Ls 29.04.2016

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 93*
TO BE ANSWRED ON THE 29.04.2016
Development of Vidarbha Region
*93 Shri Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Facts Finding Committee constituted by the erstwhile Planning Commission to
inquire into the causes of slow development of backward areas of Vidarbha has submitted its
report;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the major recommendations made by the Committee;
(c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to overcome the backwardness of
Vidarbha region in the light of the recommendations made in the said report; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *93 FOR ANSWER ON APRIL 29, 2016, REGARDING
“DEVELOPMENT OF VIDARBHA REGION”.
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The Fact Finding Committee had submitted its report on 30th May, 2006. The major
recommendations of the Committee inter alia included implementation of the programmes for
water harvesting and integrated watershed development; organizing crop insurance; waiving
outstanding loans of the farmers; improving absorptive capacity of various sectors for incurring
expenditure; and improving farmers’ advisory and extension services.
(c) & (d) Based on the recommendations of the Fact Finding Committee on Vidarbha, a Special
Rehabilitation Package amounting to Rs. 3873.26 crore to mitigate the distress of farmers of
Maharashtra in six districts namely Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Yavatmal and Wardha
was announced by the Prime Minister on 1st July, 2006. Further, Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation
Development Project” (VIIDP) was launched in 2012 with an allocation of Rs. 3250.0 crore under
Rashitrya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) as a special programme to bring more area under
protective irrigation. Under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), 21 major and
medium irrigation projects have been taken up in Maharashtra benefiting the Vidarbha Region and
a central assistance of Rs. 5,834.24 crore has been released till 2015-16.
The Government has accorded the highest priority to water conservation and its
management. The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been implemented
amalgamating the ongoing Schemes of AIBP, Integrated Watershed Management Programme
(IWMP) and On Farm Water Management (OFWM) with the vision of extending the coverage of
irrigation to every field (Har Khet Ko Pani) and improving water use efficiency (more crop per
drop). PMKSY has been approved in 2015 for implementation across the country with an outlay
of Rs.50,000 crore for five years.
To provide risk cover to farmers against crop failure due to weather aberrations and natural
calamities like drought, flood, etc., the Government has unveiled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana (PMFBY) in 2016. The farmers will have to pay lower premiums and get claim against
full sum insured under PMFBY. The rainfed areas including Vidarbha region would be benefited
from this scheme.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 929
TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.04.2016
Monitoring of Power Projects
929. SHRI E. AHAMED:
SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:
(a) whether the NITI Aayog has Power and Energy Division which monitors the functioning,
planning and monitoring of power projects including State Electricity Board in various
states, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Aayog has taken note of report of CAG which has come down heavily on
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TNGDC) for its deficiency in
financial management, implementation of power projects and its monitoring etc., if so, the
reaction of the Government thereon;
(c) whether the Aayog has received complaints of fraudulent financial practices in procurement
of energy meters by some Southern States Electricity Generation and Distribution
companies; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and steps being taken to abate financial assistance to such State
Government power and distribution companies?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING
AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
a) The Power & Energy Division now reconstituted as Energy & Climate Change Vertical
in the NITI Aayog carries out the mandate of NITI Aayog in the area of Energy and
Climate Change however do not directly involve itself in the functioning, planning and
monitoring of the State Agencies.
b) CAG conducted performance audit on Public Undertakings of Government of Tamil
Nadu and submitted its report no. 1 of 2014. As per extent procedure, the follow up on
the recommendation is pursued by Departments of State Governments and / or
Accountants General.
c) & d) NITI Aayog received a communication/ complaint dated 9.3.2016 from Shri Salim
Ansari, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) regarding non-payment to certain
supplier. Hon’ble Member of Parliament was communicated the action taken on the
communication/complaint. NITI Aayog does not provide any financial assistance to
State Government power and distribution companies.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 955
CSS/Flagship Programmes of NITI Aayog
955. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA
SHRI NAGAR RODMAL
Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state:
(a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) including flagship programmes being
implemented at present;
(b) whether the Government proposes to restructure/reduce the existing CSS/Additional
Central Assistance (ACA) Schemes and programmes;
(c) if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise along with the details of targets and allocations
made, funds allocated, disbursed and utilized to these schemes during the 12th
Five Year Plan;
(d) whether the several State Governments raised the issue of assigning greater role to the
State in formulating CSS; and
(e) If so, the details thereof and the response of the Union Government thereto?
ANSWER
(a) to (c) : In June 2013, Government of India rationalized CSS, which inter-alia includes
restructuring of the then existing 142 CSS/Additional Central Assistance Schemes in the
Twelfth Five-Year Plan into 66 Schemes, including 17 Flagship Programmes. The details of
66 Centrally Sponsored Schemes are given at Annexure-A. Financial Target i.e. total outlay of
the 12th
Five Year Plan and year-wise outlay & releases for the major Centrally Sponsored
Schemes / programmes i.e. flagship programmes during the 12th
Five year are given at
Annexure-B. However, in the budgetary provision for 2015-16, existing CSSs have been
classified into four categories. (Relevant extract of the budgetary provision for 2015-16 is
enclosed at Annexure-C).
Category A: Centrally Sponsored Schemes placed in this category are proposed to be
implemented with full central support. (17 existing CSS).
Category B: Funding pattern of Centrally Sponsored Schemes placed in this category are
proposed to be changed. (33 existing CSS).
Category C: Centrally Sponsored Schemes placed in this category are delinked from union
support and States may decide to continue or not from their own resources. (8 existing CSS).

