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.45.80 lakh -1st installment due Rs.22.90 lakh}) and Udhampur (Rs.22.70 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.136.20 lakh -1st installment due Rs.68.10 lakh})
15 DRDAs of West Bengal namely- 24 Paragenas (North) (Rs.164.65 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.987.92 lakh -1st installment due Rs.493.96 lakh}), Bankura (Rs.120.40 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.722.42 lakh -1st installment due Rs.361 lakh}), Birbhum (Rs.126.36 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.758.16 lakh -1st installment due Rs.379.08 lakh}), Cooch Behar (Rs.115.60 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.693.61 lakh -1st installment due Rs.346.81 lakh}),.Hooghly (Rs.103.48 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.620.90 lakh -1st installment due Rs.310.45 lakh}),Howrah (Rs.82.38 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.494.28 lakh -1st installment due Rs.247.14 lakh}), Jalpaiguri (Rs.114.17 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.685.03 lakh -1st installment due Rs.342.52 lakh}),Malda (Rs.115.58 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.693.49 lakh -1st installment due Rs.346.74 lakh}), Midnapore (Paschim) (Rs.184.05 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.1104.29 lakh -1st installment due Rs.552.14 lakh}) Midapore (Purba) (Rs.99.86 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.599.13 lakh -1st installment due Rs.299.56 lakh}), Murshidabad (Rs.246.85 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.1481.07 lakh -1st installment due Rs.740.54 lakh}),Nadia (Rs.141.09 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.846.51 lakh -1st installment due Rs.423.26 lakh}), Purulia (Rs.104.41 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.626.46 lakh -1st installment due Rs.313.23 lakh}), Siliguri (Rs.17.05 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.102.32 lakh -1st installment due Rs.51.16 lakh}) and South Dinajpur (Rs.60.58 lakh {Central Allocation Rs.363.50 lakh -1st installment due Rs.181.75 lakh) have been granted Rs.19.2361 crore for the current financial year.
The release of funds is subject to the audit by Internal Audit of the Ministry of Rural Development. The amount should be utilized on the programme as per approved guidelines of SGSY. The funding pattern will be 75:25 by the Centre and State. The State Government should release its share within one within one month of the fate of this sanction order.
The accounts of all guarantee Institutions or Organizations shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audit both by the comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act 1971 and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry or Department, whenever the Institution or organization is called upon to do so and a provision to this effect should invariably be incorporated in all orders sanctioning grants-in-aid.
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