New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Parliament that more than Rs 1 lakh crore is lying unspent balance with the state governments as of 31st December 2024. The huge amount of money was given by the central government to the states for spending on development and various social welfare programmes.

The Finance Minister informed in the Lok Sabha that the state governments had a balance of more than Rs 1 lakh crore. According to the expenditure details presented with the Budget 2025, state governments have not spent a large part of the amount allotted for schemes like PM Awas Yojana and MNREGA.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman gave detailed information about the unspent money by the state governments on her social media account ‘X’.

• According to the finance minister, Rs 1,395.45 crore remains with the state governments. It was allocated under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).


• Rs 1,395.45 crore is lying with the States under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana


• Rs 4,636.55 crore is lying with the States under Assistance To State Agencies for Intra-State Movement of Food grains And FPS Dealers Margin Under NFSA


• Rs 11,516.03 crore is lying under Samagra Shiksha


• Rs 5,205.20 crore is lying in the States under Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (Erstwhile National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools)


• Rs 2,988.03 crore is lying in the States under Flexible Pool for RCH & Health System Strengthening, National Health Programme and National Urban Health Mission


• Rs 7,059.12 crore is lying in the States under Human Resources for Health and Medical Education


• Rs 12,319.17 crore is lying in the States under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) (Urban)


• Rs 12,377.82 crore is lying in the States under AMRUT (Urban Rejuvenation Mission-500 Cities)


• Rs 13,782.82 crore is lying in the States under Jal Jeevan Mission


• Rs 14,715.47 crore is lying in the States under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)- Gramin


• Rs 4,351.55 crore is lying in the States under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Program