Question : TH FINANCE COMMISSION ACTION PLAN



(a) the number and nature of action plans for completion of which provision of funds have been made by the Union Government through the 12th Finance Commission indicating the amount provided for each action plan separately; and

(b) the amount of funds allocated to each State under each action plan during 2005-06?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)

(a) : Union Government, accepting recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission (TFC), has agreed to provide grants- in- aid for the following sectors for the period 2005-10 :

Sl.No.	Item	Amount(Rs. crore)
1. Health sector 5887 2. Education sector 10,172 3. Maintenance of roads & bridges 15,000 4. Maintenance of buildings 5000 5. Maintenance of forests 1000 6. Heritage conservation 625 7 State-specific needs 7100 Total 44784



(b): A statement of grants allocated to each State for 2005-06 sector-wise is annexed.

Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6215 to be answered on the 6th May, 2005 regarding 12TH Finance Commission Action Plan


Grants -in -aid provided by Union Government on the recommendations of Twelfth Finance Commission for 2005-06 sector-wise State-wise

(Rs. in Crore)
Sl. No. State	Education	Health	Maintenance	Sector	Sector	of Forests
1. Andhra Pradesh 13.00

2. Arunachal Pradesh 20.00

3. Assam 183.20 153.58 8.00

4. Bihar 443.99 289.30 1.00

5. Chhattisgarh 17.00 6. Goa 0.60

7 Gujarat 4.00

8. Haryana 0.40

9. Himachal Pradesh 4.00 10. Jammu & Kashmir 6.00 11. Jharkhand 107.82 57.39 6.00 12. Karnataka 11.00 13. Kerala 5.00 14. Madhya Pradesh 76.03 28.88 23.00 15. Maharashtra 14.00 16. Manipur 6.00 17. Meghalaya 6.00 18. Mizoram 5.00 19. Nagaland 5.00 20. Orissa 53.49 31.22 15.00 21. Punjab 0.40 22. Rajasthan 20.00 5.00 23. Sikkim 1.60 24. Tamil Nadu 6.00 25. Tripura 3.00 26. Uttar Pradesh 736.87 367.63 4.00 27. Uttaranchal 10.00 7.00 28. West Bengal 64.83 3.00 Total 1686.23 938.00 200.00