62% of welfare scheme funds not utilised by UTs, states in ’24: Govt

New Delhi Of the ₹2.46 lakh crore released by the Centre for over 50 major schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, about 62% or approximately ₹1.54 lakh crore remained idle with state agencies as of December 31, government data showed. For the first time, the Union budget for 2025-26 contained a new statement that shows fund balance under single nodal agency accounts with state and Union territories with respect to select centrally For the first time, the Union budget for 2025-26 contained a new statement that shows fund balance under single nodal agency accounts with state and Union territories with respect to select centrally The budget contains details of not all CSS, but it mentions certain big schemes, Govil said. As on December 31, 2024, the Centre had released ₹17,605.05 crore under the scheme to states with a large unspent sum of ₹11,516.03 still available, including state shares. The Centre released ₹79,625.97 crore to states as on December 31, 2024 and the unutilised funds available with the states on that date were ₹4,351.55 crore.