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For other backwards areas a Backwardness Index is being prepared based on % of
SC,ST and BPL population, along with average distance of villages in a GP from nearest town
and % of non-irrigated land for allocating GP wise funds under BRGF in future during
Eleventh Plan period. At least three GPs have been identified from each Block area based of
B.I. for 07-08. Annexure-7
IV. URBAN SECTOR
Ganjam district has one municipality at Beharampur and 17 NACs located generally at
block or tahsil headquarters. All these areas have emerged as growth centers of the district.
People from adjoining rural areas depend on these urban areas for employment, market facility,
health care , higher education and other basic needs. With the increasing trend towards
urbanization, there has been tremendous pressure on the civic amenities of these urban zones.
With inadequate funding from government schemes and also lack of sufficient resources to
generate own funds, these urban areas have suffered a lot over the years in terms of lower
quality of life and amenities. These urban areas are the socio-economic and cultural centers in
their sphere of influence. The district plan identifies the need to improve the infrastructural
amenities in these areas to enable a guided development. These areas will be emerging as the
nodes for the overall development strategy for the district. The ripple effect from the
development of these areas can be visible in other parts of the district as well. That is the
reason why 25% of the Development Grant under BRGF has been allocated to the Urban Local
Bodies for improving the road and civic amenities even though they account for only 18% of
the population.
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