FUNDS RELEASED TO FIVE STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES UNDER INDIRA AWAAS YOJA

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The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.1228.472 lakh for construction of houses under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) in five states- Gujarat, Uttaranchal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. The amount is towards the first instalment during the year 2002-03.

State	Districts	Amount Released (Rs.in lakh)
GUJARAT	Patan	35.49
UTTARANCHAL	Champavat Nainital Tehri Garhwal	5.445 506.743 19.174
BIHAR	Banka	85.31
JHARKHAND	Garhwa	147.74
MAHARASHTRA	Chandrapur Raigad Gadchiroli	175.380 147.06 106.130
Total :		1228.472

The grant is towards the plan expenditure and will be utilized for construction of new houses and upgradation of kutcha houses into pucca houses. The expenditure on the implementation of the programme is to be shared on 75:25 basis between the Centre and the State respectively. The State Government should release its share within a month of the date of release of the Central assistance. The State Government has be advised to submit the proposal for release of next instalment after utilizing 60% of the available resources.