Question : FUNDS FOR BODO REGIONAL COUNCIL

(a) whether the Government has made any provision for the development of Bodo Regional Council during the current financial year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, indicating the head under which the said budgetary pro visions have been made;

(c) whether the Government had earlier provided budget allocation from Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources and North – Eastern States Development Fund for the development of the said council; and

(d) if so, the details of budgetary provisions made during the last five years?

MINISTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION(SHRI BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE)

(a) Rs. 50.00 crore has been made available to the Ministry as Budget Estimates 2009 – 10 for Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Package.

(b) The budgetary estimates 2009 – 10 for BTC Package have been provided under the following Head /Sub – Head:

GRANT DEMAND NO. 28
3601-GRANTS-IN-AID TO STATE GOVERNMENTS (Major Head) 05-Grants for Special Plan Schemes 05.104 Special Package for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) 01- Special Development Package 01.01.31- Grants –in -Aid

(c)& (d) Till 2006-07, the funds under ‘Special Package’ for BTC were released from the combined Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Budget- Head of this Ministry. However, from the year 2007 – 08, there is a separate provision for funding of BTC projects under ‘Special Package’, outside NLCPR, and Rs. 100 crore was allocated for this purpose for the years 2007 – 08 and 2008 - 09. The details of budgetary provisions made during the last five years under NLCPR for BTC Package are as under:

Rs. In crore
Year	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08#	2008-09#
Amount	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00