Gangtok: The Centre has allocated Rs
11.50 crore to Sikkim under the revised Border Area
Development Plan (BADP) in 2009-10.
The fund will be utilised by the state government for
implementation of central and state plan schemes for
development of villages located near the international border,
an official release said.
Earlier, Central and state government officials had
held a review meeting of the BADP on November 20 where issues
such as detailed review for the implementation of the scheme
including release of funds, submission of Utilization
Certificates, availability of progress reports were discussed.
Issues like development profile and baseline survey of
border villages, convergence and integration of the programme
with other Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Flagship
Schemes of the central and State Plan Schemes were also dwelt
upon by the officials, the release said.
The objectivity in selection of work and quality,
monitoring of the programme, development of Management
Information System (MIS) and development of inventory of
assets created under the BADP in border villages were also
discussed.
PTI
