The details of budget allocated for the welfare of Scheduled Castes by Government during the year 2017-18 to 2020-21 is as follows:
(Rs. in crores)
|
Sl. No. |
Year |
Budget allocated for the welfare of Scheduled Castes |
|
|
B.E. |
R.E. |
||
|
1 |
2017-18 |
52603.33 |
52340.72 |
|
2 |
2018-19 |
56618.50 |
62473.86 |
|
3 |
2019-20 |
81340.74 |
72936.29 |
|
4 |
2020-21 |
83256.62 |
82707.51 |
The details of allocated budget under Development of Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC) is available in Statement 10A of the Budget documents.
The details of funds sanctioned and utilized by obligated Central Ministries/Departments under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) during the years 2017-18 to 2020-21 is as follows:
(Rs. in crores)
|
Sl. No. |
Year |
SCSP of all Ministries/Departments |
Actual Expenditure of DAPSC |
% of Actual Expenditure w.r.t R.E. |
|
|
B.E. |
R.E. |
||||
|
1 |
2017-18 |
52603.33 |
52340.72 |
47017.19 |
89.83 |
|
2 |
2018-19 |
56618.50 |
62473.86 |
55073.17 |
88.15 |
|
3 |
2019-20 |
81340.74 |
72936.29 |
70645.21 |
96.86 |
|
4 |
2020-21 |
83256.62 |
82707.51 |
74666.5151 |
90.28 |
As can be seen from the statement of utilization of the expenditure, every year given above, is up to 90% of the allocated funds. So, it can be deduced that maximum utilization of funds has taken place.
This information was given by The Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
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