(a) whether the Government of Rajasthan has submitted any projects on Sustainable
Development of Resource Poor Families through Integrated Wadi Development
Programme during the last three years and thereafter;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
(c) the present status of the proposal of Fatehnagar (Udaipur) and Jhalawar under the
scheme of Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA); and
(d) the time by which these projects are likely to be approved?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU)
(a) & (b) A project proposal on Sustainable Development of Resource Poor Families
through Integrated Wadi Development Programme for Jhalawar District of Rajasthan had
been submitted by the Government of Rajasthan during the year 2005, for being
considered as a special project under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY).
Another special project proposal under SGSY for Agriculture and Horticulture
Development through Integrated Farming System approach around Homestead in
Udaipur District, Rajasthan which also had WADI programme components was
submitted by the Government of Rajasthan in 2004. Both the project proposals were
examined / processed as per guidelines of Special Projects under SGSY and returned to
the State Government in 2005.
(c) & (d) The Government is implementing the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural
Areas (PURA) scheme with effect from 2004-05 for a period of three years on a pilot
basis in seven clusters by taking one cluster each in seven States including Shahpura
cluster in Bhilwara District in Rajasthan. The scheme is being restructured. Expansion of
the restructured scheme to other clusters including Fatehnagar (Udaipur) and Jhalawar
will be looked into when the scheme is approved for implementation.