Category D: Schemes placed in this category are part of devolution to the States or have
been restructured and amalgamated among schemes in A, B or C. (8 existing CSS).
The allocation/releases of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes to the State
Governments are made by the Administrative Ministries/Departments concerned as per the
scheme guidelines and also on the basis of timely submission of utilization certificates and
mobilization of contribution of the State Governments. However, as per information available
with NITI Aayog, the financial target i.e. total outlay of the 12th
Five Year Plan and year-wise
outlay & releases for the major programmes i.e flagship programmes during the 12th
Five year
are given at Annexure- B.
(d) to (e) : As per decision taken in the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog,
held on February 8, 2015, a Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally
Sponsored Schemes was constituted. The terms of reference of the sub-group include : (i) To
examine the existing CSSs and recommend measures for ensuring that their implementation is
streamlined and adequately flexible; (ii)In light of the Finance Commission recommendations,
the increased devolution of taxes to States and the higher revenue deficit grants, to suggest
reforms of the schemes which are being continued under CSS; (iii)To recommend appropriate
measures for coordination between the Centre and the States and among the States for achieving
the objectives of the schemes; (iv) Any other measures related to the schemes to strengthen the
national development agenda and ensure outcomes.
In course of deliberations, the Sub-Group sought the suggestions from States/UTs. The
suggestions received from State Governments include framing of guidelines of CSS, flexibility
including an increase in flexi fund, monitoring and larger role of the States in CSS. These
suggestions of the State Governments along with the views of Central Ministries were submitted
for the consideration of the Sub-Group. The Report of the Sub-Group on Rationalization of the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes has been submitted to the Government.
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Annexure-A
CENTRALLY SPONSORED/ACA SCHEMES FOR THE TWELFTH FIVE YEAR
PLAN (2012-2017)
S.No. DEPARTMENT/SCHEMES/ PROGRAMMES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION
1 National Food Security Mission
2 National Horticulture Mission
3 National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
4 National Oilseed and Oil Palm Mission
5 National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology
6 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) (ACA)
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES
7 National Livestock Management Programme
8 National Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme
9 National Plan for Dairy Development
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
10 Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development for Exports (ASIDE)
MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
11 National Rural Drinking Water Programme
12 Swatchh Bharat Mission
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
13 National River Conservation Programme (NRCP)
14 National Afforestation Programme (National Mission for a Green India)
15 Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems
16 Integrated Development of Wild Life Habitats
17 Project Tiger
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
18
National Health Mission including NRHM
19 Human Resource in Health and Medical Education
DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH
20 National Mission on Ayush including Mission on Medicinal Plants
DEPARTMENT OF AIDS CONTROL (New Department)
21 National AIDS & STD Control Programme
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
22 National Scheme for Modernization of Police and other forces
23 Border Area Development Programme (BADP) (ACA) (MHA/M/o Finance)
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
24 National Urban Livelihood Mission
25 Rajiv Awas Yojana ( including JNNURM part of MoHUPA)
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY
26 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

