Question : ALLOCATION FOR CIVIL WORK

(a)whether many States including Andhra Pradesh have been representing to Union Government for increasing allocation for civil works under DPEP;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government have considered the requests of the State Governments in this regard;

(d)if so, the decision taken thereon and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e)whether the savings accrued on this component can be used for expansion purposes; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps being taken by the Government to make it more flexible ?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)


(a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. Keeping in view the large infrastructure gap of primary school buildings and to effectively utilize the savings under other components of the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), the Government of Andhra Pradesh and almost all the States covered under the programme have been requesting for increasing the existing ceiling of 24% of the project cost on civil works under the DPEP guidelines.

(c) to (f) : The requests have been considered and a proposal to increase the existing limit of 24 % on civil works to 33 % is being processed for seeking the requisite approvals.