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The developmental activities in the entire
BTC area are being taken up by CD and RD
wings of Panchayat and Rural Development
Department.
DRDA is one of the developing agency which
implement rural development works for eradication
of poverty in rural area. During the year
2004-05 and 2005-06 DRDA has taken up various
development works under the programmes of
SGRY, SGSY, IAY (NC and UG), PMGY (NC and
UG), NFFWP, IWDP, CD and award of 11th Finance
Commissions.
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Training
of river Saralbanga Rly. Bridge (on
both Banks) under NREGA at Aflagaon,
Kokrajhar
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Scheme
implemented under NREGA
under Kokrajhar Dev. Block
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1. SGRY : Under this programme total
amount received during 2004-05 is Rs. 2028.14
lakhs including fund of previous year of
SGRY. The availability of fund during this
current year is Rs. 2322.18 lakhs including
the carry over fund of Rs. 186.14 lakhs
from the previous year of SGRY. The expenditure
made under this programme is Rs. 2249.17
lakhs and 70.469 lakhs mandays were generated.
Total rice lifted during this year is 21380
MT and the same is distributed to the worker
at a subsidized rate of Rs. 8 per kg. The
total numbers of IBS beneficiaries covered
during 2004-05 is 2965 numbers with financial
involvement of Rs. 190.00 lakhs.
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Samoka
F.I.S. over the Samoka river at Sonapur
under Kokrajhar Dev. Block constd.
under SGRY
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During the financial year 2005-06 the DRDA
has the total available of fund Rs. 4063.99
lakhs including the opening balance of amount
Rs. 138.80 lakhs of previous year. Out this
total amount Rs. 2634.94 lakhs has been
utilized by generating 58.285 lakh mandays.
About 5383 numbers of beneficiaries has
been benefited under IBS by utilizing Rs.
430.45 lakhs. A total quantity 10210 MT
rice has been lifted against the allocation
of 29176 MT during the 2005-06 and utilized
as per plan.
2. IAY (New Const.) : Under this
programme the total amount received during
2004-05 is Rs. 748.06 lakhs including fund
of previous year. The total available fund
during the current year is Rs. 839.95 lakhs
including the carryover fund of preceding
year of Rs. 91.89 lakhs. The expenditure
made under this programme is Rs. 741.49
lakhs against the construction of 2755 numbers
of houses.
During 2005-06, the DRDA, Kokrajhar received
Rs. 912.29 lakhs of fund under this programme.
Out of the total available fund of Rs. 1010.75
lakhs including the carryover fund of Rs.
98.46 lakhs, an amount of Rs. 483.21 lakhs
has been utilized till date for construction
of 5268 numbers of IAY houses.
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Mushroom
Cultivation at Milan Jyoti SHG
under Gossaigaon Dev. Block
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IAY
under Tilokgaon VCDC in Sidli
Chirang Dev. Block
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3. IAY (Up-Gradation) : The total
amount received during 2004-05 is Rs. 187.02
lakhs including the fund of previous year.
The total availability of fund during current
year is Rs. 204.29 lakhs including the carryover
fund of Rs. 17.27 lakhs from previous year.
The expenditure made under this programme
is Rs. 150.39 lakhs against the completed
1509 numbers of IAY houses.
During the year 2005-06 total amount of
Rs. 86.86 lakhs has been received including
the fund of previous year. During the year
total fund available under this programme
is Rs. 140.22 lakhs including opening balance
of Rs. 53.36 lakhs of previous year. An
amount of Rs. 122.23 lakhs has been utilized
for up gradation of 180 numbers of houses.
4. PMGY (New Const.) : During 2004-05
under this programme the DRDA, Kokrajhar
has received Rs. 43.56 lakhs for construction
of PMGY houses. The DRDA has received only
Cash Component under this programme and
accordingly total fund received was released
to all implementing agencies for construction
of 697 numbers of houses.
5. PMGY (Upgradation) : Under this
programme the DRDA has also received an
amount of Rs. 56.56 lakhs during 2004-05
against the Cash Component up gradation
of houses. Out of this amount, 3771 number
of beneficiaries have benefited for up gradation
of their houses.
6. SGSY : During the financial
year 2004-05, an amount of Rs. 158.52 lakhs
has been released as subsidy to 166 number
of SHGs against Rs. 317.04 lakhs of Credit.
Altogether, Rs. 72.50 lakhs has been utilized
as revolving fund for 725 numbers of SHGs.
