The total releases under Bundelkhand Package for Uttar Pradesh has been Rs. 1557.94 crore so far against which the utilization certificate for Rs. 1018.62 crore has been received including 100 per cent utilization of Rs. 320.0 crore released as first instalment for Agricultural Marketing and Warehouse Infrastructure. This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister said that the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has requested for release of second instalment of Rs. 343.76 crore for completion of 7 Specialized Mandis and 133 rural infrastructure nuclei (RIN) as part of Agricultural Marketing and Warehouse Infrastructure. The NITI Aayog after review of the physical progress of the projects has recommended to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, to release Rs. 287.89 crore to Government of Uttar Pradesh
He said that the Bundelkhand Drought Mitigation Package was approved with an allocation of Rs. 7466 crore for implementation of projects to minimize the effect of drought and backwardness in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The allocation for Uttar Pradesh was Rs. 3606 crore initially. An amount of Rs. 1005.51 crore was released as additional central assistance (ACA) to State of Uttar Pradesh during XI Plan and Rs. 2515.50 crore budgetary supports was earmarked during XII Plan making total allocation to Rs. 3521.01 Crore.
The Minister said that the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has requested for release of second instalment of Rs. 343.76 crore for completion of 7 Specialized Mandis and 133 rural infrastructure nuclei (RIN) as part of Agricultural Marketing and Warehouse Infrastructure. The NITI Aayog after review of the physical progress of the projects has recommended to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, to release Rs. 287.89 crore to Government of Uttar Pradesh
He said that the Bundelkhand Drought Mitigation Package was approved with an allocation of Rs. 7466 crore for implementation of projects to minimize the effect of drought and backwardness in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The allocation for Uttar Pradesh was Rs. 3606 crore initially. An amount of Rs. 1005.51 crore was released as additional central assistance (ACA) to State of Uttar Pradesh during XI Plan and Rs. 2515.50 crore budgetary supports was earmarked during XII Plan making total allocation to Rs. 3521.01 Crore.
