DAKSHIN BASTAR DANTEWADA, CHHATTISGARH District Action Plan Transformation of District by 2022 2018 सकं 쥍प स े सससि 1 | P a g e TEAM DANTEWADA Table of contents S No. Content Page Number 1 Preface Page 3 2 DAP Creation – The Process Page 4 3 District overview: Basic features of the district Page 5 4 Introduction Page 6 5 Sectors identified on the basis of strength Page 7 – Page 35 6 Sectors identified on the basis of most severe challenges Page 36 – Page 37 7 Quarterly/ Annual targets for transformation Page 38 – Page 44 8 Abstract of financial resources available at district level Page 45 – Page 70 9 Identified opportunities for convergence Page 71 – Page 72 2 | P a g e Preface Dantewada has made immense strides in development in the last few years. With the establishment of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Education City, children in Dantewada now have access to world class educational institutions from class 1 to graduation. The Astha Vidya Mandir at the Education City is a residential CBSE school providing free of cost education to children affected by naxalite violence; similarly, Saksham provides free of cost, barrier – free education to Divyang children. Some initiatives in Dantewada such as the cashless – enabled village Palnar awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration, the Danteshwari e – rickshaw service run by women SHGs, kadaknath poultry rearing by farmers and women have gained national and international repute. Other initiatives such as Padhe Dantewada, Likhe Dantewada, a freely accessible online portal tracking educational outcomes and health indicators of all children enrolled in Government schools in the district, have been awarded the National Awards for e – Governance. Dantewada has shown immense improvements in various indicators of health, education, nutrition and agriculture in the past several years with continuous support from the Central and State Governments; from earlier being known as a hotbed of naxalite violence, Dantewada has now become a hub of innovation which focuses on improving livelihoods of its citizens and linking them to sustainable, self – reliant sources of income. Women are now running mini rice mills, farmers are supplementing incomes by apiculture, and solar Iron Removal Plants are now providing clean drinking water to villages. YUVA, one of the largest rural BPOs in the country, has been setup with the aim of providing private sector, white – collar employment to over 1000 youth from Bastar Division. The district action plan, Sankalp se Siddhi 2018 – 22 has focussed on building up on these previous achievements and further improving the lives of people with the aim of transforming this aspirational district by 2022. The focus in this plan has been on various basic areas of improvements such as education, health, agriculture, transportation, sanitation, providing clean drinking water, skill development, employment generation and on increasing digital literacy. The district action plan has been made after intense discussions with people, people’s representatives and Government officials to understand the needs and aspirations of citizens and to mould these discussions into an achievable, actionable plan. Saurabh Kumar, IAS Collector and District Magistrate, District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 3 | P a g e DAP Creation – The Process Consultations were held with public and public representatives, in the presence of various district and block level officials, to better assess the needs and potential for development in the district. Based on these discussions, sector – wise targets and goals were set, and again feedback obtained from citizens, community leaders, NGOs, officials and public representatives. Financial resources were then identified to achieve these goals, both short – term and long – term; opportunities for convergence of various existing Central and State Government schemes were also identified. 4 | P a g e 1. District Overview: Basic Features of the District S No. Features Unit Value 1 Geographical area Sq. km. 3410.5 2 Total population Lakh 283479 3 Sub-divisions Number 1 4 Blocks Number 4 5 Revenue villages Number 239 6 Number of class - I Amrut Cities Number 0 7 Gram Panchayats (Village Councils) Number 124 8 Taluka Panchayats (Block Councils) Number 5 9 Nagar Panchayats (Municipal Councils) Number 5 10 Give details of Panchayati Raj Institutions operating at the District Level Number of President Method of election Vice President Method of election Number of members Method of election members a) Zilla Panchayat Dantewada 10 1 Indirect 1 Indirect 8 Direct b) Janpad Panchayat 45 4 Indirect 4 Indirect 37 Direct c) Gram Panchayat Number of Sarpanch Method of election Up Sarpanch Method of election Number of Panch