Lok Sabha Question No. 3428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3428

TO BE ANSWERED ON-12/03/2026

## Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution

3428.  Dr. Byreddy Shabari:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  grants-in-aid  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  Article  275(1)  of  the Constitution to each eligible State/UT during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise;
- (b)   the  number  and  details  of  project  proposals  submitted  by  the  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh  under  Article  275(1)  during  the  last  five  years,  including  project  descriptions  and proposed funding amounts;
- (c)  the  status  of  each  such  proposal  from  Andhra  Pradesh,  indicating  whether  approved, rejected or pending and the reasons for delay or rejection, if any;
- (d) the details of projects approved in Andhra Pradesh under this provision, including the date of approval, fund-release status and current stage of implementation; and
- (e) whether the Union Government has received any pending or revised proposals from Andhra Pradesh for the current financial year and if so, the expected timeline for their appraisal and approval?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

- (a)  Details  of  grants-in-aid  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  Article  275(1)  of  the Constitution to each eligible State/UT during the last five years, year-wise and State/UT is as per Annexure 1.
- (b) to (d) Details of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) minutes for approval, rejection and pending projects for State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under Article 275(1) of the Constitution for last 5 years are available on Ministry's website at following link: -

|   Sl. No. | Year    | PAC Approval Date   | PAC Minutes Available on Ministry's website at below link           |
|-----------|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2020-21 | 5th May 2020        | https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/AndhraPradesh0505202 0.pdf               |
|         2 | 2021-22 | 18th November 2021  | https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/AndhraPradeshPAC_13 102021.pdf           |
|         3 | 2022-23 | 21st November 2022  | https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/AP_PAC_21112022.pdf                      |
|         4 | 2023-24 | -                   | -                                                                   |
|         5 | 2024-25 | 11th October 2024   | https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/AndhraPradesh1110202 410182024144306.pdf |

Details of fund released to State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last 5 years is given below:-

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Fund released (Rs. in lakh)   | Funds utilized (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | 2020-21 | 2055.55                       | 2055.55                        |
|         2 | 2021-22 | 2638.65                       | 2555.7                         |
|         3 | 2022-23 | -                             | -                              |
|         4 | 2023-24 | -                             | -                              |
|         5 | 2024-25 | 9841.55                       | -                              |

- (e) During the Financial Year 2025-26, Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved project of Rs.  3365.00 lakh for State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Rs. 2615.85 is already released. Details of project approved by PAC for State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh is uploaded on Ministry's website at below link: -
- (i) https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/AndhraGrants08112025171910.pdf
- (ii) https://tribal.gov.in/Docs/GrantsMinutes0701202603102026123453.pdf

## Annexure 1

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3428 for answer on 12.03.2026

| Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   | Status of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution (Rs in Lakh) as on 08.03.2026   |
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|                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   |                                                                                           |
| S.N o.                                                                                    | States                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2020- 21                                                         | Total Release                                                                             | UC Due                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2021- 22                                                         | Total Release                                                                             | UC Due                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2022- 23                                                         | Total amou nt releas ed                                                                   | UC Due                                                                                    | Allocat ion for the year 2023- 24                                                         | Total Relea se                                                                            | Total UC Due                                                                              | Origin al Share of Alloca tion                                                            | Amo unt alrea dy releas ed                                                                | Total UC Due                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 2650.8 7                                                                                  | 2055.55                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 2651.7 8                                                                                  | 2638.65                                                                                   | 32.55                                                                                     | 2653.3 1                                                                                  | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 3119.03                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 8399.86                                                                                   | 3391.3                                                                                    | 9841. 55                                                                                  | 775.45                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 4973.6 6                                                                                  | 6014.00                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 4975.3 8                                                                                  | 9830.00                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 4978.2 4                                                                                  | 7265. 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 6237.61                                                                                   | 6740                                                                                      | 0                                                                                         | 6362.8 9                                                                                  | 10030                                                                                     | 0                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 4444.0 2                                                                                  | 4592.37                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 4445.5 5                                                                                  | 2570.00 00                                                                                | 1875. 05                                                                                  | 4448.1 1                                                                                  | 2300                                                                                      | 288.3 1                                                                                   | 5659.28                                                                                   | 3294. 120                                                                                 | 3814.46                                                                                   | 5685.3 1                                                                                  | 4286. 23                                                                                  | 2271.4 6                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 2083.1 7                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                      | 1025.5 9                                                                                  | 2083.8 9                                                                                  | 642.08                                                                                    | 933.6 9                                                                                   | 2085.0 8                                                                                  | 1001. 01                                                                                  | 182.1 03                                                                                  | 2469.13                                                                                   | 871.2 4                                                                                   | 1473.020                                                                                  | 2665.0 30                                                                                 | 524.0 00                                                                                  | 1333.4 13                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 10642. 350                                                                                | 9976.24 14                                                                                | 300.00 0                                                                                  | 10646. 02                                                                                 | 11604.0 20                                                                                | 0                                                                                         | 10652. 14                                                                                 | 13578 .43                                                                                 | 16                                                                                        | 12493.8 3                                                                                 | 15676 .77                                                                                 | 16865.12                                                                                  | 13614. 94                                                                                 | 14506 .46                                                                                 | 12168. 38                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                       | 800.00                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                      | 558.65                                                                                    | 800.00                                                                                    | 600.41                                                                                    | 91.12                                                                                     | 800                                                                                       | 667.7 9                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 800                                                                                       | 150                                                                                       | 650                                                                                       | 800                                                                                       | 479.9 1                                                                                   | 432.21                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                   | 8721.6 4                                                                                  | 5940.04                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 8724.6 5                                                                                  | 6923.79                                                                                   | 1870                                                                                      | 8729.6 6                                                                                  | 7549. 12                                                                                  | 174.4                                                                                     | 10513.0 9                                                                                 | 4584. 77                                                                                  | 10788.21                                                                                  | 11157. 73                                                                                 | 2727. 27                                                                                  | 2606.6 3                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 1696.9 3                                                                                  | 1161.00                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 1697.5 1                                                                                  | 1500.00                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 1698.4 9                                                                                  | 1655                                                                                      | 299.2 6                                                                                   | 1945.98                                                                                   | 1696. 45                                                                                  | 1594.51                                                                                   | 2170.9 1 23                                                                               | 2244.                                                                                     | 1538.7 6                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 10537. 37                                                                                 | 10278.0 0                                                                                 | 1284.8 8                                                                                  | 10541                                                                                     | 12264.1 900                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 10547. 06                                                                                 | 6677. 87                                                                                  | 1035                                                                                      | 12780.2 5                                                                                 | 14299 .82                                                                                 | 8333.57                                                                                   | 13480. 63                                                                                 | 5147. 06                                                                                  | 16883. 39                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 3305.4 8                                                                                  | 3305.68                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                      | 3306.6 2                                                                                  | 3210.00                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 3308.5 2                                                                                  | 4297. 57                                                                                  | 0                                                                                         | 3924.73                                                                                   | 4070                                                                                      | 1837.87                                                                                   | 4228.7 5                                                                                  | 4730. 26                                                                                  | 3894.5 7                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 800.00                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                      | 786.98                                                                                    | 800                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                      | 786.9 8                                                                                   | 800                                                                                       | 817.6 7                                                                                   | 817.6 7                                                                                   | 800                                                                                       | 1910. 44                                                                                  | 817.67                                                                                    | 800                                                                                       | 395.8 1                                                                                   | 2728.1 1                                                                                  |

