Annual Plan and Budget

The decentralised planning process under the new dispensation of Panchayat Raj system was started in 1987. The Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act 1993 came into force on 10.5.93. The Zilla Panchayat, Bellary is implementing various rural development programmes under state and central sectors. The plan schemes which are being implemented by ZP comprise various sectors viz., Health, Education, Agriculture, Rural Water Supply, SC & ST Welfare, BCM Welfare, Women & Child Development, Area Development programmes, Wage Employment Programmes, Self Employment Programmes, Road & Bridges, Minor Irrigation, Social Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Village & Small Industries, etc. The allocation made for the district in the last one decade is, as under:

The allocations given above are for the undivided Bellary district comprising of 8 talukas including Harapanahalli till 1997-98. During the current year, i.e., 2000-2001, the allocation under state and central sectors is fixed at Rs.3603.00 lakhs and Rs.2897.98 lakhs respectively. The Zilla Panchayat , Bellary is implementing 188 schemes ; the details are as under:

Out of 188 schemes, 122 schemes are Zilla Panchayat schemes, 62 are Taluk Panchayat schemes and the remaining 4 are Grama Panchayat schemes.

* The no. of schemes proposed to be implemented is 189 out of which 124 will be implemented by the ZP 61 by the TP and the remaining 04 by the GP.

*The allocation proposed to implement these schemes is

ZP Rs.2449.96 Lakh (38.23 p.c.)

TP Rs.3809.73 Lakh (51.11 p.c.)

GP Rs. 794.49 Lakh (10.66 p.c)

* Out of total budget the State share constitute 55.59 p.c. and Centre’s 44.41 p.c.The increase in the allocation works out at 15 p.c. in respect of State share and 14.24 p.c. in respect of Centre share.

* Assets maintenance is as important as its creation.Draft Plan is prepared keeping this factor in mind and wherever it is feasible maintenance allocation is accommodated in the budget.

*The district has reached 40 lpcd in respect of all habitations. From the current year efforts would be made to reach 55 lpcd and 75 lpcd. Incidentally this district is one of the three selected districts for implementation of Community Based Rural Water Supply Programme .

*During the current year care has been taken to complete all ongoing works in the district in order to facilitate to propose only new works during the next year under Roads and Bridges sector.

* Provision for vehicle and driver post has been made for strengthening of Planning Unit.

*As D P Cs are likely to be activated a provision of Rs.3.00 lakh has been made in the budget to meet the contingency expenditure .

* To meet the priorities as perceived by the Zilla Panchayat additional proposals are being submitted to the Planning Department.

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