LOK SABHA
Some States have
not contributed their full share for implementation of employment
and poverty alleviation schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development.
The overall shortfall in release of State’s share during 2001-2002
was Rs. 147.88 crore, which is about 7%.
The details of
States with shortfall in release of State’s share for employment
and poverty alleviation schemes, namely, the Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana
(SGRY) and the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) during 2001-2002 and
2002-2003 are given below:
2001-2002
Arunachal Pradesh
(22.06%), Assam (25.13%), Bihar (23.99%), Chhattisgarh (6.43%),
Goa (13.41%), Gujarat (3.48%), Haryana (14.40%), Himachal Pradesh
(21.97%), Karnataka (13.61%), Madhya Pradesh (3.08%), Maharashtra
(12.43%), Manipur (42.25%), Meghalaya (9.46%), Nagaland (36.43%),
Orissa (43.56%), Punjab (22.68%), Uttar Pradesh (8.17%), Uttaranchal
(23.55%) and West Bengal (6.55%).
2002-2003
Andhra Pradesh
(3.89%), Arunachal Pradesh (55.29%), Assam (100.00%), Bihar
(15.42%), Chhatisgarh (4.51%), Gujarat (8.25%), Haryana (26.37%),
Himachal Pradesh (25.03%), Jharkhand (57.76%), Karnataka (13.28%),
Kerala (16.48%), Madhya Pradesh (15.47%), Manipur (72.20%),
Meghalaya (20.31%), Mizoram (7.04%), Nagaland (69.31%), Orissa
(14.63%), Punjab (15.42%), Rajasathan (17.11%), Tamil Nadu (15.92%),
Tripura (7.10%), Uttar Pradesh (27.42%), Uttaranchal (60.06%)
and Wesgt Bengal (10.13%).
The Ministry of
Rural Development has also been impressing upon the States to
release full State’s share under different programmes, as shortfall
in release of State’s share results in proportionate cuts in
Central releases.
The information
was given by Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Annasaheb
M.K. Patil in Lok Sabha today.
