Lok Sabha Question No. 828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Unspent Fund
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 828

To be answered on

Wednesday, December 20, 2017/Agrahayana 29, 1939 (Saka)

## Question

## Unspent Fund

†828. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a major share of funds allocated to the North Eastern States remained unspent after each financial year;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details of such unspent fund during the last three years and the current year along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the remedial measures taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region allocates funds to the North Eastern  States  under  its  scheme  of  Non-Lapsable  Central  Pool  of  Resources (NLCPR-State)  against  specific  projects  approved  by  the  Ministry.  The  State Governments in turn transfer these funds to the implementing agencies. Subsequent releases  are  made  based  on  the  utilization  certificate  furnished  by  the  State Governments  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  General  Financial  Rules.  While  some projects are implemented in time, the other projects get delayed because funds are not transferred to them in time and the works are hampered due to the short working season.
- (b) The  cumulative  unspent  balance,  including  releases  for  which  Utilization Certificates are not yet due in the current year upto 30.09.2017 and the cumulative unspent balances for the preceding three years is at Annexure .
- (c) The guidelines of NLCPR scheme were revised wherein only token amount of Rs.10.00  lakh  is  released  at  the  time  of  sanction  of  the  project  and  the  balance amount is released towards the first installment on receipt of the copy of award of work/tender. Subsequent releases are made only after utilization of 80% of the last release  and  100%  utilization  of  the  amount  released  preceding  the  last  release. Submission of utilization certificate & transfer of funds to implementing agencies are intensively monitored with State Governments.

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Annexure Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No. 828 for 20.12.2017

| State-wise details of cumulative unspent balances with State Governments during last three years and the current year (2017-18)   | State-wise details of cumulative unspent balances with State Governments during last three years and the current year (2017-18)   | State-wise details of cumulative unspent balances with State Governments during last three years and the current year (2017-18)   | State-wise details of cumulative unspent balances with State Governments during last three years and the current year (2017-18)   | State-wise details of cumulative unspent balances with State Governments during last three years and the current year (2017-18)   |
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| NLCPR                                                                                                                             | NLCPR                                                                                                                             | NLCPR                                                                                                                             | ( Rs. in crore )                                                                                                                  | ( Rs. in crore )                                                                                                                  |
| States                                                                                                                            | 2014-15                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                                                           | 2017-18 (up to 30.09.17)                                                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 342.79                                                                                                                            | 296.89                                                                                                                            | 257.86                                                                                                                            | 228.93                                                                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                                                             | 549.48                                                                                                                            | 527.38                                                                                                                            | 450.95                                                                                                                            | 384.33                                                                                                                            |
| Manipur                                                                                                                           | 195.23                                                                                                                            | 215.28                                                                                                                            | 122.36                                                                                                                            | 246.20                                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                         | 167.99                                                                                                                            | 166.04                                                                                                                            | 165.76                                                                                                                            | 115.40                                                                                                                            |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                           | 184.06                                                                                                                            | 185.29                                                                                                                            | 118.37                                                                                                                            | 114.13                                                                                                                            |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                          | 153.99                                                                                                                            | 161.37                                                                                                                            | 109.56                                                                                                                            | 105.85                                                                                                                            |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                            | 129.11                                                                                                                            | 72.78                                                                                                                             | 93.9                                                                                                                              | 85.46                                                                                                                             |
| Tripura                                                                                                                           | 98.02                                                                                                                             | 139.02                                                                                                                            | 78.08                                                                                                                             | 114.20                                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                                             | 1820.67                                                                                                                           | 1764.05                                                                                                                           | 1396.84                                                                                                                           | 1394.50                                                                                                                           |
| Release during the financial year                                                                                                 | 704.50                                                                                                                            | 605.10                                                                                                                            | 645.00                                                                                                                            | 500.83                                                                                                                            |