Question : ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO MADHYA PRADESH

(a) the details of funds allocated to Madhya Pradesh Government by the Central Government to undertake development of roads in the State alongwith the details of the dates on which the funds were allocated ;

(b) the percentage of said funds utilised by the Madhya Pradesh Government till the end of September, 2002; and

(c) the steps Government propose to take to ensure that the remaining unutilised funds from Madhya Pradesh Government are spent to undertake the road development work in view of the poor condition of roads ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B.C. KHANDURI)

(a) and (b) The details of funds allocated to Madhya Pradesh Government by the Central Government for development of National Highways and expenditure and percentage of funds utilized till September, 2002 are as under :-

Year	Head	Allocation	Date of	Expenditure	%age	(Rs. in crs.)	Release	(Rs. in cr.)	utilized	(upto September,2002)
2002
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2003	NH (Original)	20.00	9.4.2002	29.50	37%	60.00	24.5.2002 
Total	80
Maintenance and	8.86	31.5.2002	10.00	22%	Repairs (M&R)	8.87	20.9.2002	28.15	23.9.2002	Total	45.88

Year	Allocation	Amount	Date of	Expenditure	%age utilized	(Rs. in crore)	Released (@)	Release	Cumulaive	(Rs. in Crore)	(Rs. in Crores)	Allocation	Released

2000-01	62.51	20.84	21.11.2000
2001-02	61.91	9.14	31.3.2002
2002-03	66.59	20.84	3.5.2002	22.33	2.8.2002
Total	191.01	73.15	65.33(upto	34%.	89%	September,2002)
(@ based on Utilization Certificates submitted by the State)