HIMAYAT— A TRAINING-CUM-PLACEMENT PROGRAMME FOR POOR YOUTH IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR WAS LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON 20TH AUGUST, 2011.
One lakh youth from poor families to be given training and placement over the next five years. Priority will be given to youth who are school drop-outs, have studied up to 10th class or 12th class and those who are college drop-outs.
One lakh youth from poor families to be given training and placement over the next five years. Priority will be given to youth who are school drop-outs, have studied up to 10th class or 12th class and those who are college drop-outs.
1. MGNREGA-
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) has been provided 40,000 crore rupees in the current financial year 2011-12 and as per reported performance upto September, 2011 by the States, the expenditure incurred is 14081.19 crore rupees, which accounts for 44 percent. A total of 3.08 crore households have been provided employment of 86.07 crore persondays during this period. The percentage share of SCs, STs and Women is 23 percent, 18 percent and 51 percent respectively and the heartening thing is the share of women in employment persondays is 51 percent, which is well above the stipulation of 1/3rd as per the act.
2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)-
Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, 79,938 habitations almost 73 percent of the sanctioned habitations have been provided all weather road connectivity till September,2011. It is targeted to connect 54,648 habitations through good all weather roads under rural roads components of Bharat Nirman, proposals for connecting,53,623 habitations have been cleared upto September,2011.
3. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)-
During the current financial year, 10,000 crore rupees were allocated for Rural Housing, out of which, Rs 9491.20 crore were earmarked for release to DRDAs under Indira Awas Yojana for construction of 27.27 lakh houses. Upto the month of September this year, Rs 4436.49 crore have been released and 7.27 lakh houses have been constructed.
4. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana( SGSY)-
Central allocation of SGSY/NRLM is Rs 2914 crore during the financial year 2011-12 which is a major self-employment programme. Out of this, central subsidy for the states and UTs is Rs 2191.00 crore. The Central release amounts to Rs 1208.80 crore upto September, 2011. Out of the rural swarozgaries of 5.30 lakhs, 3.46 lakh Swarozgaries have been covered under self-help groups are 4.55 lakh and individual assisted swarozgaries are 0.75 lakhs.
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