(a) The names of districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
where the wasteland is available;
(b) the amount provided by the Union Government to Rajasthan
and U.P. for the reclamation of wasteland;
© whether the Government of these States have not utilised
this amount fully; and
(d) If so, the details thereof, district wise.
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES)
(SHRI A. RAJA)
(a) Wasteland is available in 32 districts of Rajasthan and 83
districts of Uttar Pradesh. The names of the districts are given in
Annexure – I.
(b) The amount provided by the Ministry of Rural Development
for development of wastelands under its programmes during 1999-2000
upto 29.2.2000 is Rs.103.89 crores to the States of Rajasthan and Uttar
Pradesh. Programme wise detail is placed at Annexure – II.
©&(d) Projects for development of wastelands under various
programmes of the Ministry are sanctioned for implementation over a
period of five years and funds are released to the States in installments.
After the release of first installment, further release depends upon the
utilisation of more than 50% amount of the last installment. Utilisation of
released amount fully by State Governments/DRDAs can be known only
after the completion of the projects.
ANNEXURE – II
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2235
Statement indicating releases made during 1999-2000 under Integrated
Wastelands Development Project, (IWDP) Drought Prone Area
Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP) and
Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)
Name of Programme Releases made to Releases made to Uttar Rajasthan during Pradesh in 1999-2000 1999-2000 (upto Feb. 2000) (upto Feb. 2000) (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)Annexure – I
IWDP 233.29 1063.43
DPAP 385.75 958.55
DDP 2377.27
EAS 3148.43 2222.82
Total 6144.74 4248.80
Total Release = 103.89 crores No district of U.P. is covered under the Desert Development Programme.
Name of the State Name of the District
RAJASTHAN
1. Ajmer
2. Alwar
3. Baikaner
4. Banswara
5. Barmer 6. Bharatpur
7 Bilwara
8. Bundi
9. Chittaurgarh 10. Churu 11. Dholpur 12. Dungarpur 13. Hanumangarh 14. Jaipur 15. Dausa 16. Jaisalmeer 17. Jalore 18. Jhalawar 19. Jhunjhunu 20. Jodhpur 21. Kota 22. Baran 23. Nagaur 24. Pali 25. Sawai Madhopur 26. Karauli 27. Sikar 28. Sirohi 29. Sriganganagar 30. Tonk 31. Udaipur 32. Rajsamad
Name of the State Name of the District
Uttar Pradesh
1. Agra
2. Firozabad
3. Aligarh
4. Mahamayanagar
5. Allahabad 6. Kosambi
7 Almora
8. Azamgarh
9. Badaun 10. Bageshwar 11. Bahairch 12. Shravasti 13. Ballia 14. Banda 15. Maharainagar 16. Barabanki 17. Bareilly 18. Basti 19. Sant Kabir Nagar 20. Bijnor 21. Bulandshahr 22. Gautam Buddhanagar 23. Chamoli 24. Rudraprayag 25. Champawat 26. Dehradun 27. Deoria 28. Kushinagar 29. Etah 30. Etawah 31. Auraiya 32. Faizabad 33. Ambedkarnagar 34. Farrukhabad 35. Kannauj 36. Fatehpur 37. Ghaziabad 38. Gorakhpur 39. Maharajganj 40. Ghazipur 41. Gonda 42. Balarampur 43. Hamirpur 44. Mahoba 45. Hardoi 46. Haridwar 47. Jalaun 48. Jaunpur 49. Jhansi 50. Kanpur (R) 51. Kanpur (U) 52. Lakhimpur Kheri 53. Lalitpur 54. Lucknow 55. Mainpuri 56. Mathura 57. Maunath Bhanjan 58. Meerut 59. Bagpat 60. Mirzapur 61. Son Bhadri 62. Moradabad 63. Jyotibarao Phule Nagar 64. Muzaffarnagar 65. Nainital 66. Pauri (Garhwal) 67. Pilibhit 68. Pithoragarh 69. Pratapgarh 70. Rae Bareli 71. Rampur 72. Saharanpur 73. Shahjahanpur 74. Siddarthnagar 75. Sitapur 76. Sultanpur 77. Tehri Garhwal 78. Udamsinghnagar 79. Unnao 80. Uttar Kashi 81. Varanasi 82. Chandauli 83. Sant Ravi Das Nagar