GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PLANNING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 436

ANSWERED ON:23.11.2011

DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

ANANT KUMAR HEGDE

(a)the number of schemes being implemented for the development of country by the Union government;

(b)the number of new schemes which have been including during the Eleventh five year plan;

(c)whether any time bound target has been fixed for all these schemes; (d)if so, the details thereof;

and (e)

the number of those schemes which are going to achive the fixed targets during the Eleventh five year plan?

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:-

ANSWER

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

(DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)

 (a): There are 950 Central Sector Schemes and 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes in operation during 2011-12 as per Statement of Budget Estimates (SBEs) being implemented for the development of the country by the Union Government.

(b): The number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes introduced during the IIth Plan Period (as per SBEs) is 70. This is in addition to the development schemes introduced by the Union Ministries/Departments in the Central sector.

(c) to (e): The time frame for targets to achieve the objectives under various schemes are set by the respective Ministries/Departments at the beginning of each Plan Scheme. The progress is reviewed by the respective Ministries / Departments in the Central Government to ensure that the set objectives of each of the Schemes, as per guidelines of individual schemes, are achieved, The detailed information regarding objectives, time frame and physical targets which vary from scheme to scheme, is available in the respective Ministries / Departments` Annual Outcome and Performance Budgets.