New Delhi:(Page3 News Network)-272 districts have been identified as backward across the country under the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. State-wise list of those backward districts is Annexed. The BRGF is designed to redress regional imbalances in development of 272 identified backward districts.
The funds provide financial resources for supplementing and converging existing developmental inflows into identified districts so as to bridge critical gaps in local infrastructure and other development requirements. As per the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) Guidelines, the Annual Action Plans prepared by the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are consolidated into the District Plan by the District Planning Committee. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj releases funds for the district on the basis of such District Plan duly forwarded by the concerned State Government. As per the Progress Reports received in the Ministry, these funds have been utilised for developmental activities like construction ofAnganwadi centres, Panchayat Ghars, roads, culverts, bridges, community halls, water supply etc.
This information was given by the Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
