Government of Orissa
Planning & Coordination Department
* * *
No._13590__________/P.,
LTAP-128/06
R E S O L U T I O N
Sub:
The Biju KBK Plan: Modalities and Guidelines.
With
a view to continuing their increasing efforts as well as for maintaining the
momentum gathered under the Revised Long Term Action Plan (RLTAP) and upscaling
the public investment in the Koraput-Bolangir-Kalahandi (KBK) region, the State
Government have launched a new initiative, called "the Biju KBK
Plan" under State Plan as a tribute to late Biju Patnaik, former Chief
Minister of Orissa who was the first to articulate the need for long-term
measures for development of the KBK region.
The rationale, modalities and guidelines for the Biju KBK Plan are as
follows:
2.
The KBK Region: Most Backward Region of the Country
2.1 The KBK
region comprising undivided Koraput (i.e., Koraput, Nawarangpur, Malkanagiri
& Rayagada), undivided Bolangir (i.e., Subarnapur & Bolangir) and
undivided Kalahandi (i.e., Kalahandi & Nuapada) districts is the poorest and
most backward region of the country. As
per the estimates of the 55th round of NSS Survey conducted in
1999-2000, the incidence of rural poverty was as high as 87.14%.
The region also suffers from acute economic, social and gender
disparities, and very adverse socio-economic and human development indicators.
The multifaceted deprivation and backwardness of this region are the
result of deep-rooted factors or processes that have emanated from a complex mix
of geographical, economic and social factors.
This region in general, and undivided Koraput and Kalahandi districts in
particular are almost at the bottom of the list of 250 Backward Districts
identified under Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).
Therefore, long-term and holistic development strategies are needed to
bring this region closer to the other regions of the State, as well as that of
the Country.
3.
The Biju KBK Plan: Rationale
3.1 Because
of its very adverse socio-economic and human development indicators, the KBK
region has for some time past been attracting the attention of Government of
India, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Government.
The need for long-term measures for speedy development of this region
with special attention to removal of poverty and livelihood support was first
articulated in early 1990s by late Biju Patnaik, then Chief Minister of Orissa
and a Long-Term Action Plan (LTAP) for a period of seven years was submitted by
the State Government to Government of India in 1993-94 for their approval.
LTAP was approved and launched in August 1995.
However, the programme did not take off due to inadequate fund flow and
major initiatives could not be undertaken. LTAP
was, therefore, modified as Revised Long-Term Action Plan (RLTAP) that was
conceived as a comprehensive and long-term special area development plan for a
period of nine years from 1998-99 to 2006-07.
The region has been receiving Special Central Assistance (SCA) of Rs.250
crore per year under RLTAP effective from the year 2003-04.
With active support from Government of India and pooling of resources the
State Government has been making concerted efforts during the last five years to
improve the implementation of RLTAP schemes and accelerate the development
process in the KBK districts.
3.2 The
Government of
3.3 The
poverty in this ST & SC dominated region is not only widespread, but is also
very severe and of a long duration. More
than 50% of the rural poor in the area are at least 20% or more below the
poverty line. Moreover, tribals of
this region are greatly handicapped because of their physical isolation, low
human capital development, poor
communication and markets. In his report dated 13th March
2006 to NHRC, the Special Rapporteur, NHRC has observed, among other things,
that "
poverty in the KBK region has to be considered in its specific context by
recognizing not only the incidence of poverty as per national norm but also the
depth and severity of poverty which distinguishes it from poverty in other parts
of the country and calls for special strategies and concerted action like RLTAP.
Considering the importance of the programme and projects taken up under
RLTAP and the results of implementation which can be improved further by
following the Commission's recommendation regarding monitoring, I request the
Commission to recommend to the Government of India a further extension of RLTAP
for a period of ten years".
3.4 There is,
therefore, a growing realization within the State Government and in Civil
Society that the KBK region requires a holistic and long-term development
strategy, needing continued, focused attention and greater fund flow over and
above normal development inputs coming from the State and the Central Plans so
that special problems and needs of this region and those the people are
effectively addressed and a serious dent into poverty can be made.
3.5
Therefore, with a view to maintaining and strengthening
the momentum gathered by RLTAP and upscaling the public investment in the KBK
region, the State Government have launched a new initiative, called "the
Biju KBK Plan" under State Plan as a tribute to late Biju Patnaik who
was the first to conceive a Long-Term Action Plan for the KBK region.
