Lok Sabha Question No. 3888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Schemes for PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, B. SREERAMULU, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3888

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## SCHEMES FOR PRIS

## † 3888. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI  PAATLE:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI B.S.YEDIYURAPPA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the    details  of  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  Panchayati  Raj Institutions (PRIs);
- (b) whether any new schemes are proposed to be implemented to strengthen the PRIs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the criteria and procedure for allocation and utilization of funds under these schemes, Scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the funds allocated/released under the schemes have been fully utilized by the PRIs during the last three years and the current year;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure optimum utilization of funds by them, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the details of the reported cases of irregularities/mismanagement/diversion of funds by States/PRIs  under  the  schemes  and  the  action  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Union Government thereon, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : Two  schemes namely Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) and District Component of Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) were being implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj  till 2014-15.  The State Component of RGPSA and the District Component of BRGF has been delinked from budgetary support of Central Government w.e.f. 2015-16.  The Ministry has been providing funds to the States for strengthening of Panchayati

Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  across  the  country  under  the  restructured  scheme  Rashtriya  Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).

(b) The new restructured scheme of RGSA aims at strengthening PRIs by way of capacity building  of  stakeholders  of  Panchayats,  through  more  use  of  technology  and  handholding some Panchayats as per learning centres.

(c) to (e):  Under RGSA the funds are released to States on the basis of their Annual Plans covering  various  activities  relevant  for  strengthening  of  PRIs  as  per  the  guidelines  of erstwhile  RGPSA.  The  details  of  State/UT-wise  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  under  RGPSA/RGSA  are  at Annexure-I .  The monitoring  of  progress  of  implementation  of  the  scheme  including  utilisation  of  funds  is closely monitored with the States through meetings, video-conferences etc. Further release of funds to the States is considered depending upon the status of utilization of funds released in the past.

Under  the  District  Component  of  BRGF,  funds  were  provided  for  Panchayats  and  Urban Local  Bodies  to  address  the  critical  gaps  in  integrated  development  identified  through  the participative  planning  processes  and  to  build  capacity  of  Elected  Representatives  and functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions in planning, budgeting, implementing, accounting, monitoring  and  improving  accountability  and  transparency  of  developmental  works.    A statement  indicating  State-wise  allocation,  funds  released  and  utilized  during  2013-14  & 2014-15 is at Annexure-II. This Scheme has been delinked from Central assistance w.e.f. 2015-16.

(f):  No case has been reported so far from any State related to mismanagement or irregularity of funds.

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## Annexure-I

Annex referred to in reply to Part (e)  of the Lok Sabha USQ No..3888 regarding Schemes for PRIs to be answered on 08.12.2016

