Convergence action plan proposed by departments

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh held a review on MNREGS convergence at the Velgapudi Secretariat today. A total of 19 departments would be provided funds to take up NREGA activities.

The officials of the Rural Development informed the Chief Minister that as many as 29,78,486 eligible wage seekers would be provided with insurance. Besides this, the department proposes to take up avenue plantation for 10,000 km along the State and National Highways with funds from NREGA to which the Chief Minister has asked for a definite action plan. He instructed the officials to utilize only vermi compost in the horticulture and avenue plantations works taken up under NREGA.

The Chief Minister held detailed discussions about the convergence action plan received by various departments. A total of 14 departments proposed a wide range of works worth Rs 12578 crores. 

The Panchayat Raj Engg. Department officials informed the Chief Minister that they would undertake construction of CC roads, underground drainage, laying of approach roads and building of gram panchayats with a cost of Rs 3232 crores for the year 2017-18.

Similarly the forest department has come up with an action plan worth Rs. 206 crores. The Chief Minister has asked the department to revise its expenditure plan and come up with a plan to spend a sum of Rs. 360 crores. Raising and maintenance of nursery, contour trenches, construction of mini percolation tanks are some of the activities proposed.

The agricultural department also submitted its action plan to development of waste land, add value addition to cultivable land, construction of farm ponds, check dams, diversion of crops to horticulture, providing irrigation through Jala Siri through NREGA funds.

The department of water resources said that would restore MI tanks, cascading of tanks and take up construction of check dams and farm ponds with NREGA funds.

Construction of play fields, tree plantation, sanitation works and providing drinking water to children are some of the activities proposed by the school education department.

Convergence of funds proposed by other departments details are as follows,

Housing department – 3750 crores, Animal husbandry – 1083 crores, construction of burial grounds – 500 crores, ICDS- 386 crores, Horticulture department- 373 crores, fisheries department- 176 crores, SAAP- 140 crores, sericulture-  79 crores and MGNREGS- 2000 crores.