Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Evaluation of Various Programmes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 309

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## EVALUATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES

## *309 SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- a) Whether  his  Ministry  has  evaluated  the  performance  various  schemes  /  programmes under implementation during the last one year;
- b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c) The funds allocated to those schemes / programmes during the last five years, scheme / programme-wise;
- d) The details of funds spent during the above period and the reasons for under-utilization, if any, scheme / programme-wise; and
- e) The  steps  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  utilize  the  entire  allocation  of  funds  for schemes/programmes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) To (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  309  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2017  REGARDING EVALUATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES.

a) to (e) The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  has  implemented  the  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA)  that  was  launched  in  2012-13,  under  which  the States/UTs were supported for capacity building of Elected Representatives, Panchayat Functionaries  and  other  stakeholders  besides  infrastructure  support  to  PRIs.  The  other  major scheme i.e. district component of Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) was being implemented in selected 272 backward districts of the country during 2006-07 to 2014-15. However, the State Component of RGPSA and district component of BRGF was delinked from Central Assistance w.e.f. 2015-16. The other smaller schemes being implemented by the Ministry included Mission Mode  Project  on  e-Panchayat,  Incentivisation  of  Panchayats,  Media  &  Publicity  and  Action Research & Research Studies.

A  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  Vice  Chairman  of  NITI  Aayog  has  been constituted to evaluate the earlier schemes of the Ministry and restructure the scheme of RGPSA. The scheme/programme wise details of allocation  and utilization  of  funds  during  the  last  five years is at Annexure-I .

The funds with reference to the allocation made available to the Ministry as per revised estimates  under  the  major  programmes  of  RGPSA  and  BRGF  have  by  and  large  been  fully utilized. Under schemes such as Action Research & Research Studies there has been a shortfall in utilization of allocation as the desired number of suitable research proposals was not received. Similarly, under Media & Publicity scheme there was a shortfall of expenditure during 2014-15 as the National Panchayati Raj Day programme was not organized because of election year.

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Annexure - I The details  of  scheme/programme  wise  allocation  of  funds  and  utilization  during  the  last

## five years

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Scheme                               | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15                                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (as on 17.3.2017)   | 2016-17 (as on 17.3.2017)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|          |                                      | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp       | RE        | Exp                                         | RE        | Exp       | RE                          | Exp                         |
| 1        | RGPSA                                | 179.00    | 172.22    | 655.00    | 629.58    | 527.00    | 525.64                                      | 191.00    | 189.40    | 592.95                      | 578.31                      |
| 2        | Mission Mode Project on e- panchayat | 36.00     | 5.80      | -         | -         | -         | -                                           | -         | -         | 16.55                       | 16.55                       |
| 3        | Media & Publicity                    | 12.00     | 12.00     | 15.00     | 14.42     | 10.00     | 5.52                                        | 5.00      | 4.99      | 8.00                        | 7.00                        |
| 4        | Action Research & Research Studies   | 3.00      | 0.69      | 3.00      | 2.18      | 2.00      | 0.65                                        | 2.00      | 0.62      | 2.50                        | 1.50                        |
| 5        | Incentivizati on of Panchayats       | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -                                           | -         | -         | 33.00                       | 30.05                       |
| 6        | ATM services in Panchayat Bhawans    | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -                                           | -         | -         | 00.00                       | 0.00                        |
| 7        | BRGF                                 |           |           |           |           |           | 3734.003720.002800.002800.002837.002837.00- |           | -         | -                           | -                           |

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