Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Loans/Assistance under CSS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO . 244

To be answered Friday, August 3, 2018/Shravana 12, 1940 (Saka)

Loans / Assistance under CSS

## †*244. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a)  Whether  the  people,  especially  in  tribal  areas  of  Jharkhand  including  Sahebganj, Pakud, Godda and Dumka are not getting loans/assistance under several Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and if so, the details thereof;
- b)  whether  any  review  has  been  done  to  study  the  outcome  of  the  said  schemes, particularly in the said areas; and
- c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.  *244  REGARDING  ' LOANS /  ASISTANCE  UNDER  CSS' RAISED  BY.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, MP, LOK SABHA FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2018

## (a)  to (c):

Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  (CSSs)  are  implemented  through  the  State  Governments and in sectors falling in the State and Concurrent List of the Constitution. In these schemes ordinarily the funding is shared between the Centre and the States. At present there are 28 CSSs  as recommended  by the Report of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and approved by the Cabinet on 3.8.2016. Ministry  of  Finance  allocates  funds  to  the  Central  Ministries  /Departments  for  the  28 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and the Administrative Ministry / Department transfers the central share of the scheme to the State Government /UTs following the principles laid down  in  the  Report  of  the  Sub-Group  of  Chief  Ministers  on  Rationalization  of  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes.  State  Governments  add  their  share  in  the  pool  of  resources  and implements these schemes. The sharing pattern, as approved by the Cabinet based on the recommendations of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers is followed. This system of Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  is  in  line  with  the  spirit  of  co-operative  federalism.  The  State Government  administers  and  implements  the  scheme  and  the  administrative  ministries monitor and evaluates the scheme as per the scheme guidelines/architecture.

2. The total budgetary outlays in the Expenditure Budget of GoI for these 28 CSSs in the last three years are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Actual 2015-16 |   Actual 2016-17 |   BE 2017-18 |   RE 2017-18 |   BE 2018-19 |
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|           203740 |           241296 |       278433 |       285581 |       305517 |

3. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has a CSS, namely, Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes with the following budgetary allocation in the last three years:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Actual 2015-16 |   Actual 2016-17 |   BE 2017-18 |   RE 2017-18 |   BE 2018-19 |
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|          2934.39 |          3318.87 |      3490.13 |      3512.35 |      3806.02 |

4. For the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the total allocation made in different Ministries/ Departments  as  appearing  in  the  statement  in  the  Expenditure  Budget  for  the  last  three years is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Actual 2015-16 |   Actual 2016-17 |   BE 2017-18 |   RE 2017-18 |   BE 2018-19 |
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|          21216.5 |          21810.6 |      31919.5 |      32508.4 |      39134.7 |

5. For overall upliftment of the backward areas on certain indicators of development, the Aspirational District Programme has been launched on January 5 2018 by the Hon'ble PM  of  India.  The  scheme  envisages  rapid  transformation  of  117  such  backward  / aspirational  districts  which  have  registered  slow  progress  in  key  social  indicators  and economic productivity.  Pakud, Godda and Dumka in Jharkhand have been identified under these  117  districts  as  three  such  aspirational  districts.  The  Government  is  adopting  a focused  approach,  ensuring  convergence  of  efforts  of  the  Central,  State  and  local Government including innovation and establish a real time monitoring mechanism to focus on outcomes that matter to common people in these districts.

6.    The  Department  of  Expenditure's  OM  No.24(35)/PF.II/2012  dated  05.08.2016  which contains the protocols for appraisal and approval of public funded schemes and projects also  mandates  that  all  Ministries  /  Departments  have  to  prepare  an  output-outcome framework for each Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the approval of CEO, NITI Aayog. Measurable outcomes, which deal with the quality aspect of schemes and programs, need to be defined over the relevant medium term framework, while physical and financial outputs need to be targeted on year-to-year basis in such a manner that  it aggregates  to  achieve  the  measurable  outcomes  over  the  medium  term.  Every  scheme needs  to  be  evaluated  by  a  third  party  and  extension  of  Schemes  from  one  period  to another period would be contingent on the result of such an evaluation exercise. The aspect of  evaluation  /outcome  review  was  emphasized  upon  while  appraising  /  approving  the continuing  scheme  for  their  continuation  beyond  the  12 th Five  Year  Plan.  The  review /evaluation is not done in area specific manner but in pan Indian manner. The findings of such  studies  are  utilized  to  appropriately  restructure  schemes  to  optimize  outcomes /outputs and to meet the stated objectives of all schemes. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and use of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) also ensures that there is last mile delivery of benefits of schemes to the beneficiary's bank account.

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