Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Cash Assistance for Poor People
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## FINANCE COMMISSION DIVISION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 03 ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 14,2020 / BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## CASH ASSISTANCE FOR POOR PEOPLE

03. DR.T.SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN &
2. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- the Government has released amount for the various States to Combat Covid-19
- If so, the details thereof State-wise;
- (a) Whether crisis since 24th March,2020;
- Whether  the Government has provided cash for the poor  downtrodden people during the lockdown period; and

## ANSWER

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

- the 1St instalment of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) amounting to Rs 11,092 crore to State Governments on 03/04/2020 in advance to strengthen the States to deal with the pandemic: State wise is at Annexure-I.   Further; State Governments have been allowed additional borrowing limit of up to 2 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSPD) for the year 2020-21\_ As the additional borrowing limit of 2%/ of GSDP consent  for borrowing of 0.50 percent of GSDP amounting to Rs.1,06,830 crore has already been issued to the States to raise Open Market Borrowing (OMB) during the year 2020-21\_ State-wise details of additional borrowing of 0.5 percent of GSDP issued to the State for the year 2020-21 is enclosed at Annexure-II against
- (c) to (d) Yes, Sir: As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package, the Government has announced free food and cash payment to women and poor  senior citizens and farmers. Around 42 crore  poor people have received  financial these, Rs 30,962 crores have been credited to the 20.65 crore (100%) women Jan Dhan account holders in three instalments\_ Rs 2,814.5 crore have been disbursed in two instalments to about 2.81 crore old age persons, widows and disabled persons. Rs 17,891 crore have been front loaded towards payment of the first instalment of PM-KISAN to 8.94 crore beneficiaries: 1.82 crore building & construction workers have received  financial support amounting to Rs 4,987.18 crores 36.05 lakh members of EPFO have taken benefit of online withdrawal of non-refundable advance from EPFO account amounting to Rs. 9,543 crores. 178.85   lakh 6.82 lakh MT of have been distributed  free of cost to approx: 75 crores beneficiaries. Details of the Package are at Annexure StatelUT-wise details of beneficiaries and amount  disbursed is at the Annexure IV (a) & IV (b). grains pulses
- (d) If the details thereof; State-wise? SO,

## ANNEXURE-I

Statement in reply to parts (a) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.03 for answer on 14/09/2020 regarding cash assistance for poor people:

## Release from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to States

(Rsin crore)

| SI: No.   | State             |   Release of [st installment of Central Share of SDRF to State Governments in advance on 03/04/2020 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                               559.5 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                               125   |
| 3_        | Assam             |                                                                                               386   |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                                                                               708   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                               216   |
| 6         | Goa               |                                                                                                 6   |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                                                                                               662   |
| 8_        | Haryana           |                                                                                               245.5 |
| 9_        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                               204.5 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand         |                                                                                               284   |
| 11.       | Karnataka         |                                                                                               395.5 |
| 12.       | Kerala            |                                                                                               157   |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                               910   |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |                                                                                              1611   |
| 15.       | Manipur           |                                                                                                21   |
| 16.       | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                33   |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                                                                                                23.5 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                                                                                                20.5 |
| 19.       | Odisha            |                                                                                               802   |
| 20.       | Punjab            |                                                                                               247.5 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                                                                                               740.5 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                                                                                                25   |
| 23        | Telangana         |                                                                                               224.5 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                               510   |
| 25        | Tripura           |                                                                                                34   |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                               966.5 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                               468.5 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |                                                                                               505.5 |
|           | Total             |                                                                                             11092   |

## ANNEXURE-I

Statement in reply to parts (a) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.03 for answer on 14/09/2020 regarding cash assistance for poor people.

Details of additional borrowing of 0.5 percent of GSDP issued to the States for 2020-21 (Rs\_in crore)

| SI. No.   | State             |   Details of additional borrowing of 0.50 percent of GSDP issued to the States for the year 2020-21. |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                 5051 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                  143 |
| 3.        | Assam             |                                                                                                 1869 |
|           | Bihar             |                                                                                                 3231 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                 1792 |
| 6.        | Goa               |                                                                                                  446 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                                                                                                 8704 |
| 8.        | Haryana           |                                                                                                 4293 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                                  877 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand         |                                                                                                 1765 |
| 11.       | Karnataka         |                                                                                                 9018 |
| 12.       | Kerala            |                                                                                                 4522 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                 4746 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                15394 |
| 15.       | Manipur           |                                                                                                  151 |
| 16.       | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                  194 |
| 17.       | Mizoram           |                                                                                                  132 |
| 18.       | Nagaland          |                                                                                                  157 |
| 19.       | Odisha            |                                                                                                 2858 |
| 20.       | Punjab            |                                                                                                 3033 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                 5462 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                                                                                                  156 |
| 23        | Telangana         |                                                                                                 5017 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                 9627 |
| 25        | Tripura           |                                                                                                  297 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                 9703 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                 1405 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |                                                                                                 6787 |
|           | Total             |                                                                                               106830 |

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