The Biju KBK Plan is to be implemented over a period of 5-years effective
from the year 2007-08 to 2011-2012 and envisages an annual outlay of Rs.120
crore over and above normal plan allocations, and the Special Central Assistance
that may be available to the region under the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).
The Biju KBK Plan shall form the part of the Special Area Development Project
that has been constituted vide Planning & Coordination Department
Resolution No. 4148/LTAP-86/99/P, dated 14.03.2000.
4.
Objectives of Development Strategies for the Plan
4.1 The
objectives of the Biju KBK Plan are as follows:
(i)
Creating opportunities for economic, social and human development for the
people in the region, especially the disadvantaged,
(ii)
Accelerating
poverty reduction and achieving millennium developmental goals, and
(iii)
Improving the quality of life of the local people and
bringing the region at par with other developed regions.
4.2
In order to achieve the aforesaid objectives, the
following strategies would gender the Plan:
(i)
Building rural infrastructure (e.g., critical roads and
bridges, minor irrigation projects, tanks, watershed development, markets and
afforestation),
(ii)
Developing district-specific and sub-district-specific
livelihoods support programmes (e.g., agriculture / horticulture development,
animal resources, fisheries, afforestation and forest-based enterprises, micro
credit support, agro-processing enterprises and other value addition
initiatives),
(iii)
Mobilising and empowering the rural poor through SHG,
Vana Samarakhan Samities, Pani
Panchayats and participatory
planning,
(iv)
Promoting quality education, employable skills and
health programmes taken to the specially distant habitations,
(v)
Strengthening social security systems (e.g., food
security, old age pensions, special nutrition programmes, houses for the rural
poor, and other initiatives), and
(vi)
Enhancing development effectiveness through convergence
of resources and programmes, efficiency in resource use and improved governance
and service delivery.
(vii)
Synthesizing the traditional knowledge available with
the communities in all developmental activities and preserve the traditions and
culture of the region and make the development process inclusive and pro-poor.
5.
Increased Fund Flow to the KBK
region
5.1 Each
Development Department is mandated to allocate atleast 30% of their plan funds
including funds received by them under Central flagship programmes such as
Bharat Nirman, NREGP, and other programmes to the KBK region.
5.2 Government
of
5.3 With a
view to ensuring convergence of resources and programmes, development funds
available from all sources including Central Plan, Centrally Sponsored Plan,
State Plan and other flagship programmes such as Bharat Nirman and BRGF shall be
taken into account while preparing Annual Action Plans for the KBK region.
5.4
The funds available under the Biju KBK plan shall be used as an
additionality to fill critical gaps for which funds are either not available or
are inadequate. The Plan funds may
also be used for innovative schemes.
5.5 Specified
amount out of available funds shall also be utilized for strengthening District
Planning Committees and grass root level planning, and improving the local self
governance.
6.
Mechanisms for Implementation of the Plan
6.1 Planning
& Coordination Department shall be the Nodal Department for the purpose of
Administration of the Biju KBK Plan.
6.2
The Plan shall be executed in all 8 (eight) KBK districts and shall have
two windows: (i) State Window, and (ii) District Window.
The State Window component of the Plan shall be implemented through
different line Departments, which will take appropriate budget provisions for
this purpose under appropriate heads of account each year.
The District Window component of the Plan shall be implemented under the
umbrella of the District Plans and appropriate budget provisions for this
purpose shall be taken by P & C. Department.
Each District Collector shall ensure preparation of a District Plan in a
specified manner, which shall be examined and consolidated by the District
Planning Committee. Grass root level consultation should be part and parcel of
the Plan formulation.
6.3 The Biju
KBK Plan shall also fill up critical gaps left uncovered under Backward Regions
Grant Fund (BRGF). It shall specifically take up construction of 10,000
buildings for Women Self Help Groups (WSHG) at a cost of Rs. 3 lakh per building
within the 11th Five Year Plan. Priority shall also be accorded to hostel
buildings for girl children, critical gaps in connectivity such as cross
drainage works including culverts and bridges, buildings for Anganwadi centres
etc.
6.4 With a
view to maintaining a long term perspective and providing a definite direction
to the Plan, each district shall prepare a 5 year perspective plan.
The funds available under the District Window should be treated as an
additionality for the district Plan. Each
District shall prepare Annual Action Plan which will form the part of the State
Annual Plans. The approval of the
State Annual Plan by the State Government as well as the Planning Commission
shall be deemed to be the approval of the special plan for the KBK districts.
6.5
The proposals received under the State Window shall be examined and
approved by the Government in P & C. Department.
