Lok Sabha Question No. 449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Locket Chatterjee, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †449

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024/MAGHA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE/INVESTMENT

## †449.   SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced any new scheme for Special Assistance to the States for Capital Expenditure/Investment;
- (b) if so, the details of the interest-free loan/assistance provided to the States so far under the said scheme, State/year-wise including West Bengal, Bihar and Haryana; and
- (c) the details of additional steps taken or being taken by the Government for the capital expenditure/investment in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Yes Sir. The 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure' was launched in the financial  year  2020-21 and was continued in 2021-22. Thereafter, the Scheme was implemented as the 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment' in the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24.  The State-wise and year-wise details of Special Assistance (Loan) provided under the Schemes to the States including the States of West Bengal, Bihar and Haryana is provided in Annexure.

(c):  The  'Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  2023-24'  is  aimed  at  boosting capital expenditure by the States. Further, the scheme guidelines, inter-alia, stipulate target for capital  expenditure  for  each  State  for  the  financial  year  2023-24  to  be  achieved  by  the  States from their own resources for availing the 2 nd installment under Part-I (Untied) of the Scheme for 2023-24.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †449   DUE FOR ANSWER ON 05 th  FEBRUARY, 2024

## State-wise and year-wise Special Assistance (Loan) released under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 | 2023-24 (As on 01.02.2024)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |    688    |    501.79 |   6105.56 | 0.00*                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |    232.97 |    371.19 |   1564.1  | 1090.54                      |
| 3         | Assam             |    450    |    600    |   4300.14 | 4530.61                      |
| 4         | Bihar             |    843    |   1246.5  |   8455.85 | 6135.54                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |    286    |    423    |   2941.97 | 2044.78                      |
| 6         | Goa               |     97.66 |    111.04 |    572.75 | 371.29                       |
| 7         | Gujarat           |    285    |    432    |   4045.82 | 2542.62                      |
| 8         | Haryana           |     91    |    135    |   1267    | 858.75                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |    533    |    800    |    650.8  | 644.36                       |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |    277    |    246    |   2964.32 | 1693.19                      |
| 11        | Karnataka         |    305    |    451.5  |   3399.35 | 2538.04                      |
| 12        | Kerala            |     81.5  |    238.5  |   1902.74 | 0.00*                        |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |   1320    |   1512.36 |   7360.2  | 5437.10                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |    514    |    771.73 |   6744.16 | 3681.71                      |
| 15        | Manipur           |    317.16 |    212.85 |    467.22 | 365.20                       |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |    200    |    281.2  |   1049.02 | 772.72                       |
| 17        | Mizoram           |    200    |    299.99 |    297.5  | 491.05                       |
| 18        | Nagaland          |    200    |    300    |    504.16 | 475.55                       |
| 19        | Odisha            |    471.5  |    517.12 |     75    | 3218.68                      |
| 20        | Punjab            |    296.5  |    223.5  |    798.22 | 0.00*                        |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |   1002    |    692.41 |   5595.64 | 5924.11                      |
| 22        | Sikkim            |    200    |    300    |    551.36 | 575.47                       |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |    505.5  |   4011.27 | 3062.88                      |
| 24        | Telangana         |    358    |    214.14 |   2500.98 | 1341.20                      |
| 25        | Tripura           |    300    |    118.54 |    349.79 | 368.72                       |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |    976    |   1483    |   7940.5  | 12779.75                     |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |    675    |    263.92 |   1124.01 | 785.78                       |
| 28        | West Bengal       |    630    |    933    |   3655.92 | 5015.58                      |
| Total     | Total             |  11830.3  |  14185.8  |  81195.4  | 66745.21                     |

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