 statement of objects and reasonsmore than five decades have elapsed since our independence but the poverty, hunger and backwardness sull persists in many areas and even in regions of the country unprecedented drought conditions play havoc in various parts of the country killing pedple, livestock and cause untold miseries and sufferings mahboobnagar in andhra pradesh, kalahandi in orissa, saurashtra and kutch in gujerat, jaisalmer in rajasthan, palamu in bihar and chattisgarh have become synonimous of persistent droughts where raingod 1s consistently evasive resulting in acute shortage of even drinking water what to speak of irrigation and other facilities in andhra pradesh alone as many as 18 districts including ; mahboobnagar are drought prone, poor and backward as those of other areas in various parts of the country the farmers in these areas can not sow crops as the lands become dry and parched and there are no irrigation, facilities the people do not get food to eat and water to drink resulting in their exodus in many places particularly in andhra pradesh, orissa and gujarat starvation deaths have also been reported and it has become a regular phenomena though concerned state governments as usual deny starvation deaths but the reality remains what it is the worst affected are the mute live stock dying unnatural death in the absence of fodder and water the old, weak and physically challenged citizens too face the same situation as a result these areas have remained underdeveloped uncared for and backward the situation has gone from bad to worse due to apathy of central and state governments development of such areas should be our prime concern special steps should be taken for better water management through forestry and other water harvesting means, canals etc other development activities should also be initiated in these areas if an authority is established exclusively for this purpose it is felt that rapid development of such areas can be achieved hence this bill dr dasari narayana rao financtal memorandumciause 5 of the bill provides for establishment of the drought prone, poor and backward areas development authority clause 8 provides for the funds to be made available by the central government the bill, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupee one thousand crores may be involved as recurring expenditure per annum a sum of rupees one hundred crores may also involve as non recurring expenditure memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 12 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of details only the delegation of legislative power is of normal character