Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
2.3. Special Area Programmes:
Special Areas Programme of the Government of India focuses on the development of specific
areas having distinguished geographical, socio-economic, and/or anthropological
characteristics. In the district of Balasore, the Hill Areas Development Programme, and
Border Area Development Programme, etc. is implemented. It is also not a BRGF district.
Further Nilgiri blocks in the district is a tribal block having more than 50% tribal in the
total population. One MADA pocket or tribal cluster is Jaleswar block in the district.
SWOT Analysis of Rural Development sector
Strengths
• Active and efficient community leaders.
• Adequately educated and well aware PRI members.
• MLAs/MPs are active and actively participate in State and National politics. Always
highly placed in State Cabinet/administration.
• High rural literacy rate and conscious public.
• Efficient DRDA and highly effective Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti.
Weaknesses
• Inadequate field staff.
• Lack of interdepartmental coordination.
• Water logging, lack of irrigation and poor quality roads are the major problem in rural
areas.
• Availability of good quality drinking water is a major problem in villages close to sea.
• Delay in receipt of grants of development programmes.
• Wage rate and norms of MG NREGS not attractive for majority of unemployed youths.
Opportunities
• Several Government funded programmes like MG NREGS, GGY, IAY etc.
• 73 rd Constitution Amendment and devolution of power to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Threats
• Political interference, Corruption at different levels of programme implementation.
• Intra village conflict based on party politics leads to delay in implementation of
programmes.
2.4. Energy:
Energy is one of the prime inputs for economic development as well as improved quality of
life of the people. In Balasore district 2443 villages out of 2586 inhabited villages (94.47%)
were electrified by the end of 2005. Govt. of India is also implementing RGGVY (Rajiv
Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) since 2007 to provide electricity to all rural house
hold in the states within the stipulated time frame of Five years. BGJY (Biju Gram Jyoti
Yojana) is also being implemented in the district to cover villages which are not included
under RGGVY.
Table 2.53. Block wise Number of Villages Targeted for Electrification under RGGVY
in Balasore district
Block
Un-Electrified
No. of Villages
De-Electrified Electrified Total
Bahanaga - - 159 159
Balasore 16 20 211 247
Baliapal 5 6 183 194
Basta - 13 282 295
Bhograi 6 3 311 320
Jaleswar - 34 174 208
Khaira 17 - 321 338
Nilgiri 6 9 121 136
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