27 National Programme Nutritional Support to Primary Education (MDM)
28 Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
29
Support for Educational Development including Teachers Training & Adult
Education
30
Scheme for setting up of 6000 Model Schools at Block level as Benchmark of
Excellence
31 Scheme for providing education to Madrasas, Minorities and Disabled
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
32 Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha Abhiyan
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / MINISRY OF FINANCE
33 National E-Governance Action Plan (NeGAP) (ACA)
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
34
Social Security for Unorganized Workers including Rashtriya Swasthaya
Bima Yojana
35 Skill Development Mission
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
36
Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary including Gram
Nyayalayas
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
37 Multi Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities
MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
38
Backward Regions Grant Fund (District Component) (ACA) (M/o PR/M/o
Finance
39 Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashastrikaran Yojana
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
40 National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
41 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
42 Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
43 National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
44 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) (M/o RD / M/o Finance
DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES
45 Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)
46 National Land Record Management Programme (NLRMP)
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT & DISABILITY
AFFAIRS
47 Scheme for Development of Scheduled Castes
48
Scheme for Development of Other Backward Classes and denotified, nomadic
and semi-nomadic Tribes.
49 Scheme for development of Economically backward Classes ( EBCs)
50 Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AFFAIRS
51 National Programme for Persons with Disabilities
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
52 Support for Statistical Strengthening

MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
53 National Handloom Development Programme
54 Catalytic Development programme under Sericulture
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
55 Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
56 Umbrella scheme for Education of ST students.
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
57 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
58
National Mission for Empowerment of Women including Indira Gandhi
Mattritav Sahyog Yojana
59 Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)
60 Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (SABLA)
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES / MINISTRY OF FINANCE
61
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit & Flood Management Programme (merging
AIBP and other programmes of water resources such as CAD, FMP etc.) (ACA)
DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS
62 Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
63 National Mission on Food Processing
MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT / MINISTRY OF FINANCE
64 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) (ACA)
PLANNING COMMISSION / MINISTRY OF FINANCE
65 Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) (State Component) (ACA)
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
66 National Service Scheme (NSS)

Annexure-B
Financial Target i.e. total outlay of the 12th Five Year Plan and year-wise outlay & releases for the major
Centrally Sponsored Schemes /programmes i.e. flagship programmes during the 12th Five year.
(Rs. in Crores)
S.No.
Name of Flagship
Programmes
12th Plan 2012-13
% of
releases
to
outlay
2013-14 % of
releases
to outlay
2014-15 2014-15
% of
release
s to
outlay
2015-16
1 2
Total
Outlay
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
1
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(SSA) 192726.00 25555.00 23811.17 93% 27258.00 24757.94 91% 28034.75 24039.07 86% 22000.00
2
National Health Mission
(NHM) 188015.75 20542.00 16321.02 79% 20999.00 17768.08 85% 21650.23 18022.11 83% 18000.00
3
Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment
Guarantee Act 165500.00 33000.00 30015.95 91% 33000.00 32763.68 99% 33353.00 32463.40 97% 33700.00
4
Integrated Child
Development Services
(ICDS) 108503.00 14250.00 15690.51 110% 15912.20 16232.86 102% 18227.40 16637.17 91% 8000.00
5
Mid-Day Meal
Programme (MDM) 90155.00 11849.25 10834.60 91% 13215.00 10887.99 82% 13052.00 10446.56 80% 9236.4
6
Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) 124013.00 24000.00 8879.97 37% 21700.00 9804.98 45% 10150.59 14188.25 140% 10100.00
7
Jawaharlal Nehru national
Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM) 101917.00 12522.00 5288.00 42% 14000.00 7559.92 54% 10614.98 1120.27 11% 6000.00*
8
Accelerated Irrigation
Benefit Programme
(AIBP) 91435.00 14242.00 6503.58 46% 12962.00 4630.00 36% 8992.22 3261.04 36% 1000.00
9 Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) 59585.00 11075.00 7417.73 67% 15184.00 12975.26 85% 15976.00 11096.15 69% 10000.00
10
Backward Regions Grant
Fund 29306.00 12040.00 9058.19 75% 11500.00 6330.52 55% 10950.00 5515.73 50%
delinked
from
union
support
11
National Rural Drinking
Water Programme 68786.00 10500.00 10761.97 102% 11000.00 9262.29 84% 10890.50 9301.07 85% 2500.00

