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BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND

BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND. PRESENTATION ON INTER SECTORAL ISSUES MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ 15 JULY 2008. The BRGF Spread. Backward Regions Grant Fund: funding design. 4670 cr. 250 cr Capacity building. 4420 cr untied funds. GOI + +

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BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND

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  1. BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND PRESENTATION ON INTER SECTORAL ISSUES MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ 15 JULY 2008

  2. The BRGF Spread

  3. Backward Regions Grant Fund: funding design 4670 cr. 250 cr Capacity building 4420 cr untied funds GOI + + formula 10 cr per dist 50% on Pop 50% on Area State formula Inter-se shares between PRI tiers and ULB Shares between Panchayats within the allocation for the Tier concerned Incen- tives

  4. BRGF STRUCTURAL DESIGN • Theory : Grassroot level Planning • Planning &Implementation : By Panchayats & Municipalities • Plan Preparation: Panchayats& Municipalities • Consolidation of Plans :DPCs • Approval: State HPC • Monitoring Formal Audit, Social Audit, Peer Reviews • Planning Guidelines: Planning Commission Guidelines of 25.8.2006.

  5. Backward Regions Grant Fund: Key features in design • Converge substantial existing development inflows into selected districts into a well-coordinated integrated development. • Funds to be used for gap filling, capacity building and enlisting professional support for planning. • Clear focus on poverty reduction, which is to be closely tracked. • Possibility of Convergence- Sharing of Base line surveys, Data on health infrastructure, sharing of block level,district level NRHM goals with Panchayats and DPCs. Poverty and backwardness agenda

  6. BRGF PLANS • No. of States to whom Development Grant has been released: 16 (2007-08 & 08-09) • Districts: 186 • Infrastructure funded : Drinking Water & Sanitation, Anganwadis, Kitchen sheds, additional class rooms, PHCs, sub-health centres, Ayurvedic Dispensary, ANM Centres & ANM Quarters

  7. State Wise Details (2007-08)

  8. Convergence At the Field Level • Breaking up of NRHM Plans Panchayat wise-NIC PR & NIC Health can do it. • Plan should reach every GP &every Village Health & Sanitation Committee • Village Health Sub-Committee should be a sub-Committee of the Gram Panchayat. • Mere Presence of Sarpanch not enough. • Measures agreed and recommendations included in the Report of the Committee to review modifications in CSS Guidelines relevant.

  9. Advantages of involving Panchayats Involving the Panchayats helps in monitoring delivery of services at the grass roots level. Will reduce absenteeism of health workers. Coverage of the target group under immunization and other health programmers Identification of epidemics at an early stage. Utilization of funds. Distribution of publicity material to be made mandatory.

  10. Present Status • Preparation of Plans 2008-09 underway with the help of TSIs. • Plan Plus software could be adopted. • Convergence would pool and focus resources better. • Moh&fw could consider writing to States/District Health Missions, line departments to share the data & plans with the Panchayats.

  11. THANK YOU

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