GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PLANNING

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO: 364

ANSWERED ON:05.09.2012

PLAN AND NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE

DINESH CHANDRA YADAV

(a)whether the plan expenditure has been 67.2% less than the budget estimates till December in the year 2011-12;

(b)if so, the details thereof along with the amount of budget estimates and actual expenditure incurred separately during the above period;

(c)whether the non-plan expenditure has been around 76% of the budget estimates;

(d)if so, the details thereof; and

(e)The amount by which budgetary deficit is likely to be decreased?

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:-

 MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 364 REGARDING “PLAN AND NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE” RAISED BY SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV, MP AND SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE, MP FOR ANSWER ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012.

(a) & (b): The Plan expenditure upto December 2011 was 63% of the budget estimate for 2011- 12. This includes central plan of 63% and central assistance to States/UTs of 61%. The details of plan expenditure and budget estimate for the year 2011-12 are as follows:

S Item of expenditure 2011-12 Actual expenditure Actuals No. BE upto December 2011 as % of BE 

1 Central Plan 335521 211911 63%

2 Central assistance to 106026 64993 61% State/UTs(State Plan)

Total 441547 276904 63%

(c) & (d): The non-plan expenditure upto December 2011 was Rs. 619457 crore as against the budget estimate of Rs. 816182 crore, which worked out to be 76% of budget estimate. The details of non-plan expenditure and budget estimate for the year 2011-12 are as follows:

S Item of Expenditure 2011-12 Actual upto Actuals as No. BE December 2011 % of BE

1 Interest Payments 267986 179429 67%

2 Defence 164415 122389 74%

3 Grants & Loans to 66396 34720 52% States/UTs

4 Subsidies 134211 104181 78%

5 Pension 54521 40454 74%

6 Others 128653 138284 107%

Total 816182 619457 76%

 (e): The fiscal deficit was estimated at Rs. 412817 crore which was 4.6% of the GDP for 2011-12 BE. As against this, the fiscal deficit upto December 2011 amounted to Rs. 381012 crore which was 4.24% of GDP. Thus the fiscal deficit upto December 2011 was less by 0.36% than budget estimate. However, eventually the fiscal deficit increased to 5.9% of the GDP for the entire financial year 2011-12 (RE).