ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER RLTAP IN THE KBK DISTRICTS

                   Under RLTAP for KBK districts Additional Central Assistance / Special Central Assistance to the extent of Rs.1573.95 crore has been  received during 1998-99 to 2007-08 from Government of India and expenditure to the extent of Rs.1552.96 crore has been made and Utilisation Certificates of Rs.1111.52 crore has been submitted to Government of India by end of March,2008. Following important achievements have been made in different sectors during the above period.

·                 314  Micro watersheds have been taken up and 1,29,170 ha. area has been treated out of which 8,127 ha. under plantation, 51,168 ha. under agricultural crops, 3,250 ha. under fruits, 4,093 ha. under vegetables and 1,645 ha. under pisciculture.

·                 3,656 Waterbodies have been created in 314 Micro watershed area.

·                 3,189  Self Help Groups and 9,594 Users’ Groups have been formed in 314 Micro watershed area

·                 816 qtls of Improved Seed has been distributed to the farmers.

·                 38 Agro Service Centres have been established.

·                 58 additional  Agricultural Sale Centres have been opened.

·                 631 Power Tillers have been distributed to farmers at subsidized rate.

·                 7,695 crop demonstrations conducted.

·                 465  floriculture demonstrations conducted

·                 1,452 LIPs and 25 MIPs have been constructed, resulting in additional irrigation potential of 32,299 ha.

·                 Under Co-operation, 12 Warehouses with capacity of 68,000 MT have been constructed.

·                 111 Marketyards developed

·                 Afforestation over an area of 1.51 lakh ha. have been made with involvement 4375 VSS and 190.49 lakh mandays have been generated

·                 47 Veterinary Hospitals and 74 Live Stock Aid Centres have been constructed.  

·                 Under inland fisheries, 124 reservoirs covering 14,181 ha.area have been developed.

·                 76 SHGs have been formed.

·                 1,525 Fishermen have been trained.

·                 2 lakh old, infirm and indigent persons are being covered annually under Emergency Feeding Programme.

·                 9.42 lakh children in the age group 0-6 and other beneficiaries have been covered under Special Nutrition Programme annually

·                 18,086 Women Self Help Groups have been assisted out of RLTAP exclusively.

·                 740 Anganwadi Centre buildings have been constructed.

·                 95 Mobile Health Units are functioning in 80 blocks of the KBK districts providing treatment to more than 14 lakh patients annually at their doorsteps.

·                 400 forty seated hostels for the Girls reading in Primary Schools, 88 hostels for the Girls reading in Upper Primary Schools, 94 hostels for the Girls and 46 hostels for the Boys reading in High Schools have been constructed.

·                 Basic amenities to all 400 forty seated hostels have been provided

·                 Improvement in infrastructure of 471 schools/hostels have been taken up.

·                 Skill upgradation training has been provided to 458 youths.

·                 Pre-recruitment training has been imparted to 3,200 youths

·                 8 High Schools have been upgraded to Higher Secondary Schools

·                 Pre-matric scholarships have been provided to 18,000 girl students annually.

·                 57 Market Complexes have been developed at Gram Panchayat level.

·                 423 Grain Banks have been established in remote pockets to address food insecurity at the time of crop failure or crop loss.

·                 125 play grounds have been developed

·                 To enhance access to growth and service centres, 266 roads have been improved, 407 culverts and 44 bridges have been constructed 460.86 km. of roads constructed. 

·                 14,187 tube wells / sanitary wells have been installed to provide safe drinking water to the rural poor. 

·                 11 Piped Water Supply projects have been taken up to meet additional drinking water demand.

·                 42 Craft clusters have been developed covering 2734 artisans in 184 SHGs.

·                 3 new ITI s have been opened with additional intake capacity of 250 students.

·                 70 artisans have been provided with improved training and looms.

·                 372  acre  has been covered under Mulberry plantation.

·                 495 residential quarters in clusters for field level officials of different departments including doctors, para-medical staff, and teachers have been constructed.

Impacts

·                 Enrolment rate in primary schools in KBK districts has gone up to 107.05 in 2007-08 from 75.89 in 1996-97. Similarly, the enrolment rate in upper-primary schools in KBK districts has gone up to 84.99 in 2007-08 from 56.39 in 1996-97.

·                 Dropout rate in primary schools in KBK districts has been reduced to 8.57 in 2007-08 from 57.13 in 1996-97. 

·                 Female literacy rate has increased to 29.10 in 2001 from 15.87 in 1991.  At the same time the overall literacy rate has increased to 43.30 in 2001 from 29.24 in 1991.

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