Method of election members 124 122 Direct 122 Indirect 1673 Direct 11 Any other information relevant for drafting the District Action Plan a) Literacy rate 41.19% Literacy rate (male) 49.87% Literacy rate (female) 32.71% b) Gender ratio (Male to female) 1000: 1023 c) Population density 83 per Sq. km. d) Percentage of ST population 71.07% e) Percentage of SC population 3.60% 5 | P a g e Introduction Dantewada is one of the remotest districts of Chattisgarh with over 70% forested, hilly terrain and 71.07% tribal population. According to SECC 2011, percentage of households with monthly income of highest household member < 5000 is 92.82%. Various schemes and initiatives are being run in the district, in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of transforming aspirational districts by 2022. Several areas of strength based on the inherent strengths and capacities of the district have been identified in various areas of improvement for creation of this District Action Plan 2022. Suitable efforts have also been made for convergence of various Central and State Government schemes, in association with local receipts such as DMF and CSR funds, to bring about this transformation, particularly through selection of low – hanging fruits in this regard and making suitable efforts for their achievement. An attempt has also been made to address concerns regarding LWE, and to reach presently inaccessible areas. Several other areas have also been identified and elaborated in this District Action Plan, which have no direct financial outlay, but have a beneficial effect on outcomes in various sectors such as health, education and nutrition. A brief summary of broad areas of spending and amounts spent in these areas is as below: Amount proposed to be S No. Broad area of spending spent Break up of areas of spending in 2018 – 19 (lakhs) Others Education Health 2% 4% 1 Education 1653.42 2% 2 Health 860.8 Agriculture & 3 Agriculture 4318.32 Allied Fields 4 Horticulture 1506.56 15% 5 Veterinary 326.97 6 Women Empowerment 1475.65 Transportation 7 Women and Child Development 1890.75 30% 8 Drinking Water Facility 6696.11 Woman and Child 9 Sanitation 65 Development 8% 10 Solar electrification 4851.73 11 Rural electrification 3800 12 Transportation 12147.8 13 Digital Dantewada 115 Electrification Drinking Water & 14 Tribal Welfare 76.5 22% Sanitation 17% 15 Sports and Youth Welfare 15 Skill Development & Employment 354 16 Generation 6 | P a g e 2. Vision of the District The focus areas which need to be actively worked upon for transformation of the District by 2022: Sectors identified based on strengths/ Low hanging fruits (resource endowment/ heritage/ HR availability/ any other special feature etc. Projected Sector identified on availability of S Quantifiable the basis of strength Current status resources from Broad strategy envisaged No. targets for 2018-19 of the district different sources (Lakhs) A Education 1 Choo lo Asman - From 2012 to 2017, 3 students have 20 students to get 294.2 1. Students from throughout the district studying in Coaching for medical got admission in MBBS, 19 students admission into classes 9th to 12th selected on the basis of an entrance and engineering have been selected in NITs and 155 in NITs, 10 into examination entrance state engineering colleges MBBS courses and examinations 5 in IITs 2. Best coaching from throughout the country are being involved to provide training to selected students for medical and entrance examinations 3. To increase potential candidates for such training, quantifiable improvements in maths and science education in schools are to be made 2 Quality In 2016-17, class 10 pass percentage 19.63 1. To ensure better learning outcomes and pass improvements in in Dantewada was 80.7 (1st in state) percentages, test series has been launched for high Government high and class 12 pass percentage was schools and higher secondary schools, under the direct schools and higher 80.06 (7th in state) supervision of higher officials secondary schools 2. To ensure better education in English medium, 4 84.61 DAV Mukhyamantri Public Schools have been setup in the district 3. To set up requisite number of Ashram schools and hostels 7 | P a g e 4. Free of cost uniforms to children studying from 62.61 classes 1 to 8 in Government schools, and free of cost textbooks provided to students in classes 9 to 12. Looking at the economic condition of students, free uniforms and textbooks are being provided to school children from classes 11 and 12 5. The world class Jawanga Education City has been 385.00 setup to provide quality, free of cost education to students from KG to class XII 6. Solar electrification has been completed in all hostels and Ashram schools in the district. IRP plants have also been setup to provide clean,