ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD | CHITTOOR | ANDHRA PRADESH | INDIA - ....

FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department is responsible for planning and execution of the programs for rural development including communications, provision of drinking water, minor irrigation and poverty alleviation programs.

The main schemes undertaken by the department can be classified under the following heads:

• Rural Water Supply
  

• Rural Sanitation
  

• Jawahar Gram Samrudhi Yojana (J. G. S. Y)
  

• Community Development
  

• Construction of Mandal Buildings
  

• Construction and maintenance of rural roads
  

• Employment Assurance Scheme(E. A. S.)
  

• Backward Regions Grant Fund
  

• Maintenance of secondary, upper primary and primary schools in rural areas
  

• Maintenance of minor irrigation tanks with an ayacut upto 40 hectares
  

• Construction of school buildings from the grants released by other departments are attended to by Zilla Parishads and Mandal Parishads
  

• The Gram Panchayats provide civic amenities to the people living in the respective villages and also maintain the Panchayat roads and other assets.
  

Grants-in-aid are released to Panchayat Raj Institutions for developmental activities, maintenance of roads, buildings, and assets and for salaries of establishment. The total amounts provided in the Budget under both Plan and Non-Plan to Panchayat Raj Institutions for the last four years actualise and the budget estimates for the year 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 are as follows.

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