Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Unutilised funds Under ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## UNUTILISED FUNDS UNDER ICDS SCHEME

760.   SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the funds allocated under ICDS scheme remained unutilized by various States during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (b) : Any unutilized fund / excess expenditure incurred during a particular year under Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  is  adjusted  in  the  allocation/release  of  the succeeding  year.  Details  of  the  unutilized  funds  available /  excess  expenditure incurred as on 31st March of each of the previous three years is at Annex .
- (c): Due to various administrative reasons, some funds may remain unspent with the State/UT Governments. However, States/UTs are advised to utilise the funds allocated under various components of Anganwadi Services Scheme as per the cost norms for better implementation of the scheme.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 760 FOR 05.02.2021 ASKED BY SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA REGARDING UNUTILISED FUNDS UNDER ICDS SCHEME

Annexure

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.              | Status of Funds remains   | Status of Funds remains              | un-utilized with States/UTs ICDS (GENERAL)   | un-utilized with States/UTs ICDS (GENERAL)   | un-utilized with States/UTs ICDS (GENERAL)   |
|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.              | 2017-18                   | 2018-19 2019-20                      | 2017-18                                      | 2018-19                                      | 2019-20                                      |
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH     | 2176.58                   | 941.33                               | 2617.73                                      | 5105.47                                      | Unspent Balance/Excess expenditure of        |
| 2 BIHAR              | -6237.58                  | 2686.63                              | 11647.32                                     | -2848.67                                     |                                              |
| 3 CHHATTISGARH       | 2819.86                   | 4027.37                              | 244.78                                       | 0                                            |                                              |
| 4 GOA                | 4.48                      | 14.6                                 | 68.24                                        | 156.59                                       |                                              |
| 5 GUJARAT            | 484.26                    | 8659.22                              | 1906.1                                       | -3088.74                                     |                                              |
| 6 HARYANA            | 340.36                    | 3110                                 | 2952.96                                      | 1596.31                                      |                                              |
| 7 JHARKHAND          | 0                         | 1709.99                              | 6721.53                                      | 1932.14                                      |                                              |
| 8 KARNATAKA          | 6000.25                   | 4829.05                              | -5842.6                                      | 18404.5                                      |                                              |
| 9 KERALA             | -0.58                     | -2221.35                             | 2082.97                                      | 2426.52                                      |                                              |
| 10 MADHYA PRADESH    | -847.44                   | -1121.02                             | 5639.58                                      | 13200.01                                     |                                              |
| 11 MAHARASHTRA       | -17273                    | 29978.14                             | 6489.76                                      | 13006.99                                     |                                              |
| 12 ODISHA            | 2957.67                   | -1375.43                             | 7038.7                                       | 398.44                                       |                                              |
| 13 PUNJAB            | 4473.51                   | -1583.05                             | 5182.21                                      | -465.86                                      |                                              |
| 14 RAJASTHAN         | -1728.9                   | 5350.92                              | 8814.08                                      | 1563.73                                      |                                              |
| 15 TAMIL NADU        | -24.78                    | Unspent 432.33                       | 54.98                                        | 9088.24                                      |                                              |
| 16 TELANGANA         | -875.11                   | Balance/Excess expenditure of 646.77 | 74.03                                        | 1997.35                                      |                                              |
| 17 UTTAR PRADESH     | 51576.91                  | F.Y 2019-20 -45653.2                 | 39361.93                                     | 12536.52                                     | F.Y 2019-20                                  |
| 18 WEST BENGAL       | -13626.9                  | will be 175.31                       | 40088.65                                     | 26552.9                                      | will be                                      |
| 19 DELHI             | 3287.52                   | adjusted in the -2134.36             | 7341.32                                      | 1371.87                                      | adjusted in the                              |
| 20 PUDUCHERRY        | 0                         | funds released 0                     | 0                                            | 288.78                                       | funds released                               |
| 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.01                      | during 2020-21 after receiving 18.33 | -350.59                                      | during after 7073.5                          | 2020-21 receiving                            |
| 22 JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 7230.65                   | UCs/SoEs -5201.5                     | -157.9                                       | 3984.89                                      | UCs/SoEs                                     |
| 23 UTTARAKHAND       | -1522.13                  | from respective States/UTs -1811.41  | 1472.26                                      | from 1752.46                                 | respective States/UTs                        |
| 24 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 0                         | 71.48                                | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              |
| 25 CHANDIGARH        | 0                         | 0                                    | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              |
| 26 D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                         | 0                                    | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              |
| 27 DAMAN & DIU       | 0                         | 0                                    | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              |
| 28 LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                         | 0                                    | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              |
| 29 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 599.28                    | -59.25                               | 871.38                                       | -2295.18                                     |                                              |
| 30 ASSAM             | 14440.89                  | -3453.77                             | 13617.95                                     | -7985.7                                      |                                              |
| 31 MANIPUR           | 1920.88                   | 2668.74                              | 4830.12                                      | -7820.35                                     |                                              |
| 32 MEGHALAYA         | -67.94                    | 0                                    | 1340.96                                      | -915.96                                      |                                              |
| 33 MIZORAM           | 399.28                    |                                      |                                              | 17.48                                        |                                              |
| 34 NAGALAND          | 577.42                    | 26.13                                | 288.93                                       |                                              |                                              |
|                      | 300.45                    | 1324.34                              | 687.97                                       | -1953.74 0                                   |                                              |
| 35 SIKKIM 36 TRIPURA | -293.23                   | -33.74 0                             | 300.45 640.37                                | 1455.32                                      |                                              |
| Total                | 57092.67                  | 2022.6                               | 166026.17                                    | 96535.81                                     |                                              |

Note: (1) The negative fund indicates State/UT incurred excess expenditure.

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