NEW DELHI: Amid reports of tardy progress of rural development in the North East, the Centre on Tuesday said that special attention is given to the remote and backward region for its fast and overall development. Inaugurating the 9th Editors Conference on Social Sector issues, the Union Minister for Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said that the Centre has already reverted back to 90:10 pattern of funding instead of 75:25 in case of North East.
In most of the centrally sponsored programmes, mainly in the Ministry of Rural Development, the funding pattern to the NE is 90:10 (90 percent grant and ten percent loan) formulae, he said.
The NE states get topmost priority as far as rural development schemes are concerned, the minister said.
He pointed out that after the flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the minimum wages in the NE states have become more than doubled.
Earlier the minimum wages was about fifty rupees which has become more than hundred rupees now, he said.
Mr Singh has reiterated the Government's resolve to work for the cause of "Aam aadmi" with the emphasis on poverty eradication and employment generation in rural India. Efficient fiscal management has made it possible with the budgetary allocation of Rs 1,93,715 crore for his ministry during the last five years, he said.
Highlighting the achievements of the ministry, the Minister said during the last five years (2004-09), the total budget of the Ministry of Rural Development to Rs 1,93,715 crore whereas during 1999-2004 it was only Rs 72,263 crore.
It would be appropriate to note that compared to the total 10th Five Year Plan budget provision of Rs 76,000 crore, the current financial year (2008-09) only has been provided with an equal amount.
The two-day conference is being attended by social sector editors from all over the country along with the leading media persons and the columnists from social sector.
Source: THE SHILLONG TIMES
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In most of the centrally sponsored programmes, mainly in the Ministry of Rural Development, the funding pattern to the NE is 90:10 (90 percent grant and ten percent loan) formulae, he said.
The NE states get topmost priority as far as rural development schemes are concerned, the minister said.
He pointed out that after the flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the minimum wages in the NE states have become more than doubled.
Earlier the minimum wages was about fifty rupees which has become more than hundred rupees now, he said.
Mr Singh has reiterated the Government's resolve to work for the cause of "Aam aadmi" with the emphasis on poverty eradication and employment generation in rural India. Efficient fiscal management has made it possible with the budgetary allocation of Rs 1,93,715 crore for his ministry during the last five years, he said.
Highlighting the achievements of the ministry, the Minister said during the last five years (2004-09), the total budget of the Ministry of Rural Development to Rs 1,93,715 crore whereas during 1999-2004 it was only Rs 72,263 crore.
It would be appropriate to note that compared to the total 10th Five Year Plan budget provision of Rs 76,000 crore, the current financial year (2008-09) only has been provided with an equal amount.
The two-day conference is being attended by social sector editors from all over the country along with the leading media persons and the columnists from social sector.
Source: THE SHILLONG TIMES
.::. All my articles can be view here: MELTED HEARTS .::.
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