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 State committee 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:-

1. (a) for schemes exclusively benefitting Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes individuals or Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes households, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/ Tribal Sub-Plan fund;
2. (b) for schemes benefitting Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes habitations/revenue village/urban ward, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan/ Tribal Sub-Plan fund. In case of other habitations 100% cost of the schemes shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan if the benefit of schemes is exclusively provided to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes hamlets or group of scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes population inhabiting with in the limits of the habitations/revenue village/urban ward;
3. (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;
4. (d) in respect of non-divisible infrastructure works a portion of the scheme cost as may be determined by the Nodal Department shall be deemed to have been attributed for Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan respectively.