The State Housing and Urban Development, Animal Husbandry, Fodder and Pasture Development, Civil Defence, Home Guard and Jail Minister Pritam Singh Panwar has directed officials to draft multi-faceted schemes for livelihood opportunities in selected areas with a population of backward castes. He said this while chairing a meet regarding multi-faceted schemes under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Tehri districts in Garhwal region and in Pithoragarh, Almora and Champawat districts in Kumaon region.
He directed officials to draft plans to boost self employment and augment income in areas with scheduled caste inhabitants including Naugaon, Chinyalisaud and Dunda development blocks in Uttarkashi district; Chamba and Thatyur development blocks in Tehri; Jakholi development block in Rudraprayag; Dharchula in Pithoragarh, Barakot in Champawat and Dwarahat in Almora. Regarding the plans submitted by Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Fisheries, Horticulture and Dairy Development departments through the State level Sanctioning Committee to the RKVY, he said that in the past 50 per cent grant was provided on such projects.
However, now as the per the new guidelines of the RKVY, the grant applicable for any scheme of the Central Government will be applicable for RKVY. This will amount to 25 per cent in general plain area, 33.33 per cent in SC/Tribal Sub Plan and in general mountainous area. Taking cognisance of this, the minister directed the officials concerned to draft plans in accordance with the standards set by the Government of India and submit the same within a week.
Animal Husbandry director Dr Kamal Mehrotra, additional director Dr SR Bisht, Fisheries joint director Dr SR Chanyal, RKVY coordinator SS Tomar, joint director, Planning, Dr KC Pathak, Dairy Development assistant director Anurag Mishra and others were among those present in the meeting.