Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

made for this scheme in the Annual Plan 2008-09 against which an expenditure of Rs. 1.91
lac had been incurred. A token provision of Rs. 0.10 lac was made during 2009-10 and
2010-11. A token provision of Rs. 0.10 lac is again made in the Annual Plan 2011-12 as the
cards will be printed when the next survey is carried out.
RDO(S)-7 Environmental improvement of SC basties/villages with stress on
sanitation
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Outlay – Rs. 0.10 lac
3.33 People living in the villages especially belonging to poor and weaker sections
of the society have to go to ease themselves in an open space. This activity is not good for
health and environment, besides it is also against the honour of the women and children.
Generally the people of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are facing this problem due
to the fact that there is no land of their own. Government of India had sanctioned one time
ACA of Rs. 20.00 crore for the ‘Environmental improvement of SC basties/villages with
stress on sanitation’ during 2003-04. This ACA could not be released and no expenditure was
incurred upto March 2007. An outlay of Rs. 2000.00 lac has been provided for this scheme
for the 11 th Five Year Plan. Against an allocation of Rs. 2000.00 lac as one time ACA
released by Government of India, an expenditure of Rs. 718.83 lac was incurred under this
scheme during 2007-08 and toilets were constructed @ of Rs. 7800/ per unit. An outlay of
Rs. 500.00 lac was provided for this scheme in the Annual Plan 2008-09 against which an
expenditure of Rs. 161.82 lac had been incurred.
3.34 The guidelines of the scheme have been revised from 2009-10 and the cost of
construction per unit will be Rs. 10,000/- and the amount will be utilized for the construction
of toilets only in the households belonging to scheduled castes families. An outlay of Rs.
1120.00 lac was provided for this scheme in the Annual Plan 2009-10 to clear the backlog of
ACA of 2003-04 against which an expenditure of Rs. 583.00 lac was incurred during 2009-
10. A token provision of Rs. 0.10 lac was provided in the Annual Plan 2010-11 against which
an expenditure of Rs. 536.25 lac was incurred. A token provision of Rs. 0.10 lac is made in
the Annual Plan 2011-12.
RDO(S)-6 For incomplete sewerage systems in villages
3.35 The State Government launched a scheme for completion of sewerage
systems in villages for which an outlay of Rs. 400.00 lac was provided during the year 2006-
07, however, the amount could not be drawn during that year. An outlay of Rs. 1000.00 lac