Lok Sabha Question No. 3908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3908

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/12/2016

## PANCHAYAT SASHAKTIKARAN ABHIYAN

## 3908.  SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the budget allocation made and funds released under Panchayat Sashktikaran Abhiyan (PSA) during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  progress  in  implementation  of  PSA  and  its  role  in  strengthening  the Panchayat Raj Institution, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether Government has any proposal to revamp the scheme for effective implementation of the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Under the scheme of Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (PSA) [ erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) ], the details of funds sanctioned, released and expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year are given  in Annexe-I. The  release  of  funds  under  the  schemes  during  the  respective years  has  led  to  actualization  of  different  activities  necessary  for  strengthening  of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) including building their capacities. The details of activities sanctioned under the schemes are given in Annexe-II .
- (c) & (d) Yes, Madam. A new restructured scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)  aims  at  strengthening  PRIs  by  way  of  capacity  building  of  the  elected representatives and functionaries through use of technology and handholding some selected Panchayats as peer learning centres.

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## Annexe-I

Annexe referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 3908 to be answered on 08.12.2016 regarding Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan

Details of funds sanctioned, released and expenditure incurred * during the last three years and current year, under Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (PSA) [ erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyaan (RGPSA) ]

| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | 2013-14     | 2013-14        | 2013-14         | 2014-15     | 2014-15        | 2014-15        | 2015-16     | 2015-16        | 2015-16         | 2016-17     | 2016-17        | 2016-17          |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Sanction ed | Funds Released | Funds Utilize d | Sanctio ned | Funds Released | Funds Utilized | Sanctio ned | Funds Released | Funds Utilize d | Sanctio ned | Funds Released | Funds Utilized * |
| 1       | Assam                    | 36.97       | 16.65          | 16.65           | 98.21       | 26.04          | 26.04          | 39.48       | 17.08          | 11.66           | 55.29       | 21.83          |                  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 203.69      | 41.6           | 41.6            | 144.35      | 24.19          | 24.19          | 21.04       | 12.5           | 10.6            | 69.51       | 45.8           |                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 21.52       | 8.71           | 8.71            | 23.13       | 7.72           | 7.28           | 2.90        | 0              |                 | 0           | 0              |                  |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 22.96       | 8.61           | 0               | 192.30      | 63.67          | 0              |             | 0              |                 | 0           | 0              |                  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 71.91       | 25.73          | 25.73           | 94.33       | 11.4           | 11.4           | 29.68       | 14.64          | 10.72           | 42.61       | 21.31          |                  |
| 6       | Gujarat                  | 87.75       | 31.65          | 31.65           | 37.70       | 1.06           | 1.06           | 10.36       | 0              |                 | 66.76       | 33.38          |                  |
| 7       | Haryana                  | 19.80       | 2.93           | 2.93            | 57.90       | 18.78          | 6.25           | 21.81       | 0              |                 | 30.39       | 0              |                  |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh         | 55.41       | 15.84          | 15.84           | 51.59       | 15.26          | 7.78           | 13.12       | 2.48           |                 | 0           | 0              |                  |
| 9       | Jammu& Kashmir           | 25.16       | 9.45           | 0               | 45.71       | 8.58           | 0              | 7.08        | 0              |                 | 0           | 0              |                  |
| 10      | Jharkhand                | 35.56       | 16.45          | 15.83           | 47.92       | 16.2           | 14.36          | 23.89       | 9.49           |                 | 60.79       | 20.9           |                  |
| 11      | Karnataka                | 68.11       | 25.56          | 25.56           | 160.09      | 46.8           | 46.74          | 77.76       | 32.71          | 0               | 58.81       | 0              |                  |
| 12      | Kerala                   | 44.19       | 16.58          | 16.58           | 60.35       | 14.49          | 11.28          | 10.55       | 0              |                 | 23.53       | 8.55           |                  |
| 13      | Manipur                  | 3.54        | 1.6            | 1.6             | 12.03       | 5.42           | 5.42           | 10.80       | 5.4            | 5.4             | 10.02       | 4.81           | 4.81             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 116.85      | 42.83          | 42.83           | 164.76      | 37.46          | 0              | 41.63       | 10.8           | 9.52            | 86.21       | 41.83          |                  |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 221.77      | 83.17          | 83.17           | 214.31      | 34.76          | 34.76          | 39.76       | 4.5            | 2.84            | 45.66       | 21.17          |                  |

