Allocation of Scheduled Castes 1[sub-allocation]1 fund and Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1

fund for financing the Scheduled Castes 1[sub-allocation]1/Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 Schemes included in the 1[sub-allocation]1.- The Nodal Agency, while indicating allocation of the Scheduled Castes1[sub-allocation]1 or Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1Fund to the scheduled Castes 1[sub-allocation]1 or

Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 schemes shall follow the following norms namely:-

1. (a) for schemes exclusively benefiting the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes individuals or the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes households 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under the Scheduled Castes 1[sub-allocation]1 or Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 fund;
2. (b) for schemes benefiting the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes habitations, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under the Scheduled Castes 1[suballocation]1 or the Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 fund. In case of other habitations the cost shall be allocated and accounted for under the Scheduled Caste 1[sub-allocation]1 or Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 in proportion of the population of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;
3. (c) for general social sector schemes, that is education, health, women and child, labour, physically handicapped included in the 1[sub-allocation]1, benefiting the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes individuals or the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes households, along with others, the scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes 1[sub-allocation]1 or Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1, in proportion to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribe population;
4. (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 provided for the Scheduled Caste 1[sub-allocation]1 and Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 respectively.

¹ Substituted by Act 38 of 2017 w.e.f. 17.07.2017.