Lok Sabha Question No. 2104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Release of Funds to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2104 th

Answered on Friday the 6 May, 2016/Vaisakha 16, 1938(SAKA)

## Release of Funds to States

## 2104.  SHRI  LADU  KISHORE  SWAIN

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount released to States under various heads as recommended by the Central Finance Commissions during each of the last three years;
- (b) the  amount  of  cesses  and  surcharges  collected  and  appropriated  for  these purposes, during the same period;
- (c) the  differential  costs  to  be  made  to  States  on  account  of  pay  revision  of employees; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) During  the  last  three  years,  award  periods  of  the  two  Central  Finance Commissions were in force.  In 2013-14 and 2014-15 recommendations of the  Thirteenth  Finance  Commission  (award  period  2010-15)  were  being implemented  and  during  2015-16  recommendations  of  the  Fourteenth Finance  Commission  (award  period  2015-20)  were  being  implemented. The  details of amount  released  to States  including  Grant -in-aid as recommended by the respective Finance Commission during the last three years are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) The amount of cesses and surcharges collected  are  not shareable  with  the States, therefore  not appropriated for these purposes.
- (c) & (d) No such proposal is under consideration.

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Annexure-I (Rs. in crores)

## Head-wise  Release of Devolution and Grant-in-aid to the States  during the last three Years.

|                                | Thirteenth Finance Commission   | Thirteenth Finance Commission   | Fourteenth Finance Commission   |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Head/component                 | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         |
| Corporation Tax                | 107295.76                       | 118235.01                       | 159741.57                       |
| Taxes On Income                | 70651.02                        | 84431.14                        | 110933.32                       |
| Wealth Tax                     | 294.56                          | 319.19                          | 38.81                           |
| Customs                        | 52054.06                        | 54758.54                        | 81248.43                        |
| Union Excise Duties            | 36764.46                        | 30920.39                        | 67717.22                        |
| Expenditure Tax                | 0                               | 2.86                            | 3.48                            |
| Other Taxes                    | -0.03                           | -0.08                           | 372.24                          |
| Service Tax                    | 51169.77                        | 49141.4                         | 86137.89                        |
| Total of Devolution (A)        | 318229.59                       | 337808.46                       | 506192.96                       |
| Non Plan Revenue Deficit       | 10074.00                        | 7550                            | 48905                           |
| Performance Incentive          | 0.00                            | 0                               | NA                              |
| Local Bodies (Rural and Urban) | 21593.77                        | 22399.13                        | 26917.77                        |
| State Disaster Response Fund   | 6034.09                         | 5629.45                         | 8756.01                         |
| Capacity Building              | 65.00                           | 136                             | NA                              |
| Justice Delivery               | 214.61                          | 426.84                          | NA                              |
| Unique Identifications         | 59.14                           | 132.51                          | NA                              |
| District Innovation Fund       | 17.50                           | 73.79                           | NA                              |
| Infant Mortality Rate          | 1500.00                         | 2000                            | NA                              |
| Employee and Pension Data Base | 17.50                           | 32.5                            | NA                              |
| Statistical System             | 70.60                           | 119                             | NA                              |
| Elementary Education Education | 5013.00                         | 4648                            | NA                              |
| Forests                        | 1050.48                         | 1137.05                         | NA                              |
| Renewable Energy               | 0                               | 4992.14                         | NA                              |
| Water Sector Management        | 0                               | 184                             | NA                              |
| Maintenance of Roads& Bridges  | 4600.00                         | 5955.9                          | NA                              |
| State Specific Needs           | 3594.86                         | 6397.02                         | NA                              |
| NDRF                           | 4649.94                         | 3460.88                         | 12451.96                        |
| Total of Grant - in aid(B)     | 58554.48                        | 65274.21                        | 97030.74                        |
| GRAND TOTAL(A+B)               | 376784.07                       | 403082.67                       | 603223.70                       |

Notes:- (NA) Fourteenth Finance Commission has not recommended these grants for its award perod.

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