(a) whether it is compulsory for State Governments to submit utilization certificates,
proposals and project reports to draw benefit of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes for
Agricultural Development;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of State Governments that are not submitting such reports regularly; and
(d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Funds are released to the States for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes
based on their Annual Action Plans/Proposals/State Extension Work Plans. Further releases
of funds as per the General Financial Rules of the Government of India are made to the
States/Implementing Agencies only after receipt of the Utilization Certificates.
(c): Under the Scheme of Support to State Extension Programme for Extension reforms,
State Extension Work Plans for 2007-08 are due from Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya and
Delhi. The audited Utilization Certificates for 2005-06 are due from Goa, Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
and Tripura.
Under the Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme, the State of Assam has not
furnished the Utilization Certificate.
(d): The concerned States have been reminded to submit their Work Plans/Utilization
Certificates at the earliest.