30th April, 2003
Ministry of Rural Development  


FUNDS ALLOCATED TO UTTARANCHAL UNDER EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES


RAJYA SABHA

The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched with effect from 25th September 2001 after merging the exisging the Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and the Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY). Both the Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and the Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) were continued as parts of the SGRY upto 31st March 2002. The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) has become fully operational from 1st April, 2002. Physical performance is measured in terms of mandays generated and not in terms of person benefited under the Scheme. District-wise allocation of funds of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana and mandays of employment generated under the Scheme in the State of Uttaranchal during 2002-2003 is as under:

S.No.

Name of the Districts

Central Allocation

(Rs. in lakhs)

Mandays Generated

(Nos. in lakh)

1.

Almora

652.80

10.87

2.

Bageshwar

183.13

1.60

3.

Chamoli

368.20

4.41

4.

Champawat

140.81

1.85

5.

Dehradun

382.18

4.94

6.

Haridwar

401.00

3.07

7.

Nainital

158.43

2.79

8.

Pauri Gharwal

459.39

4.52

9.

Pithoragarh

281.61

3.32

10.

Rudraya Prayag

105.91

0.97

11.

Tehri Garhwal

526.91

4.20

12.

Udhamsingh Nagar

360.58

3.87

13.

Uttarkashi

237.93

3.68

 

TOTAL

4258.87

50.09

This was informed by Minister of State for Rural Development Shri U.V. Krishanam Raju in a written reply to Shri Harish Rawat in Rajya Sabha today.