(a) whether the panel headed by C. Rangarajan had submitted a report in August 2011,
recommending creation of a Central Plan monitoring system to provide information on utilisation
of funds by the Central Ministries and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
(b) whether the report also suggests that the Ministry of Finance should design annual
budgets for the Ministries later to be approved by the Planning Commission and if so, the
reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) : The High Level Expert Committee on efficient management of Public Expenditure headed
by Dr. C. Rangarajan recommended that the Central Plan Scheme Monitoring system (CPSMS)
should be extended to enable tracking of utilization of funds for all Central Schemes in all States
for which resources are either transferred through treasury route or society route. CPSMS was
launched in April, 2008 as central Sector Scheme with a view to putting in place a suitable
Management Information System (MIS) and Decision Support System (DSS) to enable informed
planning, budgeting and decision making and meaningful monitoring of plan Schemes of the
Union Government. The Scheme is being operationalized in phases. The scheme will be fully
rolled out during the 12th Five Year Plan.
(b): The Rangarajan Committee has recommended to revise the Annual Budgeting process. The
recommendations of the Committee are being examined.