Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Central Share for Naxal Eliminating Campaign
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 562

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024/ MAGHA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

CENTRAL SHARE FOR NAXAL ELIMINATING CAMPAIGN

†562. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Central  share  on  the  expenditure  on  resources  used  in Naxal  Eliminating  Campaign  in  Chhattisgarh  has  been  reduced  from  100 percent to 60 percent;

(b) if so, the  names  of  States  where  the  said  decision  has  been implemented;

(c) the changed circumstances under which the Central share on the said campaign has been reduced for Chhattisgarh; and

(d) whether any request has been received from the State Government to increase the Central share for the said campaigns like before and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, subjects of Police and Public Order are with the State Governments. However, the Government of India (GoI) has been supplementing the efforts of States to address left wing extremism.

As  per  the  recommendations  of  the  14th  Finance  Commission,  the State share in the net proceeds of Union taxes was raised from 32% to

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 562 FOR 06.02.2024

42%. Through this step, sufficient flexibility was provided to the States to conceive  and  implement  the  Schemes/programmes  suited  to  their  local needs/aspirations and bridge the developmental  deficit gaps  in the backward districts. Accordingly, some of the schemes are implemented on sharing basis in the ratio of 60(Centre):40 (State) since 2017, as per the recommendations of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on the rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) constituted in 2015 in  pursuance  of  the  decision  taken  in  the  Governing  Council  of  the  NITI Aayog.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  03  major  schemes  namely Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme, Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) and Special Central Assistance (SCA) Scheme through which funds are given to States to tackle left wing extremism.

Under  SRE,  expenditure  incurred  by  the  States  on  Central  Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) is reimbursed on 100% basis, while for other items the reimbursement is made on sharing basis in the ratio of 60(Centre):40 (State).

SIS  is  implemented  on  sharing  basis  in  the  ratio  of  60(Centre):40 (State).

Under SCA funds are provided to States to fill critical gaps in Public Infrastructure  &  Services  in  30  Most  LWE  Affected  Districts.  This  is  a 100% centrally sponsored scheme.

Further,  the  annual  outlays  have  been  substantially  increased  to support  States  for  combating  left  wing  extremism.  An  amount  of  Rs. 479.80 crore was released to Chhattisgarh by the MHA to combat left wing extremism  during  06  years  between  2011-12  to  2016-17,  whereas  Rs. 1666.40 crore have been released to the State under such schemes during last 06 years between 2017-18 & 2022-23.

Similarly, an amount of Rs. 2172.79 crore was released by MHA to all the  LWE  affected  States  under  such  schemes  during  06  years  between 2011-12 to 2016-17, whereas Rs. 5601.28 crore have been released during last 06 years between 2017-18 & 2022-23.

States  presently  covered  under  LWE  related  Schemes  of  MHA,  are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal & Kerala.

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