PUNJAB GETS RS.190 LAKH AND FOODGRAINS UNDER SGRY

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The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.190 lakh as advance second instalment to six districts of Punjab under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY – 1^st stream) for the year 2002-03. The second instalment is being released as a special case in advance due to drought condition of the state.

The Ministry has also released 1.34 thousand tonnes of wheat to three districts of Punjab.

*Foodgrains tonnes in thousand

District	Second instalment	Foodgrains 2nd Instalment Wheat
Ludhiana	36.32 lakh	0.48
Mansa	38.11 lakh	0.50
Moga	26.85 lakh	0.36
Ferozpur	29.01 lakh	-
Fatehpur Sahib	19.54 lakh	-
Jallandar	40.82 lakh	-
Total:	190.65 lakh	1.34

The Ministry has already released first instalment of funds Rs. 188.46 lakh against allocated Rs.379.11 lakh to the State.

The first stream of the programme is being implemented at the District and Intermediate Level Panchayats. Under this stream, funds available are distributed between the Zila Parishad and Intermediate Level Panchayats or Panchayat Samiti in the ratio of 40:60. The expenditure and implementation of the programme with regard to cash component is to be shared on 75:25 basis between the Centre and the State Government. The State Govt. should release to the district the State cash share, within a fortnight of the date of release of the Central assistance.