Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu directed district collectors to ensure full and timely utilisation of funds allotted under centrally sponsored schemes (CSS), considering that any unspent balances parked in Single Nodal Accounts (SNA) would have to be returned to the Union government.
The implementation of CSS came under detailed review at the fifth meeting of district collectors held at the Secretariat.
Nodal secretary and Finance Department secretary D. Ronald Rose made a comprehensive presentation on scheme-wise and district-wise performance. According to the presentation:
Key Facts:
- Andhra Pradesh is implementing 75 Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
- Total outlay: ₹24,513 crore
- Central share: ₹15,173 crore
- State share: ₹9,340 crore
- Funds available for utilisation (as of 10 December 2025): ₹16,614 crore
- Opening balance under SNA: ₹1,820 crore
- Funds released during the year: ₹6,910 crore
- SPARSH-linked schemes: ₹7,883 crore
Fund Utilisation Status
- Funds utilised: ₹10,362 crore
- Overall utilisation: ~62–63%
- Unspent balance: ₹6,252 crore (~38%)
Scheme-wise Performance
High utilisation schemes:
- Samagra Shiksha:
- ₹1,259 crore spent out of ₹1,363 crore
- Utilisation: 92%
- National Health Mission (RCH & Health Systems):
- ₹1,009 crore spent out of ₹1,153 crore
- Utilisation: 87%
Lower utilisation schemes:
- PMAY (Urban): 38%
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): 55%
District-wise analysis revealed sharp disparities:
- Top performing districts:
- Palnadu – 91%
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema – 90%
- Nandyal – 89%
- East Godavari – 85%
- Bapatla – 83%
- Low performing districts:
- Guntur – 65%
- Visakhapatnam – 66%
- YSR Kadapa – 66%
- Tirupati – 68%
- Chittoor – 71%
- State average: 62%
- Head office-level expenditure: 56%
Administrative Issues Identified:
- Around ₹155 crore found lying idle in nearly 10,750 dormant or unnecessary government accounts.
- District Collectors were instructed to:
- Review such accounts
- Close or revive them
- Bring idle funds into active use
Government Directions:
- District Collectors directed to:
- Ensure full and timely utilisation of CSS funds
- Monitor implementation closely
- Seek reallocation only after exhausting existing allocations
- Efficient utilisation linked to securing higher future central allocations.
Value Addition for Mains Answer Writing
- Highlights challenges in fiscal federalism
- Reflects importance of capacity building at district level
- Shows role of Single Nodal Accounts (SNA) in public finance management
- Demonstrates linkage between utilisation efficiency and Centre–State fund flow
Prelims Pointers
- CSS implemented in AP: 75
- Overall utilisation: ~62%
- Best performing district: Palnadu
- Highest utilised scheme: Samagra Shiksha