(a) the assistance sought by each State for the development of agriculture in drought prone
areas during the last three years and the current financial year; and
(b) the funds allocated and released for the purpose to each State during the said period?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a) & (b): Department of Land Resources in the Ministry of Rural Development is
implementing the scheme of Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP) in various States.
According to them, DPAP is a Centrally Sponsored Programme and its implemented in identified
blocks and projects in these blocks are sanctioned based on certain criteria. From 1.4.1999, the
funding pattern is 75:25 between Central Government and State Governments and this applies to
projects sanctioned from 1.4.1999 onwards. The objectives of the programme include
(i)
development of drought prone areas on watershed basis keeping in view capability of land, site
conditions and local needs and
(ii) to mitigate the adverse effects of extreme climatic conditions
such as drought on crops, human and livestock population for their overall improvement. Under
this programme, no State-wise allocation of funds is made and no demand is projected by the
States. State-wise details of funds released under this programme during 2003-04, 2004-05,
2005-06 and 2006-07 (so far) is annexed.
ANNEXURE
DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER DPAP DURING 2003-04 TO 2006-07
S.NO. STATE FUNDS RELEASED DURING (Rs. in Lakhs) 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 (so far)
1 Andhra Pradesh 4937.40 4008.315 5381.843 738.755 2 Bihar 323.06 311.205 379.175 - 3 Chattisgarh 1329.11 1793.525 1675.184 - 4 Gujarat 3363.14 2537.18 2911.103 738.68 5 Himachal Pradesh529.66 424.975 659.665 - 6 Jammu & Kashmir 422.19 222.75 259.875 - 7 Jharkhand 1212.34 1065.02 1555.76 - 8 Karnataka 3215.77 2503.363 2736.05 709.60 9 Madhya Pradesh 5021.66 5287.907 5327.917 811.025 10 Maharashtra 1484.30 3486.26 4449.39 214.87 11 Orissa 1045.92 1141.62 2090.76 182.825 12 Rajasthan 1979.36 1573.775 1712.385 730.59 13 Tamil Nadu 2401.60 2816.935 1659.958 995.535 14 Uttaranchal 473.36 1126.485 1467.42 - 15 Uttar Pradesh 1498.13 1456.685 2643.835 169.33 16 West Bengal 243.00 243.00 387.68 -