The approved State Window component shall be implemented by concerned
line Departments in the same manner as RLTAP has been implemented.
Funds shall be released under the Biju KBK Plan in not more than two
installments by the P & C. Department direct to the concerned Collectors who
shall maintain a separate head of account for the Plan with the District
Rural Development Agency (DRDA). The
concerned Project Director, DRDA shall function as Drawing & Disbursing
Officer for the District Window of the Plan.
6.6 The line
Departments and District Collectors shall release the received funds to the
concerned implementing agencies within 15 days of the receipt of funds from the
P & C. Department. The concerned
line Departments, District Collectors and Project Directors, DRDA shall be
directly responsible for effective and timely implementation of the Plan and
shall furnish Monthly Progress Report (MPR) on financial and physical
achievements of the Plan to P & C. Department by 10th of the
following months.
6.7 The
implementation of the Plan shall be periodically monitored and evaluated by
District Planning Committees, Planning & Coordination Department and the
State Level Committee, constituted for RLTAP.
7.
Preparation of District Plan
7.1 For
availing the additional developmental assistance under the Plan, preparation and
consolidation of the District Plan by, and strengthening the capacity of, DPC
shall be mandatory. District Plan
shall be prepared as per the Guidelines for the District Plan in the 11th
5-year plan as contained in Planning Commission Letter No. 13011/1/2006/SP-Co.
dated. 25.8.06 which has been already circulated to all Collectors vide P & C. Department
letter No.12189(30)/P, dated.04.09.2006 and in such a manner as may be specified
by P & C. Department from time to time.
7.2 The needs
and aspirations of Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samities and Zilla Parishads shall
be fully reflected in the District Plan. DPC
shall prioritise the schemes received from different Gram Panchayats, Panchayat
Samities and Zilla Parishads and incorporate them in the District Plans in a
phased manner.
7.3 The DPC
shall also prepare a benchmark survey of key monitoring indicators before the
first District Plan is implemented. The
benchmark indicators shall be used for effective monitoring and evaluation of
the plan.
7.4. The main
principles which may be taken into consideration for preparation of the District
Plan are summerised as follows:
(i)
The flow of funds from all sources namely State Plan, Centrally sponsored
schemes, Central Schemes, externally aided projects and funds received from any
other source for development purpose are to be aggregated in arriving at the
resource availability for District Plan.
(ii)
Funds under the Biju KBK Plan are to be used as additionality for those
schemes for which funding from other sources including State Plans, Centrally
Sponsored Schemes, Central Schemes and funds received from any other source for
development purpose is either not available or is found to be inadequate.
(iii)
The cost effectiveness of all Schemes shall be carefully evaluated so
that returns from the funds invested under the scheme are maximized.
(iv)
People’s participation and involvement of PRIs, NGOs, VECs, Pani
Panchayats, Self Help Groups and other community based organisations should be
ensured at every stage including plan formulation, implementation and
monitoring.
(v)
There shall be complete transparency in the choice of schemes and
projects and their locations. The prioritized list of schemes and projects and
the reasons for taking up the schemes and the criteria for choice of locations
must be reflected in the District Plan and be made available on the web-site.
The involvement of Palli Sabha and Gram Panchayats in selection of
investment projects is critical.
(vi)
It shall be ensured that the schemes are sustainable and the durable
assets are created. Special attention is to be given to sustainability of each
project. In the case of community assets, wherever possible future maintenance
should be built into the programme, e.g., if a community hall is constructed,
individuals who use the hall should be encouraged to pay user fees so that a
corpus fund for maintenance can be created.
(vii)
Efforts
should be made to concentrate the development activities in poorer pockets and
for disadvantaged communities within the district.
It will be mandatory that the District Plan allocates funds for SC
communities under the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) and ST communities under
Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) modes in proportion to their populations in the district.
(viii)
The
District Plan shall be on the basis for Development Vision for the district and
not be a mere collection of schemes and projects for which funding from existing
sources is insufficient.
8.
Social Audit
8.1 Social
Audit and vigilance shall be encouraged at grass-roots level.
The District Collector shall
also prepare schedules of inspection which prescribe the minimum number of field
visits for each supervisory level functionary and ensure that the inspection
schedules are faithfully followed by supervisory level functionaries.
The Government in Planning & Coordination Department may also
prescribe additional monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, reports and returns
with a view to assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of the Plan
from time to time.
9.
