(a): whether the Union Governments has received proposals from various State Governments to grant permission to continue posts sanctioned as per the earlier staffing pattern and to enhance the annual expenditure ceiling of State ICDS Cell and District ICDS Cell; and
(b): if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Karnataka and the action taken thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) & (b): Prior to 2003-04, there was no annual ceiling in respect of ICDS
State Cell and District Cell. The Government of India issued guidelines, on
02-04-2003, to all the States/Union Territories fixing the annual ceiling of
Rs.11.84 lakh for State Cell and Rs.10.00 lakh for District Cells, including the
staffing pattern for State Cell and District Cell.
Following the issue of these guidelines, several States viz., Karnataka,
Punjab, Meghalaya, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattishgarh, Kerala, Rajasthan and
Tripura expressed dissatisfaction and requested the Government of India to increase
the annual expenditure ceiling for State ICDS Cell and District Cells and to allow
them to continue the pre 2003-04 staffing pattern. Consequently, Government of
India has issued revised guidelines, on 08-05-2009, rationalizing the staffing
pattern for the State and District Cell, based on the number of projects sanctioned
for each State/UT. The revised staffing pattern does not prescribe any annual
ceiling for either the State Cell or the District Cell.