147 schemes to be merged into 70 across various sectors:GoM
Nation 02:20
New Delhi, May 23: A Group of Ministers, GoM, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday approved merging of 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes into 70 across various sectors.
This has been done for efficient implementation and monitoring in the 12th Five Year Plan.
The panel has also approved setting up of state specific guidelines in each central sponsored schemes.
The GoM decisions are in line with the recommendations of the Chaturvedi committee, which had suggested this to avoid overlap.