Lok Sabha Question No. 4598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Funds to PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4598

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## Funds to PRIs

## 4598. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Rs. 2 lakh crore was allotted to Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 14th Finance Commission during its award period;
- (b) if so, the details of allocations made and expenditure made during 2015-16, 2016-17 and the status in 2017-18, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  States  that  have  prepared  and  are  implementing  Gram  Panchayat Development Plan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  and  (b):  Under  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  (FFC)  award,  grants  to  the  tune  of Rs.2,00,292.20 crore has been allocated to Gram Panchayats constituted under Part IX of the Constitution  in  26  States,  for  the  period  2015-20,  for  delivering  basic  services,  creation  of reliable  data  base  of  local  bodies'  receipts  &  expenditure  through  audited  accounts  and  for improvement of own source of revenue.  State-wise allocation and release of FFC Grants to Gram Panchayats of the States during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given at Annexure-I.

(c)  :  All  Part  IX  States  have  issued  their  State  specific  Guidelines  for  Gram  Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP). Accordingly, Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) have been  prepared  and  implemented  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar, Chhattisgarh,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  Jharkhand, Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Manipur,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.  The State wise details of GPDP prepared by Gram Panchayats are given in Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

(Referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4598 for 22.03.2018). State-wise allocation and release of grants under Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) award to Rural

Local Bodies for years 2015-16,  2016-17 and 2017-18 (as on 13.3.2018).

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   | States            | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   |
|-------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| No.   |                   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 934.34     | 928.41    | 1463.45    | 1454.05   | 1686.85    | 1675.88   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 88.52      | 88.52     | 138.66     | 138.45    | 159.82     | 0.00      |
| 3     | Assam             | 584.80     | 584.80    | 915.98     | 511.10    | 1055.80    | 0.00      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 2269.18    | 2269.18   | 3554.23    | 3142.08   | 4096.80    | 3630.39   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 566.18     | 566.18    | 886.82     | 886.82    | 1022.18    | 905.81    |
| 6     | Goa               | 14.44      | 14.44     | 22.62      | 22.62     | 26.07      | 0.00      |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 932.25     | 932.25    | 1460.18    | 1460.18   | 1683.08    | 1491.47   |
| 8     | Haryana           | 419.28     | 419.28    | 656.72     | 656.72    | 756.98     | 756.98    |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 195.39     | 195.39    | 306.05     | 306.05    | 352.76     | 312.60    |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir    | 373.96     | 367.72    | 585.73     | 66.79     | 675.15     | 0.00      |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 652.83     | 652.83    | 1022.53    | 1022.53   | 1178.63    | 1044.45   |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1002.85    | 972.36    | 1570.77    | 1547.66   | 1810.55    | 1580.179  |
| 13    | Kerala            | 433.76     | 433.76    | 679.40     | 679.39    | 783.12     | 693.96    |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1463.61    | 1463.61   | 2292.46    | 2292.46   | 2642.40    | 2341.57   |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1623.32    | 1623.32   | 2542.61    | 2542.61   | 2930.76    | 2597.10   |
| 16    | Manipur           | 22.25      | 22.25     | 34.84      | 34.84     | 40.16      | 17.795    |
| 17    | Odisha            | 955.52     | 955.52    | 1496.64    | 1496.64   | 1725.11    | 1528.71   |
| 18    | Punjab            | 441.70     | 441.70    | 691.84     | 386.04    | 797.45     | 0.00      |
| 19    | Rajasthan         | 1471.95    | 1471.95   | 2305.52    | 2305.52   | 2657.47    | 2657.47   |
| 20    | Sikkim            | 16.03      | 16.04     | 25.11      | 25.11     | 28.95      | 16.125    |
| 21    | Tamil Nadu        | 947.65     | 947.65    | 1484.31    | 1484.31   | 1710.90    | 758.06    |
| 22    | Telangana         | 580.34     | 580.34    | 908.99     | 908.99    | 1047.75    | 928.47    |
| 23    | Tripura           | 36.24      | 36.24     | 56.76      | 56.76     | 65.43      | 65.43     |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh     | 3862.60    | 3852.60   | 6050.02    | 6034.33   | 6973.57    | 3089.83   |
| 25    | Uttarakhand       | 203.26     | 203.26    | 318.37     | 318.37    | 366.97     | 325.19    |
| 26    | West Bengal       | 1532.21    | 1470.86   | 2399.91    | 2319.48   | 2766.26    | 2369.18   |
|       | Total             | 21624.46   | 21510.46  | 33870.52   | 32099.90  | 39040.97   | 28786.65  |

## Annexure-II

(Referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4598 for 22.03.2018)

## State - wise Number of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) prepared during 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 as on 19.03.2018

| Sl. No.   | States            |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |     12920 |     12920 |     12920 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |      1628 |       205 |        22 |
| 3         | Assam             |      2175 |      2268 |      2180 |
| 4         | Bihar             |      8391 |      8391 |      7843 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |     10916 |     10971 |     10433 |
| 6         | Goa               |       190 |        84 |        61 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |     14029 |     14029 |     13809 |
| 8         | Haryana           |         1 |      6098 |      6211 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |       320 |      3226 |      3047 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |         0 |      2375 |         0 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |      4402 |      4402 |      3931 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |      6021 |      6021 |      6022 |
| 13        | Kerala            |       941 |       941 |       941 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |     22824 |     22816 |     22598 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |      1002 |     27824 |     27657 |
| 16        | Manipur           |         1 |       144 |       207 |
| 17        | Odisha            |      6212 |      6284 |      6766 |
| 18        | Punjab            |       407 |     12973 |     12456 |
| 19        | Rajasthan         |      9894 |      9894 |      9891 |
| 20        | Sikkim            |       176 |       176 |       176 |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        |     12524 |     12524 |     12509 |
| 22        | Telangana         |      8695 |      8684 |      8695 |
| 23        | Tripura           |       591 |       591 |       600 |
| 24        | Uttarakhand       |      7950 |      7958 |      7997 |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh     |       143 |     59013 |     59979 |
| 26        | West Bengal       |      3237 |      3230 |      3320 |
|           | Total             |    135590 |    244042 |    240271 |

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