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Budget Estimates
Department of Education The total budget provision for 1973-74, 1974-75 for the Department of Education in the demands for grants concerning the Department is as under :
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars Budget Revised Budget
73-74 73-74 74-75
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Demand no. 24-Deptt. of Education
Secretariat of the
Department hospitality
and entertainment and
Discretionary Grant of
Education Minister 1,04.70 1,05.21 1,18.39
Demand No. 25-Education
Provision for General Education,
other Revenue Expend-
iture of the Department,
including provision for
grants-in-aid to States
/Union Territories on
Central Schemes Cent-
rally Sponsored Plan
Schemes. 1,26,45.27 1,15,50.61 1,11,81.68
TOTAL 1,27,49.97 1,16,55.82 1,13,00.07
Consequent upon the restructuring of demands for grants, from 74- 75, the demand No. 24-Department of Education, includes expenditure on the maintenance of Non-Plan and Plan establishment; and the Discretionary Grant of the Education Minister. The National Archives of India, the Anthropological Survey of India, Regional Offices of the Ministry of Education are no longer included in this Demand. The increase of (Rs. 13.18 lakhs) in the Budget Estimates for 1974-75 is mainly on account of the provision required for implementation of pay commission's recommendation for pay revision and Plan provision required for strengthening of administration.
The provision under the other demand 25-Education, is for schemes and programmes both under non-Plan and Plan. It also includes provision for Regional Offices of the Ministry of Education; contributions to Unesco; Development of Modern Indian Languages; grants to States/Union Administrations. The decrease
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in the Revised Estimates 73-74 from the Budget Estimates (Rs. 10.95 crores) is mainly on account of the economy drive initiated early in the financial year.
The Budget Estimates 74-75 are less than the Budget Estimates for 73-74 by about Rs. 14 crores. This is mainly due to the transfer of the Special Welfare Scheme of Expansion in Primary Education- Appointment of Primary Teachers (Rs. 30 crores) to the State Sector from 74-75 and also of funds for scholarship schemes (Rs. 3.51 crores) under grants-in-aid to States. The following additional provisions have been made :
(i) Additional provision required for implementation of pay commission's recommendation for pay revision (Rs. 92.84 lakhs);
(ii) Excess requirements of funds of the University Grants Commission (Rs. 11.67 crores)
(iii) Excess requirements of funds of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (Rs 1. 52 crores)
(iv) Additional funds required for establishment of Nehru Yuvak Kendras (Rs. 61.29 lakhs)
(v) Additional requirements of funds of the Indian Institutes of Technology (Rs. 1.63 crores)
(vi) Excess requirements of other Technical Institutes namely, Indian Institutes of Management/Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore/National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Bombay/ National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi (Rs. 87 lakhs).
Department of Culture The Budget provision for 1973-74 and 1974-75 for the Department of Culture is as under
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars Budget Revised Budget
73-74 73-74 74-75
Department of Culture 486.46 433.99 675.38
Archaeology 276.70 338.34 517.56
Total 763.16 772.33 1192.94
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The provision under the "Department of Culture" is for general administration of the Department and its various attached and subordinate offices and for miscellaneous schemes and programmes under Culture including museums, libraries and Cultural akademies.
The shortfall in the revised estimates (Rs. 52.47 lakhs) is due to drive for effecting economy in Government expenditure.
The increase in B.E. 1974-75 vis-a-vis R.E. 1973-74 (Rs. 241.39 lakhs) is due partly to normal increase in Non-Plan expenditure and partly due to; an increase in annual Plan allocation for 1974-75. The increase is also on account of additional Provision required for Pay Commission's Recommendations. The National Archives of India and Anthropological Survey, have been included in the Demand for the Department of Culture from 1974-75.
The provision under Archaeology is for the maintenance of archaeological monuments, explorations and excavations and special repairs. It is mostly normal maintenance expenditure. The increase in R.E. 1973-74 (Rs. 61,64 lakhs) is mainly on account of inevitable essential repairs to certain ancient monuments, increased expenditure on maintenance and preservation and conservation of ancient monuments and additional provision for Pay Commission's Recommendations. At the instance of the Prime Minister a Supplementary Demand for Rs. 61,64 lakhs for 1973-74 has been made.
The increase in B.E. 1974-75 vis-a-vis R.E. 1973-74 (Rs. 179.22 lakhs) is partly due to normal increase in maintenance expenditure and partly due to operation of the Antiquities and Art Treasure Act and increased Plan provisions made for conservation of ancient monuments, archaeological explorations and excavations and the Central Archaeological Museums. It also includes additional provision required for Pay Commission's Recommendations.