State submits Rs 2552-cr plan proposal to Centre
Thursday February 22 2007 10:49 IST
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a plan proposal of Rs 2,552 crore to the Centre under the Orissa Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (OREGP) for the ensuing financial year.
The fully-funded Central scheme is implemented in 19 districts covering 39.79 households and about 25 lakh unemployed people. Under the programme, the Government is bound to provide 100 days of work to each job-seeker failing which the latter can claim unemployment allowance.
Meanwhile, the 19 districts have submitted their perspective plans to the State Government.
Balangir district has submitted a plan proposal of Rs 221.42 crore followed by Boudh Rs 28.25 crore, Deogarh Rs 33.12 crore, Dhenkanal Rs 31.44 crore, Gajapati Rs 148.62 crore, Ganjam Rs 322.61 crore, Jharsuguda Rs 50.79 crore, Kalahandi Rs 150 crore, Kandhamal Rs 138 crore, Keonjhar Rs 238 crore, Koraput Rs 174 crore, Malkangiri Rs 85 crore, Mayurbhanj Rs 504 crore, Nabarangpur Rs 154 crore, Nuapada Rs 118 crore, Rayagada Rs 193 crore, Sambalpur Rs 138 crore, Subarnapur Rs 51 crore and Sundargarh Rs 141 crore.
The demand for Rs 2,552 crore under OERGP for 2007-08 is against the Central allocation of Rs 848 crore to the State under the National Food for Work Programme (NFFWP) and Rs 345 crore under Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana in the current financial year.
Under the OREGP, permanent community assets will be created for sustainable development of rural people, who are living below poverty line.
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