Question : ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE FOR BHARAT NIRMAN

(a) the estimate of total expenditure for the `Bharat Nirman`;

(b) whether the fund is to be borne entirely by the Union Government or the same is also to be shared by the State and the private sector;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the total expenditure incurred on each of the six rural infrastructure areas covered under `Bharat Nirman` through the Budgets of the States as well as the Centre;

(e) the allocation of funds under these six rural infrastructure areas in the Budgets of the States and the Centre in the current financial year; and

(f) the plan of the Government to mobilise resources to finance the projects under `Bharat Nirman`?

MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PLANNING (SHRI M.V.RAJASEKHARAN)

(a): The preliminary estimate of total expenditure for the Bharat Nirman has now been assessed as about Rs 1,76,000 crore against the earlier assessment of Rs 1,74,000 crore.

(b) (c) & (f): The fund requirements will be met through an appropriate mix of budgetary support by Centre and States, external aid, market borrowing and beneficiary contribution (in some cases).

(d) & (e): The total estimated fund requirement for each of the six rural infrastructure areas and the allocation of funds for these six components in 2005-06 in the Central budget are as below.

(Rs crore)
Sl No	Component	Total estimated	Budget allocation	Remarks	fund requirement	2005-06 by Centre
1	Irrigation	68,500#	4800	The states have to	provide appropriate	matching share as per	the norms of the various	schemes
2	Roads	47,554	4235
3	Housing	11,100	2775
4	Drinking Water	25,300	4050
5	Rural	23,300	1285	electrification
6	Telephony	451	114
Total	1,76,205	17,259

#	=	includes likely state plan expenditure on irrigation.