MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (c): The total approved State Plan outlay for the Govt. of Rajasthan for 2009-10 was
Rs.17,322 crore out of which the approved Central Assistance to the State Plan was Rs.2,448.66
crore. The Central Assistance comprised of normal Central Assistance of Rs.484.42 crore,
Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for Externally Aided Projects (EAP) for Rs.129.50 crore and
the other scheme based ACA of Rs.1,834.74 crore. In the scheme based ACA, the Rashtriya Krishi
Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is the main scheme supporting agriculture. Rs.219.55 crore was approved as
ACA under RKVY for Rajasthan for the year 2009-10.
(d) & (e): The Planning commission approves Central Assistance to the State Plan as well
as the scheme of financing of the State Plan. The annual borrowing ceiling is fixed by the
Ministry of Finance. The State Govt. receives the share in Central taxes and grants as
recommended by the Finance Commission from the Ministry of Finance. The State Govt. is
responsible for the repayment of loans & interest and for management of fiscal deficit through
the State budget.