Lok Sabha Question No. 2370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Funds to Odisha under Article 275(1)
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## FUNDS TO ODISHA UNDER ARTICLE 275(1)

†2370.SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated to various States in the country by the Government as per Article 275(1); and
- (b) the amount of funds allocated to Odisha under Article 275(1) during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (Smt. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) & (b) This Ministry is administering a programme of ' Grants under Article 275(1) of the  Constitution ' wherein funds are released to 27 States, having ST Population. Under this programme, 100% funding is made by Government of India which is aimed to enable the States to  meet  the  cost  of  such  schemes  of  development  as  may  be  undertaken  by  the  State  for  the purpose  of  promoting  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  that  State  or  raising  the  level  of administration of Scheduled Areas therein to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that  State.  The  details  of  fund  released  under  this  programme  to  all  States  including  Odisha during the last 5 year is at Annexure.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2370 for answer on 08.07.2019

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No       | States            | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2016-17      | 2017-18      | 2018-19      |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|             |                   | Fund Release | Fund Release | Fund Release | Fund Release | Fund Release |
| 1           | 2                 | 3            | 4            | 5            | 6            | 7            |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 2139.00      | 5500.00      | 2869.43      | 4591.11      | 6390.77      |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh | 1880.40      | 3000.80      | 6580.53      | 8378.82      | 12170.52     |
| 3           | Assam             | 0.00         | 0.00         | 844.12       | 0.00         | 3916.32      |
| 4           | Bihar             | 586.00       | 0.00         | 1467.58      | 991.89       | 0.00         |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 10778.00     | 11904.31     | 10488.52     | 10964.49     | 11352.92     |
| 6           | Goa               | 0.00         | 400.00       | 450.00       | 103.00       | 345.66       |
| 7           | Gujarat           | 8592.45      | 11680.00     | 9739.02      | 11384.08     | 11648.20     |
| 8           | Himachal Pradesh  | 190.99       | 523.20       | 1595.87      | 2074.70      | 3378.16      |
| 9           | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0.00         | 2000.00      | 3539.66      | 3049.06      | 2051.79      |
| 10          | Jharkhand         | 9873.00      | 12202.96     | 9489.38      | 12386.93     | 7354.30      |
| 11          | Karnataka         | 4880.40      | 6300.00      | 4664.00      | 5881.74      | 5220.61      |
| 12          | Kerala            | 748.94       | 1085.44      | 695.58       | 803.17       | 472.28       |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh    | 17321.42     | 14845.15     | 14971.43     | 22399.48     | 24635.30     |
| 14          | Maharashtra       | 11701.29     | 13374.00     | 11536.53     | 13862.24     | 17015.91     |
| 15          | Manipur           | 1600.01      | 1216.00      | 1694.40      | 2308.80      | 5367.65      |
| 16          | Meghalaya         | 2334.03      | 1507.68      | 1576.21      | 3603.40      | 5129.79      |
| 17          | Mizoram           | 1877.78      | 3617.37      | 1927.49      | 2504.41      | 3507.71      |
| 18          | Nagaland          | 2067.15      | 5469.34      | 6368.00      | 4434.11      | 9194.49      |
| 19          | Odisha            | 12728.22     | 15200.00     | 11954.96     | 15995.30     | 21449.15     |
| 20          | Rajasthan         | 9755.92      | 11000.00     | 10341.39     | 10240.58     | 13769.23     |
| 21          | Sikkim            | 370.30       | 1250.30      | 1147.00      | 405.30       | 355.34       |
| 22          | Tamil Nadu        | 639.60       | 852.80       | 798.24       | 378.00       | 773.57       |
| 23          | Telangana         | 3894.40      | 6090.00      | 3608.05      | 5015.32      | 3248.89      |
| 24          | Tripura           | 1218.99      | 1600.68      | 1280.99      | 2040.99      | 2006.73      |
| 25          | Uttar Pradesh     | 743.49       | 1514.74      | 1138.62      | 189.00       | 252.43       |
| 26          | Uttarakhand       | 1530.36      | 92.02        | 0.00         | 1577.56      | 1255.27      |
| 27          | West Bengal       | 5747.00      | 7000.00      | 5814.37      | 5376.51      | 9235.73      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 113199.14    | 139226.79    | 126581.37    | 150939.99    | 181498.72    |