Lok Sabha Question No. 3038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Panchayat Bhawan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3038 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## PANCHAYAT BHAWAN

## 3038. SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of panchayat bhawans constructed/ being constructed across the country, so far, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  allocated  to  construct  panchayat  bhawans across the country during the last three years, State/ UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  regarding  misuse  of  funds sanctioned for the construction of panchayat bhawans across the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Panchayat is a State subject and providing a separate building for each Gram Panchayat  (GP)  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  concerned  State  Government.  However, under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA), financial assistance was provided to the States for construction of GP Bhawans as proposed by the  respective  States  in  their  annual  plans.  From  2015-16,  the  component  of  Panchayat Bhawans was discontinued for states. Details of number of Panchayat Bhawans constructed across the country, State/ UT-wise under the scheme of RGPSA are at Annexure-I. Details of the funds sanctioned for building under RGPSA across the country and told fund released for different activities including for Panchayat Bhawans during last three years, State/ UTwise including Maharashtra are given at Annexure-II.

(c)  &  (d)        The  complaints  related  to  Panchayats  Bhawan  fall  within  the  purview  of  the concerned  State  Government,  the  same  are  addressed  by  them  as  per  their  respective procedures. In case a complaint on the subject is received by the Ministry,  it is sent to the concerned  State  Government  for  examination  and  remedial  action.  Since  issues  related  to Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  are  a  State  subject,  the  Ministry  does  not  maintain  details regarding complaints.

## ANNEXURE - I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question .No. 3038 regarding Panchayat Bhawans to be answered on 03.08.2017

## Total Panchayat Bhawans Sanctioned to States/UTs and Constructed under RGPSA

| S.No.   | States              |   Bhawans Constructed |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Assam               |                    46 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      |                   266 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                    26 |
| 4       | Bihar               |                     0 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        |                     0 |
| 6       | Goa                 |                     0 |
| 7       | Gujarat             |                   246 |
| 8       | Haryana             |                   105 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    |                    50 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir      |                     0 |
| 11      | Jharkhand           |                     0 |
| 12      | Karnataka           |                     2 |
| 13      | Kerala              |                    11 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      |                     0 |
| 15      | Maharashtra         |                   617 |
| 16      | Manipur             |                    17 |
| 17      | Mizoram             |                    11 |
| 18      | Odisha              |                    25 |
| 19      | Punjab              |                    22 |
| 20      | Rajasthan           |                   195 |
| 21      | Sikkim              |                     8 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu          |                   218 |
| 23      | Telangana           |                   193 |
| 24      | Tripura             |                     8 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand         |                    41 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh       |                    98 |
| 27      | West Bengal         |                     4 |
| 28      | Daman               |                     0 |
| 29      | Dadar& Nagar Haveli |                     0 |
| 30      | Chandigargh         |                     0 |
|         | Total               |                  2209 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question .No. 3038 regarding Panchayat Bhawans to be answered on 03.08.2017

## Position regarding State-wise grants sanctioned and released under RGPSA during 2014-15 to 2016-17

(Amount Rs. in Cr.)

| Name of the State/ UTs   | 2014-15          | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                      | 2016-17        |
|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
| Name of the State/ UTs   | Fund* Sanctioned | Fund released** | Fund Sanctioned | Fund released*            | Fund Sanctioned              | Fund released* |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 29.63            | 24.19           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 2.21             | 7.72            |                 | 2015-16, component Bhawan |                              |                |
| Assam                    | 19.05            | 26.04           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Bihar                    | 8.85             | 63.67           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Chhattisgarh             | 12.88            | 11.4            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Gujarat                  | 12.28            | 1.06            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Haryana                  | 12.74            | 18.78           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 9.16             | 15.26           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Jammu &Kashmir           | 7.08             | 8.58            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Jharkhand                | 6.79             | 16.2            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Karnataka                | 29.69            | 46.8            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Kerala                   | 11.38            | 14.49           | W.e.f           | Panchayat                 | of construction discontinued | of for         |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 28.12            | 37.46           |                 | was                       |                              | states.        |
| Maharashtra              | 42.00            | 34.76           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Manipur                  | 2.54             | 5.42            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Mizoram                  | 1.04             | 2.48            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Odisha                   | 24.10            | 32.92           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Punjab                   | 0.00             | 0               |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Rajasthan                | 9.40             | 11.56           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Sikkim                   | 2.91             | 6.85            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Tamil Nadu               | 20.02            | 20.16           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Tripura                  | 2.64             | 2.36            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Telangana                | 29.97            | 29.94           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Uttarakhand              | 10.37            | 13.04           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 27.81            | 0               |                 |                           |                              |                |
| West Bengal              | 17.52            | 27.71           |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Dadra                    | 0.33             | 1.09            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Daman                    | 0.36             | 1.51            |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Goa                      | 0                | 0               |                 |                           |                              |                |
| Chandigarh Lakshadweep   | 0 0              | 0 0             | 0.22 0          | 0.29 0                    |                              |                |
| Andaman                  | 0                | 0               | 0               | 0                         |                              |                |
| Total                    |                  |                 |                 | 0.29                      |                              |                |
|                          | 380.87           | 481.45          | 0.22            |                           |                              |                |

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