Question : FUNDS TO STATES UNDER ASIDE SCHEME

(a) whether the Government are providing funds to the State Governments under Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development for Export ( ASIDE ) Scheme;

(b) if so, the sub-heads of the Scheme under which funds are being provided;

(c) whether the Government have released the funds for this Scheme;

(d) if so, the amount released to each State during 2001-02 and 2002-03 till date;

(e) whether other activities such as infrastructure development, promotion of small scale industries, software development, handloom development are proposed to be included under the Scheme;

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) the details of proposals for releasing of funds under the Scheme still pending with the Government alongwith the reasons therefor, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)


a) to b) Yes, Sir. The funds are being provided under `Major Head5453- Capital outlay on Foreign Trade and Export Promotion- 80 General - 80.800 other expenditure 08- Scheme for central assistance for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities - 28.00.53 Major work under Demand No. 10 of Department of Commerce for 2002-03.


c) to g) The scheme aims at developing infrastructure for promoting exports. Such infrastructure could be used for any sector of the economy including software & small scale sector. With effect from 1.4.2002 all projects under this Scheme are to be approved by the State Government as per the Guidelines. Details of funds released under ASIDE for 2001-2001 & 2002-2003 are given below:

STATE	2001-02	STATES	2002-03
ANDHRA PRADESH	1.70 ANDHRA PRADESH	6.00
ASSAM	2.08 ASSAM	2.00
BIHAR	3.3098 ARUNACHAL PRADESH +
CHATISGARH	2.00 BIHAR +
GUJARAT	1.814 CHHATISHGARH	2.00
HARYANA	2.50 DELHI +
JHARKHAND	2.00 GOA +
KARNATAKA	2.00 GUJARAT +
KERALA	4.50 HARYANA	3.00
MADHYA PRADESH	2.1395 HIMACHAL PRADESH	3.50
MAHARASHTRA	5.33 JAMMU & KASHMIR	3.00
MANIPUR	0.11 JHARKHAND +
PUNJAB	4.00 KARNATAKA	9.00
RAJASTHAN	2.3915 KERALA	5.50
TAMIL NADU	0.50 MADHYA PRADESH	5.00
UTTAR PRADESH	3.0675 MAHARASHTRA 16.00
UTTARANCHAL	2.00 MEGHYALA +
WEST BENGAL	2.7103 NAGALAND +	ORISSA	4.50 PUNJAB 4.50 RAJASTHAN 6.00 SIKKIM + TAMIL NADU 14.00 UTTAR PRADESH 10.00 UTTARANCHAL + WEST BENGAL 5.00

TOTAL 43.52 99.00
+	Funds are yet to be released since information is awaited from the State Government.