MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing a number of Centrally
Sponsored Schemes for poverty alleviation and rural development in the country. All
these schemes are being implemented in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
(b) State-wise Central allocation of funds under major rural development schemes during
the current financial year (2005-06) is given in the enclosed Table at Annexure-I.
(c) to (e) The Andhra Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Project (APRLP) funded by the
Department for International Development (DFID), UK, is being implemented in 5
districts of Andhra Pradesh viz. Anantpur, Kurnool, Mehbobnagar, Nalgonda and
Prakasam. The objective of the project is to comprehensively implement pro-poor
watershed based sustainable rural livelihoods in the aforesaid 5 districts. The project was
sanctioned in June 1999 for a period of 7 years and the total project cost is Rs. 320.00
crore. Under the project, 500 new watershed projects, 100 in each district, are being
implemented with livelihoods support. The project is also supporting the enhancement of
livelihoods of the identified poor in 2000 ongoing watersheds in the state. During the
period 2000-2002 to 2004-05, funds to the tune of Rs. 183.54 crore have been released
for implementation of the projects and Rs. 127.22 crore has been utilized. During the
current year, against the budget provisions of Rs. 60.00 crore, funds to the tune of Rs.
31.85 crore have so far been released