Lok Sabha Question No. 1109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Financial Assistance to North-Eastern States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1109

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 02 nd  December, 2024 11 AGRAHAYANA, 1946 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NORTH-EASTERN STATES

## †1109.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding States backward in terms of economy and infrastructure during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details along with list thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any new schemes to increase the opportunities of economic, human resource and infrastructure development and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the quantum of financial assistance provided or proposed to be provided to North-Eastern States of the country including Assam under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  and  (b)  No  Sir,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  NITI  Aayog,  no  such  assessment  has been made regarding the economy and infrastructure development in backward states during the last three years.

(c) and (d) To assist the States in boosting capital expenditure, which has a higher multiplier effect  and  enhances  the  productive  capacity  of  the  economy,  the  Ministry  of  Finance  has designed and implemented schemes for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment annually since 2020-21. Under these schemes, financial assistance in the  form  of  50-year  interest  free  loan  is  provided  to  States.  Details  of  financial  assistance provided year wise, to the states including Assam and other North Eastern States are Annexed.

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## ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1109 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2024

Details of financial assistance provided under the schemes for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States    |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (as on 24.11.2024) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |    688    |    501.79 |   6105.56 |   4090.81 |                      2616.27 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |    232.97 |    371.19 |   1564.1  |   2363.42 |                         0    |
| 3         | Assam             |    450    |    600    |   4300.14 |   5804.43 |                      3181.97 |
| 4         | Bihar             |    843    |   1246.5  |   8455.85 |   8814.8  |                      5408.88 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |    286    |    423    |   2941.97 |   3365.25 |                      2136.81 |
| 6         | Goa               |     97.66 |    111.04 |    572.75 |    695.2  |                       178.79 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |    285    |    432    |   4045.82 |   4254.32 |                      2037.72 |
| 8         | Haryana           |     91    |    135    |   1267    |   1702.05 |                         0    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |    533    |    800    |    650.8  |   1515.97 |                       427.55 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |    277    |    246    |   2964.32 |   4580.61 |                      1210.73 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |    305    |    451.5  |   3399.35 |   3879.24 |                      2272.87 |
| 12        | Kerala            |     81.5  |    238.5  |   1902.74 |      0    |                         0    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |   1320    |   1512.36 |   7360.2  |  12636.2  |                      5074.94 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |    514    |    771.73 |   6744.16 |   5376.31 |                      2617.7  |
| 15        | Manipur           |    317.16 |    212.85 |    467.22 |    542.7  |                        38.36 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |    200    |    281.2  |   1049.02 |   1293.06 |                       577.01 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |    200    |    299.99 |    297.5  |    743.28 |                       181.5  |
| 18        | Nagaland          |    200    |    300    |    504.16 |    973.2  |                       249.92 |
| 19        | Odisha            |    471.5  |    517.12 |     75    |   3532.14 |                      3085.44 |
| 20        | Punjab            |    296.5  |    223.5  |    798.22 |      0    |                         0    |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |   1002    |    692.41 |   5595.64 |   8513.42 |                      4552.01 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |    200    |    300    |    551.36 |    797.85 |                       322.98 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |    505.5  |   4011.27 |   5326.42 |                      1990.93 |
| 24        | Telangana         |    358    |    214.14 |   2500.98 |   1948.34 |                         0    |
| 25        | Tripura           |    300    |    118.54 |    349.79 |    662.92 |                       425.71 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |    976    |   1483    |   7940.5  |  19215.1  |                      7007.93 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |    675    |    263.92 |   1124.01 |   1911.71 |                       559.16 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |    630    |    933    |   3655.92 |   5015.58 |                      4416.23 |
|           | Total             |  11830.3  |  14185.8  |  81195.4  | 109554    |                     50571.4  |