Name of the Scheme – Border Area Development Programme (BADP):
Department – Directorate of Underdeveloped Areas
Scheme for : Individual and Institutions
Where to Apply : EAC office or DUDA head office.
When to Apply : April onwards
1. Objective: The main objective of the BADP is to meet the special developmental needs
and well being of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the international border and to saturate the border areas with the entire essential infrastructure through convergence of Central/State/ BADP/Local schemes and participatory approach.
2. Coverage:
2.1. The BADP will continue to be a 100% centrally funded programme. The Programme will cover all the villages which are located within the 0-10 Km of the International Border, irrespective of the border block abutting on the International Border or not, in 381 Blocks (approx.) and come under 106 border districts of 17 States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, which constitute the International Land Borders. Priority will be given to those villages which are located within 0-10 Km from the International Border and within that the villages identified by the Border Guarding Forces (BGF) shall get uppermost priority and will be known as strategic villages. Only after saturation of 0-10 km villages, State Governments may take up the next set of villages within the 0-20 Km distance. After saturation of 0-20 Km villages, the State Government may take up the next set of villages within 0-30 Km distance and so on up to 0-50 Km.
The State Government shall obtain a certificate from the DLC and after due satisfaction, send the same to the Department of Border Management, MHA that all villages within the 0-10 Km/0-20 Km/0-30 Km/0-40 Km distance have been saturated and respectively next set of villages 0- 20/0-30/0-40/0-50 Km distance are considered under BADP. Aerial distance will be taken into account.There too the BGFs will identify villages. For the purpose of drawing the priority, the first habitation/village from the international border shall be treated as ‘Zero’ “0” line distance and next distance shall be calculated from this village only. The term ‘strategic village’ will be applied to those villages as identified by the BGFs.
2.2 Saturation of a Village: District Level Committees (DLCs) shall make their own definition for ‘saturation of a village’ infrastructure. However, for ‘saturation of a village’ , the minimum facilities will include road connectivity, schools alongwith facilities like separate toilets for girls, sports facilities, health services, electricity, water supply, community centre, public toilets particularly for women, houses for teachers and health staff, etc. But it would be incumbent on the DLCs to decide the definition of saturation on villages keeping in view their local conditions.
3. Selection of schemes:
3.1 An illustrative list of schemes, which can be taken up under BADP, is at Annexure-I. A List of schemes not permissible under BADP is at Annexure-II. Schemes can also be suggested by BGFs concerned and expenditure on the same shall be 10% of the annual allocation made to the State. A list of permissible and non-permissible security related schemes is at Annexure-III.
3.2 Schemes should be planned to take care of the special problems faced by people living in the border areas. State Government shall draw the annual plan for the BADP by keeping in view the objectives of overall balanced development of the region and assessment made by the State Government in the gaps in basic physical
and social infrastructure in the border areas by taking into account the other resources available with the State Government for developmental activities in the border areas. Emphasis must be laid on schemes for employment promotion, production oriented activities, skill up gradation to create a sense of security amongst the people in border areas so that the people do not migrate to other areas in search of livelihood. State Government should ensure that no single sector get disproportionately large share of the allocation of the State. Hence, to facilitate the same, the maximum/minimum limit is suggested as under:
| Sector | Scheme | Limit | %age allocation |
| Infrastructure (I) | (i) Link roads, bridges, culverts, footpaths, helipads in hilly and inaccessible areas having no road connectivity. | Maximum | 35 |
| Infrastructure(II) | (ii) Safe Drinking Water Supply | No limit | |
| Health | PHCs buildings, medical equipments, mobile dispensaries/ambulance, houses for doctors and para-medics. | Minimum | 10 |
| Agriculture | All activities under Agriculture and allied sector. | Maximum | 10 |
| Social Sector | (a) Community center, common shelters for old and handicapped etc. Electricity, tracks, transit camps, kissan sheds with toilet facility ,etc. | Maximum | 15 |
| (b) Capacity building and skill development including tourism and hospitality etc. | Minimum (50% share should be for women) | 10 | |
| (d) Sanitation, Swatch Bharat Abhiyan, construction of toilets particularly for ladies, rural sanitation, etc. | Minimum | 5 | |
| Education | Buildings of schools, residential schools, libraries, computer, science and laboratory rooms, construction of houses for teachers and other staff engaged in schools. | Minimum | 10 |
| Sports Activities | Sports activities includes play fields, mini open stadium, indoor stadium, auditorium, adventure sports and other sports related infrastructure (on suggestion of BGFs) | Minimum | 5 |
| Special/ Specific area schemes. | Model Villages, construction of dispensaries, mobile dispensary, Community based infrastructure for livelihood, Promotion of organic farming, New and Renewable energy, tourism, Swatch Bharat Abhiyan, warehouses for food grains and fodder, e-chaupal, mobile media etc. | Minimum (may be kept reserved by States) | 10 |
| Maintenance | 15% share of each sector may be utilized on maintenance/repairs, if required, of the assets created under BADP. | Maximum | 15 |
| Schemes to be suggested by BGFs. | All the above sectors shall include the schemes of 10% of the amount as suggested by the BGFs. No scheme inside the BOPs or COBs shall be taken up under BADP. | Maximum | 10 |
| To be kept reserved for various services. | Implementation of MIS, Monitoring, administrative expenditure, survey, media publicity, logistic support (excluding purchase of vehicles etc.) | Maximum | 1.5 with maximum limit of Rs. 50 lakh only. |
Illustrative List of Schemes/Projects permissible under the Border Area Development Programme.
