Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Allocation of Funds to Chhattisgarh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †1209

TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY, 19 th  September, 2020/28 Bhadrapada, 1942 (SAKA)

## Allocation of Funds to Chhattisgarh

## †1209. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  under  various  items  and  schemes  by  the  Union  Government  to Chhattisgarh State for the financial years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021;
- (b) whether the loan facility is provided to the State Government by the Union Government; and
- (c) if so, the details of loan taken by the Chhattisgarh Government during the financial years 20192020 and 2020-2021?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a): The  Union  Government  provides  resources  to  States  under  Finance  Commission  transfers (including  devolution  from  divisible  pool  of  central  taxes  and  duties)  and  other  grants-in-aid including Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), Central Sector Schemes (CS) etc. as per allocations provided in the Union Budget. Funds to the State Governments including the State Government of Chhattisgarh are released by the concerned Ministries/Departments as per extant scheme guidelines and taking into consideration the pace of utilization of funds. The details of allocations to the State of Chhattisgarh for the Finance Commission transfers as per the Union Budget: 2020-21, Report of the 14 th Finance Commission and Report of 15 th Finance Commission are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Description                                                                      | Allocation for the year 2019-20   | Allocation for the year 2020-21   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Devolution of Central Taxes and Duties                                           | 20205.84 (2019-20 RE)             | 26803.30 (2020-21 BE)             |
| 2        | Grants-in-Aid of which                                                           |                                   |                                   |
| (a)      | State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/ State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) | 263.00                            | 432.00                            |
| (b)      | Local Bodies Grants of which                                                     |                                   |                                   |
| (i)      | Grants to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)                                              | 485.89                            | 700.00                            |
| (ii)     | Grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)                                              | 1588.94                           | 1454.00                           |

(b)  and  (c): Yes  Sir.  The  Union  Government  under  Article  293  of  the  Constitution  of  India provides  consent  to  the  State  Governments  including  the  State  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  for borrowings with in the territory of India and also passes on grants-in-aid /loans for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs). The details of grants-in-aid and loans provided by the Union Government to the State of Chhattisgarh for EAPs for the years 2019-20 and 2020-21 as on 14.09.2020 are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Grant-in-Aid |   Loans |   Total |
|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
| 2019-20 |          12.73 |  278.39 |  291.13 |
| 2020-21 |           5.9  |   80.6  |   86.5  |

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