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Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
TN bears greater financial burden for central schemes, official data reveals
Chennai: Despite being labelled as Central schemes, the Tamil Nadu government contributes a significantly higher share of funds than the Union government in at least six major welfare and infrastructure programmes, according to official documents from the State governments. The schemes in question include three under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) -- the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) -- as well as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Rural), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The NSAP, launched in 1995 as a fully Central-funded initiative, was preceded by Tamil Nadu's own pension scheme, which began in January 1962. Between 1974 and 1984, the State expanded its support to include persons with disabilities, widows, agricultural labourers, and deserted women. These were eventually brought under the national scheme in 2007. Under the IGNOAPS and IGNWPS, the Centre provides a modest monthly contribution of Rs 200 or Rs 300 for beneficiaries below 80 years, and Rs 500 for those aged 80 and above. It is the Tamil Nadu government that tops up this amount, providing an additional Rs 1,000, Rs 900, or Rs 700, depending on the category, ensuring that the final payout reaches Rs 1,200 per beneficiary. Similarly, under IGNDPS, beneficiaries receive Rs 1,500, of which only Rs 300 or Rs 500 is borne by the Centre. The rest is funded by the State government. Tamil Nadu also independently supports persons with disabilities through a separate scheme, offering Rs 1,500 to each beneficiary. In the case of PMAY-Rural, the nominal cost-sharing ratio is 60:40 (Centre: State) in plain areas. However, Tamil Nadu contributes significantly more. The total unit cost of a house in the State is Rs 2,83,900, factoring in RCC roofing and components from MGNREGS and Swachh Bharat (Rural). Of this, the Centre provides Rs 1,11,100 while the State contributes Rs 1,72,800, effectively resulting in a 39:61 split. Under the PMMSY, while the prescribed cost-sharing formula allocates 60 per cent to the Centre and 40 per cent to the State, implementation figures show that Tamil Nadu ends up bearing 73 per cent of the cost, with only 27 per cent coming from the Centre. The Jal Jeevan Mission, which mandates a 50:50 cost-sharing model, also sees a higher contribution from the State in practice -- 55 per cent, compared to the Centre's 45 per cent. These figures highlight a recurring trend where Tamil Nadu takes on a disproportionately higher financial responsibility in schemes designed and advertised as centrally sponsored.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Tamil Nadu's share higher than Union government's in funding for 6 Central schemes
The Tamil Ndau government's contributes more monetarily compared to the Union government for the implementation of six Central schemes, according to a perusal of documents of the Central and State governments. There are three schemes under the umbrella of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) — Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), and the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS). The remaining three schemes are the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Rural, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). On Thursday, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in his speech at a government event in Salem, referred to these schemes and said that with the contribution of the Union government, it was not possible to implement them, be it housing or water supply. 'Even in the case of the schemes named after the Prime Minister, the State government, by providing more than 50% [of the scheme cost], has been implementing them,' he observed. Fully funded by the Centre, the NSAP was launched in August 1995. However, the State government has been a pioneer in this area and started implementing an old age pension scheme since January 1962. It extended the scope of the welfare measure to four categories of destitute persons — persons with disabilities, widows, agricultural labourers, and destitute or deserted women following marriage — between 1974 and 1984, all of which were subsumed into the all-India programme after November 2007. In respect of the Old Age and Widow Pension schemes under the NSAP, the Union government's share is ₹200 or ₹300 for those up to 79 years and ₹500 for those aged 80 and above. It is the State government that provides the enhanced top-up — ₹1,000 or ₹900 or ₹ 700, as the case may be — so that the beneficiary eventually gets ₹1,200. As for the beneficiaries under the IGNDPS, they receive ₹1,500, of which ₹300 or ₹500 comes from the Centre, depending on the age group, while the rest is contributed by the State government. In addition, Tamil Nadu funds its own scheme for persons with disabilities, under which beneficiaries are paid ₹1,500. Regarding the PMAY (Rural), the unit cost of a house is shared between Central and State governments in the ratio 60:40 in plain areas. As pointed out by the Chief Minister, the State government's share is perceptibly higher than that of the Centre. In the State, the unit cost of a house under PMAY-R is ₹2,83,900, which is inclusive of the State support cost for reinforced cement concrete (RCC) roofing and the convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) for the purpose of the construction of toilet. Of this amount, the Union government's share is ₹1,11,100 and the State government's ₹1,72,800. Effectively, the ratio of cost sharing is 39:61. As for PMMSY, which follows different funding patterns, 60% of the cost is to be borne by the Union government and the rest by the State. But, in practice, the Centre's share is 27% and the State's 73%. In the case of the JJM, the cost sharing is to be done equally between the two. But, when it comes to implementation, the State's contribution works out to 55%.