The BADP funds shall ordinarily be used for meeting the critical gaps after utilizing funds under the various Central/State schemes and to meet the immediate needs of border population. A base line survey shall be carried out in border villages in order to assess the gap in basic physical and social infrastructure and convergence of various Central/State schemes with the BADP should be ensured.
2. Various schemes/projects that can be taken up under BADP sectors are as illustrated below:
- (A) Infrastructure (I)
- Construction and strengthening of approach roads, link roads bridges, culverts, foot bridges, Foot Suspension Bridges, foot paths, pathways, ropeways, Steps/masonry steps, helipads in hilly and inaccessible areas having no road connectivity;
- Infrastructure (II)
- Safe Drinking Water Supply.
- Other Infrastructure
- Development of infrastructure for weekly haats/bazaars and also for cultural activities etc. in border areas.
- Creation of new tourist centers.
- New & Renewable electricity- Bio gas/Biomass gasification, Solar & Wind energy and Mini Hydel Projects – systems/devices for community use and related activities.
- Development of infrastructure for Industries – Small Scale with local inputs viz handloom, handicraft, furniture making, tiny units, black smith works etc. and food processing industry.
- Promotion of Rural Tourism/Border tourism.
- Protection of heritage sites.
- Retaining walls in hilly areas to protect the link roads, public buildings;
- Drains/Gutters as a part of water disposal system etc.
- Health
- Construction of houses for Doctors, paramedics and other officials engaged in health sector in border villages.
- Building infrastructure (PHC/CHC/SHC)
- Provision of medical equipments of basic/elementary Type.
- X-Ray, ECG machines, equipment for dental clinic, pathological labs. etc. can also be purchased.
- Setting up of mobile dispensaries/ambulances in rural areas by Govt./ Panchayati Raj Institutions including Tele medicine.
- Construction of Boundary walls/barbered wire fencing around HSCs/ dispensaries in border villages.
- Agriculture and allied sectors
- Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- Pisciculture
- Sericulture
- Poultry farming/Fishery/Pig/Goat/Sheep farming.
- Farm forestry, horticulture/floriculture.
- Construction of irrigation embankments, or lift irrigation or water table recharging facilities (including minor irrigation works).
- Water conservation programmes
- Social Forestry, parks, gardens in government and community lands or other surrendered lands including pasturing yards.
- Veterinary aid Centers, artificial insemination Centers and breeding Centers.
- Area specific approach keeping in view the economy of Scale – Backward- Forward integration.
- Skill development training to farmers for the use of modern/ scientific technique in farming.
- Social Sector
- Construction of community centers
- Construction of Anganwadies.
- Cultural Centers /Community Halls
- Construction of common shelters for the old or Handicapped
- Construction of Transit Camps/staging huts/waiting sheds/rain shelters with toilets. Kissan sheds with toilets at the gates of fencing etc.
- Construction of boundary walls/barbed wire fencing around public buildings including anganwadies.
- Rural Sanitation/Toilet blocks in border villages particularly for women and public places including in slum areas and in SC/ST habitations and at tourist centers, bus stands etc. Thrust should be on separate toilets particularly for women.
- Swatch Bharat Aabhiyan in border villages.
