Lok Sabha Question No. 3050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Allocation and Utilization of Funds
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3050

To be answered on Wednesday, March 16, 2016/ Phalguna 26, 1937(Saka)

## QUESTION

## ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF FUNDS

3050. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is a huge gap between funds available and funds spent under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) for the North Eastern region;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  number  of  applications  received,  projects  sanctioned,  funds  allocated  and utilised during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) to (c) The  funds  available  with  the  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern Region under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme through the annual budgetary provisions under the Scheme for the last three years and current year (2012-13 to 2015-16) and expenditure based on States' absorption capacity in the corresponding period is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Item                                                           | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (upto 14.03.2016)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Amount of funds allocated for NLCPR Scheme (Revised Estimates) | 775.00    | 850.00    | 704.50    | 635.42                      |
|         2 | Amount of funds utilised, State-wise                           |           |           |           |                             |

| i.    | Arunachal Pradesh   |   118.97 |   116.87 |   169.88 |   80.9 |
|-------|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
| ii.   | Assam               |   195.13 |   237.14 |   151.15 | 152.33 |
| iii.  | Manipur             |    45.28 |    86.77 |   114.89 |  62.53 |
| iv.   | Meghalaya           |    91.45 |    90.7  |    40.06 |  36.28 |
| v.    | Mizoram             |    85.86 |    76.67 |    49.35 |  38.1  |
| vi.   | Nagaland            |    67.25 |    87.9  |    54.43 |  44.95 |
| vii.  | Sikkim              |    92.1  |    76.14 |    86.81 |  39.47 |
| viii. | Tripura             |    78.96 |    77.81 |    37.93 |  59.99 |
|       | Total (States)      |   775    |   850    |   704.5  | 514.56 |

The  number  of  projects  retained  and  sanctioned  under  the  NLCPR  Scheme, State-wise, during last three years is given below:

|         |                   | No. of Retained Projects   | No. of Retained Projects   | No. of Retained Projects   | No. of Projects sanctioned   | No. of Projects sanctioned   | No. of Projects sanctioned   | No. of Projects sanctioned   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | 2012/13                    | 2013/14                    | 2014/15                    | 2012/13                      | 2013/14                      | 2014/15                      | 2015/16 (upto 26.02.2016)    |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 22                         | 20                         | 23                         | 18                           | 2                            | 1                            | 1                            |
| 2       | Manipur           | 14                         | 9                          | 2                          | 8                            | 2                            | 2                            | 2                            |
| 3       | Sikkim            | 7                          | 6                          | 7                          | 5                            | 3                            | 0                            | 1                            |
| 4       | Meghalaya         | 12                         | 8                          | 6                          | 5                            | 1                            | 0                            | 1                            |
| 5       | Assam             | 45                         | 57                         | 20                         | 22                           | 15                           | 0                            | 3                            |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 14                         | 10                         | 9                          | 3                            | 2                            | 1                            | 3                            |
| 7       | Tripura           | 5                          | 5                          | 7                          | 1                            | 0                            | 1                            | 1                            |
| 8       | Mizoram           | 15                         | 14                         | 11                         | 7                            | 3                            | 0                            | 4                            |
|         | Total             | 134                        | 129                        | 85                         | 69                           | 28                           | 5                            | 16                           |

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