When Dr Manmohan Singh announced Prime Ministers’ Reconstruction Plan in November 2004, it envisaged projects worth Rs 24,025.55 crores.
Now it costs a whopping Rs 33177.85 crores, probably because of the time and cost overruns and rolling of certain routine projects and schemes into it for the sake of ‘monitoring’. But seven years after, only Rs 11146.21 crores (33.59%) were spent by August 2011.
PMRP projects are implementation differently. Projects worth Rs 6199.66 crores (18.68% of the total PMRP) falling under state sector are implemented by the state and by now Rs 4349.71 crores (70.16%) is already spent.
Central sector projects are divided into two parts – one part is being implemented by various state government agencies on behalf of the centre and another part is directly handled by the central government institutions, mostly the NHPC and the BRO. Of the Rs 6341.35 crores worth projects (making 19.11% of the PMRP) being implemented by the state government for the centre, the implementation is to the tune of Rs 1624.74 crores – a target achievement by 24.61%. But the state government functionaries say the low level of achievement owes to the lack of decision of capital intensive JNNURM projects – Rs 552 crores for augmentation of drinking water in Jammu city, and drainage systems for Jammu and Srinagar cities that would cost Rs 1741 and Rs 1470 crores.
Central government agencies are left with projects worth Rs 20636.84 crores. These include NHPC’s six power projects, a power transmission line connecting Srinagar with Leh and six defence roads. By the end of August, the expenditure under this sector is at Rs 5171.76 crores which makes target achievement of 25.06 percent.
PRIME MINISTER’S RECONSTRUCTION PLAN (PMRP)
| (Rs. In Crores) | |||
| Project | Initial Cost | Approved Cost | Expenditure |
| A. State Sector projects implemented by State Agencies | |||
| Baglihar HEP | 630 | 630 | 630 |
| Transmission & Distribution | 707 | 1350.5 | 983.79 |
| Sawalkot Access Road | 119 | 119 | 119 |
| Ramban- Dhamkund- Sawalkot road | Added later | 78 | 78 |
| Mughal Road | 159 | 639.85 | 479.32 |
| Khanabal- Pahalgam road | 25 | 110 | 110 |
| Narbal- Tangmarg Road | 38 | 116 | 114.57 |
| Counter part fund-ADB: I | 1970 | 486 | 486 |
| Counter part fund-ADB:II | 925 | 188 | |
| Salary for third teacher | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| 14 New Degree Colleges | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Establishment of 10 more Colleges Phase-II | Added later | 49 | 39.2 |
| 9 New Women ITI’s | 30.6 | 30.6 | 28.89 |
| Establishment of 5 more ITI’s Phase-II | Added later | 22.5 | 10.44 |
| Model Villages (119) | 142.8 | 142.8 | 140.62 |
| Infrastructure Development of LAHDC | 60 | 80 | 80 |
| TRT (5242) for Kashmiri migrants | To be estimated | 384.41 | 308.88 |
| Land acquisition for PMGSY roads | Added later | 577 | 450 |
| Rehabilitation of Dal-Nigeen Lake | Added later | 356 | 0 |
| Sub-Total (Ongoing) | 3984.4 | 6199.66 | 4349.71 |
| B. Central Sector projects implemented by State Agencies | |||
| Elect. of all villages across the state | To be estimated | 844.19 | 519.47 |
| Anganwadis (6817) in every habitation | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Enhanced outlay for Reh. Council | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| National Rural Health Mission | To be estimated | 566.07 | 434.54 |
| Construction of health centres through external assistance |
To be estimated | 0 | 0 |
| Setting up of 50 tourist villages | 31.5 | 35 | 8.5 |
| 12 Tourism Development Authorities | 240 | 240 | 94.91 |
| Conservation of Dal Lake | 237 | 298.76 | 178.05 |
| Urban Self Employment | 12.52 | 14.43 | 8.25 |
| Sewerage & drainage for GreaterJammu(Now shifted to JNNURM) | 1470 | 1741 | 0 |
| Sewerage & drainage for Greater Srinagar(Now shifted to JNNURM) | 1741 | 1470 | 0 |
| Augmenation and improvement of water supply in Greater Jammu (Now shifted to JNNURM) | 552 | 552 | 0 |
| Conservation of Mansar Lake | To be estimated | 3 | 0.63 |
| Conservation of Wular Lake | To be estimated | 120 | 0 |
| Conservation of Tsomoriri Lake | To be estimated | 4.2 | 0.22 |
| Extending total literacy campaign | 1 | 3.19 | 1.15 |
| Compensation to industries Units | To be estimated | 10 | 2.83 |
| Rehabilitaion of Horticulture Industry | 100 | 100 | 139.97 |
| Assistance to agriculture graduates | 1.35 | 1.35 | 0 |
| Const. of food storage facilities at Leh & Kargil | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Raising of 5 IRP battalions | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Reh. Of people effected by Cross Border Shelling | 72 | 58.99 | 58.99 |
| Reh. of Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir migrants | To be estimated | 6.17 | 4.23 |
| Sub-Total | 4731.37 | 6341.35 | 1624.74 |
| C. Central Sector Projects implemented by Central Agencies | |||
| 1000 Micro Hydro-Electric Projects | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Srinagar Leh Transmission line | 634 | 890 | 0 |
| Pakul Dul HEP | 3480 | 5577 | 111.89 |
| Bursar HEP | 4378 | 4378.19 | 90.09 |
| Uri HEP II | 1778 | 1725 | 1419.38 |
| Kishanganga HEP | 3316 | 3642.04 | 557.96 |
| Nemo Bazgo HEP | Added later | 611 | 628.26 |
| Chhutak HEP | Added later | 621.26 | 625.87 |
| Domel-Katra Road | 30 | 34.46 | 34.36 |
| Batote-Kishtwar Road | 100 | 959 | 530 |
| Srinagar-Uri | 155 | 397.83 | 271.34 |
| Uri-Salamabad Kaman Post Road | 45.15 | 45.15 | 39.98 |
| 2-laning of Srinagar – Leh Road | 250 | 986.9 | 457.26 |
| Nimo-Padam-Darcha Road | 241 | 411.52 | 108.21 |
| IT Skill promotion) | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Tourist Circuit (Lakhanpur-Basohli- Bhadarwah-Sinthan-Srinagar) | 8 | 21.79 | 16.38 |
| Infr. facilities at Srinagar Airport | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Upg. of Jammu Medical College to the level of AIIMS | 120 | 120 | 107.07 |
| Upg. of Srinagar Medical College to the level of AIIMS | Added later | 120 | 78.01 |
| Sub-Total | 14630.85 | 20636.84 | 5171.76 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 23346.62 | 33177.85 | 11146.21 |
