Lok Sabha Question No. 2375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Allocation and Utilisation of Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gomati Sai, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2375

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 01, 2022/SRAVANA 10, 1944(SAKA)

## Allocation and Utilisation of Funds

## 2375.  SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated/released by the Union Government to the States including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Maharashtra  for  the  development  of  various schemes during the last five years;
- (b) the  details  of  allocation  of  funds  to  Chhattisgarh  under  various  schemes  from 2014 to 2022;
- (c) whether  the  said  funds  have  been  utilised  by  other  States  including  Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh;
- (d) if  so,  details  of  funds  received,  spent  and  unspent  during  the  said  period, year/department/item-wise;
- (e) whether  any  audit  system  exists  with  the  Government  to  examine  the  funds utilised so far;
- (f)  if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for not utilising and spending the funds; and
- (g) the step taken by the Government to ensure timely and complete utilisation of the allocated funds by the States?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): The details of funds allocated/released by the Union Government to the States including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh for the development of  various Schemes (Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes) during the last five years based on the data presented in the Expenditure profile of the Budget document which is placed before the Parliament every year in the Budget Session is as under:

Rs. in crores

| S.No.   | Items                       |   2017-18 (AE) |   2018-19 (AE) |   2019-20 (AE) |   2020-21 (AE) |   2021-22 (RE) |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| (a)     | Centrally Sponsored Schemes |         262043 |         271478 |         275428 |         308306 |         326240 |
| (b)     | Central Sector Schemes      |          15964 |          13629 |          12864 |          16143 |          45123 |

Source: Union Budget 2018-19 to 2022-23

All  the  above  data  including  previous financial years is available in the public domain and can be accessed through the respective URLs of the Budget documents at https://www.indiabudget.gov.in.

(c) to (g) : - As per the extant practice, release of funds to the States under various Schemes  are  governed  by  prescribed  guidelines  of  the  respective  Schemes, submission  of  Utilisation  Certificates  for  funds  released  as  per  General  Financial Rules (GFRs) and funds that remain unutilised are adjusted towards the Grants-inAid payable during the next year. The  Ministries/Departments of the  Union Government   have  to  conduct  regular  end  term  evaluation  of  the  Schemes  being implemented by them and are also subjected to all procedure of audit as determined by C&AG. NITI Aayog also conducts concurrent evaluation of the selected Schemes.

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