S.No.
Name of Flagship
Programmes
12th Plan 2012-13
% of
releases
to
outlay
2013-14 % of
releases
to outlay
2014-15 2014-15
% of
release
s to
outlay
2015-16
1 2
Total
Outlay
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
Releases
Total
Outlay
12
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana 63246.00 9217.00 8399.28 91% 9954.00 7048.42 71% 9954.00 8433.22 85% 4500.00
13
National Social Assistance
Programme (NSAP) 48642.00 8382.00 7824.85 93% 9541.00 9046.39 95% 10546.97 7083.70 67% 9000.00
14 Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan 37159.00 3500.00 2438.47 70% 4260.00 2073.68 49% 4135.00 2749.96 67% 3500.00
15
Integrated Watershed
Management Programme 29296.00 3050.00 2886.02 95% 5387.00 2181.31 40% 3464.00 2312.69 67% 1500.00
16
National Rural
Livelihoods Mission 29006.00 3915.00 2152.08 55% 4000.00 1987.40 50% 2482.50 2013.75 81% 1300.00
17
Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat
Shashaktikaran Yojana 11547.00 45.00 17.91 40% 406.80 629.58 155% 1006.00 482.53 48%
delinked
from
union
support
Total 1438837.75 217684.25 168301.30 77% 230279.00 175940.30 76% 213480.14 169166.67 79% 140336.40
Source: CPSMS
* Allocation for the scheme Urban Rejuvenation Mission-500: Habitations and Mission for Development of 100 Smart Cities
S. No. Scheme Releases in last three years Total
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2012-15
1 17 Flagship CSS 164335 173453 169167 506955(86%)
2 Balance 49 CSS 24,843 29,560 27275 81,678(14%)
Total 189178 203013 196442 588633

Annexure-C
Budgetary Provision form 2013-14 to 2015-16 under CSSs classified under 4 categories
(Category-A) (Rs. in crore)
Sr. No.
Schemes to be Fully Supported by
Union Government
2013-
2014
Actuals
2014-
2015
Budget
2014-
2015
Revised
2015-16
Budget
1 Project Tiger 161.02 161.02 136.46
2
Border Areas Development
Programme (BADP) 990 800 990
3
Support for Educational
Development including Teachers
Training & Adult Education 1013.5 919.13 1012.5
4
Scheme for providing education to
Madrasas, Minorities and Disabled 374.99 143.48 375
5
Social Security for Unorganized
Workers 1324.3 539.74 1290.52
6
Multi Sectoral Development
Programme for Minorities 1232 766.46 1232
7
National Social Assistance
Programme (NSAP) 9046.39 10547 7187.95 9000
8
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA) 33353 32456 33700
9
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY) 6657.39 6466.39 5476.53
10
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram
Yojana (PMAGY) 100 33 200
11
National Programme for Persons
with Disabilities 5 0.02 5
12
Umbrella scheme for Education of
ST students. 1036.84 1065.85 1136.84
13
Integrated Child Protection Scheme
(ICPS) 318.23 367.73 318
14
National Mission for
Empowerment of Women including
Indira Gandhi Mattritav Sahyog
Yojana (IGMSY) including NMEW
& SAAHAS 391.32 358.4 400
15 National Service Scheme (NSS) 67.15 76.54 67.15
16 Scheme for Development of
Scheduled Castes
37.5 28.16 37.5
17 Scheme for development of
Economically backward Classes
10 10 10
Total 57619.2 51379.9 55387.5

