(a) whether the Government had provided financial assistance to States for strengthening the infrastructure of the Consumer Courts set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 during last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
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(c) the amount utilized by each State during the above period, year-wise?
MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI SHANTA KUMAR)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 307 FOR 16.3.2000 - REGARDING STRENGTHENING OF CONSUMER COURTS
(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Central Government had provided financial assistance of Rs.61.80 crores to the States and Union Territories under the One-Time-Grant Scheme to supplement their efforts for strengthening the infrastructure of the consumer courts during 1995-1999. The details of the assistance given to the States and Union Territories and its utilization by them are given in the Annexure.
Annexure referred to in the Statement in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 307 for 16.03.2000.
State-wise release of One-Time-Grant and its utilisaton .
State/UT Grant released Grant Utilised Period of reporting during 95-99 Rs. in lakhs of utilisation Rs. in lakhs
Andhra Pradesh 270 95.12 Sep-99 Arunachal Pradesh 170 122.50 Sep-99 Assam 280 24.00 Sep-99 Bihar 440 200.48 Mar-98 Goa 70 57.45 Sep-99 Gujrat 250 128.67 Dec-99 Haryana 210 54.23 Dec-99 Himachal Pd. 170 75.00 Sep-99 Jammu & K. 70 16.70 Mar-98 Karnataka 250 20.70 Sep-99 Kerala 190 94.77 Dec-99 Madhya Pd. 500 46.66 Sep-99 Maharashtra 360 346.00 Dec-99 Manipur 130 92.48 Mar-2000 Meghalaya 120 23.10 Dec-98 Mizoram 80 54.49 Sep-99 Nagaland 120 120.00 Mar-98 Orissa 180 131.00 Sep-99 Punjab 180 151.30 Mar-98 Rajasthan 350 325.60 Sep-99 Sikkim 90 57.14 Mar-98 Tamil Nadu 270 57.89 Mar-99 Tripura 80 7.00 Sep-99 Uttar Pd. 680 508.68 Sep-98 West Bengal 220 55.00 Sep-99 A&N Island 70 30.97 Mar-2000 Chandigarh Adm. 60 19.78 Dec-98 D&N Haveli 60 6.14 Dec-99 Daman & Diu 70 11.21 Sep-99 Delhi 70 69.66 Dec-99 Lakhsdweep 60 1.66 Dec-99 Pondicherry 60 55.45 Dec-99
Total: 6180 3060.83