Lok Sabha Question No. 1328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Grant of Special Assistance to Odisha
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1328

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 15, 1943 (SAKA)

Grant of Special Assistance to Odisha

## 1328. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to grant financial assistance to  Odisha  under the Special Assistance Scheme during the current financial year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the same;
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  said  allocation  is  likely  to  be  released  to  the  State Government; and
- (d) the  details  of  Infrastructure  projects  identified  for  development  by  the  State Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b): Yes Sir. The Union Government has approved special assistance (loan) amounting to Rs. 374.00 crore for the capital projects and released an amount of Rs. 143.12 crore as the 1 st installment  to the State Government of Odisha under the scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for the year 2021-22.
- (c):  As  per  Para  (12)  of  the  guidelines  on  the  scheme  for  Special  Assistance  to  States  for Capital Expenditure for the year 2021-22 issued on 29 th April, 2021 the amount allocated to the State shall be spent on eligible expenditure before 31.03.2022.

(d): The details of capital projects posed by the State Government and approved by the State under the scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for the year 202122 are provided in Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN PART (D) OF THE ANSWER TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1328 FOR 06.12.2021.

## ANNEXURE - I

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Whether New or Ongoing (Percentage Completion)   | Unpaid Bill   |   Capital outlay |   Special Assistance (Loan) under the Scheme for 2021-22 | Completion Period   | Implementati on Agency   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Construction of 3 lane H.L. Bridge without footpath over river Brahmani including construction of both side long approaches on Goradia -Kaluria Ghata road                                                                  | Ongoing (60%)                                    | 40.00         |            40    |                                                    40    | 30.06.2022          |                          |
| 2         | Widening & Strengthening of Existing Carraigeway to 2-Lane Road with Paved Shoulder from Jamujhadi- Basudevpur-Dhamara road from 0.000 to 18.800Km &22.750 to 60/470Km                                                      | Ongoing/ (70%)                                   | 40.00         |           292.83 |                                                    40    | 31.03.2022          |                          |
| 3         | Construction of carraigeway from 2- lane to 4-lane of Ghatipada- Sinapali road from 52/000Km to 104/650Km( 2-lane to4-lane-50.65Km & 4-lane - 2.00Km) including five Major Bridge in the District of Nuapada( Package- 4.2) | New                                              | -             |           207.54 |                                                    30    | 31.03.2023          | Works                    |
| 4         | Construction of carraigeway from 2- lane to 4-lane of Dharnagarh-Ampani road from 140/000 Km to 174/504Km including one Major Bridge in the District of Kalahandi ( Package-4.4)                                            | New                                              | -             |           120.81 |                                                    30    | 31.03.2023          | Department               |
| 5         | Construction of carraigeway from 2- lane to 4-lane of Ghatipada- Sinapali road from 0/000Km to 52/000Km including one Major Bridge in the District of Nuapada( Package-4.1)                                                 | New                                              | -             |           142.9  |                                                    20    | 31.03.2023          |                          |
| 6         | Construction of carraigeway from 2- lane to 4-lane of Sinapali-Dharnagarh road from 104/650 Km to 140/000Km including one Major Bridge in the District of Kalahandi( Package-4.3)                                           | New                                              | -             |           119.59 |                                                    20    | 31.03.2023          | RWSS, PR &DW             |
| 7         | Mega PWS to Nayagarh, part of Nuagaon, Khandapada & Bhapur block                                                                                                                                                            | Ongoing (10%)                                    | 84.00         |           594.57 |                                                    84    | 20.12.2022          | Department               |
| 8         | PWS to 337 no. of villages of Bolagada &Begunia                                                                                                                                                                             | Ongoing (68%)                                    | 15.68         |           285.4  |                                                    15.68 | 24.02.2022          |                          |
| 9         | PWS to 393 villages of Kantamal block                                                                                                                                                                                       | Ongoing (81%)                                    | 14.56         |           254.7  |                                                    14.56 | 14.09.2022          |                          |
| 10        | PWS to 354 villages of Boudh block                                                                                                                                                                                          | Ongoing (82%)                                    | 13.44         |           224.2  |                                                    13.44 | 14.09.2022          |                          |
| 11        | Ghatekeswar Irrigation Project                                                                                                                                                                                              | Ongoing (10%)                                    | 35.00         |            35    |                                                    35    | December, 2022      | Department of Water      |
| 12        | Rengali Right Bank Canal*                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Ongoing (50%)                                    | 30.00         |           350    |                                                    31.32 | January, 2024       | Resources                |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | TOTAL                                            | 272.68        |          2667.54 |                                                   374    |                     |                          |

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