TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO NON-LAPSABLE
CENTRAL POOL OF RESOURCES
The total amount
accrued to the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR)
during the financial years 1998-1999 to 2001-2002 was Rs. 5806.07
crore. After deducting the expenditure incurred by the North Eastern
Council(NEC) and amount released from the NLCPR during the same
period, a sum of Rs. 2853.97 crore was available in the NLCPR
account as on 31st March, 2002. An inter-ministerial
consultation process has since been initiated to make an assessment
regarding amount to be contributed by various Central Ministries/Departments
to the NLCPR during 2002-2003. During 2002-03, Rs. 550.00 crore
were released from the NLCPR for various projects in the North
East. The project wise/year wise details of release of funds from
the NLCPR are available on the website of the Department.
Each Ministry/Department,
unless specifically exempted from making a provision, is required
to earmark 10% of its gross budgetary support for the Central
Plan, for projects/schemes in the North Eastern Region. In addition,
from the amounts surrendered to NLCPR, funds are made available
in the budget of the DONER, in a phased manner, for projects/schemes
in the region. Hence, in addition to each non-exempted Ministry/Department
spending in the North East Region, DONER also incurs expenditure
in that region.
This information
was given by Shri Tapan Sikdar, Minister of State for Department
of Development of North Eastern Region in a written reply to a
question by Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma in Rajya Sabha today.
