Question : SUBSIDY GRANT TO STATES



(a) whether Government is releasing input subsidy/grant-in-aid to the States under various schemes/programmes as per the guidelines; and

(b) if so, the details of the actual demands and the amount released to the States under each scheme / programme during the last three years of the current Five Year Plan?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)

(a) to (b): The administrative Ministries / Departments dealing with plan schemes / programme release grants-in-aid to States/UTs and their implementing agencies as per the guidelines of the schemes / programmes keeping in view the utilization of resources earlier released. The releases under the Plan made to the States/UTs & their implementing agencies are during 2009-10, 2010-11 & 2011-12 (upto 19-08-11) are as follows:

(Rs. crore)
Schemes / Programmes 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 (upto 19-08-11)
Centrally Sponsored 123444.50 160990.07 59008.60 Schemes
Central Assistance to 78264.92 87157.63 20282.93 States/UTs
Total 201709.42 248147.70 79291.53

The scheme-wise details on releases are given at Annex I & II.