MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)
(a): Central Assistance under various items is
released to all the States including Uttar Pradesh
for the States` annual plans in the shape of Block Grants and Block Loans.
Also, grants, as recommended by the Tenth Finance
Commission(TFC)/Eleventh Finance Commission(EFC),
are released to all the States including Uttar Pradesh.
The total amount of Central Assistance released
to all the States and to Uttar Pradesh during the
last two years 1998-99 and 1999-2000 and in the
current financial year 2000-01(till date) is as under:
(Rs. in crore)
1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 (till date)
All States 26659.42 30633.75 26103.84
Uttar Pradesh 3191.12 3808.27 4141.24
The total amount of TFC/EFC grants released to all the States and to Uttar Pradesh
during the last two years 1998-99 and 1999-2000 and in the current financial year
2000-01(till date) are as under:
(Rs. in crore)
1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 (till date)
All States 2720.63 4347.19 11316.59
Uttar Pradesh 543.69 250.21 1096.22
(b) & (c): The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has
been facing ways and means problem due to temporary
mismatch between their receipts and expenditure. The
Central Government has been helping the State to come
out of the overdraft in their account with the RBI by
making advance releases against their entitlements
and other feasible measures.
(d) to (g): The State Governments are accountable to
their State Legislatures for proper utilisation of
funds through the State Audit Reports prepared by
the CAG of India under Article 151(2) of the
Constitution. However, if there is shortfall in plan
expenditure as against approved/revised plan outlay,
a proportionate cut is made from the Central Assistance
released to the States.
