Question : TRANSPORT SUBSIDY SCHEME



(a) whether the Government has implemented any transport subsidy scheme to promote Industries in the country;

(b) if so, the names of the States where transport subsidy scheme has been implemented;

(c) the details of funds released and utilized under this scheme during each of the last three years, State-wise;

(d) the number of beneficiaries of the subsidy provided under the scheme;

(e) whether any evaluation of this scheme has been made; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)

(a): Yes, Sir. The Transport Subsidy Scheme was introduced on 23rd July, 1971 to promote industrialisation in hilly, remote and inaccessible areas of the country.

(b): The Scheme has been implemented in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling District of West Bengal, the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

(c)&(d): A total amount of Rs.244.59 crore was released under the Scheme during the last three years. State-wise details and the number of beneficiary units are at Annexure ‘A’.

(e)&(f): The Transport Subsidy Scheme, 1971 is under evaluation by the Planning Commission.

ANNEXURE “A”

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2007.

I. AMOUNT RELEASED AND UTILIZED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS UNDER THE TRANSPORT SUBSIDY SCHEME

(Rupees in Crore)
Sl. No. States/Union Territories 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
1. Assam 33.56 21.45 28.16 2. Arunachal Pradesh 03.40 07.97 11.64 3. Manipur - - 01.14 4. Meghalaya 19.36 20.32 17.95 5. Mizoram 13.90 01.21 00.48 6. Nagaland - - 24.62 7. Tripura 00.28 01.4 00.73 8. Sikkim - 00.59 02.63 9. J&K 05.00 - 05.98 10. Himachal Pradesh 06.00 04.50 06.50 11. Uttarakhand 04.41 - - 12. West Bengal (Darjeeling) 00.36 - - 13. Andaman and Nicobar Island 00.91 00.14 - 14. Lakshadweep - - - Total 87.18 57.58 99.83

II. STATE WISE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
Sl. No.	States/Union Territories	Number
1. Assam 333 2. Arunachal Pradesh 58 3. Manipur 1 4. Meghalaya 144 5. Mizoram 754 6. Nagaland 613 7. Tripura 59 8. Sikkim 15 9. J&K 253# 10. Himachal Pradesh 3472# 11. Uttarakhand 1150# 12. West Bengal (Darjeeling) Not available 13. Andaman and Nicobar Island Not available 14. Lakshadweep Not available

# upto September, 2004.