10th February, 2003
Ministry of Rural Development  


RS. 13.82 CRORE AND FOODGRAINS RELEASED TO WEST BENGAL & KERALA UNDER SGRY


The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 13.82 crore as second instalment of central fund to the state governments of Kerala and West Bengal under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) for the year 2002-03.

The Ministry has released Rs.11.29 crore to Purulia and Birbhum districts of West Bengal.

*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand

District

Second Instalment

(Rs. in lakhs)

*Rice

Purulia

907.53

15.09

Birbhum

222.35

3.69

Total:

1129.88

18.78

An amount of Rs. 2.53 crore has been released as second instalment of central fund to three districts of Kerala during 2002-03.

*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand

District

Second Instalment

(Rs. in lakhs)

*Rice

Kasargod

96.48

1.61

Kottayam

82.95

1.38

Wayanad

74.74

1.25

Total

254.17

4.24

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.