Other Matters
8.1 Planning
and Coordination Department shall be responsible for clarifying doubts, if any,
and ensure that bottlenecks in the implementation of the Plan are removed as
expeditiously as possible and communicated to all concerned.
ORDER
It is ordered that the Resolution be
published in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of the Government of Orissa for
the general information and copy be communicated to all the Departments
of Government / Heads of Department and other concerned.
By order of Governor
(R. V. Singh)
Special
Secretary to Government
Memo
No.__13591 _________/P.,
Copy forwarded to the Director, Printing, Stationary and Publications,
Orissa,
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.__13592
(25)____/P.,
Copy forwarded to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Governor, Orissa/
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Orissa / Private Secretaries to all
Ministers, Orissa for information and necessary action.
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.___13593
(111)__/P.,
Copy forwarded to all Departments of Government / All Heads of the
Departments / A.G. (A & E), Orissa,
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.___13594
(63)___/P.,
Copy forwarded to RDC (CD),
Special Secretary to Government
Memo
No.__13595 (7)___/P.,
Copy forwarded to Private Secretary to Chief Minister / Private Secretary
to Minister, Planning & Coordination /
Private Secretaries to Chief Secretary / Development Commissioner-cum-ACS /
Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-ACS/ Principal Secretary, Finance /
Special Secretary (Plan), P & C. Departments for favour of
information of Hon’ble Chief Minister & Minister, P &C / Chief
Secretary / DC-cum-ACS / APC-cum-ACS / Principal Secretary, Finance / Special
Secretary (Plan), P & C. Department.
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.___13596
(40)______/ P.,
Copy forwarded to all Branch Officers / all Sections of Planning &
Coordinaton Department for information and necessary action.
Special Secretary to Government
Government of Orissa
Planning & Coordination Department
* * *
No._15779
/P.,
LTAP-128/06
R E S O L U T I O N
Sub:
The Biju KBK Plan: Modalities and Guidelines.
3.5
Therefore, with a view to maintaining and strengthening the momentum
gathered by RLTAP and up-scaling the
public investment in the KBK
region, the State Government have launched a new initiative, called "the
Biju KBK Plan" under State Plan as a tribute to late Biju Patnaik who
was the first to conceive a Long-Term Action Plan for the KBK region.
It has been decided that the Biju KBK Plan shall be implemented during
the year 2006-07 on pilot basis in a
modest manner. The Biju KBK Plan
shall, however, be implemented in a full-fledged manner from the year 2007-08 to
2011-12. From the year 207-08
onwards, the Plan envisages an annual outlay of Rs.120 crore over and above
normal plan allocations, and the Special
Central Assistance that may be available to the region under the Backward
Regions Grant Fund (BRGF). The Biju
KBK Plan shall from the part of Special Area Development Project that has been
constituted vide Planning & Coordination Department Resolution
No.4148/LTAO-86/99/P, dated. 14.03.2000.
2.
Other modalities and guidelines for the Biju KBK Plan as enunciated in
this Department Resolution No.LTAP-128/06/13590/P, dated. 28.09.2006 remain
unaltered
ORDER
It is ordered that the Resolution be published in the Extra Ordinary
Gazettee of the Government of Orissa for the general information and copy be
communicated to all the Departments of Government / Heads of Department and
other concerned.
By order of Governor
(R. V. Singh)
Special
Secretary to Government
Memo
No.__15780_________/P.,
Copy forwarded to the Director, Printing, Stationary and Publications,
Orissa,
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.__15781
(24)____/P.,
Copy forwarded to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Governor, Orissa/
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Orissa / Private Secretaries to all
Ministers, Orissa for information and necessary action.
Special
Secretary to Government
Memo No.___15782
(115)__/P.,
Copy forwarded to all Departments of Government / All Heads of the
Departments / A.G. (A & E), Orissa,
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.___15783
(63)___/P.,
Copy forwarded to RDC (CD), Cuttack/RDC (ND), Sambalpur / RDC (SD),Berhampur
/ All Collectors / All Project Directors, DRDAs for information and
necessary action.
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.__15784
(7)___/P.,
Copy forwarded to Private Secretary to Chief Minister / Private Secretary
to Minister, Planning & Coordination /
Private Secretaries to Chief Secretary / Development Commissioner-cum-ACS /
Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-ACS/ Principal Secretary, Finance /
Special Secretary (Plan), P & C. Departments for favour of
information of Hon’ble Chief Minister & Minister, P &C / Chief
Secretary / DC-cum-ACS / APC-cum-ACS / Principal Secretary, Finance / Special
Secretary (Plan), P & C. Department.
