(a) whether the Union Government releases funds to the States against their specific programmes for implementation under various schemes;
(b) if so, whether some State Governments have failed to send any proposal for the projects to be implemented under the schemes to the Union Government;
(c) if so, the details of those States who have neither sent any proposal nor availed of funds from the Union Government during the last three years; and
(d) the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SMT. MEIRA KUMAR)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 266 FOR 09.03.2006 REGARDING `FUNDS UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES` RAISED BY SHRI HITEN BARMAN.
(a) & (b):
Yes, Sir. State Government submits proposal under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes and one Central Sector Scheme (Special Central Assistance to Special Component Plan) keeping in view the parameters of the schemes and the provision of their required share of funds.
(c)&(d):
The details may be seen in the statement attached. State Governments are requested by letter, telephone and through periodical meetings to submit proposals so that funds can be released to them. The efforts of the Ministry in all Schemes are to give a fair share to each State Government.
ANNEXURE
Details referred in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 266 for 9th March 2006 i.e. the States which have neither sent any proposal nor availed funds during the last three years.
S. No. Scheme/ Programme Name of the States
01 Special Central Assistance to Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes Goa, Jharkhand & Kerala
02 Pre-Matric Scholarship to the children of those engaged in unclean occupations. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Nagaland
03. Post-Matric Scholarships for SC students. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram & Nagaland
04 Construction of Hostels for Scheduled Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Manipur, Caste Boys & Girls. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan
05 Coaching & allied assistance for weaker sections including SCs & OBCs Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh,. Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh &West Bengal.
06. Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. Nagaland & Tripura
07. Upgradation of Merits of Scheduled Caste Students. Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamilnadu & Uttranchal
08. Assistance to Scheduled Castes Assam, Bihar, NCT of Delhi, Gujarat, Development Corporations. Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan & West Bengal.
09 Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC students. Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, NCT of Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland & Maharashtra
10. Post-Matric Scholarships for OBC students Bihar, Chhattisgarh, NCT of Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Nagaland
11. Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys & Girls Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, NCT of Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland
12. Scheme for Prevention of Control of Juvenile Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Social Maladjustment. Manipur & Uttranchal