The Central Road Fund Act, 2000
11. Administration of
States' share of the Fund.-
1.
The
share of the Fund to be spent on development and maintenance of roads, other
than national highways, as specified under sub-clause (b) of clause (viii) of
section 10, after deducting the reserve kept by the Central Government for
State road schemes of inter-State and economic importance, shall be allocated
to various States and Union territories in such manner as may be decided by the
Central Government.
2.
The
portion of the Fund allocated for expenditure in the various States and Union
territories shall be retained by the Central Government until it is actually
required for expenditure.
3.
If
in the opinion of the Central Government, the Government of any State or the
administration of any Union territory has at any time-
a. failed to take such
steps as the Central Government may recommend for the regulation and control of
motor vehicles within the State or the Union territory; or
b. delayed without
reasonable cause the application of any portion of the Fund allocated or
re-allocated, as the case may be, for expenditure within the State or Union
territory, the Central Government may resume the whole or part of any sums
which it may have at that time held for expenditure in that State or the Union
territory.
1.
2.
3.
4.
All
sums resumed by the Central Government from the account of any State Government
or Union territory administration as aforesaid shall be re-allocated between
the credit accounts of the defaulting and other State Governments and Union
territory administrations in the ratio of the main allocation for the financial
year preceding the year in which the re-allocation is made.
5.
The
balance to the credit of the Fund in respect of any allocation shall not lapse
at the end of the financial year.