Lok Sabha Question No. 2479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Reduction in Budget Allocations
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2479

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016)

## REDUCTION IN BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

## 2479. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there  has  been  a  considerable reduction  in  the  allocated  budget  of  planned schemes for Propagation of RTI Act and Administrative Reforms;
- (b) if so, the details of the allocation made and expenditure incurred during the last three financial years and the current year;
- (c) whether  his  Ministry  has  consulted  the  Ministry  of  Finance  for  increasing  the budgetary allocations; and
- (d) if so, the response of the Ministry of Finance thereto?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b):    The details of the allocation made and expenditure incurred during the last three financial years and current year 2016-17 under the Propagation of Right to Information Act and Scheme for Administrative Reforms are as under:

(Rs. In crores)

| Name of the scheme                      | BE/RE/Actuals      | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year         |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| Name of the scheme                      | BE/RE/Actuals      | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17                |
| Propagation of Right to Information Act | Budget Estimates   | 18.36            | 21.00            | 5.27             | 6.00                   |
| Propagation of Right to Information Act | Revised Estimates  | 18.96            | 15.00            | 5.27             | 6.00                   |
| Propagation of Right to Information Act | Actual Expenditure | 18.46            | 15.02            | 5.27             | 3.94(upto 26.11.2016)  |
| Scheme for Administrative Reforms       | Budget Estimates   | 23.07            | 22.50            | 16.11            | 23.00                  |
| Scheme for Administrative Reforms       | Revised Estimates  | 22.74            | 22.50            | 15.11            | 19.21                  |
| Scheme for Administrative Reforms       | Actual Expenditure | 22.79            | 22.70            | 15.13            | 11.50(upto 26.11.2016) |

(c) & (d):   Ministry of Finance takes a Pre-Budget meeting with the Financial Advisor of each  Ministry  every  year,  wherein  Revised  Estimates  (RE)  ceiling  of  the  current  financial year & Budget Estimates (BE) ceiling of the subsequent Financial year are discussed on the basis of RE & BE Proposals as furnished by the respective Ministry to Ministry of Finance. Thereafter,  Ministry  of  Finance on  the  basis  of  discussion  held  in  the  Pre-Budget  meeting provides RE ceiling of the current Financial year & BE ceiling of the subsequent Financial year.

On  the  basis  of  the  ceilings  provided  by  Ministry  of  Finance,  plan  allocations  are made  by  the  Ministry  of  Personnel,  Public  Grievances  and  Pensions  with  approval  of Financial  Advisor  &  concerned  Secretary.  Thereafter,  Statement  of  Budgetary  Estimates (SBE) on the basis of RE & BE ceilings are furnished to Ministry of Finance every year.

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