Desert Development Programme (DDP)

 

Annexure -I

STATES, DISTRICTS AND BLOCKS COVERED UNDER DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (DDP)

Sl.No.

Name of the State

No. of Districts

No. of Blocks

Area in Sq. Kms.

1.

Andhra Pradesh

1

16

19136

2.

Gujarat

6

52

55424

3.

Haryana

7

44

20542

4.

Himachal Pradesh

2

3

35107

5.

Jammu & Kashmir

2

12

96701

6.

Karnataka

6

22

32295

7.

Rajasthan

16

85

198744

 

Total

40

234

457949

Annexure -II

DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Number of projects sanctioned (Batch-wise)

Sl.No.

Name of the State

95-96
1st

96-97
2nd

97-98
3rd

98-99
4th

99-00
5th

00-01
6th

01-02
7th

02-03
8th

03-04 Har-(I)

04-05 Har-II

05-06 Har-III

Total

1

Andhra Pradesh

96

10

00

100

96

60

80

110

110

110

134

906

2

Gujarat

 

345

00

00

100

250

400

304

277

298

298

370

2642

3

Haryana

 

107

6

00

100

76

144

100

121

118

118

140

1030

4

Himachal Pradesh

80

00

00

00

48

75

95

73

49 A

38

46

504

5

Jammu & Kashmir

94

49

36

00

96

73

111

77

41

40

50

667

6

Karnataka

 

130

00

00

100

51

226

160

165

166

166

198

1362

7

Rajasthan

 

 841

00

00

00

883*

681#

509$

779^

780**

830AA

1062@

6365

 

TOTAL

 

1693

65

36

400

1500

1659

1359

1602

1562

1600

2000

13476

Note:- The size of each watershed project is 500 ha.
*Includes 614 special projects for sand dune stabilization, shelterbelt plantations etc. during 1999-2000.
#Includes 293 special projects for sand dune stabilization, shelterbelt plantations etc. during 2000-2001.
$Includes 264 special projects for sand dune stabilization, shelterbelt plantations etc. during 2001-2002.
^Includes 362 special projects for sand dune stabilization, shelterbelt plantations etc. during 2002-2003.
** Includes 362 special projects for sand dune stabilization, shelterbelt plantations etc. during 2003-04.
A. includes 11 Special projects for construction of Kuhals etc. in Cold Desert in Himachal Pradesh.
AA. includes 387 special projects for sand dune stablization, sheltebelt plantations etc.
@ Includes 498 special projects for sand dune stablization, shelterbelt plantations etc.

Annexure -III

DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Details of funds released
As On (31-Mar-2006)

(Rupees in Crore)

Name of the State

95-96

96-97

97-98

98-99

99-2000

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

05-06

Total

Andhra Pradesh

4.05

6.74

4.22

4.83

4.37

6.51

9.99

12.12

5.67

17.74

27.61

103.85

Gujarat

 

18.61

10.27

11.01

8.60

27.51

24.45

22.58

34.18

56.12

46.81

54.46

314.60

Haryana

 

4.50

6.34

7.97

6.08

4.54

8.11

14.83

18.10

19.20

15.45

17.56

122.68

Himachal Pradesh

6.36

8.00

1.50

0.30

2.55

4.51

5.14

8.51

7.87

2.45

3.86

51.05

Jammu & Kashmir

10.00

13.30

2.25

5.85

4.86

7.84

5.75

9.02

11.27

2.19

12.95

85.28

Karnataka

 

3.90

4.32

8.42

3.50

2.15

5.02

9.95

14.12

23.20

23.10

19.56

117.24

Rajasthan

 

53.58

16.40

34.64

50.64

39.01

78.54

81.64

88.94

91.47

107.25

131.98

774.09

Total

 

101.00

65.37

70.01

79.80

84.99

134.98

*149.88

184.98

214.80**

214.99**

267.98

1568.79

*In addition, Rs. 15 lakhs released for IEC by the Ministry of Rural Development.
** In addition Rs.20.00 lakhs utilised by IEC Division of Ministry of Rural Development.