Source: The Imphal Free Press
Imphal, September 05:
The state government had sanctioned an amount of over Rs 26 crore in the financial year 2000-01 for the educational, social and economic uplifting of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
However, though sanction orders with respect to the said allocated funds were released, the funds could not be fully utilized during the financial year especially due to RBI bans on encashment of government bills.
The fund was sanctioned under four different sectors to the department for development of tribals and scheduled castes.
The four sectors under which the funds are allocated are the state annual plan, special Central assistance to tribal sub-plan and special component plan for SC; grant-in-aid under the first proviso to Article 275 clause (1) of the Constitution and 100% assistance under the Centrally sponsored schemes of post matric scholarship to SC and ST students.
According to official source, the fund sanctioned under the state annual plan for ST development was Rs 418.40 lakh while the expenditure was Rs 305.76 lakh, for SC development was Rs 46.60 lakh while expediture was Rs 20 lakh and for direction and administration was Rs 235.60 lakh while expenditure was Rs 195.51 lakh.
Fund sanctioned under the special Central assistance sector for ST development was Rs 608.65 lakh while expenditurewas 235.04 lakh and for SC development was Rs 38.96 lakh while no amount was spent.
Fund sanctioned under Article 275 clause (1) sector for ST development was Rs 461.60 lakh while the expenditure was nil.
Fund sanctioned under the 100% Centrally sponsored scheme sector for ST development was Rs 825.80 lakh while expenditure was Rs 651.42 lakh and for SC development was Rs 58 lakh while the expenditure was Rs 41.97 lakh.
In short, a total amount of Rs 700 lakh was allocated for the department for development of tribals and scheduled castes in the financial year 2000-01 while the expenditure was Rs 521.27 lakh.
Total fund allocated under special Central assistance was Rs 647.61 lakh while the total expenditure was Rs 235.04 lakh.
Under Article 257 clause (1) was Rs 461.60 lakh while the expenditure was nil.