Programmes Undertaken Under BADP

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HOME AFFAIRS

QUESTION NO  3778

ANSWERED ON  07.09.2011

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-


(a) the programmes undertaken under Border Area Development Programme (BADP);

(b) the year-wise and sector-wise amount spent in Tenth Plan and so far in Eleventh Plan for the programme;

(c) the year-wise and sector-wise targets set and results achieved;

(d) whether any case of misuse of funds came to the notice and if so, the action taken thereon;

(e) whether any case of illegal migrants availing the benefits have come to surface; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken to prevent such misuse?
   
ANSWER
     

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) & (b): Government of India has been implementing a Border Area Development Programme (BADP) through the State Governments as a part of a comprehensive approach to Border Management. The developmental activities under BADP relate to social infrastructure, link roads, employment generation, education, health, agriculture and allied sectors. The funds are provided to the States as a 100% non-lapsable Central grant for supplementing the State efforts.


The financial targets, allocation and release of funds to the States for undertaking the developmental activities in the identified border blocks under BADP is fixed by Government of India. During 10th Five Year Plan the budgetary allocation under BADP was Rs. 1754.14 crore and in 11th Five Year Plan i.e. from 2007-08 to 2011-12 is Rs. 3441 crore. State wise details for the amount spent, year-wise are given in the Statement at annexure-I. State Governments had undertaken developmental activities under this programme in various sectors namely:
(i) Roads
(ii) Education
(iii) Social infrastructure
(iv) Agriculture
(v) Health
(vi) Power
(vii) Security and other allied sectors. During 10th Five Year Plan, utilization of funds was not maintained specifically sector-wise. However, sector-wise break up of utilization of funds under BADP by the States during the 11th Five year plan from 2007-08 to 2010-11 has been given in the Statement at annexure-II.

(c): Government of India sets year-wise financial targets as fund allocation which is given in Annexure-I. Sector wise achievement from 2007-08 to 2010-11 is given in Annexure-II.

(d): Yes Sir, implementation of BADP is the primary responsibility of State Governments. Complaints received regarding misuse of funds are sent to the State Governments for appropriate action at their level.

(e): No, Sir.

(f): Does not arise.
 
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People Killed In Kashmir Insurgency

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF  HOME AFFAIRS

QUESTION NO  1156

ANSWERED ON  10.08.2011

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

     (a)    the details of people killed in Kashmir insurgency           civilian and policemen between January, 1990 to April, 2011

(b) the details of militants killed during the above period; and

(c) the details of compensation paid during the above period?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): As per reports of J&K Government, 13226 civilians and 5369 Security Force personnel have been killed in terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir during the period from year 1990 to April, 2011. Similarly, 21323 terrorists have been killed during the same period.
(c): Relief is a State subject. As per the J&K Government’s Relief policy, the Next of Kins (NoKs) of civilian victims of terrorist violence as well as Security Force personnel are sanctioned ex-gratia amounts based on extent orders in this regard.

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