Lok Sabha Question No. 5437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Action Plan for Providing Infrastructure in Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5437

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/04/2017

## Action Plan for Providing Infrastructure in Panchayats

## †5437. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  current  policies  and  action  plans  for  providing  infrastructure  in  all  the Panchayats in rural as well as urban areas have not been effective and successful as expected in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  scheme  for  integrated panchayats and urban local bodies in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether public-private model has been adopted for the successful and effective implementation of this integrated scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) 'Panchayat' being State subject, providing basic facilities including infrastructure to Panchayats is primarily the responsibility of State/ UT Governments. Panchayats can also use the funds available under the Fourteenth Finance Commission award and other schemes of Central Government viz. MGNREGS for providing basic facilities to Panchayats as per respective scheme guidelines. Besides, the funds provided under the erstwhile schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) and Backward Region Grant Funds (BRGF) for certain basic facilities, have also led to the actualization of these facilities in the Panchayats.

In  respect  of  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs),  the  Government  has  launched  the  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation    and      Urban      Transformation      (AMRUT)      and      Swachh      Bharat      Mission (Urban)   to   support   the   efforts   of   State   and   UT   governments   to  strengthen  urban infrastructure,  including  that  for  providing  clean  drinking   water   and   sanitation   facilities. The   AMRUT   covers   500    Mission  cities  that  includes  all  cities  with  population  of  1 lakh  and   above and certain other categories of cities.  The Mission has  coverage  of  water supply  in  the  mission  cities  as  its  priority.

The      Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Urban)      covers  all  4041  statutory  towns  in  the  country  and provides  financial  support  for  toilets,  solid  waste  management  &  related  activities.    Under  the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), so far:

-  31.14  lakhs  Individual  toilets  and  1.16  lakhs  seats  in  community  &  public  toilets  have been constructed
-  100% door to door collection of municipal solid waste management in 42, 948 wards out of total 81,065 wards has been achieved.
-  Waste processing  achieved is 22.82.% of total waste generated

As per 14th Finance Commission (FFC) award, funds to the tune of Rs. 87,144 crores for ULBs and Rs. 2,00,292.20 cr. for Gram Panchayats (GPs) is to be provided for the period 2015-2020. These funds are to be spent by the ULBs and GPs on basic services and infrastructural facility within the functions assigned to them under relevant legislations.

(c) There is no such plan being implemented by the Central Government for development of integrated Panchayats and ULBs in the country.

(d) & (e) Does not arise in view of (c) above.

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