Integrated Action Plan for Select Tribal and Backward Districts

The Government has approved the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for 60 Selected Tribal and Backward Districts .The scheme would be an additional central assistance (ACA), on 100% grant basis. To begin with IAP is proposed to be implemented with a block grant of Rs. 25 crore and Rs. 30 crore per district during 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively for which the funds will be placed at the disposal of the Committee headed by the District Collector and consisting of the Superintendent of Police of the District and the District Forest Officer.

The District-level Committee will have flexibility to spend the amount on development schemes of their choice based on the need of the district. The Committee will draw up a Plan consisting of concrete proposals for public infrastructure and services such as School Buildings, Anganwadi Centres, Primary Health Centers, Drinking Water Supply, Village Roads, Electric lights in public places such as PHCs and schools, etc. The schemes so selected will show results in the short term. The Development Commissioner / equivalent officer in charge of development in the State will be responsible for scrutiny of expenditure and monitoring of the IAP. Macro-level monitoring of the IAP will be carried out by the Committee headed by the Member-Secretary, Planning Commission.

The guidelines for the implementation of the IAP have been issued and the allocation of Rs. 25 crore to each district for the year 2010-11 has been released to the State Governments. The districts have initiated action to start the implementation of the Scheme.

Annex-I

List of Districts Identified for the Integrated Action Plan for Selected Tribal and Backward Districts

Sl. No. State Name of the District 1 ANDHRA PRADESH ADILABAD 2 ANDHRA PRADESH KHAMMAM 3 BIHAR ARWAL 4 BIHAR AURANGABAD 5 BIHAR GAYA 6 BIHAR JAMUI 7 BIHAR JEHANABAD 8 BIHAR NAWADA 9 BIHAR ROHTAS 10 CHHATTISGARH BASTER 11 CHHATTISGARH BIJAPUR 12 CHHATTISGARH DANTEWADA 13 CHHATTISGARH JASHPUR 14 CHHATTISGARH KANKER 15 CHHATTISGARH KAWARDHA 16 CHHATTISGARH KORIYA 17 CHHATTISGARH NARAYANPUR 18 CHHATTISGARH RAJNANDGAON 19 CHHATTISGARH SURGUJA 20 JHARKHAND BOKARO 21 JHARKHAND CHATRA 22 JHARKHAND GARHWA 23 JHARKHAND GUMLA 24 JHARKHAND HAZARIBAG 25 JHARKHAND KODARMA 26 JHARKHAND LATEHAR 27 JHARKHAND LOHARDAGA 28 JHARKHAND PACHIM SINGHBHUM 29 JHARKHAND PALAMU 30 JHARKHAND PURBI SINGHBHUM 31 JHARKHAND RAM GARH 32 JHARKHAND SARAIKELA 33 JHARKHAND SIMDEGA 34 MADHYA PRADESH ANUPPUR 35 MADHYA PRADESH BALAGHAT 36 MADHYA PRADESH DINDORI 37 MADHYA PRADESH MANDLA 38 MADHYA PRADESH SEONI 39 MADHYA PRADESH SHAHDOL 40 MADHYA PRADESH SIDHI 41 MADHYA PRADESH UMARIA 42 MAHARASHTRA GADCHIROLI 43 MAHARASHTRA GONDIYA 44 ORISSA BALANGIR 45 ORISSA DEBAGARH/DEOGARH 46 ORISSA GAJAPATI 47 ORISSA KALAHANDI 48 ORISSA KANDHAMAL/PHULBANI 49 ORISSA KENDUJHAR/KEONJHAR 50 ORISSA KORAPUT 51 ORISSA MALKANGIRI 52 ORISSA MAYURBHANJ 53 ORISSA NABARANGAPUR 54 ORISSA NUAPADA 55 ORISSA RAYAGADA 56 ORISSA SAMBALPUR 57 ORISSA SONAPUR 58 ORISSA SUNDARGARH 59 UTTAR PRADESH SONBHADRA 60 WEST BENGAL PASCHIM MEDINAPUR