ANAITHU GRAMA ANNA MARUMALARCHI THITTAM (AGAMT)

ANAITHU GRAMA ANNA MARUMALARCHI THITTAM (AGAMT) :

• The Government have launched a new scheme called the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam. The scheme aims at substantial mobilization of resources into the Village Panchayats and improvements of infrastructure in all the 12,618 Village Panchayats in the State over the next five years. In terms of allocation, this is the biggest scheme among all the Centrally and State sponsored schemes presently under implementation.
  

• After the implementation of the scheme there should be visible impact and distinct improvement in the quality and quantity of the amenities available in the Village Panchayat.Based on the per capita income of Village Panchayats worked out by the districts, the list of villages to be taken year wise has been communicated to the districts. Under this scheme, in order to improve the basic infrastructure facilities in the Panchayats, priority has been given to the Village Panchayatsin which the per capita income is very low.

• Based on this, one fifth of Village Panchayats in each Block has been prepared according to ascending order of per capita income and improvement of rural infrastructure will be taken up over a period of five years. Under this programme, every Village Panchayat would get a direct State assistance of Rs.20 lakhs each.

• Out of this Rs.15 lakhs is for the tied component and Rs.5 lakhs is for the united component. However, this ceiling can be exceeded by drawing a part of the untied component. However, a school sports centre can be developed for Rs.2 lakhs by taking Rs. 50,000 from the untied component of Rs.5 lakhs. For each of the AGAMT Village, a committee consisting of the following members will be given the responsibility for the selection of the works and finalisation of the exact location of the works.
  

i) Village Panchayat President concerned.

ii) Block Development Officer (Village Panchayats)

iii) Assistant Engineer / Union Engineer of the concerned Block

iv) Village Administrative Officer concerned.

5. The works taken up under AGAMT.

Scheme funds can be broadly grouped into two categories namely:

(A) Compulsory works

(B) Optional works

Compulsory works :

There are five components under this category.

(i) One pond/oorani/tank per village

(ii) Sports centres

(iii) Libraries

(iv) Burial Ground/Cremation Ground

(v) Water supply

Optional works :

The Following optional works can also be taken up under this scheme.

(i) Cement concrete pavements

(ii) Extention of street lights and installation of sodium vapour lamps / compact Fluorescent

lamps (CFLS) / Fluorescent Tube lights

(iii) Fish ponds

(iv) Shandies

• The works not permitted under MLACD Scheme will not be permitted under this scheme also. One percent of the total annual allocation will be earmarked for Information, Educational and Communication activities pertaining to this scheme. A total of 2540 Village Panchayats have been selected and works were taken up during 2006-07 under this scheme at a cost of Rs.513.08 Crores. 2534 Village Panchayats are being taken up under AGAMT during 2007-08.

• Hence, at the rate of Rs.20 lakh per Village Panchayat, a total of Rs.506.80 crores is allocated. In addition, 1% of the allocation (i.e) Rs.5.068 crores is allocated for Information, Education and Communication component of the scheme. Totally, an amount of Rs.511.868 crores is allocation for AGAMT during 2007-08.