Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

10. An outlay of Rs. 12000.00 lac is provided for Annual Plan 2010-2011 for coverage of
100 NC and 150 PC habitations under ongoing NABARD projects. An expenditure of Rs.
3775.90 lac has been incurred under this project during 2010-11. An outlay of Rs. 4000.00
lac is provided for the Annual Plan 2011-12 for coverage of 10 NC and 40 PC habitations
under this project.
RWS-3 Rejuvenation of Drinking Water Supply Schemes
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Outlay - Rs. 800.00 lac
11.6.38 Government of India decided to hand over the Operation and Maintenance
(O&M) of the completed rural water supply schemes to Panchayats in pursuance with 73 rd
amendment to the constitution in evolving devolution of power of PRIs wherein rural water
supply schemes have to be handed over to panchayats. Punjab Government has also issued
instructions vide Notification No.13/49/2003-5BandR-II/149 dated 13-1-2004 to hand over
876 single village schemes. However, out of 876 schemes, the panchayats have been handed
over the O and M of 749 schemes. The panchayats are unable to run these schemes
successfully due to shortage of funds and inadequate generation of revenue from water
charges as most of these schemes are very old and need rejuvenation so as to bring them back
to designed service level and panchayats do not have enough resources for this purpose.
Therefore, the panchayats are stressing the department for undertaking rejuvenation of these
schemes. Moreover, O & M of the remaining single village schemes and intra village of
Multi Village Schemes is also proposed to be handed over to the panchayats after
rejuvenation the schemes during 11 th Five Year Plan. Thus, additional funds are required for
rejuvenating the old existing schemes so as to give full benefits to the consumers in rural
areas of the State. During 2006-07, Government of India released Rs. 2000.00 lac as ACA
for rejuvenation of drinking water supply schemes. An outlay of Rs. 2000.00 lac has been
provided in the 11 th Five Year Plan. An outlay of Rs. 2000.00 lac was provided in the Annual
Plan 2007-08 and same has been released to the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation.
An expenditure of Rs. 568.31 lac and Rs. 865.64 was incurred during 2007-08 and 2008-09
respectively. An outlay of Rs. 10.00 lac was provided in the Annual plan 2009-10 against
which an expenditure of Rs. 414.41 lac was incurred. An outlay of Rs. 1000.00 lac is
provided in the Annual Plan 2010-2011 against which expenditure of Rs. 187.78 lac has been
incurred. However, an outlay of Rs. 800.00 lac is provided for the Annual Plan 2011-12.