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.___15785
(35)______/ P.,
Copy forwarded to all Branch Officers/ all Sections of Planning &
Coordinaton Department for information and necessary action.
Special
Secretary to Government
By Fax /
Post
Government of
Orissa
Planning and
Coordination Department
***
No. 6153
(8) /P.,
LTAP-128/2006
From
Dr. R. N. Bohidar, IAS
Development Commissioner-cum-
Additional Chief Secretary.
To
The Collector,
Koraput / Malkangiri / Nabarangpur /
Rayagada / Bolangir / Subarnapur /
Kalahandi / Nuapada.
Sub:-
Formulation of Action Plan under
Biju KBK Plan for the year 2007-08.
Madam / Sir,
I am directed to say that the Government have been pleased to decide that
the plan outlay of Rs.120.00 crore under Biju KBK Plan for the year 2007-08 be
distributed among 8 KBK districts at the rate of Rs.1.5 crores per block as
given in the following table.
|
Sl No. |
Name of the district |
No. of Blocks |
Plan outlay |
|
1 |
Koraput |
14 |
21.00 |
|
2 |
Malkangiri |
07 |
10.50 |
|
3 |
Nabarangpur |
10 |
15.00 |
|
4 |
Rayagada |
11 |
16.50 |
|
5 |
Bolangir |
14 |
21.00 |
|
6 |
Subarnapur |
06 |
9.00 |
|
7 |
Kalahandi |
13 |
19.50 |
|
8 |
Nuapada |
05 |
7.50 |
|
Total |
80
|
120
.00 |
|
2.
It has been decided that the
district-wise plan outlay hereby communicated shall be spent primarily on the
schemes / programmes relating to ‘Bijili’,
‘Sadak’ and ‘Pani’ i.e. (i) village / rural electrification
including street lighting, (ii) construction of concrete roads within the
village or any other form of connectivity and (iii) creation of irrigation /
drinking water source. The
objectives of the schemes / programmes should fit into the overall plan for
providing concrete road in every village and at least 35% irrigation in every
Block.
3.
The outlay under Biju KBK Plan can also be used as cash component for the
above schemes where the wage component is met from other sources.
The project proposals under the plan should be demand based and according
to the local needs.
4.
It is requested that the Annual Action Plan for each district under Biju
KBK Plan for the year 2007-08 may be formulated within the earmarked outlay
incorporating schemes / programmes as stipulated above and submitted to this
Department in both soft and hard copies at an early date.
Yours
faithfully,
Development Commissioner-cum-
Additional Chief Secretary
Memo No.
6154 (3) /P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to Chief Administrator, KBK, At/P.O./Dist. Koraput /
Deputy Chief Administrator-cum-RDC (SD), At/P.O. Berhampur, Dist. Ganjam /
Deputy Chief Administrator-cum-RDC(ND), At/P.O./Dist. Sambalpur for information
and necessary action
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No.
6155 (16) /P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to Project Director, DRDAs of KBK Districts / District
Planning Officers of KBK Districts for information and necessary action.
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No.__6156
(2)/P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to Plan-I / Budget Section for information and necessary
action.
Joint Secretary to Government
GOVERNMENT OF
ORISSA
PLANNING AND
COORDINATION DEPARTMENT
***
No.18367 (8)/P.,
LTAP-94/2004(Pt.I)
From
Dr. R. N. Bohidar, IAS
Development Commissioner-cum-
Additional Chief Secretary &
Secretary to Government
To
The Collector,
Bolangir/Kalahandi/
Koraput / Malkanagiri /
Nabarangpur /
Nuapada / Rayagada / Subarnapur
Sub:-
The Biju KBK Plan
: Revised Modalities and Guidelines
Madam / Sir,
I am directed to say that with a view to maintaining and strengthening
the momentum gathered by the Special Plan for the KBK Districts ( i.e., RLTAP )
and up-scaling the public investment in the KBK Region, the State Government
have launched vide this Department Resolution No.13590-LTAP-128/2006-P., dated
28th September, 2006 a new initiative under State Plan called "The Biju KBK Plan"
which is to be implemented over a period of 5 years effective from
the year 2007-08 to 2011-12 with an envisaged Annual Outlay of Rs.120.00 crore
over and above the normal plan
allocations and other public investments in shape of Special Central Assistance
(SCA) that may be available to the region as special dispensation. The said
Government Resolution covers modalities and guidelines for formulation and
implementation of District Action Plans under the Biju KBK Plan.
