Question : SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR BUNDELKHAND AND MAHA KOSHAL REGIONS

(a) the details and names of the schemes for which funds have been provided under the special package for the Bundelkhand regions in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh including Maha Koshal region;

(b) the amount of funds allocated for each region and the amount spent so far under each scheme and each region;

(c) whether the said schemes have been implemented and the entire amount of the allocated funds released;

(d) If so, the details thereof, region-wise and component-scheme- wise; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which the Government proposes to start implementing the package schemes in both the regions?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a) to (e): The Government of India has approved a special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand region at a cost of Rs. 7266 crore comprising Rs. 3506 crores for Uttar Pradesh and Rs. 3760 crores for Madhya Pradesh. The details of the activities to be taken up and the estimated costs thereof are given at Annexure-I for Uttar Pradesh and at annexure II for Madhya Pradesh. To fund these activities, part of funds will be met by converging resources from the ongoing central programmes and an additional central assistance to the extent of Rs. 3450 crore has been envisaged to be provided to the State Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The special package for Bundelkhand region does not include Maha Koshal region.

The special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand region has been envisaged to be implemented over a period of 3 years starting 2009-10. During 2009-10 an amount of Rs. 693.80 crore has been released as Additional Central Assistance to the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. During 2010-11, an amount of Rs 1200 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget as Additional Central Assistance for the package against which an amount of Rs. 106.29 crore has already been recommended for release. The activity-wise details of the funds released by Government of India as Additional Central Assistance are given at Annexure-III.