Why does the PACS Programme not cover poorest districts in other states like Orissa and Andhra Pradesh?
The PACS Programme is supported by the UK government’s Department For International Development (DFID), which has projects and programmes in many states in India, including partnerships with the governments of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The PACS Programme was chalked out to cover poor people living in areas where DFID had no programmes. Hence ‘poorest’ districts in states such as Orissa are not covered. Another important aspect of the programme’s geographical scope is that it covers a contiguous area of central and eastern India. ‘Poorest’ districts in other regions of the country, such as the northeast, are hence not covered.
