3rd March, 2003
Ministry of Rural Development  


UTTAR PRADESH GETS RS. 28 CRORE AND FOODGRAINS UNDER SGRY


The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.28.56 crore as second instalment to twelve districts of Uttar Pradesh under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY – 1st stream) for the year 2002-03.

The Ministry has also released 23.12 thousand tonnes of wheat and 18.39 thousand tonnes of rice to twelve districts of Uttar Pradesh .

*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand

District

Second instalment

(in lakhs)

Foodgrains

2nd Instalment

Wheat Rice

Agra

218.47

2.88 -

Allahabad

462.65

6.08 -

Oraiya

114.05

1.50 -

Azamgarh

526.90

- 8.76

Badaun

266.66

3.51 -

Bareilly

204.01

2.68 -

Basti

297.19

- 4.94

Jhansi

149.40

1.96 -

Kanpur (Dehat)

36.05

0.58 -

Kaushambi

184.74

2.43 -

Mirzapur

282.73

- 4.69

Rampur

114.05

1.50 -

TOTAL

2856.90

23.12 18.39

The Ministry has already released first instalment of funds Rs.29.88 crore to the State Government.

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.