Noida News India – 27 States avail benefits of the “Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”
All the States except Tamil Nadu have availed benefits of the newly announced scheme for “Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”. The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October 2020 as a part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat package.
Capital Expenditure Projects worth Rs.9,879.61 crore approved and An amount of Rs.4,939.81 crore released as the first installment.
The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State Governments who are facing a difficult financial environment this year due to the shortfall in tax revenue arising from the COVID 19 pandemic. Capital Expenditure has a higher multiplier effect, enhancing the future productive capacity of the economy, and results in a higher rate of economic growth. Therefore, despite the adverse financial position of the Central Government, it was decided to extend a special assistant to the State Governments in respect of capital expenditure, in the financial year 2020-21.
The Scheme has got a very warm response from the State Governments. So far capital expenditure proposals of Rs. 9,879.61 crore of 27 States has been approved by the Ministry of Finance. An amount of Rs. 4,939.81 crore has already been released to the States as the first installment under the scheme. State-wise allocation, approval granted, and funds released are attached.
The capital expenditure projects have been approved in diverse sectors of the economy like Health, Rural Development, Water Supply, Irrigation, Power, Transport, Education, Urban Development.
All Information sourced from PIB PORTAL.
The three parts of Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure
The Scheme has three parts.
Part –I of the scheme covers the north-eastern region. Under this part, Rs.200 crores are allocated to 7 north-eastern States (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura). In view of the higher population and geographical area, Assam has been allocated Rs.450 crores under the scheme.
Part-II of the Scheme is, for all other States not included in Part-I. An amount of Rs.7,500 crores is earmarked for this part. This amount has been allocated amongst these States in proportion to their share of central tax as per the interim award of the 15th Finance Commission for the year 2020-21.
Part-III of the Scheme is aimed at pushing various citizen-centric reforms in the States. Under this Part, an amount of Rs.2000 crores is earmarked. This amount will be available only to those States who carry out at least 3 out of the 4 reforms specified by the Ministry of Finance in its letter dated 17th May 2020 regarding reform linked additional borrowing permissions. The 4 reforms are – One Nation One Ration Card, Ease of Doing Business Reform, Urban Local Body/ Utility Reform, and Power Sector Reform.
| Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure | ||||
| (Rs. in crore) | ||||
| S.No | State | Amount Allocated | Amount Approved | Amount Released |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 344.00 | 344.00 | 172.00 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 3 | Assam | 450.00 | 450.00 | 225.00 |
| 4 | Bihar | 843.00 | 843.00 | 421.50 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 286.00 | 286.00 | 143.00 |
| 6 | Goa | 32.00 | 32.00 | 16.00 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 285.00 | 285.00 | 142.50 |
| 8 | Haryana | 91.00 | 91.00 | 45.50 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 450.00 | 450.00 | 225.00 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 277.00 | 277.00 | 138.50 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 305.00 | 305.00 | 152.50 |
| 12 | Kerala | 163.00 | 163.00 | 81.50 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 660.00 | 660.00 | 330.00 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 514.00 | 514.00 | 257.00 |
| 15 | Manipur | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 19 | Odisha | 388.00 | 388.00 | 194.00 |
| 20 | Punjab | 150.00 | 146.50 | 73.25 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 501.00 | 501.00 | 250.50 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 351.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Telangana | 179.00 | 179.00 | 89.50 |
| 25 | Tripura | 200.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 1501.00 | 1501.00 | 750.50 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 450.00 | 434.11 | 217.06 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 630.00 | 630.00 | 315.00 |
| Total | 10250.00 | 9879.61 | 4939.81 |
