Andhra Pradesh failed make it to the list of grants and loans finance minister Arun Jaitley made to various sectors and states in the budget he presented to parliament on Monday. Only the state of Sikkim and North East figured in the lit of Grants/ Loans and finance commission grants.
The following is the list of Grants / Loan announced by union finance minister in the Budget 2016-17. Andhra Pradesh government and finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu have not yet reacted on the union budget proposals.
I. Grants/Loans Rs 60614.06 crore
1. Special Assistance 9000.00
2 Grants to Autonomous Councils and areas covered under the sixth schedule of the Constitution 1000.00
3 Externally Aided Projects- Grants 2350.00
4 Externally Aided Projects- Loans 12500.00
5 Central Pool of Resources for North Eastern Region and Sikkim 900.00
6 Schemes of North Eastern Council 795.00
7 Schemes under proviso to Article 275 (1) of the Constitution 1400.00
8 Special Central Assistance to Tribal Area Sub-Plan 1250.00
9 Assistance to States from Central Roads Fund 30619.06
10 Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub- Plan 800.00
II Finance Commission Grants
Rs 100646.36 crore
1 Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants 41308.00
2 Grants for local bodies 48868.36
a Grants for Rural Local Bodies 33870.52
b Grants for Urban Local Bodies 14997.84
3 Grants -in-aid for State Disaster Response Fund 10470.00
4 Other Finance Commission Grants (maintenance of roads and bridges, state-specific needs, environment, governance, elementary education) NIL
