Lok Sabha Question No. 3151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Outlay for Poverty Eradication
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## OUTLAY FOR POVERTY ERADICATION

## 3151.  SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of the outlay fixed for the poverty eradication programmes during the last Five Years Plan and the current action plan;
- (b) the percentage of rural population brought above the poverty line during the said period; and
- (c) the target set for poverty eradication programmes for the next three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c) The statement showing Budget Estimates (BE)  and Actual Expenditure (AE) from 2012-13 to 2017-18 regarding  poverty eradication programmes in rural areas  is given at Annexure -I. The official  poverty  estimates  are  based  on  data  of  Large  Sample  Surveys  on  Household  Consumer Expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme  Implementation.  The  latest  data  of  Large  Sample  Survey  on  Household  Consumer Expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68 th round conducted in 2011-12. The poverty estimates for  2011-12 have been computed following the extant Tendulkar methodology and these have been released through a Press Note issued on 22nd July 2013. State-wise poverty estimates including Rural and Urban for 2011-12 are given at Annexure II . The poverty ratio in rural areas in 2011-12 was 25.7% as  compared  to  41.8%  in  2004-05.  Government  has  initiated  several  targeted  schemes  that  aim  to improve the quality of life of the people and reduce population below poverty line in the country through direct intervention by implementing specific poverty reduction and mitigation programmes.

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Budget Allocation for Major Schemes  in rural areas

## Annexure-I

(Rs. In Crores)

| Scheme     | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|            | BE        | A.E.      | BE        | A.E.      | BE        | A.E.      | BE        | A.E.      | BE        | A.E.      | BE        | A.E.      |
| MGNREGA    | 33000.0   | 30274.7 2 | 33000.0 0 | 32992.8 3 | 34000.0 0 | 32977.4 3 | 34699.0 0 | 37335.6 9 | 38500.0 0 | 48214.0 2 | 48000.0 0 | 53664.2 2 |
| IAY        | 11075.0 0 | 7868.76   | 15184.0 0 | 12981.6 5 | 16000.0 0 | 11105.6 0 | 10025.0 0 | 10116.2   | 15000.0 0 | 16070.8 4 | 23000.0 0 | 21072.2 9 |
| SGSY/NRL M | 3915.00   | 2195.39   | 4000.00   | 2022.09   | 4000.00   | 2102.87   | 2505.00   | 2499.16   | 3000.00   | 3151.37   | 4500.00   | 3846.65   |
| PMGSY      | 24000.0 0 | 8884.31   | 21700.0 0 | 9805.28   | 14391.0 0 | 14188.3 8 | 14291.0 0 | 18289.8 7 | 19000.0 0 | 17922.8 7 | 19000.0 0 | 15277.0 6 |
| NSAP       | 8447.00   | 6546.00   | 9615.00   | 9046.00   | 1635.00   | 7086.62   | 9082.00   | 8616.41   | 9500.00   | 8854.07   | 9500.00   | 7894.27   |

Source Ministry of Rural Development. Upto 2013-14, the  funds were released as Additional Central Assistance under NSAP. From 2014-15 onwards, NSAP has been included as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

Percentage of Population below poverty line by States for  2004-05 and 2011-12 (Tendulkar Methodology)                                   Annexure-II

|       |                   | 2004-05   | 2004-05   | 2004-05   | 2011-12   | 2011-12   | 2011-12   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No. | States            | Rural     | Urban     | Total     | Rural     | Urban     | Total     |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 32.3      | 23.4      | 29.9      | 11        | 5.8       | 9.2       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 33.6      | 23.5      | 31.1      | 38.9      | 20.3      | 34.7      |
| 3     | Assam             | 36.4      | 21.8      | 34.4      | 33.9      | 20.5      | 32        |
| 4     | Bihar             | 55.7      | 43.7      | 54.4      | 34.1      | 31.2      | 33.7      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 55.1      | 28.4      | 49.4      | 44.6      | 24.8      | 39.9      |
| 6     | Delhi             | 15.6      | 12.9      | 13.1      | 12.9      | 9.8       | 9.9       |
| 7     | Goa               | 28.1      | 22.2      | 25        | 6.8       | 4.1       | 5.1       |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 39.1      | 20.1      | 31.8      | 21.5      | 10.1      | 16.6      |
| 9     | Haryana           | 24.8      | 22.4      | 24.1      | 11.6      | 10.3      | 11.2      |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 25.0      | 4.6       | 22.9      | 8.5       | 4.3       | 8.1       |
| 11    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 14.1      | 10.4      | 13.2      | 11.5      | 7.2       | 10.4      |
| 12    | Jharkhand         | 51.6      | 23.8      | 45.3      | 40.8      | 24.8      | 37        |
| 13    | Karnataka         | 37.5      | 25.9      | 33.4      | 24.5      | 15.3      | 20.9      |
| 14    | Kerala            | 20.2      | 18.4      | 19.7      | 9.1       | 5         | 7.1       |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | 53.6      | 35.1      | 48.6      | 35.7      | 21        | 31.7      |
| 16    | Maharashtra       | 47.9      | 25.6      | 38.1      | 24.2      | 9.1       | 17.4      |
| 17    | Manipur           | 39.3      | 34.5      | 38        | 38.8      | 32.6      | 36.9      |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 14.0      | 24.7      | 16.1      | 12.5      | 9.3       | 11.9      |
| 19    | Mizoram           | 23.0      | 7.9       | 15.3      | 35.4      | 6.4       | 20.4      |
| 20    | Nagaland          | 10.0      | 4.3       | 9         | 19.9      | 16.5      | 18.9      |
| 21    | Odisha            | 60.8      | 37.6      | 57.2      | 35.7      | 17.3      | 32.6      |
| 22    | Puducherry        | 22.9      | 9.9       | 14.1      | 17.1      | 6.3       | 9.7       |
| 23    | Punjab            | 22.1      | 18.7      | 20.9      | 7.7       | 9.2       | 8.3       |
| 24    | Rajasthan         | 35.8      | 29.7      | 34.4      | 16.1      | 10.7      | 14.7      |
| 25    | Sikkim            | 31.8      | 25.9      | 31.1      | 9.9       | 3.7       | 8.2       |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        | 37.5      | 19.7      | 28.9      | 15.8      | 6.5       | 11.3      |
| 27    | Tripura           | 44.5      | 22.5      | 40.6      | 16.5      | 7.4       | 14.1      |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh     | 42.7      | 34.1      | 40.9      | 30.4      | 26.1      | 29.4      |
| 29    | Uttarakhand       | 35.1      | 26.2      | 32.7      | 11.6      | 10.5      | 11.3      |
| 30    | West Bengal       | 38.2      | 24.4      | 34.3      | 22.5      | 14.7      | 20        |
|       | All India         | 41.8      | 25.7      | 37.2      | 25.7      | 13.7      | 21.9      |