Lok Sabha Question No. 1080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Capital Investment to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1080

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025/MAGHA 21, 1946 (SAKA)

## CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO STATES

## 1080. Shri Haribhai Patel:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  capital  investment  approved  for  various  States,  including Gujarat  for Financial Year 2024-25;
- (b) the criteria being adopted by the Government in providing above assistance to States;
- (c) the  details  of  conditions  that  are  required  to  be  fulfilled  for  granting  capital investment  to  States  and  whether  the  States  that  are  being  given  money,  are complying with those conditions
- (d) whether it is also a fact that some States are laggards in spending capital expenditure in the current Financial Year; and
- (e) if  so,  the  efforts  being  made  by  Government to encourage such States in spending capital expenditure?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  details  of  capital  investment  approved  for  various  States,  including  Gujarat  for Financial  Year  2024-25  under  the  Scheme  for  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital Investment are provided in Annexure-I.

(b) and (c): The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore was announced in the Union Budget of 2024-25. Out of the total  allocation,  an  amount  of  Rs.  55,000  crore  under  Part-I  of  the  Scheme  is  untied.  This amount has been allocated to the States in proportion of their share of central taxes and duties as per the award of the 15 th Finance Commission. The remaining amount of Rs. 95,000 crore is inter-alia earmarked for reforms in certain citizen centric areas and taking up sector specific projects like Development of Iconic Tourist Centers to Global Scale; Incentive for Scrapping of  Old  Vehicles;  Stimulating  Industrial  Growth;  Development  of  National  Capital  Region;

Incentives  for  Land-Related  Reforms  by  State  Governments,  Construction  of  Working Women  Hostels,  Urban  Planning  Reforms  and  Incentives  for  Achieving  Target  Fixed  for Capital Expenditure. The Special Assistance under the Scheme is released by the Department of Expenditure on fulfilling the conditions prescribed for release of funds. In case of certain reform  based  parts,  release  is  based  on  recommendations  of  nodal  ministry  concerned. Besides the conditions prescribed under various Parts of the Scheme, a State is required to meet the following mandatory conditions:

- (i) Full compliance with the official name of all Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs)
- (ii) Deposit of central share of interest earned in SNA accounts till 31 st March, 2024 in the Consolidated Fund of India.

(d)  and  (e):  The  details  of  financial  assistance  under  the  Scheme  for  Special  Assistance  to States for Capital Investment 2024-25 released to various States and utilization by States is given in Annexure-II. To enhance capital expenditure, the States are provided incentives for achieving  a  10%  or  higher  growth  rate  in  capital  expenditure  from  their  own  resources. Moreover, for release of subsequent installments, utilization of 75% of the assistance released earlier is mandatory.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1080 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## Special Assistance (loan) approved under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024-25

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Amount approved (as on 31.01.2025) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                              7026.31 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                              1012.48 |
| 3         | Assam             |                              6424.94 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                             12907.3  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                              5884.3  |
| 6         | Goa               |                              1268.85 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                              5216.78 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                              1127.68 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                               981.5  |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |                              2763.29 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |                              4598.94 |
| 12        | Kerala            |                              1665.7  |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |                             10634.7  |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |                              7076.82 |
| 15        | Manipur           |                               987.13 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |                              1694.93 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                               792.18 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                               542.83 |
| 19        | Odisha            |                              6915.27 |
| 20        | Punjab            |                              1944.37 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                              7580.26 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                              1242.39 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |                              4925.29 |
| 24        | Telangana         |                              1916.68 |
| 25        | Tripura           |                              1030.99 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |                             13042.1  |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                              1247.48 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |                              9728.93 |
| Total     | Total             |                            122180    |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1080 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## Amount released and utilized by States under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024-25

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Amount Released (As on 31.01.2025) | Utilization reported by States (As on 31.01.2025)   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                              6967.71 | 1869.81                                             |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                               606.02 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 3         | Assam             |                              6200.18 | 870.70                                              |
| 4         | Bihar             |                             11521.9  | 2978.89                                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                              5768.4  | 1574.10                                             |
| 6         | Goa               |                              1185.17 | 125.11                                              |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                              4849.85 | 981.62                                              |
| 8         | Haryana           |                               807.29 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                              1050.25 | 383.79                                              |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |                              1233.74 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 11        | Karnataka         |                              4795.2  | 1473.92                                             |
| 12        | Kerala            |                              1272.26 | 635.55                                              |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |                             10166.6  | 2849.88                                             |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |                              6404.47 | 1749.76                                             |
| 15        | Manipur           |                               568.29 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |                              1669.39 | 213.00                                              |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                               630    | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                               462.48 | 184.64                                              |
| 19        | Odisha            |                              6818.81 | 1740.57                                             |
| 20        | Punjab            |                              1244.47 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                              6876.79 | 1750.46                                             |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                              1130.27 | 140.58                                              |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |                              4958.94 | 1884.20                                             |
| 24        | Telangana         |                              1368.21 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 25        | Tripura           |                               812.81 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |                             10795.2  | 5346.36                                             |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                               898.56 | Utilization Certificate not received                |
| 28        | West Bengal       |                              9728.93 | 3097.08                                             |
| Total     | Total             |                            110792    | 29850.02                                            |

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