(a) whether the Union Government expenditure on social
sector has increased during the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) how it compares with the other Asian countries;
(d) whether our Government expenditure on social sector
is much low;
(e) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(f) the corrective steps being taken by the Government
in this direction?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANANDRAO V. ADSUL)
(a)&(b) The Central Government Plan expenditure and
Non-Plan expenditure on social services showed an
increasing trend during the Ninth Plan period 1997-2002
as indicated in the Annex - I.
(c) Central Government expenditure on major social sectors
as percentage of total expenditure in selected Asian
countries are indicated in Annex - II.
(d),(e) & (f) Growth with social justice has been one of
the basic objectives of Indian planning since 1951. Several
poverty alleviation and employment generation programmes
have been in operation for decades focussing on the poor,
weaker and vulnerable sections of the community as target
groups. Ongoing economic reforms also have a human face.
The total expenditure on the social services of the Central
Government as percentage of total expenditure increased
from 6.9 percent in 1997-98 to 8.5 percent in 2001-02.
Expressed as percentage of GDP at current market price,
the expenditure on social services on Central Government
increased from 1.0 percent in 1997-98 to 1.3 percent in 2001-02.
(Annex I)
Plan Expenditure on Social Services
(Rs. Crore)
Social Service 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
1. Eduction Art & Culture 3502 4268 4692 5175 5977
2. Health & Family Welfare 2579 3213 4106 4322 4737
3. Water Supply, Housing etc. 3086 3819 4196 4654 5530
4. Information & Broadcasting 82 84 182 251 248
5. Welfare of SC/ST and OBC 715 906 941 959 1119 6. Labour & Labour Welfare 46 67 82 95 119
7 Social welfare & Nutritution 1570 2020 2251 2409 2624
Total 11580 14377 16450 17865 20354
Non-Plan Revenue Expenditure on Social Services
(Rs. Crore)
Social Service 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
1. Eduction, Sports, Youth Affairs 1510 2336 2389 2521 2676
2. Health & Family Welfare 595 780 906 969 907
3. Water Supply, Housing etc. 218 254 269 278 307
4. Information & Broadcasting 816 957 987 1066 1031
5. Welfare of SC/ST and OBC 10 10 10 9 10 6. Labour & Employment 516 641 763 799 737
7 Other Social Services 649 395 1632 1715 2139
Total 4314 5373 6956 7357 7807
(Annex II)
Central Government : Expenditures by Function (Percentage of Total Expenditure)
Countries Year Eduction Health Social Security Housing and and Welfare Community Amenities
China 1999 1.7 0.3 3.8 0.2 India 2001 2.2f 1.8f NA 4.5f Indonesia 2001 3.7p 1.3p 8.6p 1.3p Korea 1997 20.5 0.8 10.8 2.3 Malaysia 1997 22.8f 6.3f 7.2f 7.3f Pakistan 2002 1.3p .8p .9p 1.9p Sri Lanka 2001 7.7p 5.1p 12.3p 2.8p Thailand 2001 19.9 7.1 6 5.1
f : Forecasted or projected data. p : Preliminary or provisional. Source : IMF Government Finance Statistics 2002.