Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Sanctioned/Approved Projects
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## SANCTIONED /APPROVED PROJECTS

## 1760.  SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

(a) the  number  of  projects  sanctioned/approved    during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including those of Jharkhand and Bihar;

(b) the  details  of  projects  pending  with  the    Union  Government/NITI  Aayog  for  approval including Jharkhand and Bihar along with the reasons for pendency, State -wise;

(c) whether the Government has received any requests from the States for according approval to the pending projects;

- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise ;and
- (e) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) Erstwhile Planning Commission /NITI Aayog approved /sanctioned the project proposals received  from  State  Governments  under  One  Time  Additional  Central  Assistance  (OTACA)/ Special Plan Assistance (SPA) till 2014-2015and recommended to the Ministry of Finance the release of Funds. The List of such proposals of States including Jharkhand/ Bihar sanctioned / approved is Annexed . NITI Aayog has discontinued the approval/sanctioning of such project proposal from 2015-16 following the acceptance of recommendations  of 14 th Finance Commission for increased devolution to the States by way of enhancing the share of States in the net proceeds of Union Taxes from 32% to 42 % resulting into increased fund transfer to the States Erstwhile  Planning  Commission  also  accorded  investment  clearance  for  irrigation  project proposals having inter- State ramification for their inclusion in the Annual Plan of States. This clearance was also required for inclusion of the projects for availing funds under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP). The investment clearance of irrigation, flood control and multipurpose projects is no longer in the purview of NITI Aayog as the same has been transferred to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

(b) to (e) : Does not arise.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1760 due for answer on 26-07-2017 regarding pending projects.

| S. No   | States                  | No. of Projects approved/sanctioned   | No. of Projects approved/sanctioned   | No. of Projects approved/sanctioned   |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No   | States                  | 2014-15                               | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          | 4                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh (SPA) | 135                                   | -                                     | -                                     |
| 3       | Assam(SPA)              | 0                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 4       | Bihar                   | 19                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh            | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 6       | Goa                     | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7       | Gujarat                 | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 8       | Haryana                 | 5                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh (SPA)  | 1502                                  | -                                     | -                                     |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir (SPA)    | 2                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 11      | Jharkhand               | 29                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 12      | Karnataka               | 7                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 13      | Kerala                  | 32                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh          | 5                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 15      | Maharashtra             | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 16      | Manipur (SPA)           | 12                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 17      | Meghalaya (SPA)         | 17                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 18      | Mizoram(SPA)            | 45                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 19      | Nagaland(SPA)           | 27                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 20      | Odisha                  | 56                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 21      | Punjab                  | 3                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 22      | Rajasthan               | 2                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 23      | Sikkim (SPA)            | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu              | 2                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 25      | Telangana               | 6                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 26      | Tripura (SPA)           | 65                                    | -                                     | -                                     |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh           | 1                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 28      | Uttarakhand (SPA)       | 106                                   | -                                     | -                                     |
| 29      | West Bengal             | 49                                    | -                                     | -                                     |