2.
With a view to improving the quality of public investment and preparation
of the District Action Plans under Biju KBK Plan, the Government prioritized the
following three sectors namely: Bijli
(i.e, village / rural electrification and street lighting), Sadak
(i.e., construction of culverts, bridges and roads for improving inter-village
and intra-village connectivity) and Pani
(i.e., creation of irrigation and drinking water sources). The Government
further prescribed that the project proposals under the approved sectors should
be demand based and according to local needs. Appropriate guidelines in this
regard were issued vide this Department letter No.LTAP-128/2006-6153(8)/P.,
dated
3.
A number of clarifications have been sought from various quarters to
further simplify the
guidelines and procedures for formulation and implementation of the District
Action Plans under Biju KBK Plan. After careful consideration of all such
references, the Government have been pleased to effect the following changes in
the Biju KBK Plan guidelines with immediate effect to bring greater transparency
and competitiveness in selection, execution and implementation of development
projects under the Biju KBK Plan.
(i) The sectors namely "Pani"
(i.e., creation of irrigation / drinking water source) and "Sadak" (i.e., construction of culverts, bridges and roads
for improving inter-village and intra-village connectivity) are to be given
higher priority keeping the local needs and conditions in view.
(ii) As regards the sector "Bijli" ( i.e., village / rural electrification and street
lighting), the State Government have already launched a new village
electrification programme namely "Biju
Grama Jyoti Yojana" (BGJY). Apart from this, funds in shape of
Central Assistance are also expected to be available under "Rajiv Gandhi Gramya
Vidyutkaran Yojana" (RGGVY) for rural electrification programmes.
Therefore, the sectors ‘Pani’ & ‘Sadak’ may be given higher
priority than programmes under ‘Bijli’ while identifying projects and
allocating funds.
(iii) The Biju KBK Plan funds should not be
spread very thin. The infrastructure
projects particularly those for culverts, bridges, roads and irrigation should
be identified for inclusion under
the Biju KBK Plan keeping in view their development impact.
The estimated cost of such projects should not ordinarily be less than
Rs.5.00 lakh.
(iv) All projects worth Rs.1.00 lakh and above should be executed through
open competitive tenders. In case,
no tender is received for a project, the works may be executed Departmentally in
accordance with the provisions contained in OPWD Code.
4.
It is requested that these revised guidelines may be given wide publicity
among different stakeholders and be scrupulously adhered to at the time of
formulation and implementation of District Action Plans under the Biju KBK Plan.
All project implementing / executing agencies and the members of the
District Planning Committees may be informed
of the revised guidelines for the Biju KBK Plan hereby issued.
Yours
faithfully,
Development Commissioner-cum-
Additional Chief Secretary &
Secretary to Government
Memo No.18368/P.,
dated 12.12.2007
Copy forwarded to all Departments for information and necessary action.
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No.18369/P.,
dated 12.12.2007
Copy forwarded to the Chief Administrator, KBK, At/P.O./Dist. Koraput /
Deputy Chief Administrators and Ex-Officio Revenue Divisional Commissioners,
(Southern Division, Berhampur, Ganjam) & (Nothern Division, Sambalpur) for
information and necessary action.
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No.1837/P.,
dated 12.12.2007
Copy forwarded to Project Director, DRDAs of all KBK districts / District
Planning Officers, all KBK districts for information and necessary action.
Joint Secretary to Government
D:6\LTAP\94-04(Pt-I)-letter.doc
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PLANNING AND
COORDINATION DEPARTMENT
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No._________________/P.,
LTAP-94/2004(Pt.I)
From
Dr. R. V. Singh
Special Secretary to Government.
To
The Collector,
Bolangir/Kalahandi/
Koraput / Malkanagiri /
Nabarangpur /
Nuapada / Rayagada / Subarnapur
Sub:-
The Biju KBK Plan
: Revised Modalities and Guidelines
Madam / Sir,
I am directed to say that with a view to bringing greater transparency
and competitiveness in selection, execution and implementation of development
projects under Biju KBK Plan, a set of revised
modalities and guidelines were issued vide Government in Planning and
Co-ordination Department letter No.18367
(8)/P., dated 12.12.2007. The provisions contained in para-3(iv) of the
letter under reference have apparently posed some operational problem in
implementation for the field level
agencies and have affected the progress of implementation of the approved
programmes / projects under Biju KBK Plan. A
number of suggestions have also been received from various quarters to further
simplify the guidelines and procedures for implementation of District Action
Plans under Biju KBK Plan.
