The Ministry of Rural Development has released Grants-in-aid to
Assam amounting to Rs. 63.51 crore as third/additional instalment of
Central assistance to 16 districts as central assistance for the
implementation of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) during
the financial year (2006-07) as per details below:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl No
Name of Districts
Addl amt being released
1
Barpeta
435.30
2
Cachar
468.17
3
Darrang (Mangaldoi)
525.83
4
Dhubri
442.66
5
Dibrugarh
260.53
6
Golaghat
347.53
7
Hailakandi
313.86
8
Jorhat
388.86
9
Kamrup
484.09
10
Karimganj
385.91
11
Morigaon
379.23
12
Nagaon
450.12
13
Nalbari
527.46
14
Sibsagar
185.24
15
Sonitpur
543.23
16
Tinsukia
213.90
During the current financial year (2007-08) Rs. 14.70 crore as
second instalment has been granted by the Ministry to 3 districts of
Assam, viz. Karimganj(Rs.472.81 lakh), Golaghat (Rs.303.07 lakh) and
Cacher (Rs.694.67 lakh) as central assistance under the scheme.
The release is towards plan expenditure and will be utilized for
approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the
SGRY Guidelines. No deviations from the guidelines is permissible.
The expenditure on implementation of the programme with regard to
cash component is to be shared on 75:25 basis between the Central
and the State Government respectively.
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