Annual Report 2003-2004

CHAPTER-3
RURAL BUILDINGS
Rural Development Department is also entrusted with the construction and
maintenance of all government buildings, located in rural areas. This
Organisation maintains 1159647 sqm of 12797 residential buildings and
17,19,684 sqm of 14,751 non-residential buildings.
1. Building Works, 2003-04
During the financial year 2003-04, an amount of Rs.276.60 lakh was
received from H&FW Department for construction/repair of 91 buildings,
Rs.300.00 lakh from Revenue Department for construction/repair of 228
buildings and Rs.32.10 lakh from Tourism Department for construction of 6
buildings. Out of 91 buildings of H & FW Department, 9 was completed and
work in respect of 82 is in progress and the expenditure incurred was
Rs.81.767 lakh. Similarly, out of 228 buildings of Revenue Department, 59
were completed and work in 169 is in progress. The expenditure incurred was
Rs.77.04 lakh. Out of 6 buildings of Tourism Department, a construction of 4
buildings was completed and that of 2 is under progress. The expenditure
incurred was Rs.14.51 lakh. Work in respect of most of the buildings of H &
FW Department and Revenue Department could not be taken up due to the
release of allotment at the fag end of the financial year.
No funds have been provided in the State Plan budget during the year
2003-04 for construction of rural buildings. However, an amount of
Rs.2083.14 lakh has been provided in the Non-Plan budget for maintenance of
the buildings. But for want of LC, repair has been undertaken of only in
respect of 376 buildings by incurring expenditure of Rs.837.07 lakh.
2. Programme for 2004-05
No funds have been proposed for construction of buildings under the
State Plan in the Budget of 2004-05.