Lok Sabha Question No. 5156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Financial Assistance to Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5156

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, APRIL 03, 2023/CHAITRA 13, 1945 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UTTAR PRADESH

## 5156. KUNWAR DANISH ALI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of financial assistance provided by the Government to the State of Uttar Pradesh during each of the last five years, scheme-wise;
- (b) whether the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has spent this amount on the schemes for which the assistance was given; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Union Government provides resources to States including the State of Uttar Pradesh through  Ministries/Departments  under  the  heads  Tax  Devolution,  Finance  Commission Transfers,  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  (CSS),  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CS),  Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs), Special Assistance, Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment etc. Summarized details of transfer of resources to the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years 2017-18 to 2021-22 are provided in Table-1 .

Table-1

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Items                          | 2017-18         | 2018-19         | 2019-20             | 2020-21             | 2021-22             |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Tax Devolution                 | 1,20,939        | 1,36,766        | 1,17,818.30         | 1,06,687.01         | 1,14,894.19         |
|         2 | Grants-in-Aid Of which Finance | 40,648 8,968.80 | 42,989 9,475.04 | 44,043.97 12,964.76 | 57,745.88 16,023.00 | 87,963.41 12,306.42 |

Source: 2017-18 to 2020-21: State Finances Audit Report for the year ended 31 March, 2021

2021-22: State Budget 2023-24

Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance releases Grants-in-Aid mandated by Finance Commission, 'Special Assistance', EAPs (Grants-in-Aid/ Loan) and also Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment (Loan) under Demands for Grant 'Transfers to States' to States  including  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  Scheme-wise  &  year-wise  details  of release of Grants-in Aid and Loan to the State of Uttar Pradesh are provided in Table-2 .

Table-2

| Sl. No.                      | Items                                                                                        | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20                      | 2020-21                      | 2021-22                      |
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| (A) Grants-in Aid            | (A) Grants-in Aid                                                                            | (A) Grants-in Aid            | (A) Grants-in Aid            | (A) Grants-in Aid            | (A) Grants-in Aid            | (A) Grants-in Aid            |
| Finance Commission Transfers | Finance Commission Transfers                                                                 | Finance Commission Transfers | Finance Commission Transfers | Finance Commission Transfers | Finance Commission Transfers | Finance Commission Transfers |
| 1                            | Central Share of State Disaster Response Fund                                                | 558.00                       | 351.45                       | 849.30                       | 1,933.00                     | 1,546.40                     |
| 2                            | Central Share of State Disaster Mitigation Fund                                              | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 3                            | Urban Local Bodies Grant                                                                     | 2,111.58                     | 1,817.62                     | 2,455.99                     | 4,338.00                     | 1,761.25                     |
| 4                            | Rural Local Bodies Grant                                                                     | 6,179.550                    | 7,148.74                     | 9,659.47                     | 9,752.00                     | 7,208.00                     |
| 5                            | Health Sector Grant for Local Bodies                                                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 1,790.77                     |
| 6                            | National Disaster Response Fund                                                              | 119.67                       | 157.23                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| Other Transfers              | Other Transfers                                                                              | Other Transfers              | Other Transfers              | Other Transfers              | Other Transfers              | Other Transfers              |
| 1                            | Special Assistance                                                                           | 917.20                       | 1,200.00                     | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| (B) Loans                    | (B) Loans                                                                                    | (B) Loans                    | (B) Loans                    | (B) Loans                    | (B) Loans                    | (B) Loans                    |
| 1                            | Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment (50-year interest free loan) | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 976.00                       | 1483.00                      |
| 2                            | EAPs                                                                                         | 1,103.16                     | 804.31                       | 1,254.65                     | 1,355.69                     | 967.89                       |

(Rs. in crore)

(b)  to  (c):  As  per  the  extant  practice,  release of  funds  to  States  under  various programmes including  Schemes/Programmes  mandated  by  the  Finance  Commission  are  governed  by prescribed  guidelines  of  the  respective  Schemes/Programmes,  submission  of  Utilization Certificates  for  funds  released  as  per  General  Financial  Rules  (GFRs).  Funds  that  remain unutilized are adjusted towards the Grants-in-Aid/Loan  payable during the next years. The Ministries/Departments of the Union Government conduct regular evaluation of the Schemes being  implemented  by  them.  The  NITI  Aayog  also  conducts  concurrent  evaluation  of  the selected Programmes/Schemes.

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