(a) the criteria laid down for allocation of funds to District Rural Development
Agencies (DRDAs) under the Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
Schemes;
(b) whether there is uniformity in the allocation of funds to them;
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the Government proposes to bring some changes in criteria for allocation
of funds to DRDAs; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. C. P. JOSHI)
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.319 for reply on
24.7.2009.
(a)to(c): The criteria for allocation of Central funds under the rural development and
poverty alleviation schemes to District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA) varies
from scheme to scheme. Under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), the
allocation is made on the basis of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the district.
Under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), the allocation is made by assigning 75% weightage to
housing shortage and 25% weightage to rural Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe
(ST) population of the concerned districts. Under programme of District Rural
Development Agencies (DRDA) Administration allocation is made on the basis of
numbers of blocks in the district. For National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(NREGA), the funds are released to DRDAs based on the financial proposals received
from State Governments. The criteria for allocations to DRDAs is not uniform and varies
from scheme to scheme.
(d) : No, Sir. There is no such proposal at the moment.
(e) : Does not arise.