Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Fund for Rural Development in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

Fund for Rural Development in Tamil Nadu

## 2058. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allotted to Tamil Nadu under Rural Development schemes for the last three years; and
- (b) the details of utilization of the said funds, schemewise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b)     The  details  of  total  funds  allocated  to  Tamil  Nadu  under  different  schemes  of Department of Rural Development in the last 3 years and its utilization are as under:-

|      |                                                      |                      |             |                      |             |                      | (Rupees in Crore)   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| S.No | Name of the                                          | 2016-17              | 2016-17     | 2017-18              | 2017-18     | 2018-19              | 2018-19             |
|      | Scheme                                               | Allocation/ releases | Utilization | Allocation/ releases | Utilization | Allocation/ releases | Utilization         |
| 1    | National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) | 4552.78              | 5670.14 *   | 5831.66              | 6353.56 *   | 4882.86              | 5766.48 *           |
| 2    | Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) @           | 309.58               | 356.96      | 636.39               | 528.54      | 619.14               | 890.32              |
| 3    | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (RURBAN) %    | 28.05                | --          | 44.25                | --          | 16.20                | --                  |
| 4    | National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)          | 486.73               | 486.73      | 632.19               | 632.19      | 636.11               | 636.11              |

|   5 | National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) $$   |   17.97 |   17.97 |   94.20 |   139.07 |   130.95 |   174.45 |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|   6 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) #           |  690.59 |  231.95 |  848.48 |  1131.92 |    502.8 |   141.96 |

* Includes expenditure out of Central and State shares.

@ The expenditure is inclusive of State Share and unspent balance of previous year.

#  In  the  PMAY-G,  the  figure  includes  the  releases  made  against  the  allocation  of  previous financial  years.  Fund  utilization  is  reported  against  the  total  available  funds,  which  include Central Share, State Share, Interest accrued and miscellaneous receipts.

% Funds are allocated to clusters of the States under SPMRM. However, during the last three years  and  current  year  (as  on  31.12.2019)  a  total  of Rs.  104.07  Crores has  been  released  to States. Out of this Rs. 75.83 Crores has been utilised.

$$ Funds are released in excess of the allocation, to the better performing States/UTs, as per their requirement.

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