CSS under Category – B
Sr. No.
Schemes to be run with the
Changed Sharing Pattern
2013-
2014
Actuals
2014-
2015
Budget
2014-2015
Revised
2015-16
Budget
1
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
(RKVY)
7052.5 9954 8444 4500
2
National Food Security Mission
(NFSM)
1450.99 2030 1830 1300
3
National Horticulture Mission
(NHM) [Mission for Integrated
Development of Horticulture
(MIDH)]
NA 1958 1629 1500
4
National Mission on Sustainable
Agriculture
1511.6 1330.39 300
5
National Oilseed and Oil Palm
Mission
426.00
38.40
329.00
93.27
350.00
200.00
6
National Mission on Agriculture
Extension and Technology
474.5 470.08 450
7
National Plan for Dairy
Development (NPDD) [National
Programme for Bovine Breeding &
Dairy Development (NPBB&DD)]
105 85
8
National Livestock Management
Programme (NLMP) [National
Livestock Mission (NLM)]
268.5 271.78 100
9 Swachh Bharat 4135 2748 3500
10
National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP)
10890.5 9190.5 2500
11
National River Conservation
Programme (NRCP)
... 84
12
National Afforestation Programme
(National Mission for a Green India)
253.15 190.86 74
13
Integrated Development of Wild Life
Habitats
70.15 58.89 52.96
14 National Health Mission (NHM) 21650.2
15
National Mission on Ayush
including Mission on Medicinal
Plants
285.18
...
16
National AIDS & STD Control
Programme
892 890.89 500
17
National Urban Livelihood Mission
(NULM)
950 720.5 500
18 Mid Day Meal (MDM) 4318 3997 1325

19 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 9194 8894 2000
20
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA)
4916 3432 3493
21
Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA)
262 2109 387 1060
22 Skill Development Mission 362.52 342.64 100
23
Development of Infrastructure
Facilities for Judiciary including
Gram Nyayalayas
800 564.84 ...
24 Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) 15976 10990 10000
25
National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM)
2482.5 1313.9 1300
26
Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP)
3464 2312.7 1500
27
National Land Record Management
Programme (NLRMP)
221 179 73
28
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit &
Flood Management Programme
(AIBFMP)
8992.22 3276.56 1000
29
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai
Yojana
1000 4 1000
30
Integrated Child Development
Service (ICDS) including National
Nutrition Mission (NNM) & ISSNIP
17858 16316.1 8000
31 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan 159.5 60.2 52.64
32 Rajiv Awas Yojana 2400 1403.6
33
Conservation of Natural Resources
and Ecosystems
72 34.62 32
Total 8765.49 129467 81452 46159.64

CSS under Category – C
Sr. No. Schemes delinked from Union Support
2013-
2014
Actuals
2014-
2015
Budget
2014-
2015
Revised
2015-16
Budget
1
Assistance to States for Infrastructure
Development for Exports (ASIDE)
800 564.84
2 National Mission on Food Processing 175 124.61
3
National Scheme for Modernization of
Police and other forces
1597 1433.2
4
Scheme for setting up of 6000 Model
Schools at Block level as Benchmark of
Excellence
1193.99 1020.99 1
5
National e-Governance Action Plan
(NeGAP)
242.51 800 464
6
Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashastrikaran
Yojana (RGPSY)
194.91 1006 483
7
Infrastructure Development for
Destinations and Circuits
357 495
8
Backward Regions grant fund (District
Component ) (ACA) (M/o PR/M/o
Finance )
2800 5900 2837
Total 3237.42 11829 7422.64 1
CSS under Category – D
Sr. No. Other Schemes
2013-
2014
Actuals
2014-
2015
Budget
2014-
2015
Revised
2015-16
Budget
1
Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) -
State Component
3530.52 5050 3450
2
Human Resource in Health & Medical
Education
3
National Handloom Development
Programme
292 224
4
(ii) Catalytic Development programme
under Sericulture
5
(i) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
2921.28
6
(iv) Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for
Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
(SABLA) & SAKSHAM
679.15 621.3
7
Support for Statistical Stregthening
taken up
as EAP
SCHEME
8
Scheme for development of OBC and
DNT and Semi-nomadic tribes
Total 6451.8 6021.15 4295.3

