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Lok Sabha
Eight states, namely, Assam, Haryana, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Pondicherry allocated funds under Special Component Plan (SCP) in proportion to their Scheduled Castes population during the last two years.
Under the strategy evolved by the Planning Commission, State Governments/UT Administrations and the Central Ministries are required to formulate and implement Special Component Plan for ensuring rapid socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes by earmarking Plan funds in proportion to the percentage of SC population in the respective States/UTs. A Central Tripartite Committee under the Chairmanship of Member, Planning Commission has been constituted in 1999, which reviews the SCP periodically. Further, the Planning Commission has been issuing directions to the State Governments to allocate adequate funds at the state level under SCP. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also monitors the implementation of SCP by states at regular intervals.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
MLD:LK:sje-39(Kerala)(8.8)
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