(a) whether the Government has released funds to some organisations under Integrated Wasteland Development Programme
through Programme Hariyali;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the State-wise number of organisations and the quantum of funds released to each of them so far; and
(d) the area of land in hectares which has been cultivated by these organisations, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ANNASAHEB M.K. PATIL)
(a) to (c): An amount of Rs.7337.63 lakhs has been released to the District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs)/Zilla
Panchayats (ZPs) for implementation of 165 projects under Guidelines for Hariyali during the current financial year.
Quantum of funds released, State-wise so far is in Annexure.
(d): The mandate of the Department of Land Resources in the Ministry of Rural Devel;opment is to treat Wasteland/Degraded
Lands on Watershed Approach in accordance with the Guidelines for Hariyali and not to treat cultiviable land.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3077 DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.12.2003.
Sl.No. State No.of Organisations (DRDAs/ZPs) Funds released in 2003-04 (Rs. in lakhs)
1 Andhra Pradesh 10 495.00 2 Bihar 9 371.25 3 Chattisgarh 8 330.00 4 Goa 2 82.50 5 Gujarat 11 399.38 6 Himachal Pradesh 8 354.75 7 Haryana 4 165.00 8 J & K 1 41.25 9 Jharkhand 6 272.25 10 Karnataka 9 371.25 11 Kerala 3 123.75 12 Maharashtra 9 371.25 13 Madhya Pradesh 16 717.75 14 Orissa 7 313.50 15 Rajasthan 9 371.25 16 Tamil Nadu 11 453.75 17 Uttar Pradesh 13 536.25 18 Uttaranchal 3 132.00 19 West Bengal 2 82.50 20 Assam 14 693.00 21 Mizoram 5 330.00 22 Nagaland 5 330.00
Total 165 7337.63