Rural Development

The District Rural Development agency is visualized as a specialized and a professional agency capable of managing the anti-poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development on the one hand and to effectively relate these to the overall effort of poverty eradication in the district. The DRDA is not the implementing agency, but can be very effective in enhancing the quality of implementation through overseeing the implementation of different programmes.

Role of the DRDA:

The administration of DRDA is carried out by a governing body, which provides policy directions, approves the annual plan and also reviews and monitors the implementation of the annual plan including different programmes. Sabhadipati (Chairman Zilla Parishad) is the chairman of this governing body. There are 46 other members, including MPs, MLAs, chairpersons of Panchayat Samitis, CEO Zilla Parishad, representatives from banks and other financial institutions etc.

The executive and financial powers lie with the District Magistrate who is the CEO DRDA. An executive committee has been formed comprising of 9 members and it is empowered to take all the decisions pertaining to financial and executive matters of the DRDA(S). The committee meets once a month.

The DRDA has been implementing the following on going schemes:

Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna: SGSY is a credit cum subsidy scheme, where credit is the key component and subsidy is the minor or enabling component. The objective of the scheme is to bring the assisted poor families (Swarozgaris) above the poverty line by ensuring the appreciable sustained level of income over a period of time. The Poverty Line as per the latest estimates of the Planning Commission, in terms of per capita consumption expenditure per month in the rural areas is Rs. 327.56 and in Urban areas is Rs. 454.11 on All India basis.

Under SGSY, there is provision for both the individual beneficiaries as well as the groups known as Self Help Groups. The entire process of beneficiary selection, identification of key activities and the implementation of the scheme involves the PRI bodies, block and district level SGSY committees, banks and financial institutions, line departments, block offices etc under the monitoring of DRDA. The scheme focuses at the cluster approach, which will help to provide the forward and backward linkages and there by make the project self sustainable.

The individual swarozgaris get one time financial assistance in the form of loan cum subsidy package for procuring an asset. But, the approach towards formation of SHGs is to organize the poor at grassroots level through social mobilization for poverty eradication. This involves group formation and evolution into self managed people’s organization, capital formation through revolving fund, skill development and taking up of economic activity for income generation.

 

 

 

 

Individual Swarozgaris.

S.No.

Progress in 2001-02                                   Individual

SHGs

1.

Beneficiary/ group Target

4481

-

2.

Beneficiaries/ groups assisted

4126

-

3.

2nd phase loan recipients

2309

-

4.

Net loan disbursed

717.63 lakhs

-

5.

Net subsidy given

343.59 lakhs

-

 

Year

Fund availability

Expenditure

Closing Balance

Opening Balance

Central share

State share

Misc.

Total

Subsidy

Training

Revolving fund

Infra-structure Dev.

Total

2001-02

80.41

121.35

105.38

45.73

352.87

343.59

2.03

6.30

0.90

352.82

0.05

 

S.No.

Progress in 2002-03                                  Individual

SHGs

1.

Beneficiary/ group Target

3500

-

2.

Beneficiaries/ groups assisted

3076

-

3.

2nd phase loan recipients

3002

-

4.

Net loan disbursed

500.60 lakhs

-

5.

Net subsidy given

233.80 lakhs

-

 

Year

Fund availability

Expenditure

Closing Balance

Opening Balance

Central share

State share

Misc.

Total

Subsidy

Training

Revolving fund

Infra-structure Dev.

Total

2002-03

0.05

211.43

66.72

6.46

284.66

233.80

3.47

15.70

9.66

262.63

22.03

 

S.No.

Progress in 2003-04                                  Individual

SHGs

1.

Beneficiary/ group Target

1157

24

2.

Beneficiaries/ groups assisted

930

1

3.

2nd phase loan recipients

2557

0

4.

Net loan disbursed

571.18 lakhs

0.67 lakhs

5.

Net subsidy given

229.28 lakhs

0.53 lakhs

 

Year

Fund availability

Expenditure

Closing Balance

Opening Balance

Central share

State share

Misc.

Total

Subsidy

Training

Revolving fund

Infra-structure Dev.

Total

2003-04

22.03

195.08

65.02

4.28

286.41

229.81

11.94

39.52

0.43

281.70

4.71

 

S.No.

Progress in 2004-05                                  Individual

SHGs

1.

Beneficiary/ group Target

93

200

2.

Beneficiaries/ groups assisted

50

198

3.

2nd phase loan recipients

479

1

4.

Net loan disbursed

86.36 lakhs

295.85 lakhs

5.

Net subsidy given

32.29 lakhs

142.40 lakhs

 

Year

Fund availability

Expenditure

Closing Balance

Opening Balance

Central share

State share

Misc.

Total

Subsidy

Training

Revolving fund

Infra-structure Dev.

Total

2004-05

4.71

236.92

81.28

6.07

328.98

174.69

25.17

65.49

41.90

307.25

21.73

 

S.No.

Progress in 2005-06                                  Individual

SHGs

1.

Beneficiary/ group Target

0

204

2.

Beneficiaries/ groups assisted

0

244

3.

2nd phase loan recipients

0

49

4.

Net loan disbursed

0

315.82 lakhs

5.

Net subsidy given

0

198.62 lakhs

 

Year

Fund availability

Expenditure

Closing Balance

Opening Balance

Central share

State share

Misc.

