(a) whether under Central and State share of funds of Rs.2039.89 crore released under Urban Employment Generation Programme (UEGP), a sum of Rs.645.98 crore remained unspent, as on 31st March 2000;
(b) if so, whether it is a fact that 910 scheme under the programme in the States were abandoned mid way after incurring Rs.6.02 crore;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the action taken by the Union Government on both the counts?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a): Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation has
been implementing a unified Centrally Sponsored urban poverty
alleviation programme named Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
(SJSRY) with effect from 1.12.1997, subsuming all previous Urban
Poverty Alleviation (UPA) programmes, with a view to provide
gainful employment to the urban unemployed or under employed
poor. The programme is funded in the ratio of 75:25 between the
Centre and the States. Central funds amounting to Rs.375.87
crores were released to the States/UTs under SJSRY from 1st
December 1997 to 31st March, 2000. States have reported the
release of their share amounting to Rs.69.47 crores for the same
period. An unspent balance of Rs.543.42 crores (tentatively)
from old UPA programmes had also been reported by the
States/UTs. Thus, out of the availability of total fund of
Rs.988.76 crores, the States/UTs had reported availability of an
unspent balance of Rs.582.43 crores with them till 31st March,
2000.
(b)&(c): No, Sir. SJSRY is an ongoing scheme.
(d): Guidelines have been issued to all the States/UTs for
effective implementation of the scheme. Government is
monitoring the scheme through
(i) the Quarterly Progress
Reports,
(ii) field visits, and
(iii) review meetings at the
level of Minister/Secretary with Secretaries of the States/UTs.