NE BUSINESS BUREAU
HYDERABAD, AUG 29
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced that it has sanctioned ₹1,137 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) as loan assistance for augmenting the Infrastructure in Rural Education and Public Health Institutions across all the districts of Andhra Pradesh, a top official of NABARD said.
“An amount of ₹781.13 crore is sanctioned to the Department of School Education for installation of drinking water supply system and construction of toilets. The project will assist more than 11,800 schools, including Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools in 664 Mandals across the State. The project is expected to benefit more than 17 lakh students studying in these schools. The drinking water supply unit with UV purification will ensure a safe drinking water supply to all the students in government schools. The projects are proposed under the prestigious Mana Badi Naadu-Needu Programme of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The projects are planned to be completed by March 2023,” said Sudhir Kumar Jannawar, Chief General Manager of NABARD’s Andhra Pradesh Regional Office.
Jannawar added that an amount of ₹356.23 crore has been sanctioned to the Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare for augmentation of health infrastructure, allied infrastructure and critical medical facilities in 94 existing rural health centres across the State to provide quality health care services to the needy. The projects aim at improving the delivery of health care services by providing the required infrastructure as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) norms.
