Lok Sabha Question No. 3697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Coverage under BRGF
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Arun Sao

## †3697.   SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a)  the  salient  features  of  the  Centrally  sponsored  scheme,  Backward  Region  Grant  Fund (BRGF);

(b) the names of the districts in Chhattisgarh covered under BRGF;

(c) the criteria followed to cover any district under said scheme;

(d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cover  more  number  of  districts  of  Chhattisgarh under the said scheme;

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the details of feasible targets set and achieved during the last three years district and yearwise?

## ANSWER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3697

ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019

## COVERAGE UNDER BRGF

## MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  was  implementing  District  component  of  Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) Programme in 272 identified backward districts in all States of the country except Goa during the period 2006-07 to 2014-15. The Programme was designed to  redress  regional  imbalances  in  development  by  providing  funds  for  supplementing  and converging  existing  developmental  inflows  in  the  identified  districts.  Untied  grants  were provided to State Governments for the identified districts based on their Annual District Plans duly approved by the District Planning Committees. The annual budget allocation for BRGF was divided into two components, namely Capacity Building Grant and Development Grant. The  State  Government  decided  the  inter-se  allocation  among  the  local  bodies  and  to  each level  of  these  bodies  on  the  basis  of  the  index  or  formula  accepted  within  the  State  to determine backwardness or level of development.

(b) Fifteen (15) districts of Chhattisgarh were covered under the BRGF Programme. The names of these districts are at Annexure.

(c) The districts under the of BRGF Programme were selected on the basis of rank of backwardness  on  chosen  parameters  relating  to  income  deprivation,  health  and  education status, social backwardness and infrastructural inadequacy.

(d) to (f) No  Sir.  Consequent  upon  the  implementation  of  the  recommendations  of  the Fourteenth Finance Commission, share of States in the net proceeds of the Union taxes has been significantly enhanced from 32% to 42% of the Centre's net tax receipts. Hence, BRGF Programme has been delinked from the budgetary support of the Central Government since 2015-16.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3697 answered on 16.07.2019

## Districts of Chhattisgarh covered under BRGF Programme

|   Sl.No. | Name of District   |
|----------|--------------------|
|        1 | Bastar             |
|        2 | Bijapur            |
|        3 | Bilaspur           |
|        4 | Dantewada          |
|        5 | Dhamtari           |
|        6 | Jashpur            |
|        7 | Kabirdham          |
|        8 | Kanker             |
|        9 | Korba              |
|       10 | Koriya             |
|       11 | Mahasammund        |
|       12 | Narayanpur         |
|       13 | Raigarh            |
|       14 | Rajnandgaon        |
|       15 | Sarguja            |

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