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Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

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Basic indicators (Rural Development) <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

1 Total Population 24359000<br />

2 Rural Population 16096488<br />

3 % age of rural population to total population 66%<br />

4. No. of Villages <strong>12</strong>673<br />

5. No. of Inhabited Villages <strong>12</strong>329<br />

6. No. of Rural Families 2737816<br />

7. Rural Area (in sq.km.) 48354<br />

8. No. of Districts 20<br />

9. No. of District Rural Development Agencies 20<br />

10. No. of Development Blocks 142<br />

11. No. of Gram Panchayats <strong>12</strong>774<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Rural Literacy rate 65%<br />

RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND<br />

RDF-1 Rural Development Fund<br />

153<br />

Outlay – Rs. 50000.00 lac<br />

3.1.1 <strong>Punjab</strong> Rural Development <strong>Board</strong> came into existence on 9 th April, 1987<br />

under <strong>Punjab</strong> Rural Development Act, 1987 and as per section 3 of the Act, Hon’ble Chief<br />

Minister, <strong>Punjab</strong> is its Chairman and the following are the members of the <strong>Board</strong>:-<br />

1. Finance Minister, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

2. Agriculture Minister, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

3. Revenue Minister, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

4. Rural Development & Panchayats Minister, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

5. Financial Commissioner, Revenue, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

6. Financial Commissioner, Development, <strong>Punjab</strong><br />

7. Secretary to Government of <strong>Punjab</strong>, Department of Finance<br />

3.1.2 As per section 5 of the <strong>Punjab</strong> Rural Development Act, 1987, the income of<br />

the <strong>Board</strong> is from Rural Development Fee which is levied on ad-valorem basis at the rate of

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