| 16   | Odisha        | 76.58    |   28.73 |   28.73 | 116.51   |   32.92 |   32.92 | 19.58   |      0 |       |   40.03 |   20.01 |      |
|------|---------------|----------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|------|
| 17   | Punjab        | 28.96    |    7.97 |    7.97 | 7.32     |    0    |    0    | 2.69    |   2.69 | 2.69  |   19.38 |    7    |      |
| 18   | Rajasthan     | 64.24    |   15.45 |   15.45 | 44.84    |   11.56 |   11.56 | 16.37   |   4.48 | 3.88  |   45.75 |   22.27 |      |
| 19   | Sikkim        | 6.99     |    3.15 |    3.15 | 17.77    |    6.85 |    6.85 | 2.70    |   1.26 | 1.19  |    4.83 |    2.33 |      |
| 20   | Tamil Nadu    | 155.01   |   58.14 |   58.08 | 54.10    |   20.16 |   20.16 | 18.26   |   8.96 | 8.05  |   55.48 |   27.32 |      |
| 21   | Tripura       | 17.10    |    9.09 |    9.09 | 13.34    |    2.36 |    2.08 | 5.21    |   1.35 | 0     |   13.32 |    5.3  |      |
| 22   | Telangana     | 91.49    |   34.64 |   34.64 | 154.26   |   29.94 |   29.94 | 35.78   |  13.13 | 9.23  |   36.76 |   14.48 |      |
| 23   | Uttarkhand    | 18.64    |    5.47 |    5.47 | 46.82    |   13.04 |   13.04 | 9.53    |   3.09 | 2.58  |   27.45 |   13.21 |      |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh | 125.69   |   42.37 |   33.85 | 87.17    |    0    |    0    | 70.54   |  11    |       |  118.59 |   39.87 |      |
| 25   | West Bengal   | 21.92    |    8.23 |    8.23 | 102.88   |   27.71 |   27.71 | 37.13   |   9.91 | 9.17  |   45.2  |   21.85 |      |
| 26   | Mizoram       |          |    0    |    0    | 5.52     |    2.48 |    2.48 |         |   0    |       |   12.95 |    6.22 |      |
| 27   | Dadra         | 3.6      |    0    |    0    | 2.90     |    1.09 |    0.88 |         |   0    |       |    0    |    0    |      |
| 28   | Daman         | 3.72     |    0    |    0    | 4.02     |    1.51 |    0    |         |   0    |       |    0    |    0    |      |
| 29   | Goa           |          |    0    |    0    |          |    0    |    0    | 2.60    |   1.06 | 0.12  |    3.83 |    1.37 |      |
| 30   | Chandigarh    |          |    0    |    0    |          |    0    |    0    | 1.33    |   0.29 | 0     |    0    |    0    |      |
| 31   | Lakshadweep   |          |    0    |    0    |          |    0    |    0    | 4.26    |   1.65 | 0     |    0    |    0    |      |
|      | Total         | 1648.9 3 |  560.6  |  533.34 | 2062.1 7 |  481.45 |  344.18 | 575.84  | 168.47 | 87.65 |  973.69 |  400.81 | 4.81 |

* Funds released during various years have been utilised during those years and the subsequent years.

## Annexe-II

Annexe referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 3908 to be answered on 08.12.2016 regarding Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan

Activities sanctioned under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)/ Capacity Building- Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

| Sl. No.   | Component                                                                                                         | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                                                                                                                   | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          |
| 1         | Infrastructure Development at GP level                                                                            |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| a         | Construction of New GP Buildings (*)                                                                              | 3128             | 2497             | 6                | (*)              |
| b         | Repairs of GP Buildings (*)                                                                                       | 7727             | 8356             | 0                | (*)              |
| c         | Computers, UPS, Printers (Nos.)                                                                                   | 22506            | 20126            | 622              | 610              |
| 2         | Other activities                                                                                                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| a         | Training of Elected Representatives (ERs) &Functionaries of Panchayats (in lakh)                                  | 10.96 lakh       | 17.21 lakh       | 67.32 lakh       | 52.50 lakh       |
| b         | Resource Centre for strengthening training infrastructure at State, District, Block level/ Human Resource Support |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| i         | State Panchayat Resource Centre (SPRC)                                                                            | 23               | 23               | 5                | 4                |
| ii        | Human Resource Support at SPRC                                                                                    | 16               | 17               | 16               | 16               |
| iii       | District Panchayat Resource Centre (DPRC)                                                                         | 136              | 189              | 22               | 22               |
| iv        | Human Resource Support at DPRC                                                                                    | 12               | 18               | 13               | 13               |
| v         | Block Panchayat Resource Centre/ETC                                                                               | 338              | 851              | 0                | 17               |
| c         | E-Governance PMU                                                                                                  | 0                | 7                | 19               | 19               |
| d         | SATCOM in States                                                                                                  | 2                | 8                | 0                | 4                |
| e         | Support to PESA Areas (No. of States)                                                                             | 9                | 8                | 6                | 9                |
| f         | Support to State Election Commission (SEC)                                                                        | 2                | 14               | 1                | 0                |
| g         | Programme Management Unit and IEC (No. of States)                                                                 | 26               | 28               | 27               | 21               |

Note:  (*) Gram Panchayat buildings and repairs (discontinued from 2015-16 of RGPSA)