Ministry of Rural Development03-July, 2007 16:5 IST
Release of central funds to Maharashtra for DPAP under Haryali Guidelines

The Ministry of Rural Development has released funds for the two Distt.s of Maharashtra, namely, Latur under Haryali-II and Osmanabad under Haryali-III in the Drought Prone Areas  Programme (DPAP) for the current financial year(2007-08)  as under:

                                                                                                       (Rs. in lakh)

Name of the District

Amount Due

Amount Released

Latur

54.00

53.28

Osmanabad

60.75

60.55

            The grant is towards plan expenditure and its utilization is subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the guidelines for watershed development and also to the conditions laid down and orders issued from time to time by the Government of India. 

            The Haryali scheme launched by the Department of Land Resources is to empower the  Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) both financially and administratively in implementing Watershed Development Programmes.  Accordingly, all ongoing area development programmes namely, Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP), Drought Prone Areas Programmes (DPAP) and Desert Development Programme (DDP) are to be implemented through the PRIs.  New projects under the aforesaid area development programmes are implemented in accordance with the Guidelines for Haryali from April 1, 2003.

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