During this year the total amount utilized
for development of SGSY infrastructure as
below :
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Piggery
Farm of Milan SHG, Hatigarh
under Kachugaon Dev. Block
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Weaving
at Udalguri SHG
under Kachugaon Dev.Block
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Name
of Block
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Amount
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Kokrajhar Dev, Block |
Rs. 14·50 lakhs.
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Sidli-Chirang Dev, Block |
Rs. 7·80 lakhs.
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Dotma Dev, Block |
Rs. 9·10 lakhs.
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Kachugaon Dev, Block |
Rs. 12·30 lakhs.
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5.
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Gossaigaon Dev, Block |
Rs. 6·70 lakhs.
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6.
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Hatidhura Dev, Block |
Rs. 5·20 lakhs.
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Total Rs. 55·60 lakhs
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During 2005-06 the DRDA has received Rs. 416.85
lakhs under SGSY. Out of the total Rs. 501.10
lakhs including the opening balance of Rs.
92,25 lakhs, and amount of Rs. 247.37 lakhs
has been utilized till today.
In the district total 2560 numbers of SHGs
has been formed from inception, out of which
1083 number of SHG qualified for Grade-1 stage.
The economic activities taken up by 783 numbers
of groups. The total women group in the district
is 1076.
7. NFFWP : The DRDA, Kokrajhar is one
of the five districts in Assam which is implementing
the National Food For Work Programme. A total
amount isRs.4962.59 lakhs has been received
during 2004-05 as a Cash Component and some
32490.00 MT of rice allocated or the district
against the programme. The utilization of
fund and rice component is 85% out of received
amount.
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Kadamtola
Road constructed under the scheme
of
All-Weather Road of NFFWP under Kokrajhar
Dev. Block
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8. Physical Achievement : Further,
during the financial year 2004-05 and 2005-06
physical assets have been created under
SGRY, IAY (NC and UG), PMGY (NC and UG),
NFFWP and SGSY programmes are as follows
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Sl.
N.
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Name
of Work
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Physical
Achievement
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2004-05
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2005-06
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1.
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Constn. of Rural Roads— |
1730 km
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1800 km
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2.
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Upgradation to all weather roads— |
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164 km
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3.
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Constn. of bundh and irrigation
canals— |
894 nos.
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620 nos.
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4.
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Medium size bridges and HP culverts
and Slab cunverts— |
220 nos.
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314 nos.
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5.
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Constn. of school building &
community halls— |
80 nos.
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60 nos.
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6.
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Constn. of waiting sheds and
markets— |
119 nos.
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80 nos.
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7.
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Digging/Improvement of Fishery
Tanks— |
81 nos.
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115 nos.
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8.
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Plantation of Som/Banana trees—
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126 hect.
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178 hect.
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9.
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IAY (NC)— |
2754 nos.
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1933 nos.
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10.
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IAY (UG)— |
1373 nos.
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180 nos.
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11.
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PMGY (NC)— |
192 nos.
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697 nos.
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12.
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PMGY (UG)— |
46 nos.
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3771 nos.
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9. IWDP : This is a major programme
undertaken by DRDA, Kokrajhar. In the district
there are four numbers of watershed projects
being implemented by the various PIAs. These
are Aie-Taklaie, Jakati-Kaora, Hel-Longa
and Gaurang Tarang watersheds.
A. Aie-Taklaie Watershed project :
The project has been implemented in Sidli-Chirang
Dev. Block covering the 11559 Ha. Comprising
23 numbers of Micro Watersheds. Out of the
project cost of Rs. 693.54 lakhs an amount
of Rs. 515.17 lakhs has been received up
to 5th Installment. The remaining 6th and
7th installment awaited from the Govt. The
two PIAs i.e. DAO, Kokrajhar and DFO, SF,
Kokrajhar has engaged for implementation
of the project. An amount of Rs. 489.05
lakhs has been utilized for covering the
9825 hect. for development of this area.
Total mandays generated is 98780.
B. Jakati-Kaora watershed Project :
Under the guidelines of Hariyali, Jakati-Kaora
project was sanctioned during the year 2003-04
for implementation in Kachugaon Dev. Block
as the PIA. Out of the total Rs. 360.00
lakhs project cost against 6000 hect. Treatable
area an amount of Rs. 162.00 lakhs has been
received up to 2nd installment. Out of this
amount, Rs. 149.07 lakhs has been utilised
December’05. As per Govt.’s instruction
the NIRD (NERC) Guwahati has been approached
to conduct Mid-Term Evaluation of the project.
