Lok Sabha Question No. 1653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Monitoring Units
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO1653

TO BE ANSWERED ON-  13/02/2023

## MONITORING UNITS

## 1653. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether any Government project monitoring units have been set up in the States to oversee the implementation of tribal welfare schemes;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the status of allocation, disbursal and utilisation of fund towards the initiative, as on date, for both the Union and State units;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  set  deadlines  for  Union  and  State  monitoring  units  to  be functional; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a)  to  (e): The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  implements  various  Central  Sector  and  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  through  States  /UT  Government.   Ministry  has  in  last  few  years  has undergone a major strategic shift from physical management of schemes to complete end to end digitization of fund release processes. For robust implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Schemes, support is to be provided to the States/UTs.

NITI Aayog has initiated Data Governance Quality Index which evaluates various Ministries on data-based  Governance  and  has  advised  all  Ministries  to  set  up  data  and  strategy  units  in Ministry  for  digitization  of  processes  related  to  implementation  and  monitoring  of  Central Sector/Centrally sponsored schemes of ministries/Departments.

Till  14 th Finance Cycle (from 2016-17 to 2020-21), amount ranging from 1-2% of the scheme was  given  to  States/UTs  as  administrative  cost  for  effective  implementation  of  the  Schemes. While approving the continuation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of STs over the 15 th Finance Commission (2021-22 to 2025-26), Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), has recommended to  set  up  Central  Project  Monitoring  Unit  (CPMU)  at  Ministry  level  and  State Programme  Management  Unit  (SPMU)  at  State  level  for effective implementation and monitoring  of  the  combined  schemes  of  the  Ministry.   EFC  has  inter-alia  recommended  for 'Administrative  Cost  to  States/UTs  for  implementation  of  combined  Schemes'  with  total financial outlay of Rs 53.80 crore for FY 2022-23 for setting up State Programme Management Unit in States/UTs.

The cabinet has also approved an allocation of Rs 20 Cr for setting up of Central PMU under the scheme of Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey and Social Audit. The central PMU will co- ordinate with  the  State  units  for  providing  data  in  respect  of  various  schemes,  which  will  be  used  for effective monitoring and evaluation.

Ministry of Finance vide their communication dated 01.02.2022, has approved the recommendation of the EFC. Since all of the schemes of the Ministry have been digitized, the setting up of state PMUs will go a long way in monitoring the funds being given to States under different Centrally sponsored and central Sector Schemes.

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