(a) the details of projects approved by NITI Aayog for the development of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
(b) the current status of the implementation of the said development projects especially in Sultanpur Parliamentary constituency; and
(c) the details of the amount of funds released by the Government for the purpose during the said period?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (c) The erstwhile Planning Commission approved/sanctioned project proposals received from State Governments under One Time Additional Central Assistance (OTACA)/ Special Plan Assistance (SPA) till 2014-2015 and then recommended to the Ministry of Finance for the release of funds. Subsequent to the establishment of NITI Aayog, the practice of approval/sanction of such project proposals has been discontinued from 2015-16 following the acceptance of recommendations of 14th Finance Commission for increased devolution to the States by way of enhancing the share of States in the divisible tax pool from 32% to 42% resulting in increased fund transfer to the States. NITI Aayog is the successor in interest to the Planning Commission. It is a think tank to the Government to provide critical directional and strategic input into the development process. Approval of Central/State projects is no longer under the purview of the NITI Aayog.
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