Lok Sabha Question No. 6539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Additional Grants to Odisha
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6539

## Answered on Friday the 6 th April, 2018/Chaitra 16, 1940(SAKA)

## Additional Grants to Odisha

## 6539.  SHRI  PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  annual  devolution  of  funds  for  the  last  three  years  to  the Government of Odisha from the Centre based on the recommendations of the Finance Commission;
- (b) whether any extra or additional grant has been provided by the Centre to the Government  of  Odisha    and  if  so,  the  details  along  with  list  of  such extra/additional grants ; and
- (c) if so, the details of such extra/additional grant provided to Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE & SHIPPING

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) During the last three years, annual devolution of funds have been made as per the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission (award period 2015-20).   The details of funds including Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha as recommended by the Finance Commission during the last three years are given in Annexure-I .
- (b)  &  (C)  During  the  last  three  years,  additional  financial  assistance  was released  to  the  Government  of  Odisha  from  National  Disaster  Response Fund(NDRF)  and  Additional  Central  Assistance  for  Externally  Aided Projects & Special Assistance, year-wise details of which are also provided in Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I

| Devolution and Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha during the last three Years.   | Devolution and Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha during the last three Years.   | Devolution and Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha during the last three Years.   | Devolution and Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha during the last three Years.   | Devolution and Grant-in-aid released to the Government of Odisha during the last three Years.   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.                                                                                              | (Rs. in crores)                                                                                 | (Rs. in crores)                                                                                 | (Rs. in crores)                                                                                 | (Rs. in crores)                                                                                 |
| No.                                                                                             | Head/component                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                                         |
| A                                                                                               | Devolution from the Divisible Pool of Taxes                                                     | 23573.75                                                                                        | 28321.49                                                                                        | 31272.03                                                                                        |
| B(i)                                                                                            | Rural Local Bodies Grant                                                                        | 955.52                                                                                          | 1496.64                                                                                         | 1528.71                                                                                         |
| B(ii)                                                                                           | Urban Local Bodies Grant                                                                        | 162.44                                                                                          | 299.52                                                                                          | 258.84                                                                                          |
| B(iii)                                                                                          | State Disaster Response Fund                                                                    | 560.25                                                                                          | 588.75                                                                                          | 618                                                                                             |
| B                                                                                               | Total of Grant - in aid [B (i) to B (iii)]                                                      | 1678.21                                                                                         | 2384.91                                                                                         | 2405.55                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                 | TOTAL(A+B)                                                                                      | 25251.96                                                                                        | 30706.40                                                                                        | 33677.58                                                                                        |
| C(i)                                                                                            | National Disaster Response Fund(NDRF)                                                           | 574.69                                                                                          | 425.66                                                                                          | 0                                                                                               |
| C(ii)                                                                                           | Additional Central Assistance for Externally Aided Projects &Special Assistance.                | 237.2523                                                                                        | 377.1607                                                                                        | 2.2981                                                                                          |
| C                                                                                               | TOTAL [C (i) to C(ii)]                                                                          | 811.94                                                                                          | 802.82                                                                                          | 2.30                                                                                            |
| GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C)                                                                             | GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C)                                                                             | 26063.90                                                                                        | 31509.22                                                                                        | 33679.88                                                                                        |