The Desert Development Programme (DDP), initiated in 1977-78, aims to improve agricultural productivity and restore ecological balance in arid regions of India, covering 235 blocks across 40 districts. The program focuses on afforestation, livestock development, and effective use of natural resources, with funding patterns established for various ecosystem types. Challenges in implementation include lack of thorough surveys, minimal involvement of local agencies, and significant environmental degradation due to overgrazing.

1. Desert Development
Programme
Presented by: Surbhi, Jasmine, Jyoti, Aastha

2. meet our team
TAKUMA HAYASHI MIRJAM NILSSON​ FLORA BERGGREN​ RAJESH SANTOSHI
president chief executive officer chief operations
officer
vp marketing
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3. agenda
Evolution
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Coverage area
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Objectives
11
Schemes
13
Funding pattern
14
Case study
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Conclusion
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A sizable proportion of the country’s total land area falls
under:
Arid
Semi arid
Dry sub humid

5. A drought is a long period of dry
weather caused by a shortfall in
the usual rainfall in a given time
period of more than a certain
percentage, usually 50% in the
sowing season.
A drought-prone area is
characterized by:
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degradation of land
hunger and malnutrition
decreasing productivity of
crops
depleting water resources
out-migration of both human
and cattle populations

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On the recommendations of the
, in its Interim Report (1974), the hot desert
areas were identified for the implementation of a program
comprising afforestation and livestock development. As for
the cold desert areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal
Pradesh, the National Commission (in its Final Report, 976)
recommended that their specific problems should be studied
in depth.
The above recommendations lead to the Desert
Development Programme (DDP) in the year 1977-78. The
DDP program was implemented on a sectoral basis to
develop poor areas in the long term. It was launched in both
the of and
and the of and

7. Coverage
- Including of 384 new blocks; and
- Transfer of 64 blocks from DPAP to DDP.

8. Inclusion of new blocks and transfer of
blocks from DPAP to DDP was agreed
to. Thus, from 1995-96 total blocks
covered under DDP became 227 in 40
districts of 7 States. Subsequently, with
the re-organization of Districts and
Blocks, the programme is now covered
in 235 blocks of 40 districts in 7 States.
The corresponding physical area under
the programme is about 4.57 lakh sq.
km.
Before
131
blocks
21
district
5 state
After
235
blocks
40
district
7 state

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J&K
Haryana
Rajasth
an
Gujarat
Andhra
Pradesh
Karnatak
a
Himachal
Pradesh

12. To restore ecological balance by
harnessing, conserving and developing natural
resources i.e. land, water, vegetative cover
and rising land productivity

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14. Funding pattern
The Central share under each type of eco-system under DDP was as under:
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Hot Arid Non Sandy Areas 75%
Cold Arid Areas 100%
Hot Arid Sandy Areas 100%

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The above Central share was applicable up to 31st March 1999.
With effect from 1st April 1999, the program is being funded based on
. In all these cases the watershed projects are being
are being sanctioned on or after this date. From 1.4.1995 till
31.3.2000, each cost ranged between Rs. 22.50 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs.
With effect from 1.4.2000, a uniform rate of
Rs. 30 lakh per project has been prescribed.

16. Releases made under DDP (1995-96 to 2002-
03) as on 31-1-2003
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S.
No
Name of
state
1995-
96
1996-
97
1997-
98
1998-
99
1999-
2000
2000-
01
2001-
02
2002-
03
Total
1. Andhra
Pradesh
4.05 6.74 4.22 4.83 4.37 6.51 9.99 6.41 47.12
2. Gujarat 18.61 10.27 11.01 8.60 27.51 24.45 22.58 30.39 153.42
3. Haryana 4.50 6.34 7.97 6.08 4.54 8.11 14.83 11.50 63.87
4. Himachal
Pradesh
6.36 8.00 1.50 0.30 2.55 4.51 5.14 7.36 35.72
5. Jammu &
Kashmir
10.00 13.30 2.25 5.85 4.86 7.84 5.75 9.02 58.97
6. Karnataka 3.90 4.32 8.42 3.50 2.15 5.03 9.95 11.24 48.51
7. Rajasthan 53.58 16.40 34.64 60.64 39.1 78.54 81.64 58.41 412.86
Total 101.00 65.35 70.80 79.80 84.99 134.99 149.89 134.33 820.37
Rs. in crore

17. In J&K no soil,
topographic or
hydrological surveys
were undertaken by any
agency for deciding the
areas of thrust and in
the formulation of the
area-based schemes.
There was no
voluntary agency or
peoples involvement
in the identification of
the areas or the
formulation and
implementation of
schemes of the DDP.
It was observed that the
visits of Senior Officers
were very few which had
no desired impact on the
program.
The main reasons for
the depletion of
vegetable cover and
degradation of
The environment in
the desert areas was
due to an uncontrolled
overgrazing of
livestock

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There should be a
clear cut policy in
granting the funds for
proper maintenance
of the assets created
under the DDP.
The State
Government may
be given powers to
incur expenditure
on schemes as
per the felt needs
of the people and
the area.
Block Agency
should be
effectively
involved
especially in the
schemes under
agriculture,
forestry and
pasture
development.
In order to reduce the
consumption of firewood,
the non-conventional
sources of
energy like bio-gas plants
and Solar Energy may be
introduced

19. The impact of the DDP watershed development programme on
the agricultural economy so that living standard of the rural
population improved; this study has taken up the following specific
objectives:
To analyze the impact of the DDP
watershed programme on agricultural
productivity, cropping intensity and
cropping pattern in WSA and Non-WSA.
To examine benefit and cost ratio in WSA
and non-WSA

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The watershed projects under IWDP and DDP have been
completed in three
and five
districts respectively till 31-07-2013 which were implemented
under Haryali Guideline, 2003.

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Source of Data
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22. Analytical Techniques
For analyzing the impacts of the
watershed development programme on
production, productivity, cropping pattern,
and cropping intensity simple analytical
techniques average and percentage
methods have been used. For analyzing
the result the study used the following
concepts have been used:
Cropping Intensity = gross cropped area
net sown area
100
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Results and Discussions:
A comparison of WSA and Non-WSA under DDP watershed
development programme related to production, productivity of
different crops, cropping pattern, cropping intensity, cost and
returns of different crops has been done. Then find out
percentage deviation between them so that impacts of DDP
watershed development programme have been examined.

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Table 2 Impact of DDP on Cropping Pattern and
Cropping Intensity in Haryana

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