Additional Central
Assistance to State Plans for Centrally Sponsored Schemes
In the plan budget of 2014-15, an
additional Central Assistance is proposed to be given to States/ UTs Plans for
implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes (CSSs). These schemes
are also proposed to be now restricted to 66 schemes from the 126 such schemes
currently in vogue under 17 flagship programmes. Accordingly, a higher
allocation of Rs. 3,38,562 crore towards for State Plans for 2014-15 has been
made under central assistance, as against Rs. 1,36,254 crore made in the Budget
of 2013-14. A central assistance of Rs. 34,000 crores is proposed to be given
towards State/UTs Plans for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
scheme. Rs. 27,635 crore is to be given for Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Rs. 13,152
crore for National Programme for Mid-Day meals in schools and Rs. 4,965 crore
for Rashtriya Madhyanik Shiksha Abiyan. For the Intergrated Child Development
Services (ICDS) a central assistance of Rs. 18691 crore will be provided to
State/UTs Plans. Similarly Rs. 16,000 crore will be provided for State/UTs
Plans as central assistance for rural housing, Rs. 13,000 crore for Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, Rs. 11,000 crore for drinking water supply and Rs.
4,260 crore for rural sanitation. Rs 2,200 crore for National Food Security
Mission will be provided to State/UTs Plans. For Urban Development, Rs. 7060
crore will be given as central assistance to State/UTs Plans for the Jawahar
Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission( JNNURM).
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