Lok Sabha Question No. 2170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Assistance to Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2170

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016/VAISAKHA 16, 1938 (SAKA)

Assistance to Andhra Pradesh

## 2170. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds released for the State of Andhra Pradesh as per the provisions contained in  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act,  2014  in  terms  of  financing  revenue  deficit, construction  of  Polavaram  river  project  including  of  construction  of  new  capital  city  at Amaravathi for the period 2014-15 and 2015-16; and
- (b) the details of assistance extended to the State so far under the plan and non-plan heads sector-wise and expenditure-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## SHRI JAYANT SINHA

- (a) Head-wise  details  of  the  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under various provisions of Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014 for the period 2014-15 and 2015-16 are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Heads                                                                                                |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   Total |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Resource gap                                                                                         |      2303 |       500 |    2803 |
| Development grant for 7 backward districts of the State covering Rayalaseema and North Costal Region |       350 |       350 |     700 |
| Assistance for Capital City for Development of essential infrastructure etc.                         |      1500 |       550 |    2050 |
| Polavaram National Project on Irrigation                                                             |       250 |       600 |     850 |
| Total                                                                                                |      4403 |      2000 |    6403 |

- (b) Scheme-wise/head-wise details of financial assistance given to the State of Andhra Pradesh under the plan and non-plan heads including devolution of share in Central Taxes are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year                        |   Share in Central Taxes |   Grants to Non- Plan Schemes* |   Grants to State Plan Schemes |   Total |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|
| 2014-15 (Revised Estimates) |                  13692.4 |                        8517.78 |                          11313 | 33523.2 |
| 2015-16 (Revised Estimates) |                  21893.8 |                        9222.26 |                           8500 | 39616.1 |
| Total                       |                  35586.2 |                       17740    |                          19813 | 73139.2 |

*: Including Finance Commission Grants

Source: Union Budget Documents and State Budget Documents.

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