Jawahar Rojgar Yojna

No.N-24011/13/94 RE III
Government of India
Ministry of Rural Areas & Employment
Deptt. Of Rural Employment & Poverty Alleviation

Krishi Bhavan New Delhi
10.2.1997

To
The Secretary
Rural Development Department

Sub: Revision Modification in JRY guidelines - Earmarking of funds for person with disabilities.

Sir,

With the coming into effect of the Persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of rights and full participation), Act it has been decided to earmark 3% of the JRY funds for the benefits of the persons with disabilities. I am directed, therefore, to refer to Chapter-V of the JRY Manual (As Modified and effective from 1.1.1994), regarding ear marking of JRY funds at DRDA Zila Parishad, Intermediate and Village level panchayats and to say that two new paras i.e. 32.2 and 33.1 (a) have been incorporated in the above mentioned chapter of the JRY Manual. These Paras be read as follows :

33.2 "Out of the 60% funds earmarked for general works in Para 32.1 (a), .3% funds would utilized for cration of barrier free infrastructure for the disabled.

33.1a "Three Percent of Annual allocation at the intermediate and village level Panchayats would be utilized to create barrier free infrastructure for persons with disabilities. However, resources of the village Panchayats earmarked for persons with disabilities, may be pooled together at the level of the intermediate Panchayats along with the funds earmarked for persons with disabilities at the intermediate pancayat level and spent as per the felt need of the area concerned".
This may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Yours Faithfully
(Avtar Singh Sahota)
Director (JRY)