Question : ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(a) the criteria fixed for allocation of funds to States under various Rural Development Schemes, Scheme-wise; and

(b) the funds allocated during 2002-2003, State-wise and Scheme-wise ?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) The criteria for allocation of funds under the major Programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development are given in the Statement at Annexure.

(b) The State-wise allocation of funds under the Schemes of the Ministry during 2002-2003 has not been finalised.


ANNEXURE

Statement referred in Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4619 due for Answer on 23. 04. 2002

The criteria for allocation of funds to States under major Rural Development Programmes

S. No.	Name of the Programme/Scheme Criteria for Allocation
1.	Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozar	Yojana (SGSY)	The Central allocation earmarked for the	States will be distributed in relation to	the incidence of poverty in the States.	However, additional parameters like absorption	capacity and special requirement will also be	taken into consideration during the course	of the year.

2.	Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)	The Central assistance(funds and foodgrains)	for the First Stream will be allocated to	the States on the basis of proportion of rural	poor in a State to the total rural poor in	the country. The criteria for allocation of	Central assistance for the Second Stream is	being finalised.

3.	Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)	Central assistance to the States will be	allocated on the basis of poverty ratio and	housing shortage, with each of these variables	being given equal weightage. The poverty	ratios prepared by the Planning Commission	are used for this purpose, while housing	shortage is determined on the basis of last	Census.

4.	Drought prone Areas Programme	(DPAP)/Desert Development	Programme (DDP)	The criteria for allocation of funds/	sanctioning of new projects is:-
1.	The programme area in the district.	2.	No. of blocks.	3.	Performance of on-going projects.	4.	Other factors viz. Social, climate	condition prevailing in the preceding	year.

5.	Integrated Wastelands Development	Programme (IWDP)	There is no fixed criterion for allocation of	funds. Releases under IWDP are project-based.
6.	Accelerated Rural Water Supply	Programme (ARWSP)	Weightage for Percentage (%)
a.	Rural Population	40	b.	States under DDP, DPAP, HADP	35	& special category hill	States in terms of rural	areas 2 : 1 ratio)	c.	10
d.	Quality affected villages	5	(40:40:15:5)	e.	Overall water resource	10	availability(un-irrigated	over irrigated area) 
Total	100
NC:	Non Covered
PC:	Partially Covered
HADP:	Hill Area Development Programme