Centre's backing to 8 schemes to end

The Centre will be spending less on many schemes than hitherto after this year’s Budget. That is because eight centrally-sponsored schemes stand delinked from support of the Centre.

Nearly 24 schemes are to be run with the changed sharing pattern while 31 schemes will get full support of the Centre, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Therefore, the plan outlay of 2015-16 reflects the compositional shift in the allocations for various programmes and schemes in view of high devolution — 42 per cent of Union Taxes to States as per the recommendation of 14th Finance Commission.

Jaitley told a talkathon organised by Doordarshan News and anchored by author Chetan Bhagat that, consequent to this substantially higher devolution, many schemes on the state subjects are to be delinked from Central support.   
However, the Centre has decided that it will continue to contribute to such schemes. Besides, the schemes mandated by legal obligations and those backed by cess collection have been fully provided for.

As per the Budget 2015-16, the Centre has decided to support fully those schemes that are targeted to the benefits of socially disadvantaged group.
In case of some Centrally Sponsored Schemes, the Centre-State funding pattern will undergo a change with states to contribute higher share.   Details of changes in sharing pattern will have to be worked out by administrative Ministry/Department.  The details of Plan outlays in 2015-16 are to be seen against this backdrop.

The schemes that are to be fully supported by the Centre include     Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA),    Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities (MSDP), Pre-Matric scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupation,      Scholarship Schemes (Post and Pre-Matric) for SC, ST and OBCs,   National Programme for Persons with Disabilities, Scheme for providing Education to Minorities, and Umbrella Scheme for education of ST children.