BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
13.1.0 The Border Area Development Programme is intended for Educational Development in the border areas of the States of Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan covering 18 border districts and 79 blocks on the western border with Pakistan. An outlay of Rs.200 crores had been included in the Seventh Five Year Plan for this Programme.' In 1986-87, which was the first year of implementation of the programme (second year of the Seventh Plan), the programme was implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the three border States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab, in accordance with the guideline laid down by the Committee of Secretaries. From 1987-88 onwards implementation of the Programme was transferred to the Department of Education, with the intention that the programme should henceforth be confined to "education" which is a critical input for the development of border areas. The emphasis is laid under the programme on overall human resource development. The efforts under this programme are a supplement to these States' educational development programmes, including those that may be taken up under Rural Development Programmes.
13.2.0 A Sanctioning Committee under the Chairmanship of Education Secretary, with representatives from the Planning Commission, the State Governments and the concerned Ministries, continue to clear the proposals of the State Governments promptly in accordance with the guidelines formulated by the Department of Education.
13.2.1 During the three years of Seventh Plan, i.e. 1987-88, 1988- 89 and 1989-90, an allocation of Rs.120.50 crores had been made and the entire amount had been utilised for release to the State Governments. At the end of the Seventh Plan period most of the activities had either been completed or were at advanced stage of execution.
13.2.2. In the annual plan for 1990-91, an allocation of Rs.49.50 crores has been made to be utilised for meeting committed liabilities on account of on-going activities and partly for starting a few new activities.
13.2.3 Grants are released to the State Governments depending on the progress of expenditure incurred by them out of the earlier grants and the physical achievements.
13.3.0 The achievements under the programme since 1987-88 are given in Table 13.1
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Table 13. 1
Border Area Development Programme:
Achievements
(Rupees in crores)
(Three years of seventh plan) Eighth Plan
1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 Total for (first year)
1987-88, 1990-91
1988-89 &
1989-90
Amount spent 25.00 45.50 50.00 120.50
(Rs. in crores)
State-wise break
up of grants given
(Rs. in crores)
Gujarat 3.56 5.20 8.57 17.33 3.18
Rajasthan 7.38 7.22 11.95 26.55 7.93
Punjab 5.24 9.20 8.90 23.34 11.04
Jammu & Kashmir 8.82 23.88 20.58 53.28 27.35
25.00 45.50 50.00 120.50 49.50
13.4.0. Assistance has been so far given for the following:
- Provision for essential facilities in schools (4097)
- Construction of buildings of Primary, Upper Primary, Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools (2388).
- Introduction of vocational courses in Senior Secondary Schools and construction of vocational sheds (27)
- Construction of hostel buildings and staff quarters (178)
- Establishment of District Institutes of Education and Training (1)
- Construction of additional classrooms and laboratories in existing schools (4527)
- Establishment and strengthening of Polytechnics and ITIs (33)
- Setting up of Adult Education and Non-formal Education Centres and Jan Shikshan Nilayams (2130).
- Construction of gymnasium halls and Youth Training Centres (43).
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