Monday, December 17, 2007

Sirsa named for Backward Region Grant Fund

Sirsa named for Backward Region Grant Fund.

SIRSA NEWS

17 December, 2007


Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj has identified two districts of Haryana namely Mahendergarh and Sirsa for facilitating the preparation of perspective Plan for the 11th Five Year Plan period and annual plan for 2008-09 under the Backward Region Grant Fund(BRGF).

Haryana Government spokesman said that the Ministry had also released a grant of Rs. 10 lakh for SIRSA district as Central assistance under (BGRF) programme for preparation of Comprehensive District Plans.

He said that with a view to assist the districts in the preparation of the Districts plans and facilitating the participatory process, the Planning Commission and Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj had prepared a panel of Technical Support Institutions. The institutions which would assist the two districts of Haryana for preparation of Plan included National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Centre of Research for Rural and Industrial Development (CRRiD).

The teams formed by these institutions would visit the districts assigned to them and hold discussions with the district officers working in the development sectors and Panchayats at the 3 tiers to clarify the process.

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