|        |                | 2020-21                           | 2020-21       | 2020-21   | 2021-22                           | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23                           | 2022-23                 |          |                                   |                | 2024-25      | 2024-25                        | 2024-25                    | 2024-25      |
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| S.N o. | States         | Alloca tion for the year 2020- 21 | Total Release | UC Due    | Alloca tion for the year 2021- 22 | Total Release | UC Due    | Alloca tion for the year 2022- 23 | Total amou nt releas ed | UC Due   | Allocat ion for the year 2023- 24 | Total Relea se | Total UC Due | Origin al Share of Alloca tion | Amo unt alrea dy releas ed | Total UC Due |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh | 18394. 92                         | 4279.78       | 14073. 62 | 18401. 27                         | 5319.10       | 13082 .17 | 18411. 85                         | 8438. 75                | 4002. 56 | 22262.6 3                         | 15741 .7       | 14316.18     | 23532. 93                      | 9183. 585                  | 20605. 72    |
| 13     | Maharashtra    | 10417. 85                         | 4573.16       | 13065. 5  | 10421. 45                         | 0.00          | 26189 .74 | 10427. 44                         | 0                       | 0        | 12923.4 6                         | 0              | 19828.81     | 13327. 73                      | 0                          | 10727. 38    |
| 14     | Manipur        | 1747.4 9                          | 0.00          | 2453.0 1  | 1748.0 9                          | 0.000         | 1872. 65  | 1749.1                            | 1067. 36                | 533.6 8  | 2365.45                           | 2456. 35       | 2140.01      | 2235.5 9                       | 1981. 32                   | 3962.6 75    |
| 15     | Meghalaya      | 3150.7 5                          | 492.71        | 2669.8    | 3151.8 3                          | 1595.25       | 1482. 58  | 3153.6 4                          | 2904. 84                | 132.6 2  | 4083.97                           | 3127. 29       | 2926.89      | 4030.8                         | 2217. 4                    | 563.96       |
| 16     | Mizoram        | 1899.5 6                          | 1909.71       | 0         | 1900.2 2                          | 2971.54       | 0         | 1901.3 1                          | 1654. 05                | 0        | 2522.61                           | 2897. 97       | 0            | 2430.1 4                       | 2143. 8                    | 460.21       |
| 17     | Nagaland       | 2314.8 8                          | 1717.38       | 678.62    | 2315.6 8                          | 3202.39       | 276.5 3   | 2317.0 1                          | 5863. 47                | 300.4    | 3081.5                            | 5020. 11       | 4319.32      | 2961.4 7                       | 2050. 5                    | 1201.8 8     |
| 18     | Odisha         | 12062. 26                         | 6304.62       | 5722.3 8  | 12066. 43                         | 11382.0 5     | 683.9 5   | 12073. 36                         | 10150 .55               | 0        | 14584.7                           | 6870. 56       | 9847.87      | 15431. 45                      | 10107 .95                  | 4869.4 8     |
| 19     | Rajasthan      | 9002.8 4                          | 9166.00       | 0         | 9005.9 5                          | 10435.2 1     | 500.6 5   | 9011.1 2                          | 11002 .53               | 3066. 57 | 10855.8 6                         | 8940. 07       | 12309.46     | 11517. 48                      | 4626. 61                   | 5310.7 5     |
| 20     | Sikkim         | 800.00                            | 516.00        | 0         | 800                               | 2045.00       | 0         | 800                               | 720.3 8                 | 0        | 800                               | 1754. 38       | 114.53       | 800                            | 4485. 06                   | 135.06       |
| 21     | Tamil Nadu     | 800.00                            | 0.00          | 988.17    | 800                               | 0.00          | 3496. 18  | 800                               | 0                       | 0        | 800                               | 650.4 9        | 79.95        | 800                            | 2019. 665                  | 0            |
| 22     | Telangana      | 2788.6 8                          | 2517.00       | 0         | 2789.6 5                          | 2050.00       | 0         | 2791.2 5                          | 3114. 46                | 0        | 3328.39                           | 5169           | 323.21       | 3567.6 1                       | 13797                      | 0            |
| 23     | Tripura        | 1187.4 5                          | 201.74        | 712.48    | 1187.8 6                          | 607.53        | 529.2 1   | 1188.5 5                          | 1294. 71                | 100      | 1749.65                           | 4226. 39       | 487.37       | 1519.1 3                       | 4151. 82                   | 809.12 4     |
| 24     | Uttar Pradesh  | 882.40                            | 927.43        | 0         | 882.71                            | 832.71        | 50        | 883.21                            | 1135. 82                | 94.16    | 968.07                            | 1353. 63       | 1273.96      | 1128.8 7                       | 1829. 9                    | 1447.7 9     |

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|                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   |
| S.N o.                                                                                    | States                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2020- 21                                                         | Total Release                                                                             | UC Due                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2021- 22                                                         | Total Release                                                                             | UC Due                                                                                    | Alloca tion for the year 2022- 23                                                         | Total amou nt releas ed                                                                   | UC Due                                                                                    | Allocat ion for the year 2023- 24                                                         | Total Relea se                                                                            | Total UC Due                                                                              | Origin al Share of Alloca tion                                                            | Amo unt alrea dy releas ed                                                                | Total UC Due                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 800.00                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                      | 1872.5 2                                                                                  | 800                                                                                       | 100.65                                                                                    | 493.9 9                                                                                   | 800                                                                                       | 306.0 2                                                                                   | 293.9 7                                                                                   | 800                                                                                       | 964.0 5                                                                                   | 423.79                                                                                    | 800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 293.97                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 4460.4 4                                                                                  | 4041.14                                                                                   | 404.36                                                                                    | 4461.9 7                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                      | 4462. 67                                                                                  | 4464.5 5                                                                                  | 4186. 5                                                                                   | 33.44                                                                                     | 5340.84                                                                                   | 4744. 4                                                                                   | 2156.7                                                                                    | 5706.3 1                                                                                  | 3549. 61                                                                                  | 1638.1                                                                                    |
|                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                     | 121365 .01                                                                                | 79969.5 540                                                                               | 46596. 560                                                                                | 121405 .51                                                                                | 92324.5 7                                                                                 | 58709 .71                                                                                 | 121473 .00                                                                                | 97649 .20                                                                                 | 11370 .14                                                                                 | 147210. 036                                                                               | 11721 0                                                                                   | 125122.3 4                                                                                | 154147                                                                                    | 11705 7                                                                                   | 96658. 472                                                                                |

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