The State Government has submitted yet another memorandum to Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia demanding an additional Central assistance of Rs 7,600 crore for schematic assistance.
Development Commissioner Injeti Srinivas presented the third-phase memorandum to Dr Ahuluwalia in New Delhi on Tuesday. Earlier, two memorandums were presented to the Centre seeking Rs 6,222.41 crore to carry out risk mitigation, restoration and development of infrastructure damaged due to the Phailin and floods.
In the latest memorandum, the State Government has elaborated on schematic assistance about several Central schemes being implemented in the State. The Centre has been requested to enhance the funding beyond the State’s quota considering the large-scale devastation by the twin calamities.
Sources said the proposed schematic assistance has sought additional three lakh houses under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) entailing a cost of Rs 1,715 crore. A sum of Rs 166 crore has been asked for under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for repair, reconstruction, restoration of classrooms, procurement and supply of textbooks to students, laboratories, toilets, etc, in 4,685 schools having classes up to VIII.
Similarly, the State has sought Rs 210 crore under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan for 1,135 affected high schools; Rs 219 crore for repair, reconstruction, restoration of kitchens, dining halls and equipments required for the midday meal scheme. Besides, for restoration of institutes built under the District Institute of Education Training (DIET), the memorandum has proposed an estimated cost of Rs 4.5 crore.
The Central Government has also been requested to provide Rs 1,400 crore for construction, repair and restoration of about 3,000 km of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana; Rs 200 crore for input cost and subsidy to farmers under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. For the fishery sector, the State has required Rs 53 crore and for forestry Rs 59 crore.
The State has sought Rs 1,233 crore for construction of 3,400 overhead tanks under the Central pipe water scheme.In view of the large-scale damages, the State has asked for assistance of Rs 1,160 crore for construction, repair, restoration of 23,000 Anganwadi Centres.
This apart, the State has sought Rs 50 crore for repair and restoration of the Berhampur University, Khallikote College and Women’s College in Ganjam district; Rs 2.70 crore for restoration of damaged assets and compensation to artisans in the handloom sector.
Notably, the State had earlier sought Rs 4,242.41 crore through a memorandum submitted to Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami during his visit to the cyclone-affected areas on October 20 in the first phase, and later it presented a supplementary memorandum involving an assistance of Rs 1,590 crore on October 28.
Goswami had suggested the State Government to submit a memorandum on schematic assistance to the Centre for carrying out risk mitigation works in the affected areas.