What are Centrally sponsored schemes

While Goa and Delhi are among the few states that exceed the national average, with Goa meeting the 8 per cent target, others like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar allocate less than 6 per cent to healthcare

Senior officials from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Puducherry participated in the conference to evaluate the progress of various schemes

The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office of NITI Aayog has sought proposals from consultancy firms to support the evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes

According to the Aayog, each sector will require a separate application through the GeM portal

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The government has also decided to computerise the offices of Registrar of Cooperatives of all states and Union Territories, it said

Says Rs 1,213 cr being spent in violation of rules and Rs 11 cr diverted to time deposits to earn interest income; calls for action against officers responsible

11 states, UTs spent more than allocated share in FY21; but in FY23, Centre expects to save Rs 80,000 cr

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded that the Centre declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) a national project and increase financial assistance for various centrally sponsored schemes.

To avail of the benefits under PM KISAN Yojana, the farmer family must present the required documents before the state government

Under PM KISAN Yojana, the payment is done in the form of three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. But to avail of the benefits, the farmers need to get themselves registered under the scheme

Speaking at an event, Somanathan said due to these, there was an unspent balance of Rs 1.2 trillion with state agencies from CSS as on March 31, 2022

As per the communication sent last month, errors which are bona fide or minor will not attract any action

States have been asking for more flexibility in implementing the schemes while reducing their proliferation

The Centre should focus on broad policy framework rather than micromanaging industrial and developmental activities

The move includes evaluating the budgetary allocation for each scheme and phasing out various elements of schemes that may have become redundant

The Department of Expenditure order vouches for more effective cash management and bring more efficiency in public expenditure management

While the actual expenditure on centrally sponsored schemes was more than the Budget estimate for FY17 and FY18, the target remained unmet in FY19 and FY20 (revised estimate)

Counting the positives, he welcomed initiatives such as Krishi Rail and Krishi Udan

Centrally sponsored schemes are funded by Centre and states combined, as opposed to central sector schemes which are funded wholly by the Centre