Saranda Action Plan

Aim:

•  To bring about Rural development, in Backward areas, especially tribal and adivasi areas. Specially directed to weed out Maoism in these areas.

Targeted Region:

• Saranda, Forest region, in Jharkhand.(Rich in iron resources).

Implementing Agency:

• Ministry of Rural Development.

On-Field Team:

• Members of Rural ministry, Govt. of Jharkhand, World Bank.

Objectives and Techniques:

• Strengthening of Panchayati raj system under PESA
• Infrastructure development-Roads, Agriculture, Drinking Water.
• Employment Generation and training.
• Improvement of Education.

Action-Highlights:

• Distribution of solar lamps, Bicycles etc.,
• Distribution of Land pattas
• Implementing Indira Awas Yojana
• Implementing NOAPS.
• Development of Integrated Development centres with the help of SAIL who operate various iron ore mines there.
• Security establishments with the help of CRPF.

Basics:

What is PESA:

Aim:

• To extend provisions of Part IX of our constitution, relating to panchayats to the scheduled areas classified under article 244(1) of the constitution.

Implementation Year:

• 1996

Features:

• Part IX stands extended to the scheduled areas under article 244(1) with some exceptions, under which the state cannot make laws which violate the following provisions:
• State shall make laws in consonance with the existing social, religious,cultural, practices of the said area. 
• Every gram sabha in a village has rights to protect its cultural identity, its own community resources, to exercise its traditional mode of dispute resolution.
• All plans for the development of a region should get the approval of the gram sabha before taken up for implementation.
• Gram sabha to decide Poverty line and target beneficiaries.
• Gram sabha ultimate deciding authority regarding utilization of funds for development programmes .
• Reservation of seats in panchayats according to share of various communities in total population, also 50 percentage minimum representation for scheduled tribes.Reservation valid for the posts of chairpersons also.
• Also consultation with gram sabha must before land acquisition for development projects.
• Recommendation of gram sabha mandatory for obtaining mining leases for minor minerals in scheduled areas
• Also panchayats and gram sabhas endowed with other essential powers to function as units of self govt like:
• power to restrict sale of intoxicants.
• Regulate  ownership of minor forest produce.
• prevent alienation of land in said areas.
• Regulate money lending to scheduled tribes.
• control local plans, institution in social sectors.
• Also existing laws in these areas shall be in vogue till amended.

What is IAY:

Indira Awas Yojana:

Implementing Agency:

• Ministry of Rural development

Aim:

• To help construction/up-gradation of dwelling units

Target Beneficiary:

• Scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities below poverty line, other non SC/ST households below poverty line,freed bonded labourers

Funding pattern:

• Centarlly sponsored: 75:25, In case of North Eastern states and Sikkim the funding pattern is 90:10.
• Of this 60% for SC/ST households and 40% for non SC/ST household, in which 3% is earmarked differently abled.  

Allotment:

• House to be allotted in the name of the female member in the family/ else can be registered jointly in the name of Husband/Wife. If no female member alive, only then registered in the name of the male member. 
• Amount sanctioned:
• Plain areas- Rs.45000 for new house construction/Rs.15000 for up-gradation of existing house.
• Hilly Areas-Rs.48500 for construction/Rs.15000 for up-gradation.
• In addition an amount of Rs.20000 can be got as loan at a differential rate of Interest of 4% p.a.
• Money to be given in progress with construction in a staggered way, also construction not by contractor but by  beneficiary himself to ensure economy.