FOODGRAINS RELEASED UNDER SAMPOORNA GRAMEEN ROZGAR YOJANA (SGRY)

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Ministry of Rural Development has released first instalment of foodgrains under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) (1^st Stream) to the State Governments of Tamil Nadu, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala during 2003-2004. This is 75% of the total allocation of foodgrains through FCI in the states.

S.No.	State	Foodgrains (in Metric tonnes)
1.	Tamilnadu	78315 Rice
2.	Chattisgarh	33399 Rice
3.	West Bengal	91034 Rice
4.	Nagaland	417 Wheat 417 Rice
5.	Himachal Pradesh	3278 Wheat 4554 Rice
6.	Kerala	28217 Rice

The State Government is entitled to lift the foodgrains from May 2003 to 31^st March 2004. The transportation cost for lifting the foodgrains will be borne by the State Government concerned. The payment of the foodgrains will be made by the Ministry of Rural Development directly to FCI on lifting of foodgrains.

The release is towards plan expenditure and will be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the Guidelines under the Programmes of SGRY. After keeping its own share, the share of each Panchayat Samiti/Intermediate Panchayat will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in the SGRY Guidelines DRDA/ZP.

The First Stream of the Programme is being implemented at the District and Intermediate level Panchayats. 50% of the funds are earmarked out of the total funds available under the SGRY and distributed between the Zilla Parishad and the Intermediate level Panchayats or Panchayat Samitis in the ratio of 40:60.