Border Area Development Programme

The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) was launched by the Government of India as a special initiative in the year 1993-94. Currently, this program is being implemented in 16 development blocks of the districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Sri Ganganagar, which are located within a 0 to 10 kilometer belt along the approximately 1162 km long international border. The program has been allocated funds in a 60:40 ratio between the central and state governments since the financial year 2016-17. The latest guidelines for the scheme were issued by the Border Management Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on March 11, 2020, and are effective from April 1, 2020. A directive was issued on April 6, 2022, stating that the scheme will continue in its current form until September 30, 2022. There is a moratorium on the approval of new activities under the scheme, and the determination of a new format for the scheme is currently in process at the level of the Government of India.

• Development of border areas
• Financial assistance for various projects
• Improved infrastructure and services in border regions

Residents of border areas (0-10 km) in the districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Sri Ganganagar can apply for the scheme.

Online

Applications can be submitted online through the official website: rdprd.gov.in. For further assistance, contact the designated officers listed below:

• K. K. Sharma, SE, Mobile: 9166625337, Email: pdengg.rd@rajasthan.gov.in
• Bhaskar Datt Tripathi, PD cum DS, Mobile: 1412227052, Email: pdsap-rd-rj@gov.in
• Jaipal Singh Medatiya, ACE, Mobile: 9414476001, Email: pdengg.rd@rajasthan.gov.in