Monitorable Targets For 11 - Punjab State Planning Board

10. The work of Food Craft Institute Hoshiarpur is in progress and likely to be completed in
March 2010. Another proposal for setting up of Food Craft Institute in District Kapurthla is
under consideration. Broad basing hospitality courses are being introduced in the various
schools, ITI’s and Colleges of the state. The historic Fort in Gobindgarh at Amritsar, built by
Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been transferred by the Army to the Department of Tourism. The
renovation work is proposed to be started during 2010-11.
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
65. With an outlay of Rs. 264 crore, the State is adhering to its programme for
providing drinking water supply to all rural habitations by 2012. Punjab Water Supply &
Sanitation Department is primarily entrusted with the responsibility of providing safe drinking
water to rural population.The coverage status of rural habitation as on 31/03/2010 are given
below: -
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Habitations
Main Other Total
Fully Covered Habitations(FC) 8099 1752 9851
Non Covered Habitations (NC 1016 579 1595
Partially Covered Habitations (PC) 2665 - 2665
11780 2331 14111
66. The State Government proposes to cover all remaining 2665 PC and 1595 NC
villages during the 11 th Plan period under World Bank Project and assistance from NABARD
and Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programmes of Government of India. 556 NC, 1367 PC
and 100 OH villages are proposed to be covered during 2010-11.
67. An agreement was signed by the State Government with World Bank on
26/2/2007 implementing the Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project costing
Rs.1280.30 crore. The project is likely to be completed by 2012-13. The project is financed by
the World Bank to the extent of Rs.751 crore (59%), Government of Punjab Rs. 245 crore
(19%), Government of India Rs.207 crore (16%) and Community contribution of Rs. 77 crore
(6%). The project has the following components:
o To cover 739 Not Covered (NC) villages (original target 2124) and 2422 Partially
Covered (PC) villages (original target 720).
o Improvement of existing water supply schemes in 1600 villages
o To provide small bore sewer in 100 villages