Monday, 17 February 2014

Current Affairs-Union Interim Budget 2014-15-Additional Central Assistance to State Plans for Centrally Sponsored Schemes



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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