Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Funds Allocation to North Eastern States
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. † 195

To be answered on Monday, November 29, 2021/Agrahayana 8, 1943 (Saka)

## QUESTION Funds Allocation to North Eastern States

†195.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  funds  allocated  to  the  North-Eastern  States  including  Assam  during  the period from 2004 to 2014 and after 2014 so far;
- (b) whether  the  allocated  funds  have  been  utilised  by  these  States  within  the stipulated time frame;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure the proper utilisation of allocated funds within the prescribed time-limit?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

- (a) to (e) To ensure a quantum jump in resource flows to the North Eastern Region and to fill the backlog and gaps in basic minimum services and infrastructure, Central Ministries and Departments, unless specifically exempted, set apart 10% of their Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for Central Sector (CS) and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for the North Eastern Region (NER). As per information available in the Budget documents,  for  the  period  2014-15  to  2020-21,  Actual  Expenditure  in  North  Eastern

Region  by  non-exempted  Central  Government  Ministries  and  Departments  was  Rs. 2,65,766.67 crore.  The details of the Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE), and Actual Expenditure during 2014-15 to 2021-22 under 10% GBS for NER are given in the table below.

Table 1: BE, RE and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS

( Rs. in crore))

| Year        | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Actual Expenditure   | Actual Expenditure as %of RE   |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 36,107.56   | 27,359.17         | 24,819.18          | 90.72                | 2014-15                        |
| 29,087.93   | 29,669.22         | 28,673.73          | 96.64                | 2015-16                        |
| 29,124.79   | 32,180.08         | 29,367.9           | 91.26                | 2016-17                        |
| 43,244.64   | 40,971.69         | 39,753.44          | 97.03                | 2017-18                        |
| 47,994.88   | 47,087.95         | 46,054.80          | 97.81                | 2018-19                        |
| 59,369.90   | 53,374.19         | 48,533.80          | 90.93                | 2019-20                        |
| 60,112.11   | 51,270.90         | 48,563.82          | 94.72                | 2020-21                        |
| 68,020.24   | -                 | 25,737.07*         | 37.84                | 2021-22                        |
| 3,05,041.81 | 2,81,913.20       | 2,65,766.67        | -                    | Total**                        |

Source:

Statement

11/23

of

Union

Budget,

various

years

Note:  Actual  Expenditure  figures  are  provisional  and  subject  to  vetting  by  Ministry  of Finance.

*up to 30.9.2021, as reported by 53 out of 54 Non-exempted Ministries/Departments ** Till 2020-21

The  above  table  shows  that  there  is  a  gap  between  Actual  Expenditure  and  funds available  at  BE  and  RE  stage.  The  steps  being  taken  to  ensure  proper  utilisation  of allocated funds within the prescribed time-limit include quarterly review meetings at the level of Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(MDoNER) with 54 non-exempted Ministries and Departments, Inter-Ministerial meetings to review progress from time to time, review meetings by Ministries and Departments themselves, payment through Public Financial Management System(PFMS), etc.

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