2.
After careful consideration of all such references, the Government have
been pleased to bring out certain amendments in
the Biju KBK Plan Guidelines with immediate effect.
The provisions contained in para -3(iv) of the above referred letter are
substituted with the following :
“Projects
worth Rs.5.00 lakh (Rupees five lakh) and above should be executed through open
competitive tenders. In case, no tender is received for a project, the works may
be executed departmentally in accordance with the provisions contained in OPWD
Code or in the Code(s) of other Development Departments, as the case may be. The
projects which are assigned to Blocks and are not executed through tender
process, may be executed through the Village Level Leader (VLL) route or any
approved method in force.”
3.
All other contents of the Revised
Guidelines issued vide this
Department letter under reference, however, remain unchanged.
4.
It is requested that these revised guidelines may be given wide publicity
among different stakeholders and be scrupulously adhered to at the time of
implementation of District Action Plans under the Biju KBK Plan.
All project implementing / executing agencies and the members of the
District Planning Committees may be informed of the revised guidelines for the
Biju KBK Plan hereby issued.
Yours
faithfully,
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No._______________/P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to all Departments for information and necessary action
with reference to this Department memo No.18368(40)/P., dated 12.12.2007.
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No._______________/P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to the Chief Administrator, KBK, At/P.O./Dist. Koraput /
Deputy Chief Administrators and Ex-Officio Revenue Divisional Commissioners,
(Southern Division, Berhampur, Ganjam) & (Nothern Division, Sambalpur) for
information and necessary action with reference to this Department memo
No.18369(3)/P., dated 12.12.2007.
Joint Secretary to Government
Memo No._______________/P.,
dated
Copy forwarded to Project Director, DRDAs of all KBK districts / District
Planning Officers, all KBK districts for information and necessary action with
reference to this Department memo No.18370 (16)/P., dated 12.12.2007.
.
Joint Secretary to Government
Government of Orissa
Planning & Co-ordination Department
…
No.
9211 (8) /P.,
B.KBK.P-9/2007
From
Dr. R.V.Singh
Special Secretary to Government
To
The Collector & District Magistrate,
Bolngir / Kalahandi / Koraput / Malkangiri / Nawarangpur / Nuapada
/
Rayagada / Subarnpur.
Sub:-
The Biju KBK Plan: 2008-09 – Modalities & Guidelines.
Madam/Sir,
I am directed to say
that with a view to maintaining and strengthening the momentum gathered by the
Special Plan for the KBK districts (i.e., RLTAP) and upscaling the public
investment in the KBK region, the State Government have launched vide this
Department Resolution No.13590/P., dated 28.09.2006, a new initiative under the
State Plan called: Biju KBK Plan which is being implemented from the year
2007-08 with an outlay of Rs.120 crore over and above the normal plan
allocations and other public investments in shape of Special Central Assistance.
The aforesaid Government Resolution covers modalities and guidelines for
formulation and implementation of the Biju KBK Plan.
Further, modifications in the aforesaid modalities and guidelines were
effected vide this Department letter No. 18367 (8) dated 12.12.2007 read with
this Department letter No.2890 (9) dated 26.02.2008 that are also currently in
force.
2.
The Biju KBK Plan during 2007-08 was implemented as a District Sector
Scheme. However, Government have been pleased to decide that effective from the
year 2008-09, the Biju KBK Plan shall be implemented partly as State Sector
Scheme and partly as District Sector Scheme.
It has been further decided that 2/3rd resources ,i.e., Rs.80
crore have been earmarked under State Sector and Rs.40 crore have been earmarked
under District Sector with the following district-wise break up:
|
Sl.No. |
Name
of the districts |
Biju
KBK allocation (Rs. in crore) |
||
|
State
Sector |
District
Sector |
Total |
||
|
1 |
Bolangir |
14.00 |
7.00 |
21.00 |
|
2 |
Kalahandi |
13.00 |
6.50 |
19.50 |
|
3 |
Koraput |
14.00 |
7.00 |
21.00 |
|
4 |
Malkangiri |
7.00 |
3.50 |
10.50 |
|
5 |
Nawarangpur |
10.00 |
5.00 |
15.00 |
|
6 |
Nuapada |
5.00 |
2.50 |
7.50 |
|
7 |
Rayagada |
11.00 |
5.50 |
16.50 |
|
8 |
Subarnapur |
6.00 |
3.00 |
9.00 |
|
Total |
80
.00 |
40
.00 |
120
.00 |
|
Procedure
for Prioritization and Selection of the Projects:
3.
