Border Area Development Programme (BADP)

Border Area Development Programmes has been under implementation since 1997-98 in eight border blocks of three hill districts in Manipur which shares international border of 398 Kms with Myanmar. The border blocks are; Singhat and Thanlon blocks of Churachandpur district, Tengnoupal and Chakpikarong blocks of Chandel district and Chingai, Kamjong, Ukhrul and Kasom Khullen blocks of Ukhrul District. Works of specific needs of the people of border blocks particularly in the infrastructure and social sector have been taken up under BADP. Priority have been given to villages within 15 Kms from the international border and extended to 25-30 Kms during 2008-09.

For the Tenth Plan, the State Government was allocated Rs 3229.00 lakhs, against which Rs3181.90 lakhs was fully utilized for implementation of 565 numbers of works and the unspent amount of Rs47.10 lakhs for 2006-07 is anticipated to be utilised before the end of the year 2008-09. Year wise status of funds approved, released and utilised during 2002-09 is as given below: 

Review of 2007-08 and 2008-09:  During 2007-08, Rs1244.63 lakhs (including Rs 123.63 lakhs for Rehabilitation of New Somtal and adjoining Areas of Chakpikarong Block) was provided against which Rs636.74 lakhs was utilised and the unspent amount of Rs607.89 lakhs is anticipated to be utilised by end of the year 2008-09. For the Year 2008-09, Rs1357.00 lakhs has been allocated against which first installment of Rs1021.44 lakhs was released by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is in the process for being released to the executing agencies.

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