Allocation of Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan Fund and Tribal Sub-Plan Fund for financing the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/ Tribal Sub- Plan schemes included in the Sub-Plan

The respective Nodal Agency, while indicating allocation of Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan Fund and Tribal Sub-Plan Fund to the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan schemes shall follow the following norms namely;- (a) for schemes exclusively benefitting Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe households, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan fund; (b) for schemes benefitting Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe habitations, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan fund. In case of other habitations the cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan in proportion of the population of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; (c) for general schemes, included in the Sub-Plans, benefitting Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe households, along with others, the scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan, in proportion to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries covered; (d) in respect of non-divisible infrastructure works a portion of the scheme cost as may be determined by the Government shall be deemed to have been attributed for Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan respectively.