GUJARAT, RAJASTHAN TOP IN ACHIEVING
TARGETS OF TPP-86
Gujarat and Rajasthan
have topped among States by achieving 100% targets of Twenty Point
Programme (TPP-86). Both have been ranked first, followed by Himachal
Pradesh and Haryana with 91% and 89% achievements respectively.
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have achieved only 27% of their respective
targets of 20-Point Programme for the year 2002-03 and have been
ranked 29th on the scored board.
During the year 2002-2003
the collective performance of all the States and UTs under nine
items of the Programme has been ‘Very Good’ (90% or above the
targets). These items are: Tree Plantation on Private Lands, ICDS
Blocks Operational (Cumulative), immunization of Children (DPT,
Polio and BCG), Pumpsets Energised, ST Families Assisted, Slum
Improvement, Bio-Gas Plants, SC Families Assisted and Aanganwadis
(Cumulative). The performance has been ‘Good’ (80%-90% of the
target) in respect of Indira Awas Yojana with 84% target achievement.
For the remaining
eight items, the performance has been ‘Poor’ (below 80% of the
targets). These items are: Distribution of Surplus Lands, Economically
Weaker Sections (EWS) Houses, Area Covered (Under Plantation)
Public and Forest Lands, Drinking Water Supply (Villages/Habitations
Covered), Villages Electrified, , Low Income Group (LIG) Hoses,
Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres.
The TPP-86 initiated
in 1975 and restructured twice in 1982 and 1986 comprises 119
items, out of which 54 are monitored on the basis of evaluatory
criteria and 65 against pre-set physical targets. The Ministry
of Statistics and Programme Implementation brings out progress
reports on the implementation of the Programme periodically.
During the year ending
March 2003, 6407 lakh mandays of employment have been generated
under Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana, 31,919 acres of surplus
land have been distributed to agricultural laborers including
those belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and 40,588
additional villages/habitations have been provided with the facility
of safe drinking water. Under the immunization Programme 323 lakh
infants were covered. There are about 6,00,391 functioning anganwadis
and 4903 ICDS Blocks in the country for the welfare of women and
children.
Under the Welfare
of Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes scheme 23.04-lakh Schedule
Caste families and 50.64 Scheduled Tribe families have been assisted.
In all 11.02 lakh houses were provided under Indira Awaas Yojana
and 68.304 lakh for economical weaker sections in the urban areas.
15, 573 LIG houses were constructed and 63.45 lakh people living
in slum areas were provided with basic facilities. Under the item
Rural Electrification and Energy, 3662 villages have been electrified,
36,514 pump sets energized for irrigation purposes and 114590
Bio-Gas Plant installed for clean and unpolluting energy.
