Question : CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

(a) the criteria for allocation of funds under the social sector schemes;

(b) the total amount allocated for social sector during the last three years and the current year and the total amount spent out of it ;

(c) whether actual allocation has been less than the demands of the administrative Ministry;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure utilization of funds with a view to achieving targets set in the current Five Year Plan?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA)

(a): The criteria for allocation of plan funds, called Gross Budgetary Support (GBS), under the social sector schemes include the priorities of the Five Year Plan, availability of overall resources, performance in utilisation of funds in previous years and the implementation plans of different schemes.

(b): The GBS deployed in social sector schemes in the Central Budget for three years including the current year is as follows:

2011-12 (Actuals)	Rs. 1,29,609 crore
2012-13 (RE)	Rs. 1,49,379 crore
2013-14 (BE)	Rs. 1,90,575 crore