The following procedure will be followed for prioritization and selection
of sectoral projects under the Biju KBK Plan:
(i)
Bijli, Sadak and Pani continue to be the priority sectors under the Biju
KBK Plan. However, other need based projects or programmes may also be
undertaken under the Biju KBK Plan.
(ii) Incomplete
projects should be taken up for completion on priority basis.
(iii)
Under
the Sadak Sector, high priority should be accorded to bridges and
culverts to ensure round the year connectivity.
However, new road projects may also be taken up within a village or
connecting different villages to growth centres and service centres.
(iv) Under Pani
Sector, lift irrigation projects and projects covered under the Biju Krishi
Vikas Yojana should be given high priority. Projects under Minor Irrigation
(Flow) projects, check dams and diversion weirs may also be taken up. Blocks
which have less than 35% irrigation should be given high priority.
(v)
Rural Drinking Water projects may also be covered under the following
circumstances:
(a)
Creating drinking water sources in habitations / villages outside the norm
prescribed for KBK districts under the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Scheme.
(b)
Addressing Special Problem Areas and filling vital gaps.
(vi) As the Central Scheme:
RGGVY and the State Scheme: BGJY are already in operation, allocation of funds
for Bijli Sector should receive a low
priority. Projects for street lighting, energization of lift irrigation points
and projects in those habitations that are not covered under BGJY and RGGVY may
be taken up under the Biju KBK Plan.
(vii)
Other infrastructure projects or
special need projects may also be taken up as per local demand.
(viii)
Allocation
of funds under the Biju KBK Plan should not be spread very thin. Projects should
be selected for inclusion under the Biju KBK Plan keeping in view their visible
development impact. Projects of
value less than Rs. 5 lakh may not generally be taken up.
Once a project is identified and its cost has been reasonably estimated,
efforts should be made to complete the project within the same year or the next
year. This will be possible, if
adequate amount of funds are allocated for the approved projects.
(ix)
The projects under District Sector
shall be identified by the concerned District Collector in
consultation with people’s representatives and concerned district level
officers. Such projects shall
form part of District Plan and shall have the approval of the District Planning
Committee. After the District Sector Projects are approved by the District
Planning Committee, the same shall be forwarded to this Department for
Government approval.
(x)
The projects under State Sector may
also be recommended by the concerned District Collectors
in consultation with people’s representatives and concerned district level
officers as well as by the concerned
line Departments. The projects
received from the District Collectors and concerned Departments shall be
examined in this Department and submitted for Government approval.
The projects under the State Sector shall not route through District
Planning Committee.
4.
It is, therefore, requested that
these revised guidelines may be given wide publicity among different
stakeholders and be scrupulously adhered to at the time of selection,
formulation and implementation of projects under the Biju KBK Plan. All project
implementing / executing agencies and the members of the District Planning
Committees may be informed of the revised guidelines for the Biju KBK Plan
5.
It is further requested that
development projects may be identified under the District Sector for inclusion
under the District Plan. Projects
may also be recommended to be funded under the State Sector.
A list of projects identified under the District Sector and State Sector
may be communicated to this Department at a very early date without waiting for
the approval of District Planning Committee for projects covered under the
District Sector.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/-
Special
Secretary to Government
Memo
No.9212 (9)
/P.,
Copy forwarded to
Principal Secretary / Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department /
R.D.Deartment / S.T & S.C Development Department / H & U.D. Department /
Health & F.W. Department / W & C.D. Department / Panchayati Raj
Department / Works Department / Energy Department for favour of information and
necessary action. They are requested
to submit their projects under State Sector of the Biju KBK Plan to this
Department for further follow up action.
Sd/-
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.9213
(3) /P.,
Copy forwarded to the Chief Administrator, KBK, Koraput / R.D.C. (SD),
Berhampur / R.D.C. (ND), Sambalpur for information and necessary action.
Sd/-
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.9214
(8) /P.,
Copy to Project Director, DRDA, Bolngir / Kalahandi / Koraput
/ Malkangiri
/ Nawarangpur / Nuapada / Rayagada / Subarnpur for
information and necessary action.
Sd/-
Special Secretary to Government
Memo No.9215
(8) /P.,
Copy to District
Planning Officer, Bolngir / Kalahandi / Koraput /
Malkangiri/ Nawarangpur / Nuapada / Rayagada / Subarnpur for
information and necessary action.
Sd/-
Special
Secretary to Government