Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik has asked the Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Resources Development Department authorities to ensure 100-per cent utilisation of funds available under the Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) during the 2012-13 fiscal by August as the State projected an estimated Rs 286 crore for implementation of during the 2013-14 fiscal under the Centrally-sponsored programme.
According to official sources, the State level Sanctioning Committee held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary projected Rs 285.88 crore requirement of funds for the ongoing and sanctioned projects of 2013-14 against the total number of 63 projects.The sources said a total amount of Rs 904.89 crore has been received from the Government of India in the last five years from 2007-08 to 2011-12 during the 11th Plan period.
Against this, an amount of Rs 897.32 crore has been utilised under the programme and utilisation certificate of the same has been submitted to the Government of India.The Central Government had allocated Rs 211.18 crore during 2012-13 against three sub-schemes of the RKVY which include Rs 199.30 crore for BGREI, Rs 11.31 crore for Nutrifarm and Rs 57 lakh for INSIMP.
The Chief Secretary directed all the concerned departments to submit 100-per cent utilisation certificates by the end of August.
As per the requirement for the 2013-14 fiscal under the RKVY projects, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department has projected the requirement of Rs 61.70 crore for eight projects. The OMFED has projected a demand of Rs 16.21crore for four projects, the Fisheries Department Rs 32.85 crore for seven projects, the Agriculture Department Rs 50.61 crore for 10 projects and the Horticulture Department Rs 51 crore for 16 projects.
Similarly, the Soil Conservation Department has placed a requirement of Rs 10.17 crore for four projects, the OUAT Rs 2 lakh for one project, the Cooperation Department Rs 8.08 crore for two projects, the Water Resource Department Rs 47.87 crore for six projects, the SC & ST Development Department Rs 3.39 crore, the Cashew Development Corporation Rs 1.05 crore and the DRWA Rs 1 crore.