Question : FUNDS TO AGRICULTURE



(a) the State-wise amount allocated by the Government for agriculture during the year 1999-2000;

(b) the schemes under which the said amount has been released;

(c) whether the State Governments have utilised the said amount;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)

(a): Details of funds allocated/released by the Government for development of agriculture during 1999/2000 is annexed (Annex-I).

(b): The list of major schemes under which the above released were effected are given at annex-II.

(c): Details of amount utilised by the State Governments w.r.t. releases are given at annex-III.

(d)&(e): The State Governments sometimes are not able to utilize the funds in full due to late submission of proposals and operational bottle-necks.


Annex-I

Details of funds allocated/released to State Governments for Development of Agriculture during 1999/2000

(Rs. Lakhs)

Sl.No.	Name of the State	Releases
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 8217.88 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 592.55 3 ASSAM 543.11 4 BIHAR 519.65 5 GOA 200.07 6 GUJARAT 5507.6 7 HARYANA 2939.4 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1240.16 9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1088.36 10 KARNATAKA 8758.48 11 KERALA 3181.32 12 MADHYA PRADESH 8201.21 13 MAHARASHTRA 12176.94 14 MANIPUR 1125.58 15 MEGHALAYA 759.02 16 MIZORAM 1311.77 17 NAGALAND 1586.02 18 ORISSA 4725.85 19 PUNJAB 2960.32 20 RAJASTHAN 9791.82 21 SIKKIM 560.85 22 TAMIL NADU 6308.6 23 TRIPURA 1124.08 24 UTTAR PRADESH 10738.75 25 WEST BENGAL 1650.08 TOTAL 95809.47
Annex-II
List of Centrally Sponsored Schemes implemented by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation during 1999-2000.

Sl.No. Name of Schemes States where Implemented
1. Integrated Cereal Dev. Programme - Rice Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

2. Integrated Cereal Dev. Programme - Wheat Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

3. Integrated Cereal Dev. Prog - Coarse Cereals Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Sikkim.

4. Sustainable Development of Sugarcane Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, based Cropping System Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

5. Intensive Cotton Development Programme/ Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Technology Mission on Cotton Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, and Uttar Pradesh. 6. Special Jute Development Programme Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, J & K , Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

7 National Pulses Development Project All States.

8. Oilseeds Production Programme Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

9. Accelerated Maize Development Programme Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, J & K , Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. 10. National Watershed Dev. Proj. for Rainfed Areas All States. 11. Balanced and Integrated use of Fertiliser All States except north-eastern States. 12. Promotion of Agri. Mechanisation among All States. small Farmers 13. Soil Conservation in the Catchment of River Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Valley Projects & Flood Prone Areas Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Haryana. 14. Use of Plastics in Agriculture All States. 15. Integrated Development Programme of Cashewnut Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tamilnadu and West Bengal. 16. Integrated Development of Spices All States.
Annex-III
Details of amount utilised w.r.t. to releases made during 1999/2000. (Rs Lakhs)
Sl.No. Name of the State Releases made Expenditure incurred
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 8217.88 8614.52 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 592.55 363.08 3 ASSAM 543.11 498.85 4 BIHAR 519.65 225.84 5 GOA 200.07 120.54 6 GUJARAT 5507.6 3948.64 7 HARYANA 2939.4 2386.23 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1240.16 842.52 9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1088.36 881.24 10 KARNATAKA 8758.48 5762.07 11 KERALA 3181.32 2565.18 12 MADHYA PRADESH 8201.21 8016.4 13 MAHARASHTRA 12176.9 12254.06 14 MANIPUR 1125.58 665.22 15 MEGHALAYA 759.02 381.15 16 MIZORAM 1311.77 1181.08 17 NAGALAND 1586.02 1397.91 18 ORISSA 4725.85 2542.86 19 PUNJAB 2960.32 2044.34 20 RAJASTHAN 9791.82 5985.46 21 SIKKIM 560.85 390.88 22 TAMIL NADU 6308.6 6575.82 23 TRIPURA 1124.08 616.69 24 UTTAR PRADESH 10738.8 11736.45 25 WEST BENGAL 1650.08 1197.28 TOTAL 95809.5 81194.31