(a) the details of the Centrally Sponsored Projects/Schemes being run in different States of
the country, State-wise and project-wise during the last two years and the current year;
(b) the details of fund allocation by the Government during the Eleventh Five Year Plan for
these projects, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government is considering to limit Centrally sponsored schemes in the
ongoing Twelfth Five Year Plan; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND
PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)
(a): The details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in operation in the current year indicating
scheme-wise allocation is given at Annexure-I. As regards the Centrally Sponsored Schemes
in the previous years, the details are available in the Outcome Budget of the respective
Ministries.
(b): Allocations for Plan Schemes are made by the Planning Commission to Union
Ministries which include both Central Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes. The criteria
for allocation of funds under CSS to individual States were done by the administrative
ministries/departments. The details of schemes indicating plan outlay for 11th Plan is given in
11th Plan Document, Volume-III at Appendix. The 11th Five Year Plan Document is available
on the official website of Planning Commission at http://planningcommission.nic.in.
(c) & (d): Planning Commission had set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri B.K
Chaturvedi to look into the issue of restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, which
submitted its report in September, 2011. The report was examined in the Planning Commission
and a proposal of restructuring of centrally sponsored schemes was placed before the Cabinet
which approved the same as follows in its meeting held on 20.06.2013:
(i) Restructure the existing CSS/ACA Schemes in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan into 66
Schemes, including Flagship Programmes. The details of 66 CSSs schemes are indicated in the
annexure-II. Hence, now there would be 66 CSSs in the 12th Plan.
(ii) Endorse 17 Flagship Programmes with significant outlays for major interventions
required in health, education, irrigation, urban development, infrastructure, including rural
infrastructure, skill development, etc.
(iii) Keep at least 10% of the outlay of each CSS/ACA/Flagship Scheme as Flexi funds.
(iv) Classify and budget all Plan schemes under which Central Assistance is provided to
the States together as Central Assistance to State Plans with effect from 2014-15 (BE)
onwards.
(v) Formulate state specific guidelines for each CSS/ACA/Flagship scheme and
constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for this purpose.
(vi) For each new CSS/ACA/Flagship scheme, at least 25% of funds may be contributed
by the General Category States and 10% fund by the Special Category States including
States of J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
(vii) Place the funds for all CSS/ACA schemes with the Administrative Ministries and
transfer CSS/ACA funds to the States through the Consolidated Fund of the States
concerned. This mode of transfer to be implemented in a phased manner in BE 2014-2015.
(viii) These arrangements are to come into force for the remaining years of the Twelfth Five
Year Plan.