(a) The per capita plan assistance for the different States during the year 2003-04;
(b) Whether State government of Assam got much less per capita plan assistance than others States specially that of Rajssthan, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, etc.;
(c) If so, the reasons therefore; and
(d) The corrective steps taken by Union Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) to (d): Details of per capita central assistance for State Plan provided by Ministry of Finance is annexed. Assam’s per capita assistance was higher than all non-Special Category States but lower than all other Special Category States. No corrective steps are required as Assam received higher Central assistance than all other non-Special Category States. Normal Central assistance is determined according to Gadgil formula and central assistance relating to externally aided projects and specific State Plan Schemes depends upon States’ performance.
Annexure
Per Capita Central Assistance Provided by Ministry of
Finance for AP 2003-04 (based on 1991 population)
(Rs. in crores)
Sl. No. States Per Capita Central Assistance (In Rupees)
(1) (2) (3)
1 Andhra Pradesh 812.15 2 Arunachal Pradesh 8159.49 3 Assam 977.70 4 Bihar 329.39 5 Chhatisgarh 376.48 6 Goa 786.67 7 Gujarat 721.02 8 Haryana 369.88 9 Himachal Pradeh 2804.99 10 J&K 3966.81 11 Jharkhand 323.96 12 Karnataka 467.88 13 Kerala 343.27 14 Madhya Pradesh 473.58 15 Maharashtra 204.14 16 Manipur 3219.05 17 Meghalaya 2726.70 18 Mizoram 9277.54 19 Nagaland 4356.61 20 Orissa 584.78 21 Punjab 297.92 22 Rajasthan 557.23 23 Sikkim 9266.34 24 Tamil Nadu 290.63 25 Tripura 2548.86 26 Uttaranchal 332.32 27 Uttar Pradesh 2125.90 28 West Bengal 314.86