Improving Effectiveness and Utilization of Funds for Selected Schemes through Suitable Changes in Timing and Pattern of Releases by the Centre
Publication date
जन, 2011Details
Report submitted to the Planning Commission, Government of IndiaAuthors
Tapas Kumar Sen, Anit N. Mukherjee, Manish Gupta, R. SrinivasanAbstract
The objective of the project was to analyze the design and implementation issues including the timing and pattern of release of funds by the Centre to the States under selected centrally sponsored schemes. The report provided several recommendations to improve the flow of funds and effectiveness of utilization of resources – including the need to relook at the system of matching grants by States, better monitoring system of fund utilization, and easier reporting guidelines and formats.