Adequate Allocation for
SC/ST Sub-Plans
An allocation of Rs. 48,638 crore has
been made for the scheduled caste sub- plan and Rs. 30,726 crore for the Tribal
Sub-Plan. Announcing this in the Interim Budget in the Parliament today the
Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram said, if there are any shortcomings they
can be addressed when the regular budget is presented. The Minister said that
it is also heartening to note that an allocation of Rs. 97,533 crore has been
made towards the gender budget and an allocation of Rs. 81,024 crore towards
the child budget. He said, there is enough flexibility in the expenditure
budget to make changes in the allocations within the overall resource envelope,
if there is a need.
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