Total

Subsidy

Training

Revolving fund

Infra-structure Dev.

Total

2005-06

21.73

308.00

102.66

12.34

444.73

198.62

43.53

38.73

109.28

390.16

54.57

Self Help group:-

Year

Target

Groups formed

Defunct group

Active group

Total members

Types of groups

1 st Grading passed

RF placed

ST

SC

OBC

OT

RM

Total

 

 

1999-2000

50

118

17

101

1358

78

6

6

11

0

101

0

0

2000-01

126

97

11

86

1092

31

7

21

26

1

86

6

6

2001-02

270

174

17

157

1837

83

29

13

26

6

157

63

63

2002-03

500

1157

51

1106

12760

455

234

193

171

53

1106

157

157

2003-04

1125

2492

48

2444

27376

822

543

538

439

102

2444

795

652

2004-05

500

821

1

820

9077

321

187

145

134

33

820

839

953

2005-06

250

396

0

396

4370

133

104

77

57

25

396

458

487

Total :-

2821

5255

145

5110

57870

1923

1110

993

864

220

5110

2318

2318

 

 

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna:SGRY has been launched as a new scheme by Ministry of Rural Development, GOI w.e.f. 25th September, 2001 by merging two on going schemes viz the Employment assurance Scheme (EAS) and the Jawahar Gramin Rozgar Yojna (JGSY). The scheme has a primary objective of providing additional wage employment in all rural areas and thus providing food security and improved nutritional needs. The secondary objective of this scheme is to create durable community, social and economic assets and infrastructural development in rural areas.

The funds and food grains under the scheme will be available under two streams from the De[partment of rural development. The first stream is to be implemented at the district and Intermediary Pancvhayat levels. The second stream will be implemented at the village panchayat level. Both the streams have 50% of funds and food grains. Special safeguards for the weaker sections and women have been envisaged under the scheme. Food grains are given as a part of the wages under SGRY to the rural poor at the rate of 5 kg per manday. The aim is to protect the real wages of the worker as well as improve the nutritional standards of the families of rural poor.

SGRY AT A GLANCE ( 2002-2003 TO 2005-06)

Year

Fund available  ( Rs. In lakhs)

Expenditure incurred   (Rs in lakh)

Total mandays

Food grains Utilized (MT)

Opening Balance

Central

State

Misc.

Total

Unspent balance

Autho-rized

Lifted

Utilised

2002-03

I- stream

4.24

446.24

96.13

1.83

548.44

544.65

8.81

0

6260.00

6260.00

4405.00

II- stream

134.52

445.24

138.75

0.00

718.51

717.68

15.66

0

6255.00

6255.00

5235.00

Total:-

138.76

891.48

234.88

1.83

1266.95

1262.33

24.47

0

12515.00

12515.00

9640.00

2003-04

I- stream

3.79

869.01

299.23

1.91

1173.94

1038.20

20.58

1855.00

9393.00

11248.00

10291.46

II- stream

0.84

516.01

221.62

0

738.47

737.58

14.34

1020.00

6255.00

7275.00

7169.24

Total:-

4.63

1385.02

520.85

1.91

1912.41

1775.78

34.92

2875.00

15648.00

18523.00

17460.70

2004-05

SGRY

136.63

1234.88

435.90

1.37

1808.78

1753.00

26.88

1062.30

13161.00

13521.93

13521.93

2005-06

SGRY

55.77

1377.36

477.90

0.90

1911.93

1763.57

23.52

701.37

9720.00

9874.09

9307.11

Credit-cum-subsidy scheme of Rural Housing:The scheme introduced with effect from 1st April, 1999, is primarily meant for the category of households just above the poverty line. It is also applicable for those who do not have the repayment capacity to take benefit of fully loan based programmes. The subsidy component is restricted to Rs, 10,000/- and the maximum loan amount that can be availed is Rs.40,000/-. The subsidy portion is being shared by the centre and the state governments in 75:25 ratio

 

Progress: 2000-01 to 2005-06

Block wise:-

Sl. No.

Name of Block

Sponsored

No. of Cases disbursed

Rejected

Cases pending

2004-05

2005-06

1

Matabari

15

4

0

3

8

2

Killa

0

0

0

0

0

3

Kakraban

10

5

0

3

2

4

Amarpur

17

0

0

13

4

5

Karbook

12

4

0

0

8

6

Ompi

0

0

0

0

0

7

Bagafa

32

17

1

5

9

8

Rajnagar

11

0

0

0

11

9

Hrishyamukh

8

1

0

1

6

10

Satchand

17

4

0

6

7

11

Rupaichari

0

0

0

0

0

 

Total :-

122

35

1

31

55

Bank wise:-

Sl. No.

Name of Bank

Sponsored

No. of Cases disbursed

Rejected

Cases pending

2004-05

2005-06

1.

State Bank of India

13

1

0

3

9

2.

United Bank of India

54

10

0

14

30

3.

Tripura Gramin Bank

50

24

1

13

12

4.

Tripura State Co-operative Bank

5

0

0

1

4

 

Total :-

122

35

1

31

55

 

ADIP Scheme (Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances):The scheme aims at helping the disabled persons by bringing suitable, durable, scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances within their reach. The scheme, which is implemental through various agencies, is being implemented by DRDA in South Tripura. It receives financial assistance for purchase, fabrication and distribution of these standard aids and appliances.