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Performance of Flagship Programmes in Tamil Nadu

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Further, the 11 th Plan identifies 15 major flagship programmes or Centrally<br />

Sponsored Schemes (CSS): 4 programmes relate to rural development, 4 relate to health,<br />

nutrition, dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g water and sanitation, 2 each relate to (i) education, (ii) power, and (iii)<br />

agriculture and water management, and 1 programme relates to urban development.<br />

Table 1.1 lists all these programmes.<br />

Sectors/Category<br />

(i) Rural<br />

Development<br />

(ii) Health,<br />

Nutrition,<br />

Dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Water and<br />

Sanitation<br />

(iii) Education<br />

(iv) Urban<br />

Development<br />

(v) Agriculture<br />

and Water<br />

Management<br />

(vi) Power<br />

Source: Plann<strong>in</strong>g Commission, 2008.<br />

Table 1.1: The 15 <strong>Flagship</strong> <strong>Programmes</strong><br />

<strong>Flagship</strong> <strong>Programmes</strong><br />

1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)<br />

2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)<br />

3. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)<br />

4. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)<br />

5. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)<br />

6. Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)<br />

7. Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP)<br />

8. Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP)<br />

9. Mid Day Meal (MDM)<br />

10. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)<br />

11. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)<br />

12. National Horticulture Mission (NHM)<br />

13. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)<br />

14. Rajiv Gandhi Gram<strong>in</strong> Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)<br />

15. Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme<br />

(APDRP).<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce the CSS are basically the specific purpose discretionary plan expenditure <strong>of</strong><br />

the centre on development schemes <strong>in</strong> the area fall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the state’s doma<strong>in</strong>, the fund<br />

allocation to these schemes is not driven by the Gadgil formula, but specific to the<br />

schemes. These schemes/programmes are designed by the centre and are subject to<br />

detailed guidel<strong>in</strong>es and implemented through state or through state agencies at state or<br />

district level or through local bodies. In the latter cases, funds bypass state budgets.<br />

The State Government has also <strong>in</strong>troduced many specialized schemes to imporve<br />

rural development and reduce poverty (such as Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi<br />

Thittam, Namakkku Name Thittam, <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme<br />

(TNREGS) and Namadhu Gramam), to <strong>in</strong>crease health (e.g. <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> Health Systems<br />

2

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