Lok Sabha Question No. 3865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Roads Passing through Cantonment Areas
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Mangal Suresh Angadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3865

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ROADS PASSING THROUGH CANTONMENT AREAS

## 3865. SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to improve/repair the roads passing through the Cantonment Limits of Belagavi city in Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any funds have been earmarked to the Cantonment Board, Belagavi, Karnataka in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Sir.    The  following  works  have  been  undertaken  during  the  year  2020-21  to improve/repair the roads passing through Cantonment Areas:

- (i)    Re-carpeting of Thimaya road & other main roads adjacent to Thimaya roads and West Street at an estimated amount of Rs. 39.43 lakh.
- (ii)    Re-carpeting of Ramghat road by way of 40 mm SDBC at an estimated amount of Rs. 42.49 lakh.

(c)  &  (d):    Grants-in-Aid  &  Service  Charges  are  released  to  the  Cantonment  Board,  which  is utilized  by  them  for  incurring  expenditure  towards  establishment,  contingencies  and  public works.  Cantonment Board, Belgaum is also receiving funds based on the recommendations of Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission.  Details of Funds released in last 03 years are as under:

……2/-

: 2 :

| Grants-in-Aid (in crores)   | Grants-in-Aid (in crores)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Year                        | Amount                      |
| 2019-2020                   | 5.00                        |
| 2020-2021                   | 3.28                        |
| 2021-2022 (till date)       | 5.00                        |

| Service Charges (in crores)   | Service Charges (in crores)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year                          | Amount                        |
| 2019-2020                     | 6.00                          |
| 2020-2021                     | 6.00                          |
| 2021-2022 (till date)         | 5.50                          |

| XV th Central Finance Commission (in crores)   | XV th Central Finance Commission (in crores)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                           | Amount                                         |
| 2019-2020                                      | 0.00                                           |
| 2020-2021                                      | 1.15                                           |
| 2021-2022 (till date)                          | 0.85                                           |

| State Finance Commission (in crores)   | State Finance Commission (in crores)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Year                                   | Amount                                 |
| 2019-2020                              | 0.33                                   |
| 2020-2021                              | 0.78                                   |
| 2021-2022 (till date)                  | 0.73                                   |

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