Dimapur, June 11 (MExN): The Central Ministry of Rural Development has granted nearly two crore rupees to the Nagaland state government under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (Normal) of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, during the year 2007-08.
The fund, which amounts to Rs 10.90 crore, is the first installment of the provisional allocation of Rs 32.72 crore made for the state government under the ARWSP for execution and completion of schemes to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural habitations and schools under the centrally sponsored programme, informed an official PIB press release.
The release directed that up to 15 per cent of funds released may be utilized for Operation and Maintenance and up to 5 per cent of funds may be spent for taking sustainability measures.
The release however, informed that no expense should be incurred from the present fund to take up water quality problems as separate allocation has been made for it.
The release requested states to delegate powers for management of Rural Water Supply Schemes through the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as per the Constitution of India, in this regard; the release directed that Operation and Maintenance of the completed RWS Scheme should be transferred to the PRIs.
The release further added that priorities set in ARWSP guidelines and through other instructions issued from time to time should be followed for coverage of rural habitations and rural schools.
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