DROUGHT PRONE AREA DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
Drought
Prone Area Development Programme (DPAP)
Objectives |
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To
minimize the adverse effects of drought on the production of crops,
livestock and productivity of land, water and human resources
with drought proofing techniques.
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To
promote the over economic development and improve the socio-economic
conditions of vulnerable groups |
The programme
was first launched by GOI during 1973-74, to address special problems
of drought prone areas. Based on the recommendations of Hanumantha
Rao committee (1994) the programme has been under implementation on
watershed basis since 1995. The allocation for the programme is shared
in the ratio of 75:25 between the centre and state.
During 2005-06 it was planned to develop an area of 68446 hectares
with an outlay of Rupees 4321.86 lakhs, against which an area of 34396
hectares was developed by incurring Rupees 1881.50 lakhs.
