Bharat Nirman Yojana

19 July 2006
 Status of Rural Infrastructure

Irrigation 40 m.ha. still to be provided irrigation

Drinking  55,067 uncovered habitations
water  2.8 lakh slipped back
 2.17 lakh water quality affected
Housing Housing shortage in 2005-06 is 128 lakh,
Increasing at 9 lakh per year
Electrification 1,25,000 villages and 7.78 crore (56.5%)
rural households un electrified
Roads 1.34 lakh habitations to be covered

Telephone 66,822 villages to be provided village

public telephone

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 Bharat Nirman
Year wise Targets
Component Total 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Assured 10 m.ha. 1.90 2.40 2.85 2.85
Irrigation
Capacity
Drinking 55,067 11,897 18,120 25,050
Water habitations
Housing 60 lakh units 14.41 15.33 15.26 15.00

Electrification 1,25,000 10,000 40,000 Programme

villages and approved only
2.3 crore
households for 2 years
Roads 66,802 7,034 16,130 20,071 23,567
Telephone 66,822 11,905 20,000 34,917 __
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 Irrigation
 New potential through major, medium, minor 8.0 m.ha
 Restored potential (waterbodies, modernization) 2.0 m.ha
Issues
1. Inadequacy of measures necessary to fully utilize potential
created
- on an average utilisation only 84.5% of potential created
- problem particularly severe in major projects
Project Potential created Potential utilised
(lakh ha) (lakh ha)
Sriramsagar stage I (AP) 3.70 3.22 (87%)
Upper Krishna Stage I (K’taka) 4.05 3.45 (85%)
Bansagar Canal (MP) 0.224 0.07 (31%)
Teesta Barrage (WB) 1.26 0.69 (55%)

2. Ensure quick utilisation of new potential under Bharat Nirman

through concurrent Command Area Development
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 Participatory Irrigation Management
(Irrigation contd.)
 AP, MP, Rajasthan, T.Nadu, Goa, Orissa,
Maharashtra have legislated for PIM. W.Bengal
has issued administrative orders. Bihar,
Karnataka, Kerala have amended Irrigation Act.
 55,000 user associations formed covering only
10.2 m.ha. against net irrigated area of 68 m.ha.
 PIM legislation to be consistent with PRI
jurisdiction.
 User associations to be empowered to set and
collect tariff and retain a part of it for operation
and maintenance.

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 Drinking Water - Accelerated Rural
Water Supply Programme
i. 55,067 uncovered habitations mainly in Assam, HP, J&K,
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan.
ii. 2.17 lakh water quality affected habitations mainly with
- iron (Orissa, W. Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Karnataka)
- arsenic (West Bengal)
- fluoride( Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, AP)
- salinity (Rajasthan, W. Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat)
- nitrate (Rajasthan, Karnataka)
iii. Separate water quality Sub-mission now launched under ARWSP
on 75:25 pattern. States to submit proposals to DoDWS.
iv. Annual maintenance requirement @ 10% of created assets is
Rs.5,000 cr. Actual availability (15% of ARWSP + State Share) is
about Rs.1,500 crore. This leads to proliferation of slipped back
habitations.
v. States to provide funds for rejuvenation and avail TFC grants for
handing over to PRI’s further maintenance.
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 Housing - Indira Awas Yojana

 Against target of 14.41 lakh houses for 2005-06,

15.52 lakh houses constructed.

 UP, AP, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, MP,

Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, T. Nadu, Uttranchal
have exceeded targets.

 12 States also have State run housing schemes to

address housing shortage.

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 Rural Electrification - Rajiv Gandhi
Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
i. Against annualised target of 80 lakh households,
only 33,000 households electrified in 2005-06.
ii. Even in BPL households which is funded under
RGGVY, only 16,815 households electrified against
annualized target of 40 lakh household.
iii. Progress in household electrification which is
responsibility of states is lagging and a matter for
concern.
iv. Training of PRI’s required for their involvement as
franchisees.
v. States to ensure availability of required power for
rural areas.
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 Issues in Rural Roads
(Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana)
1. Constraints of land availability, construction material
and capacity of contractors. Capacity being
augmented by joint ventures in some States.
2. 12 major States (Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, H.P.,
J&K, Jharkhand, M.P., Orissa, Rajasthan, UP,
Uttaranchal, West Bengal) required to scale up
annual expenditure by 5 times and deploy/
additional project implementation units.
3. States to develop GIS mapping of core network
(Rajasthan & HP have digitized entire core network).
4. State to work out annual fund requirement for
maintenance and provide required funds (State
Finance Commission Awards)

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 Telephone Connectivity
(Programme Target – 66,822 villages)
2006-07
2005-06
2005-06 2006-07 Financial
Financial*
Physical Physical (Rs in cr.)
(Rs in cr.)

No. of No. of villages

Villages Allocation
villages to Allocation Releases To be
Covered
be Covered Covered

11,905 17,392 47 34.20 20,000 117

* From Universal Service Obligatory Fund

Note : The Bharat Nirman targets are likely to be met.

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 Issues common to all components of
Bharat Nirman
1. States to provide required funds as per sharing formula of
the scheme to utilize central allocation fully.
2. Monitoring at Centre by Ministries, Planning Commission,
Committee on Rural Infrastructure chaired by Prime
Minister.
3. States to strengthen field reporting and monitoring
systems to ensure full data capture.
4. On line monitoring system for Bharat Nirman has been
web hosted by Ministries (www.bharatnirman.gov.in).
States should regularly update the progress on monthly
basis by 15th of following month. Verification on quarterly
basis.
5. Independent agencies to be involved in monitoring and
verification.

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Issues common to all components of
Bharat Nirman (contd.)
6. PRI’s to be involved in planning/ implementation /
maintenance. Capacity building of PRI’s would be
required.

7. The Tribal Sub Plan and Scheduled Caste Sub Plan

of the State should reflect the provisions made in
the beneficiary oriented components of Bharat
Nirman for SC/ST.

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