Major Programs Under Central Assistance to States Plan: Budget 2015-16

CSS

In most cases, the Center can only run programmes that pertain to topics that are included on the Union list (Central Plan/Central Sector Schemes). It is the responsibility of the states to carry out programmes on the responsibilities outlined in the State list. However, in order to encourage states to take on projects and programmes that are in the national interest, the Center sponsors many programmes on items that are mentioned in the State list either in full or in part. The name for these kinds of programmes is Centrally Sponsored Schemes(CSS).

To be more specific, CSS is the most important part of Central Assistance to state plans (CA), which is a programme in which states do not have a great deal of leeway. The other component is a grant to the states in the form of block grants, which the states are free to utilise however they see fit. However, according to the Budget for 2015, a significant number of the plan grants (block grants), such as Normal Central Assistance, Special Plan Assistance, Special Central Assistance, and Additional Central Assistance for other purposes, are incorporated into the award of FC itself (greater share of taxes and non-plan grants). In light of this, Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Central Assistance (CA) are frequently used interchangeably, despite the fact that they were previously regarded as two distinct entities. The CSS is now the most significant component of CA to states.

Budget allocation to CSS

According to the Union Budget for 2015–2016, the total Plan Outlay for that year will amount to Rs. 4,65,277 crore. The budgetary support for the Central Plan in 2014-2015 is 2,60,493 crore, while the total assistance from the central government for the plans of the states and union territories is 2,04,784 crore. It is important to note that although financial support for the Central Plan has increased, the amount of assistance provided by the central government to state plans has decreased during this year.

A list of the programmes that are being funded by the central government

At the moment, there are a total of 72 CSS, which includes the six brand-new programmes that the NDA government has initiated. The number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) will be reduced, according to the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, in order to bring it in line with the increased allocation for the states, as mentioned in the budget for 2015–2016. At this time, the Union Government is only fully supporting 31 different schemes, while 24 other schemes only receive partial support. 8 different schemes have been disconnected from the centre’s support.

Plans that will receive complete backing from the Union Government

1. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
2. Multi-Sectoral Approach to the Development of Minority Communities (MSDP)
3. A scholarship for pre-matric students who are the children of people working in unclean occupations
4. Scholarship programmes (both post- and pre-matriculation) for members of the SC, ST, and OBC groups
5. Support for the Machinery Necessary for the Implementation of the Prevention of Atrocities Act of 1989 and the Protection of Civil Rights Act of 1955
6. The National Programme for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
7. A Plan for Offering Education to Those Who Are Part of a Minority
8. An umbrella programme for the education of children with ST
9. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna (IGMSY)
10. System for the Integrated Protection of Children (ICPS)
11. The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for the Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG- SABLA).
12. Dietary Supplement and Food Assistance Program (NNM)
13. Plan for the advancement and protection of women
14. Assistance for programmes outlined in the Constitution’s proviso(i) to Article 275(1) 15. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan
15. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (Financed from Education Cess) (Financed from Education Cess)
16. Mid Day Meal
17. The North Eastern Council’s Plans and Programs
18. An Extraordinary Gift for the Bodoland Territorial Council
19. The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which also includes Annapurna
20. Grants for the North Eastern Region and the state of Sikkim from the Central Pool of Resources
21. Scheme of Social Security for Workers Who Are Not Organized
22. Contribution to the Improvement of Educational Opportunities, Including Educator Preparation and Adult Education
23. Border Area Development Programme
24. Local Area Development Scheme for Member of Parliament Constituencies (MPLADS)
25. Allocation of funds supported by cess for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) 27. Roads and bridges financed from the Central Road Fund
26. Project Tiger
27. Project Elephant

Additional Central Assistance for Projects Receiving Funding from Outside Sources (Loan Portion)

30.Additional Central Assistance for Projects Receiving Funding from Outside Sources (Grant Portion).

Schemes that will be implemented using the revised sharing pattern

1. The Development of Cattle
2. Integrated Mission for the Development of Horticulture
3. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
4. Mission for the National Livestock
5. National Mission for Agriculture in a Sustainable Future
6. Dairy Vikas Abhiyaan
7. Veterinary Services and the Wellbeing of Animals
8. Program for the Provision of Drinking Water in Rural Areas
9. Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan (Rural and Urban)
10. Program for the Reforestation of National Forests
11. A National Strategy for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA)
12. A national programme for the control of HIV and other STDs
13. Mission of the National Health System
14. Mission to Improve the Lives of People in Urban Areas (NULM)
15. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) (RMSA)
16. The Rashtriya Uchcha Shiksha Abhiyan, a Strategic Assistance Program for State Universities and Colleges (RUSA)
17. In Support of the Construction of Infrastructure and Facilities for the Judicial System
18. Program for the Modernization of Land Records at the National Level
19. Mission for the Promotion of Rural Livelihood in India (NRLM)
20. Housing in Rural Areas: A Home for Everyone

Integration of Services for the Development of Children

22. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) (erstwhile Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)
23. PMKSY (including Watershed programme and Micro-irrigation)
24. Studies of the Aims and Impacts of the AIBFMP

Conclusion

CSS is the most important part of Central Assistance to state plans (CA), which is a programme in which states do not have a great deal of leeway. The other component is a grant to the states in the form of block grants, which the states are free to utilise however they see fit.According to the Union Budget for 2015–2016, the total Plan Outlay for that year will amount to Rs. 4,65,277 crore. The budgetary support for the Central Plan in 2014-2015 is 2,60,493 crore, while the total assistance from the central government for the plans of the states and union territories is 2,04,784 crore.At the moment, there are a total of 72 CSS, which includes the six brand-new programmes that the NDA government has initiated.