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
Monitoring of Schemes under SCSP and TSP
958. SHRI B.V. NAIK:
(a) whether as per guidelines issued by NITI Aayog on Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal
Sub-Plan (TSP) implementation, the State Governments need to establish State level, district level
and block-level Standing Committees to monitor the implementation of various schemes under
SCSP and TSP;
(b) if so, the details of States/UTs where these Standing Committees are formed;
(c) the reason for not forming such various level Committees in some States along with the plan of
action for establishment of these Standing Committees in these States; and
(d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
(a) States/Union Territories (UTs) are empowered to setup Vigilance and Monitoring Committees at
the State / District / Block levels for monitoring of Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) as per revised
Guidelines for SCSP issued on 18.06.2014 by the erstwhile Planning Commission. The revised
Guidelines for the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) issued also on 18.06.2014 by the erstwhile Planning
Commission provided for an Apex Level Committee or a Tribal Advisory Council under the Chief
Minister and the District Planning and Monitoring Committee under the Deputy Commissioner
/District Collector to, inter alia, monitor and review of TSP. The Guidelines were reiterated by the
NITI Aayog in April 2015.
(b) A statement showing States/UTs which have constituted the Committees is placed at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) The Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar
Administration have not constituted the Committees so far. They have been advised again to do
the needful to constitute the Committees.
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Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 958 to
be answered on 29.04.2016 regarding monitoring of SCSP and TSP
Details of Committees Constituted and Action Plan
Sl.
No.
Name of the State
/UT
Status of Committees Constituted at the State,
district and block level
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) Not constituted
2 Andhra Pradesh Constituted
3 Arunachal Pradesh Not Applicable
4 Assam Constituted
5 Bihar Constituted
6 Chandigarh (UT) Constituted
7 Chattisgarh Constituted
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) Not Applicable
9 Daman & Diu (UT) Not Applicable
10 Delhi Not constituted
11 Goa Constituted
12 Gujarat Constituted
13 Haryana Constituted
14 Himachal Pradesh Constituted
15 Jammu & Kashmir Constituted
16 Jharkhand Constituted
17 Karnataka Constituted
18 Kerala Constituted
19 Lakshadweep Not Applicable
20 Madhya Pradesh Constituted at State and District Level
21 Maharashtra Constituted
22 Manipur Constituted
23 Meghalaya Not applicable
24 Mizoram Not applicable
25 Nagaland Not applicable
26 Odisha Constituted
27 Pondicherry Constituted at State level
28 Punjab Constituted
29 Rajasthan Constituted at State and District Level
30 Sikkim Constituted
31 Tamil Nadu Constituted
32 Telangana Constituted at State and District Level
33 Tripura Constituted at State Level
34 Uttar Pradesh Constituted at State and District Level
35 Uttarakhand Constituted at State and District Level
36 West Bengal Constituted
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
Development of Hilly Areas
981. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:
(a) whether the Government has taken note of development of hilly areas in the country is very slow as
compared to the urban/plain areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether application of flexible norms in the hilly States could register faster growth in comparison to
plain/urban areas;
(d) if so, whether there is a proposal to fix special norms for hilly States in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) : No Sir. A statement indicating GDP growth rate (2011-12 base year) of eleven Hill States viz
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura vis-à-vis All India for 2012-13, 2013-14 &
2014-15 is at Annexure.
(b) : Does not arise.
( c) to (e) : Recognising the weak revenue base of the Hill States, the Fourteenth Finance
Commission has already provided these States additional devolution to compensate for the revenue
deficits. Moreover, the Government has taken a number of steps in the past to reduce regional
disparities. However, development indicators continue to vary between different States. Hilly
areas have their specific challenges including difficult terrain, location on international border etc
which constraint development. Norms of many of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes have been
designed to address these challenges from time to time. Government has recently accepted the
recommendation of the Sub Group of Chief Ministers set up on rationalisation of Centrally
Sponsored Schemes to have 90:10 (Centre: State) fund sharing pattern for core schemes for the
eleven north eastern and hill states as compared to 60:40 in other States. The Sub-Group of Chief
Ministers has also recommended that States may be allowed to decide construction cost norms on
the basis of Scheduled of Rates applicable in the State concerned.

