Lok Sabha Question No. 4742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Pro-poor Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

- (a) & (b):

No  Sir.  The  details  of  expenditure/allocations  on  all  schemes  including  schemes  meant  for redistribution and welfare of the poor and the disadvantaged are given in the Statement No. 4A & 4B of the Expenditure Profile document of Union Budget 2020-21. The overall expenditure/fund allocation under these schemes in the three years is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|                         | Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Central Sector Schemes   | Total     |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| 2018-19 (Prov. Actuals) | 2,96,029                      | 6,38,495                 | 9,34,524  |
| 2019-20 (RE)            | 3,16,816                      | 7,73,196                 | 10,90,012 |
| 2020-21 (BE)            | 3,39,895                      | 8,31,825                 | 11,71,720 |

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4742 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## PRO-POOR SCHEMES

## 4742.    DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE ( �व� मंत्र be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the slowdown in economic growth has curtailed the expenditure on schemes meant for redistribution and welfare of the poor and the disadvantaged;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  is  a  need  to  segregate  pro-poor  schemes  for  the  welfare/upliftment  of  the poor;
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  items  of  expenditure  with  purposes  of welfare/upliftment of the poor; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to increase the expenditure on the pro-poor schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(c) to (f):

(i)  The  Government  has  taken  various  measures  to  increase  expenditure  on  pro-poor  schemes which inter-alia includes new interventions such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKisan),  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Aarogya  Yojna  etc.  The  details  of  budget  allocation/expenditure under few important pro-poor schemes are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Scheme Name                                                | 2018-19 (Prov. Actuals)   | 2019-20 (RE)   | 2020-21 (BE)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| National Social Assistance Program                         | 8,418                     | 9,200          | 9,197          |
| National Rural Livelihood Mission - Ajeevika               | 6,282                     | 9,774          | 10,005         |
| Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program | 61,815                    | 71,002         | 61,500         |
| Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (including RSBY)          | 2,224                     | 3,314          | 6,429          |
| Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)                           | 25,443                    | 25,328         | 27,500         |
| Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan)               | 5,962                     | 54,370         | 75,000         |
| Food Subsidy                                               | 1,01,327                  | 1,08,688       | 1,15,570       |

(ii) For Food Subsidy, in addition to budget allocation, financial support of Rs. 97,000 crore, Rs. 1,10,000 crore and Rs.1,36,600 crore has  also been provided/estimated for FCI from National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) in the  FY 2018-19, 2019-20 (RE)  & 2020-21 (BE) respectively. Additionally, Extra Budgetary Resources (EBRs) are also being provided for implementation of the schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna.

(iii)  The  fund  allocation  for  each  scheme  is  determined  after  taking  into  account  the  actual requirement of funds including absorptive capacity of the scheme and overall resource position of the Government in a particular financial year. For instance, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program, fund allocation has been increased to Rs.71,002 crore in RE 2019-20 from Rs. 60,000 crore provided in BE 2019-20.

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