Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

Ongoing Schemes
Centrally Sponsored Schemes
SWC-1 Macro Management Work Plan for Soil Conservation (90:10)(CSS)
90
Outlay – Rs. 100.00 lac
2.2.4 A centrally sponsored macro management scheme duly approved by GoI was
launched in the Annual Plan 2001-2002 with a ratio 90:10 between GoI and GoP. The
central assistance to the states for the work plan is in the ratio of 80% grant and 20% loan.
The work plan has been formulated with the merger of the old centrally sponsored schemes
with the aim to provide encouragement to irrigation through use of drip irrigation and
treatment of catchment area of Ghaggar river and incorporation of new programmes. The
physical target for 2010-11 is 8000 ha. The main objectives of the scheme are.
(1) National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Areas
(NWDPRA): To enhance the productivity of rainfed degraded soils, the soil
and water conservation works are to be carried out in 26 selected sub-water
sheds covering 31,286 ha in the Kandi area during 11 th plan.
(2) Treatment of catchments area of flood prone river Ghaggar and river
valley project(FPR-RVP): Soil erosion control works in the catchments area
of river Ghaggar in 5000 ha of Mohali and Ropar districts to be carried out
during 11 th plan.
(3) Strengthening of State Land Use Board: Preparation of soil inventory for
better land use, studies, seminars, awareness campaigns etc. to be carried out,
however the financing of this component has been stopped by GoI w.e.f. July
2009.
2.2.5 During 2007-08 & 2008-09 the expenditure incurred was Rs. 58.30 lac and Rs.
65.83 lac respectively. The expenditure during the year 2009-10 was Rs. 2.73 lac and the
physical achievement was 152 ha. An expenditure of Rs. 57.00 lac was incurred against the
approved outlay of Rs. 100.00 lac during 2010-11 and physical target of 4919 ha had been
achieved. The outlay provided for Annual Plan 2011-12 is Rs. 100.00 lac to cover physical
target of 8000 ha.
SWC-2 Scheme on Micro Irrigation (80:20)(CSS)
Outlay – Rs. 375.00 lac
2.2.6 This scheme on micro irrigation has been started from the year 2005-06 on
80:20 basis with the objective to promote the drip and sprinkler irrigation by providing