Annexure
Statement on GDP Growth Rate as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No
981 due for reply on 29-04-2016
Sl.No StateUT 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Average
1 Arunachal Pradesh 1.78 10.78 6.41 6.32
2 Assam -0.07 6.08 3.34 3.12
3 Himachal Pradesh 6.41 7.09 7.46 6.99
4 Jammu & Kashmir 2.80 7.33 -0.96 3.05
5 Manipur 1.73 10.24 NA NA
6 Meghalaya 2.42 4.22 2.28 2.97
7 Mizoram 7.15 11.36 8.86 9.12
8 Nagaland 5.09 9.76 7.26 7.37
9 Sikkim NA NA NA NA
10 Tripura NA NA NA NA
11 Uttarakhand 7.42 7.25 7.33 7.33
All-India GDP(2011-12 base) 5.62 6.64 7.24 6.50
Source: CSO, MOSPI, Govt. of India

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1023
Task Force on Poverty Eradication
1023. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:
SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:
SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:
(a) whether the NITI Aayog's Task Force on Poverty Eradication has made a number of
recommendations in the recent past;
(b) if so, the details and major recommendations/suggestions thereof along with reaction of the
Government thereto;
(c) whether the panel has accepted the Tendulkar line of poverty tool to track the progress in
combating extreme poverty and not identification of the poor for the purposes of disbursement of
Government doles and subsidies, if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the panel has also called for creation of Coastal Economic Zones for sustained rapid
growth with job creation potential; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
(a) to (e) : As it stands now, the Task Force on Elimination of Poverty in India constituted by
NITI Aayog has not submitted its report.
*********

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
TO BE ANSWERED ON 29-04-2016
Advertisements of Welfare Scheme
1110. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:
Will the MINISTER OF PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has noticed that people are not able to get the desired benefits of
various Government schemes for want of widespread publicity/advertising of most of the
public welfare schemes of the Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of funds spent for the publicity/advertising of these schemes during each of the last
three years and the current year; and
(d) the details of monitoring mechanism for proper utilisation of funds in this regard?
ANSWER
(a) to (c) : Government Schemes are being publicised through various media vehicles like print &
electronic so that the information reaches out to the intended beneficiaries and they
become aware of schemes and participate in the implementation of the schemes.
The details of the total expenditure incurred by DAVP on behalf of the client Ministries
through various media vehicles during the last three years is at Annex – I.
(d) DAVP releases payment to media organizations for advertisements only after
conforming their publication / telecast / broadcast as per norms. DAVP expenditure is
audited by CAG of India.
**************

ANNEX-I
ANNEXURE TO REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1110 FOR
ANSWER ON 29TH APRIL, 2016 REGARDING “ADVERTISEMENTS OF WELFARE
SCHEME” - THE DETAILS OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY DAVP ON
BEHALF OF THE CLIENT MINISTRIES THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA VEHICLES
DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS.
(Rs. crore)
Year Print
Media
Audio-
Visual
Printed
Publicity
Outdoor
Media
Exhibition Total
2013-14 446.69 500.35 14.03 74.35 3.83 1039.25
2014-15 424.84 473.67 12.80 81.27 5.76 998.34
2015-16 510.53 531.60 15.76 120.34 12.30 1190.53

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LOK SABHA
TO BE ANSWERED ON 29/04/2016
First Meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog
1138. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, MP
(a) the details of the issues discussed between the Government and States in the first meeting of the
Governing Council of NITI Aayog;
(b) the reaction of the Government on the said points including Cooperative federalism; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government on the said points?
ANSWER
(a) & (b) In the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, held on February 8, 2015,
it was decided to constitute three Sub-Groups of the Chief Ministers on (i) Rationalization of
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (ii) Skill Development and (iii) Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and two
Task Forces viz. (i) Task Force on Agriculture Development and (ii) Task Force on Elimination of
Poverty in India under the Chairpersonship of the Vice Chairman NITI Aayog.
(c) As a follow up action of the decision of the First Meeting of Governing Council, all the three
Sub-Groups and two Task Forces were constituted and the three Sub Groups have submitted their
report to the Government.

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