The Ministry of Rural Development
has released Rs.97 lakh as second instalment to three districts
of Jammu & Kashmir under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(SGRY – 1st stream) for the year 2002-03.
The Ministry has also released
0.41 thousand tonnes of wheat and 1.27 thousand tonnes of rice
to three districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand
District
|
Second instalment
|
Foodgrains
2nd Instalment
Wheat Rice
|
|
Budgum
|
27.40 lakh
|
- 0.45
|
|
Jammu
|
41.36 lakh
|
0.41 0.34
|
|
Baramula
|
28.80 lakh
|
- 0.48
|
|
Total:
|
97.56 lakh
|
0.41 1.27
|
The Ministry has already released
first instalment of funds Rs. 106.58 lakh against allocated
Rs. 213.92 lakh 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.
The State Govt. should release to the district the State cash
share, within a fortnight of the date of release of the Central
assistance.
