14th February, 2003
Ministry of Rural Development  


UTTAR PRADESH GETS RS. 29 CRORE AND FOODGRAINS UNDER SGRY


The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 29 crore as second instalment to twelve districts of Uttar Pradesh under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY -1st stream) for the year 2002-03.

The Ministry has also released 15.06 thousand tonnes of rice and 26.35 thousand tonnes of wheat to twelve districts of Uttar Pradesh.

*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand

District

Second instalment

(Rs. In lakhs)

*Wheat

*Rice

Aligarh

184.74

2.43

0.00

Bagpat

75.50

1.00

0.00

Banda

147.79

1.94

0.00

Barabanki

440.15

5.79

0.00

Santravi Das Nr.

157.43

0.00

2.62

Deoria

263.45

0.00

4.38

Etah

224.90

2.96

0.00

Hamirpur

110.84

1.45

0.00

Mahoba

75.50

1.00

0.00

Jaunpur

485.13

0.00

8.06

Saharanpur

224.90

2.96

0.00

Sitapur

518.87

6.82

0.00

Total:

2909.20

26.35

15.06

The Ministry has already released first instalment of funds Rs. 28.75 crore against allocated Rs. 57.84 crore and 23.42 thousand tonnes of wheat, 7.45 thousand tonnes of Rice to the State.

The first stream of the programme is being implemented at the District and Intermediate Level Panchayats. Under this stream, funds available are distributed between the Zila Parishad and Intermediate Level Panchayats or Panchayat Samiti in the ratio of 40:60.

The expenditure and implementation of the programme with regard to cash component is to be shared on 75:25 basis between the Centre and the State Government.