The Department of Expenditure has released £11,830 crore to states under the 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure' scheme. This initiative, launched in October 2020 as part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat package, aims to stimulate capital investment by state governments facing financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme has been well-received, with proposals from 27 states approved across various sectors including health, rural development, and education.
Rs. 11,830 crore released to States under the scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure
11 States get enhanced allocation for completing reforms
Scheme gives timely boost to economic recovery
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs. 11,830 crore to States under the scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure.
The scheme of Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure was announced by the Finance Ministe
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It is a scheme launched by the Finance Minister in October 2020 to boost capital expenditure by state governments, particularly those facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An amount of Rs. 11,830 crore has been released to states under the scheme.
Approved capital expenditure projects are in diverse sectors such as Health, Rural Development, Water Supply, Irrigation, Power, Transport, Education, and Urban Development.
The scheme has three parts: Part-I for North-Eastern and hill states, Part-II for all other states, and Part-III for states that have carried out citizen-centric reforms.
States needed to carry out at least 3 out of 4 specified reforms: One Nation One Ration Card, Ease of Doing Business Reform, Urban Local Body/ Utility Reform, and Power Sector Reform.
Eleven states qualified and received enhanced allocation under Part-III of the scheme for completing reforms.