Ama Gaon Ama Bikash

“Ama Gaon Ama Bikash” Programme has been launched in Odisha to establish a direct connect between highest level of administration with the people, and enhance participation of people and PRI members in development activities.

Objectives

• To accelerate local development by taking small and essential projects of local importance and also providing missing links to the existing development infrastructure as well as construction, repair, modernization and expansion works

• To take up construction of new project which will contribute to the overall development community and well-being of the general public for which funds are not available otherwise

Coverage

Scheme covers all the Gram Panchayats in each Block of the District.

Admissibility

• Project should be of developmental nature.

• It does not invite recurring expenditure

• It creates useful community assets for benefit of the community at large

• It preserves and renovates ancient monuments and other infrastructure belonging to the people

• The project shall be original in nature

Financial Limit

• The project cost should be between Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh.

• Government have power to relax the cost limit in exceptional cases

• No limit for sanction of project for Gram Panchayat, Block and District