(a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to incorporate a separate Sub-head into the Central
Budget for the Autonomous District Councils in order to facilitate the allocation of adequate amount of
Central funds for the Autonomous District Council aiming at bringing all these backward tribal areas at
par with the rest of the country; and
(b) if so, the steps so far taken in this regard to implement the aforementioned policy early
and if not, the reasons therefor?