Lok Sabha Question No. 390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Shortage of Officials in Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 390

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS IN PANCHAYATS

## †390 SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  there  is  shortage  of  officers/employees  at  Panchayat,  Block  Samiti  and  Zila Parishad level in States including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether there is shortage of basic infrastructure like office, computerisation of Panchayats and training of various representatives/ officers of Panchayati Raj to meet the needs of all Gram Panchayats; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the amount allocated and utilised during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to  (d)  Yes,  Madam.  As  per  the  information  received  from  States/UTs,  there  is  a shortage  of  staff,  basic  infrastructure  viz  office  buildings  and  computers  at  each  level  of Panchayats; and there exist gaps in the capacities of elected representatives and functionaries of Panchayats in most of the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh to be able to discharge their functions properly. 'Panchayat' being a State subject, the primary responsibility for providing such facilities vests with the States. The details  of officers/employees and infrastructure in Panchayats are not maintained by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been augmenting the efforts of the States under the  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  [erstwhile  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)] scheme. The financial and technical support has been provided to States for strengthening Panchayats including for administrative and technical support, construction and maintenance of Gram Panchayat buildings, computers and training and capacity building of  various  stakeholders  of  Panchayats.  With  effect  from  the  financial  year  2015-16,  the support  for  administrative  and  technical  items,  construction  and  maintenance  of  Gram Panchayat buildings, and computers has been discontinued.

The  funds  were  also  provided  under  district  component  of  the  Backward  Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF) for supplementing and converging existing developmental inflows into identified backward districts so as to bridge critical gaps in local infrastructure and other development requirements. With effect from the financial year 2015-16, the BRGF has been delinked from the budgetary support of the Central Government.

The details of funds released and utilised by States/ UTs are given at Annexe I and II.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No-390  regarding Shortage of Officials in Panchayats to be answered on 17.11.2016.

Status  regarding  State-wise  Funds  Released  &  Funds  utilized  under  RGPSA/RGSA  during  2013-14 to 2016-17

(Rs. in crores)

| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | 2013-14         | 2013-14         | 2014-15        | 2014-15         | 2015-16        | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2016-17            |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Funds Release d | Funds Utilized* | Funds Released | Funds Utilized* | Funds Released | Funds Utilized* | Funds Release d | Funds Utilized * * |
| 1       | Assam                    | 16.65           | 16.65           | 26.04          | 26.04           | 17.08          | 11.66           | 21.83           |                    |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 41.6            | 41.6            | 24.19          | 24.19           | 12.5           | 10.6            | 45.8            |                    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 8.71            | 8.71            | 7.72           | 7.28            | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 8.61            | 0               | 63.67          | 0               | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 25.73           | 25.73           | 11.4           | 11.4            | 14.64          | 10.72           | 21.31           |                    |
| 6       | Gujarat                  | 31.65           | 31.65           | 1.06           | 1.06            | 0              |                 | 33.38           |                    |
| 7       | Haryana                  | 2.93            | 2.93            | 18.78          | 6.25            | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh         | 15.84           | 15.84           | 15.26          | 7.78            | 2.48           |                 |                 |                    |
| 9       | Jammu& Kashmir           | 9.45            | 0               | 8.58           | 0               | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 10      | Jharkhand                | 16.45           | 15.83           | 16.2           | 14.36           | 9.49           |                 | 20.9            |                    |
| 11      | Karnataka                | 25.56           | 25.56           | 46.8           | 46.74           | 32.71          | 0               |                 |                    |
| 12      | Kerala                   | 16.58           | 16.58           | 14.49          | 11.28           | 0              |                 | 8.55            |                    |
| 13      | Manipur                  | 1.6             | 1.6             | 5.42           | 5.42            | 5.4            | 5.4             | 4.81            | 4.81               |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 42.83           | 42.83           | 37.46          | 0               | 10.8           | 9.52            | 41.83           |                    |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 83.17           | 83.17           | 34.76          | 34.76           | 4.5            | 2.84            | 21.17           |                    |
| 16      | Odisha                   | 28.73           | 28.73           | 32.92          | 32.92           | 0              |                 | 20.01           |                    |
| 17      | Punjab                   | 7.97            | 7.97            | 0              | 0               | 2.69           | 2.69            | 7               |                    |
| 18      | Rajasthan                | 15.45           | 15.45           | 11.56          | 11.56           | 4.48           | 3.88            | 22.27           |                    |
| 19      | Sikkim                   | 3.15            | 3.15            | 6.85           | 6.85            | 1.26           | 1.19            | 2.33            |                    |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu               | 58.14           | 58.08           | 20.16          | 20.16           | 8.96           | 8.05            | 27.32           |                    |
| 21      | Tripura                  | 9.09            | 9.09            | 2.36           | 2.08            | 1.35           | 0               | 5.3             |                    |
| 22      | Telangana                | 34.64           | 34.64           | 29.94          | 29.94           | 13.13          | 9.23            | 14.48           |                    |
| 23      | Uttarkhand               | 5.47            | 5.47            | 13.04          | 13.04           | 3.09           | 2.58            | 13.21           |                    |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh            | 42.37           | 33.85           | 0              | 0               | 11             |                 | 39.87           |                    |
| 25      | West Bengal              | 8.23            | 8.23            | 27.71          | 27.71           | 9.91           | 9.17            | 21.85           |                    |
| 26      | Mizoram                  | 0               | 0               | 2.48           | 2.48            | 0              |                 | 6.22            |                    |
| 27      | Dadra                    | 0               | 0               | 1.09           | 0.88            | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 28      | Daman                    | 0               | 0               | 1.51           | 0               | 0              |                 |                 |                    |
| 29      | Goa                      | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0               | 1.06           | 0.12            | 1.37            |                    |
| 30      | Chandigarh               | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0               | 0.29           | 0               |                 |                    |
| 31      | Lakshadwee p             | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0               | 1.65           | 0               |                 |                    |
|         | Total                    | 560.6           | 533.34          | 481.45         | 344.18          | 168.47         | 87.65           | 400.81          | 4.81               |