- Capacity building programme by way of vocational studies & training for youth for self-employment and skill up gradation of artisans, weavers, farmers etc. skill development in Tourism and hospitality, etc. focused attention should be given to women workers.
- Provisions for civic amenities like electricity, water etc.
- Education:
- Construction of houses for Teachers and other officials engaged in education sector in border villages.
- Primary/Middle/Secondary/Higher secondary school buildings (including additional rooms)
- Construction of hostels/dormitories
- Public libraries and reading rooms
- Construction of computer labs with necessary infrastructure and internet connectivity;
- Construction of science labs with necessary infrastructure;
- Construction of residential schools and construction of hostels in existing in Hilly areas and remote and inaccessible areas, wherever feasible;
- Construction of school/strengthening of infrastructure in existing schools such as rooms, laboratories, computer rooms, sports facilities, hostel accommodation etc. for girls.
- Construction of toilets in schools including toilets for girls.
- Construction of boundary wall/barbed wire fencing around the schools, hostels/dormitories, play grounds, libraries and reading rooms.
- Activities in the field of Sports:
- Development of play fields.
- Sports infrastructure in border villages for activities such as boxing, Archery, shooting, martial arts, judo karate and other popular games including adventure sports.
- Development of infrastructure for Sports: Tourism/Sports/Adventure Sports Scheme – creation of world class infrastructure for tourism and sports in border block where ever feasible- like rock climbing, mountaineering, river rafting, forest trekking, skiing and safaris (car/bike race, camel safaris, yak riding, boating in Rann of Kutchh.
- Construction of buildings for recognized District or State Sports Associations and for Cultural and Sport Activities or for hospitals (provision of multi-gym facilities in gymnastic centers, sports association, physical education training institutions, etc.)
- Construction of mini open stadium, indoor stadium, auditoriums etc.
- Special/Specific area schemes:
- Model Village: Composite Development of at least one village of sizeable population surrounded by five-six or more villages close to the border.
- Health: Construction of Dispensaries, Mobile dispensary/ambulance fitted with necessary portable equipments.
- Livelihood: Community based infrastructure like pasture land, sheds for livestock (Only for BPL), Fishery ponds, multi-utility community centers, Marketing yards, mini haat, common industrial sheds for cottage/small scale industry for local artisans, small organic manure units with linkage to goshala.
- Promotion of Organic Farming.
- Power: New and Renewable energy such as solar and mini hydel projects, bio- gas, bio-mass gasification, wind energy, hydro energy, etc.
- Tourism: Tourist guest houses, adventure tourism facilities, canteen at tourist places, parking, public conveniences facilities for Rural Tourism, protection of heritage sites, skill development in Tourism and hospitality, etc.
- Swatch Bharat Abhiyan: Construction of toilets in schools, public places particularly for women.
- Warehouses for food grains and fodder in hilly areas particularly in snow bound areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
- E-chaupals, agrishops, mobile media vans etc.
Annexure-II
List of the works which are not permissible under the Border Area Development Programme:
Creation of tangible assets should be given priority under the BADP. The smaller schemes, which are of direct benefit in nature to specific villages/individuals, need to be addressed by the State Governments under their own development initiatives.
The following schemes/projects/works are not permissible under the BADP. Infrastructure:
- Any schemes of individual benefit (such as roads to private basties, dera’s and dhanies established in private agricultural fields, farm houses etc.)
- Boundary walls and construction of cremation sheds in graveyards/samsan ghats.
- Cleaning of cools/nalas/khalas.
- Boundary/retaining walls of ponds.
- Construction of building for Offices of local bodies, patwarkhana, panchayat ghar, BDOs, DCs, and residences for officials (except the official engaged in schools in border areas and houses for para medics in border villages), circuit houses, Inspection Bunglows, etc.
- Any type of earth work which can be undertaken under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA).
Health:
- Health Awareness Programme.
- Eye Camps.
- RCH Programme
- Blood banks
- Control of Malaria, Filaria, Leprosy, AIDS etc.
- First aid kit for midwives. Agriculture and allied sectors.:
- Desilting of ponds in villages, towns and cities.
- Drainage facilities.
- Soil conservation- protection of erosion-flood protection.
- Use of improved seeds, fertilizers and improved technology
- Organic farming.
Education:
- Buying of school dresses/ books.
- Adult Education.
- Books/Journals
- TV/Dish antennas
Source:
https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-09/BM_II_BADP_18062019%5B1%5D.pdf