(a) whether it is a fact that due to non-allocation of the sufficient funds, poverty alleviation programmes are getting adversely affected;
(b) if so, whether the Government propose to provide sufficient funds to alleviate poverty from Gujarat; and
(c) if so, the details of the funds allocated to the State during the last three years, year-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL )
(a)to(c): No, Sir. The budgetary provisions made by the
Ministry of Finance under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar
Yojana(SJSRY), a centrally sponsored urban poverty alleviation
scheme are allocated to the States/UTs on the basis of
incidence of urban poverty as communicated by the Planning
Commission from time to time for implementation of the scheme.
These allocations has not affected the SJSRY adversely, since
the States/UTs are having unspent funds from the old UPA
Programmes. Details of funds allocated and released to the
Gujarat State under SJSRY, during the last three years is
placed in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4240 FOR 17.12.2002.
(Rs.in lakhs)
YEAR ALLOCATION RELEASE
1999-2000 882.58 340.62 2000-2001 818.01 697.47 2001-2002 818.01 166.67 2002-2003 366.69 1717.07@ (UPTO 30.11.2002)