Annexe II BRGF: State-wise releases and utilisation reported during the last three years (Amount: Rs. in crores)

|       |                   | 2013-14        | 2013-14               | 2014-15        | 2014-15                         |                                     |                                     |
|-------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State             | Funds Released | Utilisation Reported* | Funds Released | Utilisatio n Reported *         | 2015-16                             | 2016-17                             |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 325.62         | 280.57                | 43.80          | 1.97                            | BRGF Programme                      | BRGF Programme                      |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00           | 0.00                  | 15.35          | 14.95                           | delinked from the budgetary support | delinked from the budgetary support |
| 3.    | Assam             | 76.40          | 63.24                 | 139.41         | of the Central Government 88.80 | of the Central Government 88.80     | of the Central Government 88.80     |
| 4.    | Bihar             | 485.80         | 303.82                | 206.52         | w.e.f.2015-16. 0.00             | w.e.f.2015-16. 0.00                 | w.e.f.2015-16. 0.00                 |
| 5.    | Chhattisgarh      | 192.56         | 160.87                | 218.26         | 42.52                           | 42.52                               | 42.52                               |
| 6.    | Gujarat           | 42.87          | 28.55                 | 65.07          | 15.54                           | 15.54                               | 15.54                               |
| 7.    | Haryana           | 26.41          | 21.29                 | 12.98          | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 8.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 27.79          | 26.16                 | 11.92          | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 9.    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 20.40          | 12.78                 | 45.67          | 21.78                           | 21.78                               | 21.78                               |
| 10.   | Jharkhand         | 40.85          | 33.39                 | 281.75         | 33.53                           | 33.53                               | 33.53                               |
| 11.   | Karnataka         | 71.22          | 61.47                 | 46.53          | 26.93                           | 26.93                               | 26.93                               |
| 12.   | Kerala            | 0.00           | 0.00                  | 29.20          | 28.91                           | 28.91                               | 28.91                               |
| 13.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 279.21         | 128.03                | 221.22         | 57.21                           | 57.21                               | 57.21                               |
| 14.   | Maharashtra       | 246.82         | 218.38                | 236.14         | 21.11                           | 21.11                               | 21.11                               |
| 15.   | Manipur           | 39.83          | 39.83                 | 36.76          | 34.89                           | 34.89                               | 34.89                               |
| 16.   | Meghalaya         | 32.41          | 16.85                 | 2.56           | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 17.   | Mizoram           | 25.36          | 25.36                 | 24.39          | 23.39                           | 23.39                               | 23.39                               |
| 18.   | Nagaland          | 9.12           | 8.87                  | 60.87          | 1.02                            | 1.02                                | 1.02                                |
| 19.   | Odisha            | 283.63         | 173.81                | 179.46         | 0.64                            | 0.64                                | 0.64                                |
| 20.   | Punjab            | 0.00           | 0.00                  | 14.87          | 14.18                           | 14.18                               | 14.18                               |
| 21.   | Rajasthan         | 62.30          | 62.30                 | 211.45         | 143.74                          | 143.74                              | 143.74                              |
| 22.   | Sikkim            | 8.68           | 8.68                  | 12.32          | 1.56                            | 1.56                                | 1.56                                |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu        | 94.42          | 65.85                 | 42.42          | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 24.   | Telangana         | 0.00           | 0.00                  | 89.42          | 45.59                           | 45.59                               | 45.59                               |
| 25.   | Tripura           | 13.04          | 13.04                 | 12.63          | 12.63                           | 12.63                               | 12.63                               |
| 26.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 273.35         | 174.28                | 346.86         | 121.26                          | 121.26                              | 121.26                              |
| 27.   | Uttarakhand       | 22.79          | 14.16                 | 2.53           | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 28.   | West Bengal       | 99.12          | 75.38                 | 226.64         | 21.28                           | 21.28                               | 21.28                               |
| Total | Total             | 2800.00        | 2016.96               | 2837.00        | 773.43                          | 773.43                              | 773.43                              |