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SAMPOORNA GRAMIN ROZGAR YOJANA
The Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech, on 15.8.2001 announced the introduction of a Universal Food for Work Programme to be called “Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana” in all the States/UTs for organizing various employment generation programmes. Under the Scheme, 50 lakh tonnes of foodgrains is to be allotted to the States/UTs free of cost by Ministry of Rural Development . Ministry of Rural Development will reimburse the cost of foodgrains at economic cost prevailing at the time.
The Ministry of Rural Development, which is the nodal Central Ministry for the programme launched the scheme on 25.9.2001
To cut down delays in issuing release order, Ministry of Rural Development has been authorized, with the approval of MOCAF&PD, to directly communicate to FCI the allocations to be made to various State Governments.
Allocation/offtake of foodgrains under the scheme during 2001-2002, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 & 2005-06 is as under
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Figures in lakh tonnes |
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Allocation |
Offtake |
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Rice |
Wheat |
Total |
Rice |
Wheat |
Total |
2001-02 |
23.64 |
11.14 |
34.78 |
11.69 |
5.64 |
17.33 |
2002-03 |
28.01 |
13.90 |
41.91 |
21.15 |
18.87 |
40.02 |
2003-04 |
73.55 |
39.35 |
112.90 |
63.49 |
42.73 |
106.22 |
2004-05 |
32.64 |
16.99 |
49.63 |
30.27 |
19.73 |
50.00* |
2005-06 |
18.29 |
12.41 |
30.70 (upto June, 2005) |
4.74 |
2.96 |
7.70(upto May, 2005) |
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* Offtake includes lifting against backlog quota.
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