(a) whether the Drought Prone Area Programme, Desert Land Development Programme and the Integrated Wasteland Development Programme are being run by the Panchayati Raj Institutions under the ‘Haryali Disha Nirdesh’ programme;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the targets set and achieved after entrusting the programme to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ ( SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) and (b): The Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing three area development programmes i.e. Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP) and Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP) by rejuvenating the natural resource base under common guidelines called “Hariyali†for Wasteland Development, Drought Proofing and Desertification Control. The Hariyali guidelines came into effect from 1.4.2003. The projects are implemented by Panchayati Raj Institutions/ Line Departments etc. with the involvement of local people from planning to implementing stages under the overall supervision of the Zila Parishads/DRDAs.
(c) A Statement showing physical & financial Achievements from 2003-04 to 2006-07 under DPAP, DDP and IWDP is annexed.
Annexure
Statement as referred to in para (c) of the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5577 to be answered on 16.05.2007 reg. Haryali Disha Nirdesh Programme.
Statement showing Physical & Financial Achievements from 2003-04 to 2006-07 under DPAP, DDP and IWDP
Physical Achievement (Area in Lakh hectare)
Programme 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Target Achie- Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achie- vement vement
DPAP 13.00 12.68 14.00 12.75 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.38 DDP 8.50 7.81 9.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 11.30 11.35 IWDP 11.00 10.06 10.00 11.18 16.31 22.62 15.00 22.58
Financial Achievement (Rs. In crores)
Year DPAP DDP IWDP
BE RE Actual BE RE Actual Exp. BE RE Actual Exp. Exp.
2003-04 295.00 295.00 295.00 265.00 195.00 215.00 335.00 329.00 312.90 2004-05 300.00 300.00 300.19 215.00 215.00 215.19 368.00 368.00 334.42 2005-06 353.00 353.00 353.18 268.00 268.00 268.17 485.00 485.00 486.74 2006-07 360.00 360.00 359.20 270.00 270.00 269.20 485.00 485.00 485.00