SCHEMES & ACTIVITIES
FOREST RIGHTS ACT
1. Individual Rights issued to 282 families over 320.349 Hect.
2. Community Rights to 43 applicants are in the process of issuing titles.
In the second phase, 2167 applications have been received for individual rights. Joint verification has been completed in 640 cases. Action is being taken for conducting survey in those cases. Joint verification has to be conducted for the rest of the applications. No applications have been received for community rights so far.
LAND
Details of Land distributed in Attappady are given below: At present 76 families are landless (Zero land).
| Year | Name of Scheme | No. of beneficiaries | Extent of land (Acres) |
| 2013-14 | Land Purchase | 1 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Vested Forest | 517 | 483 |
| Total | 518 | ||
HOUSING
Progress of Housing schemes being Implemented in Attappady
| Year | Scheme | Sanctioned | Completed | Incomplete | Remarks |
| 2011-12 | General Housing | 117 | 104 | 13 | The incomplete houses are in various stage of construction. Action has been taken for the completion during the current financial year itself under LIFE mission. |
| 2012-13 | General Housing | 68 | 39 | 29 | |
| 2013-14 | General Housing | 102 | 57 | 45 | |
| 2014-15 | General Housing | 252 | 53 | 199 | |
| 2015-16 | ATSP Housing | 2517 | 91 | 2426 | |
| 2015-16 | Hudco Housing | 150 | 16 | 134 | |
| 2016-17 | Hudco Housing | 466 | – | 466 | |
| Total | 3672 | 360 | 3312 |
It is a scheme for the socio-economic betterment of tribal population living in the tribal hamlets. It is proposed for meeting the immediate requirements of infrastructure facilities, economic activities and basic minimum needs of women and children. Infrastructure facilities include providing house to houseless tribals in the hamlets, water supply, sanitation facilities and resettlement of tribals living in difficult conditions
During 2017-18, 9 colonies have been selected in Attappady block, as shown below. Action is being taken for the preparation of DPR.
Sl. No |
Name of Panchayat | Name of Colonies |
| 1 | Pudoor | 1. Galasi |
| 2. Melethudukki | ||
| 3. Thazhe Thudukki | ||
| 2 | Sholayar | 1. Muthikkulam |
| 2. Kallakkara | ||
| 3. Veettikund | ||
| 3 | Agali | 1. Chindakki |
| 2. Kavundikkal | ||
| 3. Bhoothivazhi |
Eletrification
100% electrification of all tribal hamlets are now under progress and an amount of Rs 176.00 Lakh was allotted to Palakkad district including Attappadi.
This is a special package programme launched during 2014-15 by allocating funds in addition to the normal share of TSP in the State. It is utilized for the socio economic development of ST population living in ST settlements, particularly those in inaccessible/ remote areas.
Infrastructural facilities like house to houseless ST families, water supply, sanitation, resettlement of ST families living in difficult conditions; tie up with MGNREGS in providing wage employment; health, nutrition, women & children development programmes; programmes for preserving the tribal dialects and culture; tie up with Kudumbasree in alleviating the incidence of tribal poverty; programmes of ICDS, NSAP etc. are certain components of the package.
The concept of comprehensive development of tribal hamlets is of atmost importance in addressing grass root issues and ensuring unskewed development. It is envisaged to give thrust on overall development of unattended issues of hamlets on a case to ease basis by allocating a consolidated fund of Rs. 1 crore for each hamlet for various activities viz. Drinking water, Electricity, Solar lighting, Link Roads, Foot path, Community centres, Anganwadies etc.
The development needs in the habitats are identified in accordance with the priorities determined by the beneficiaries, in meetings of Oorukoottams with prior notice, headed by MLAs, and MPs and representatives of three tier Panchayathiraj institutions concerned and officials including District Collector, District Planning Officer and all other district officers of line departments to be held in the habitat itself.
The scheme was started in 2013-14. During 2013-14 one Hamlet was selected in Attappady. The progress of implementation is shown below:
| Year | Name of Hamlet | Agency | Activities of work | Amount sanctioned (Rs.in Lakhs) | Exp.
(Rs.in lakh) |
| 2013-14 | Vadakkekadampara
(Sholayar Panchayat |
FIT Aluva | · Concrete Road
· Irish Drain construction & 100m Drainage has been completed. · Compound wall around the colony · House Renovation · Water Supply, (Toilet construction) etc not completed. |
65.00 | 63.00 |