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csss restructureD rationalised and restructured into 30 schemes.
This will avoid overlapping of expenditure,
For the 12th Plan period (2012–17) the existing
provide visibility and impact. The major features
137 CSSs were restructured into 66 schemes,
of the restructuring are as given below:
including the 17 flagship programmes. The
government had set up an expert Committee The CSSs have been divided into —
(Chaired by B. K. Chaturvedi, member of the Core and Optional schemes.
erstwhile Planning Commission) for the purpose The new expenditure sharing pattern
which submitted its report by late-2011. for the Core Schemes is—for 8 North
The 14th FC recommended that sector-specific Eastern (NE) states and 3 Himalayan
states 90:10; for other States 60:40
transfers from the Union to the states/UTs should
(Centre:States) and for UTs 100 per
be confined to sectors like education, health,
cent to be borne by the Centre.
drinking water and sanitation. However, in view
of the preponderance of CSSs being interventions For Optional Schemes the expenditure
in key sectors of national importance, the Gol sharing pattern is—for 8 NE and 3
kept 50 of the 66 ongoing CSSs in the Union Himalayan states 80:20; for other
states 50:50 (Centre:States) and for
Budget 2015-16. The balance were in the process
the UTs 100 per cent to be borne by
of being either taken into the Central Sector, or
the Centre.
reformulated as new Umbrella Schemes or were
transferred to the states. The CSSs funds are Amongst the Core Schemes, those for
released as central assistance to state plans which social protection and social inclusion
are routed through the states’ budgets (new method should form the Core of the Core
as per the Union Budget 2014–15). This provides and be the first charge on available
funds for the National, Development
greater autonomy, authority and responsibility to
Agenda.
the states in implementation of the schemes.
Funds for Optional Schemes would
In March 2015, to rationalise the CSSs,
be allocated to the states by the
a Sub-Group of Chief Ministers was set up in
Ministry of Finance as a lump sum,
pursuance of the decision taken by the Governing
and states would be free to choose
Council of the NITI Aayog. The guiding principles
which Optional Schemes they wish
of the sub-group was defined as—the Union and to implement. In such schemes,
the states/UTs to work as Team India in the spirit states have been given the flexibility
of ‘Cooperative Federalism’ towards realisation of portability of funds to any other
of the goals of VISION 2022 when India will CSSs.
celebrate the 75th year of Independence. The
Henceforth, the CSSs will come up
broad objectives of the VISION are:
only in key identified sectors which
(i) Providing basic amenities to all comprise the National Development
citizens in an equitable and just Agenda (to be decided by the NITI
manner for ensuring a life with self- Aayog, in co-ordination with its
respect and dignity, and Governing Council).
(ii) Providing appropriate opportunities NITI Aayog to have concurrent
to every citizen to realize her potential. jurisdiction in monitoring of the
Accordingly, as per the Union Budget schemes in the states and Central
2016–17, the existing 50 CSSs have been ministries.