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Integrated Action Plan for Naxal affected areas; Rs 4939 cr for Jharkhand | In a bid to address critical gaps in development in the Naxal affected states' focus districts, the Planning Commission of India has initiated the process of preparation of Integrated Action Plan (IAPs) and the Government allocated Rs 4938.96 crore under nine flagship
schemes to Jharkhand for 11 focus districts in 2009-10. Minister of State for
Home Affairs Ajay Maken in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
said: "In order to address critical gaps in development in focus districts, Planning
Commission has initiated the process of preparation of Integrated Action Plan
(IAPs) for focus districts with help of State Government, District Administration,
elected representatives and other stakeholders." The Minister said that a multi-pronged
approach has been adopted to improve the pace of development efforts in these
districts in order to ensure more effective implementation of schemes. Listing
out measures undertaken to ensure development, Mr. Maken informed that the Planning
Commission has developed a Management Information System (MIS) for online monitoring
of the implementation of major developmental schemes in 35 focus districts affected
by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in nine States. "In the year 2009-10, Rs. 4938.96
crore was allocated under 9 flagship schemes to Jharkhand for 11 focus districts
namely East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum , Lohardaga, Gumla, Chatra, Hazaribagh,
Ramgarh, Bokaro, Garhwa, Lathehar and Palamau." He also informed that regular
Video- conferences/meetings have been held by the Planning Commission with the
District Authorities, State Governments and the Ministries concerned to address
the problem in implementation of the development schemes in these district with
focus on desired outputs and outcomes; The minister further informed that an Empowered
Group of officers has been constituted under the chairpersonship of Member-Secretary,
Planning Commission to suggest measures for accelerated development. |
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