RESPONSE TO UNION BUDGET 2007-08
Tanveer Kazi
RESPONSE TO UNION BUDGET 2007-08
Plan Outlay for Dalits in Union Budget 2007-08
In the Union Budget 2006-07, only four Ministries/Departments in the Central Government (Including the ministry of social justice and Empowerment) had some amount of Plan allocations earmarked for SC,s whole all other Ministries/Departments had some amount of notional Plan allocations earmarked for SCs.
Table 8.a. Plan Outlay Earmarked for SCs by Central Government Departments/Ministries
|
Department/Ministry |
Total Plan Allocation for the Dept./ Ministry in 2006-07 (in Rs. Crore) |
Plan Allocation Earmarked for SCs (in Rs. Crore) |
Proportion of Total Plan Allocation of the Dept. Earmarked for SCs (in%) | |||
|
|
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
|
Dept. of Science & Technology |
1340 |
1526 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
|
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment |
1750 |
2001 |
1226.68 |
1561.7 |
70.1 |
78.04 |
|
*Department of Rural Development |
24025.62 |
27500 |
2286 |
2893 |
9.51 |
10.52 |
|
*Ministry of Labour & Employment |
311.36 |
325.48 |
0.53 |
0.66 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
|
*Dept. of Women & Child Development |
4795.85 |
5793 |
635 |
1464 |
13.2 |
25.27 |
|
*Dept. of Secondary Education & Higher Education (Ministry of HRD) |
3616 |
6480.5 |
371.2 |
769.86 |
5.9 |
11.87 |
|
*Dept. of Elementary Education & Literacy Ministry of HRD) |
17128 |
22191 |
2493.5 |
3747.8 |
14.6 |
16.88 |
|
*Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
600 |
700 |
16.45 |
22.5 |
2.74 |
3.21 |
|
*Ministry of Finance/Payments to financial Institutions |
36 |
00 |
24 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
|
*Ministry of Agriculture |
4840 |
5560 |
00 |
96.2 |
00 |
1.73 |
|
*Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries |
967 |
1112 |
00 |
102 |
00 |
9.17 |
|
*Department of Telecommunications |
213.61 |
340 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
|
*Department of Information Technology |
1090 |
1500 |
00 |
20 |
00 |
1.33 |
|
*Department of Health & Family Welfare |
11289.62 |
13875 |
00 |
1704.72 |
00 |
12.28 |
|
*Department of Small Scale Industries |
466.33 |
530 |
00 |
31.5 |
00 |
5.94 |
|
*Ministry of Textiles |
1349.5 |
2243 |
00 |
88 |
00 |
3.92 |
|
*Union Territori3es Without Legislature |
1671.96 |
1791.33 |
00 |
10.81 |
00 |
0.60 |
Note:
None of the government documents segregate the allocations further to show allocations separately for SCs and STs in these Ministries/Departments. We assume here that following the proportion of SCs and STs in total population of the country ( i.e. 16.2% for SCs and 8.2% for STs in Census 2001). Out of the funds earmarked for SCs and STs together, roughly two-third would be spent for SCS.
Source: Expenditure Budget Vol. I and Vol. II, Union Budget- 2006-07 and 2007-08
|
Total Plan Allocations by All Departments/Ministries of the Central Gove. (in Rs. Crore |
Plan Allocations Earmarked For SCs by all Departments/ Ministries (in Rs. Crore) |
Proportion Of Total Plan Allocation of the Central Govt. Earmarked for SCs | |||
|
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
2006-07 BE |
2007-08 BE |
|
172728 |
205100 |
7055.86 |
12515.75 |
4.08 |
6.10 |
It is certainly welcome that the proportion of total plan allocation of the Central Gove. Earmarked of SCs has increased from 4.08% (BE) in 2006-07 to 6.10% (BE) in 2007-08. But considering the demand, the proportions of these Plan allocations earmarked for SCs are far below the proportion of SC population in total Population of the country, i.e. roughly 16%, which is in violation of the strategy of Special Component Plan (SCP) for SCs.
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Mr. Tanveer Kazi
National Advocacy Secretary
National Campaign On Dalit Human Rights
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