SRINAGAR, MAY 14: Chief Secretary, B
B Vyas Monday chaired a video conference with the concerned Deputy
Commissioners (DCs) to review the progress of implementation of the Border Area
Development Programme (BADP) in the state.
Principal Secretary
Planning, Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD), Secretary, PHE
and I&FC Department, Director General, CSS/BADP and other senior officers
attended the meeting.
Principal
Secretary, PD&MD apprised that under BADP-2017-18, against an outlay Rs
176.35 Crore for 11 border districts, expenditure to the tune of Rs 128.23
Crore has been recorded during 2017-18. Additionally, Rs 78.79 Crore was
sanctioned under the Tribal Plan and Rs 74.47 Crore for Model Villages under
BADP-2017-18, against which an expenditure to the tune of Rs 35 Crore and Rs 52
Crore respectively has been made.
Regarding, BADP
Annual Plan- 2018-19, Principal Secretary, PD&MD informed that Government
of India has conveyed a ceiling of Rs 93 Crore and districts have to draw up an
action plan accordingly. However, he added that GoI may consider a supplementary
plan, subject to availability of funds.
Chief Secretary
asked DCs to take special note of the requirements of the Tribal population
while drawing/finalising their respective district BADP Plans-2018-19 and
submit the same by 25th of May, 2018 to the PD&MD. He also
asked DCs and concerned Administrative Secretaries to submit within the next
one week, updated Utilization Certificates (UCs) and proposals for
re-validation to the PD&MD.
Further, it was
informed that GoI has prepared software for BADP Online Management System,
which is being tested by the states including Jammu and Kashmir. The software
includes all details about the villages and works along the border areas
between 0 and 10 km.
The BADP is under implementation in 11 border districts in the state viz
Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Kargil, Leh, Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua,
Samba and Jammu.
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