JUDGMENT

R.C. Lahoti, J.-In the early eighties, the Government or Rajasthan introduced various programmes and allied schemes for poverty elimination, employment generation etc. It brought into existence bodies known as District Rural Development Agencies (hereinafter referred to as DRDAs ) registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The main object of these agencies was to plan and administer the area development programme aiming at integrated Rural Development. In the year 1992, these DRDAs were concerned with the following schemes :

Limit of Admn.

Expenses

(i) I.R.D.P. (Antyodaya) 10-15%

(ii) Desert Development  Programme 5%

(iii) Jawahar Rozgar Yojna 2%

(iv) Indira Avas Yojna 2%

(v) Apna Gaon Apna Kam 2%

(vi) Bio-gas Plants -

(vii) Development of Women and Children of Rural Area -

The main object of the Agencies was to implement such Schemes and to identify beneficiaries including small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and other persons eligible for assistance under these Schemes. The agen