Saranda Development Plan

1. Saranda Development Plan --------->first systematic experiment in combining a security-oriented and development-focussed approach in Maoist-affected areas on a large-scale

2.   July-August 2011-----------> the CRPF and the State police jointly “liberated” (area of West Singbhum district of Jharkhand from 11 years of Maoist control and domination)

3. October 2011-------->SDP was prepared by the district administration covering 56 villages in six gram panchayats of Manoharpur block (7,000 households)

4.    The main elements of the SDP are as follows:

·      Building houses for 6,000 households under the Indira Awaas Yojana (sanctioned in December 2011)

·      Appointment of 56 Rozgar Mitras from local tribal youth for MGNREGA

·      11 roads and one bridge to be constructed under the PMGSY

·      Implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006

·      Distribution of 7,000 solar lanterns, 7,000 transistors and 7,000 bicycles paid for by SAIL

·      Launch of five mobile health units, (SAIL's CSR)

·      Start of six watershed development projects covering an area of around 36,000 hectares

·      access to drinking water supply

5.   number of private mining companies ----->mineral wealth of Saranda (bauxite)