State finance ministerVijay Kumar Choudhary asked the BJP MLCs to help the state in getting funds for the centrally-sponsored schemes. Choudhary told the Upper House that for such schemes, the Union Government has given them only 36% of its total budgetary allotments in 2022-23, increasing the burden on the state.
Choudhary said the maximum part of the state’s funds was used in carrying out such schemes and projects started by the Centre. He accused the Centre of not giving the proper share. “Be it the name of these schemes or the ratio in which the Centre and state have to bear the burden, all are decided by the central government. However, because of the unavailability of funds from the Centre, the state has to bear the burden and it finds difficulty in implementing its own programmes,” said Choudhary, adding initially the maximum part was supposed to be borne by the Centre, but the ratio kept changing and the burden on the state increased.
Citing the example for 2022-23, Choudhary said the Centre had to give Rs46,019 crore for these schemes, but till February 24, the state had got Rs16,733 crore only, which was 36% of the total amount.