C. Hel-Longa Watersheds Projects :
This project is sanctioned by the GoI during
2004-05 for implementation in Dotma Dev.
Block under Hariyali guidelines. The project
cost is Rs. 300.00 Lakhs and the area of
the project is 5000 hector. Under this programme
an amount of Rs. 157.40 lakhs have been
received up to 2nd instalment. An amount
of Rs. 120.72 lakhs has been utilised till
December, 2005.
D. Gaurang-Tarang Watersheds Project
: This programme has been sanctioned
by the Govt. during August, 2005 for implementation
in the Kokrajhar Dev. Block. The project
cost of the Gaurang-Tarang Wattersheds is
Rs. 360.00 lakhs covering the 6000 hectors.
For starting initial work some Rs. 1.00
crore has been received as a 1st instalment
from the MORD GOI as being the central share
for this project. The awareness programme,
sensitisation, formation of WCs, Was, UGs,
HSGs are going on.
E. The Physical Achievement : Under
the IWDP, the DRDA, Kokrajhar has made remarkable
progress in the field of Agriculture, Social
Forestry, Construction of Bundh, Dong, Spillway
etc. The following physical features are
shown against the Aie-Taklaie, Jakati-Kaora
and Hel-Longa watersheds :
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Construction
of Check Dam-II
under Aie-Taklaie, IWDP
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Multipurpose
Nursery at Mestabari village under
Gaurang-Tarang Wastershed under Kokrajhar
Dev. Block
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Sl.
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Name
of Work
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Name
of Watershed Projects
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Aie-Taklai
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Jakati-Kaora
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Hel-Longa
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1.
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Vegetative Barrier
(RM)— |
52900
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10000
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50
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2.
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Gully Plugs (Nos.)— |
34
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3.
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Contour and graded
bund (RM)— |
51959
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2000
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4.
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Diversion canal
(RM)— |
48450
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8000
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5.
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Nullah Bund (Nos.)— |
19302
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3000
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6.
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Farm Pond (hect.)— |
90
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1
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Check Dam (Nos.)— |
621
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36
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8.
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Repairing of indigenous
canal (RM)— |
49941
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9.
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Afforestation (hect.)— |
58·67
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52
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5·31
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10.
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Pasteur (hect.)— |
9·27
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11.
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Horticulture (hect.)— |
121·70
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39
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6·71
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Pisciculture (hect.)— |
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9·23
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10. Award of 11th Finance Commission :
During the financial year 2004-05, BTC received
an amount of Rs. 2,40,59,789.00 from Deputy
Commissioner, Kokrajhar and Chief Executive
Officers of Sonitpur, Bongaigaon, Darrang
and Dhubri Zilla Parshad. No fund was received
from CEO, Nalbari and Barpeta Zilla Parishad
under 11th EFC during 2004-05. The following
schemes were implemented as per Govt. guidelines
in BTC area.
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Drinking Water Scheme. |
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Primary Health Care. |
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Schemes for creation
of enumerative assets for VCDCs. |
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Construction/Repairing
of VCDC offices. |
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Purchase of office
furnitures for VCDC office. |
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Street lighting. |
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Primary Education
Schemes. |
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The Govt. of Assam has also released an
amount of Rs. 5,57,63,099.00 under the award
of 11th Finance Commission 2005-06. The
following schemes were recommended to be
taken up for implementation :
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Primary Education. |
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Primary Health Care. |
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Safe Drinking Water. |
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Street Lighting. |
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Sanitation including
drainage and scavenging facilities. |
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Maintenance of creation
and burial grounds. |
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Public conveniences
and other common property resources. |
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11 CD Schemes : In BTC, 80% of
the population live in rural area. Hence,
the development activities in the entire
BTC area were being planned to taken up
by RD and CD wings of the Panchayat and
Rural Developmewnt Department with the meagre
fund that were allocated by Govt. in the
Annual State Plan for the year 2005-06.
The budgeted annual plan allocated to BTC
was not sufficient for development activities
in BTC area with large geographical area
and population thereof.
Nature of Scheme : Small schemes
like construction of rural roads, box-type
culverts, wooden bridges, bamboo foot bridges
constructed in rural areas during 2005-06.
The other small schemes like agricultural
bundhs, canals, educational buildings, minor
irrigation projects, water supply schemes,
waiting sheds, sanitary latrines, community
halls that are essential to the rural people
were also taken with meagre funds.
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