Details of financial assistance provided to States/UTs against State Annual Plans under RGPSA/RGSA scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.N o.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised released during   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised released during   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised released during   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2014-15   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2014-15   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2014-15   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2015-16   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2015-16   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2015-16   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2016-17 (As on 31.10.2016)   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2016-17 (As on 31.10.2016)   | Amount of Central Share released and utilised during 2016-17 (As on 31.10.2016)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                          | 2013-14 Central share sanctio ned                               | Centra l share Releas ed                                        | Utilis ed                                                       | Central share sanctio ned                                      | Centra l share Releas ed                                       | Utilis ed                                                      | Central share sanctio ned                                      | Centra l share Releas ed                                       | Utilis ed                                                      | Central share sanctio ned                                                         | Centra l share Releas ed                                                          | Utilis ed                                                                         |
| 1        | Assam                    | 33.30                                                           | 16.65                                                           | 16.65                                                           | 88.39                                                          | 26.04                                                          | 26.04                                                          | 39.48                                                          | 17.08                                                          | 11.66                                                          | 54.49                                                                             | 21.83                                                                             | Not                                                                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 83.20                                                           | 41.60                                                           | 41.60                                                           | 108.30                                                         | 24.19                                                          | 24.19                                                          | 20.66                                                          | 12.50                                                          | 10.60                                                          | 91.61                                                                             | 45.80                                                                             | due in                                                                            |
| 3        | Arunacha l Pradesh *     | 19.39                                                           | 8.71                                                            | 8.71                                                            | 20.82                                                          | 7.72                                                           | 3.49                                                           | 2.78                                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 | Curre nt Year                                                                     |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 17.23                                                           | 8.61                                                            | 0                                                               | 144.23                                                         | 63.67                                                          | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 5        | Chhattisg arh            | 53.96                                                           | 25.73                                                           | 25.73                                                           | 70.75                                                          | 11.40                                                          | 11.40                                                          | 29.68                                                          | 14.64                                                          | 10.72                                                          | 42.62                                                                             | 21.31                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 6        | Gujarat (*)              | 69.93                                                           | 31.65                                                           | 31.65                                                           | 28.27                                                          | 1.06                                                           | 1.06                                                           | 10.36                                                          | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 66.76                                                                             | 33.38                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 7        | Goa                      |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |                                                                | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 2.45                                                           | 1.06                                                           | 0.12                                                           | 3.82                                                                              | 1.37                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 8        | Haryana *                | 15.07                                                           | 2.93                                                            | 2.93                                                            | 43.42                                                          | 18.78                                                          | 14.68                                                          | 21.81                                                          | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 41.57                                                           | 15.84                                                           | 15.84                                                           | 38.69                                                          | 15.26                                                          | 7.78                                                           | 13.12                                                          | 2.48                                                           | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir *        | 18.89                                                           | 9.45                                                            | 0                                                               | 34.28                                                          | 8.58                                                           | 0                                                              | 5.25                                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 11       | Jharkhan d               | 32.90                                                           | 16.45                                                           | 15.83                                                           | 35.94                                                          | 16.20                                                          | 14.36                                                          | 23.89                                                          | 9.49                                                           | 0                                                              | 60.79                                                                             | 20.90                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 12       | Karnatak a               | 51.09                                                           | 25.56                                                           | 25.56                                                           | 120.10                                                         | 46.80                                                          | 46.74                                                          | 77.76                                                          | 32.71                                                          | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 13       | Lakshad weep             |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |                                                                | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 3.30                                                           | 1.65                                                           | 0                                                              | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                 |                                                                                   |
| 14       | Kerala                   | 33.16                                                           | 16.58                                                           | 16.58                                                           | 45.26                                                          | 14.49                                                          | 11.28                                                          | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 23.52                                                                             | 8.55                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 15       | Manipur                  | 3.20                                                            | 1.60                                                            | 1.60                                                            | 10.83                                                          | 5.42                                                           | 5.42                                                           | 10.80                                                          | 5.40                                                           | 5.21                                                           | 10.02                                                                             | 4.81                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh           | 87.65                                                           | 42.83                                                           | 42.83                                                           | 123.60                                                         | 37.46                                                          | 0                                                              | 25.83                                                          | 10.80                                                          | 9.52                                                           | 86.21                                                                             | 41.83                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 17       | Maharash tra             | 166.34                                                          | 83.17                                                           | 83.17                                                           | 160.70                                                         | 34.76                                                          | 34.76                                                          | 69.55                                                          | 4.50                                                           | 0                                                              | 45.66                                                                             | 21.17                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | -                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 4.98                                                           | 2.48                                                           | 2.48                                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 12.94                                                                             | 6.22                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 19       | Odisha *                 | 57.46                                                           | 28.73                                                           | 28.73                                                           | 87.38                                                          | 32.92                                                          | 32.92                                                          | 19.59                                                          | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 40.02                                                                             | 20.01                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 20       | Punjab                   | 21.73                                                           | 7.97                                                            | 7.97                                                            | 5.52                                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 5.39                                                           | 2.69                                                           | 0                                                              | 19.38                                                                             | 7.00                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 21       | Rajasthan                | 48.19                                                           | 15.45                                                           | 15.45                                                           | 33.63                                                          | 11.56                                                          | 11.56                                                          | 19.12                                                          | 4.48                                                           | 3.88                                                           | 45.74                                                                             | 22.27                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 22       | Sikkim                   | 6.30                                                            | 3.15                                                            | 3.15                                                            | 13.33                                                          | 6.85                                                           | 6.85                                                           | 2.51                                                           | 1.26                                                           | 1.19                                                           | 4.82                                                                              | 2.33                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu               | 116.27                                                          | 58.14                                                           | 58.08                                                           | 40.58                                                          | 20.16                                                          | 20.16                                                          | 18.27                                                          | 8.96                                                           | 0                                                              | 56.47                                                                             | 27.32                                                                             |                                                                                   |
| 24       | Tripura                  | 15.67                                                           | 9.09                                                            | 9.09                                                            | 12.01                                                          | 2.36                                                           | 2.08                                                           | 5.20                                                           | 1.35                                                           | 0                                                              | 13.31                                                                             | 5.30                                                                              |                                                                                   |
| 25       | Telangan                 | 69.28                                                           | 34.64                                                           | 34.64                                                           | 115.69                                                         | 29.94                                                          | 29.94                                                          | 26.81                                                          | 13.13                                                          | 9.23                                                           | 36.75                                                                             | 14.48                                                                             |                                                                                   |

|    | a                   |          |         |         |          |         |         |        |         |       |        |         |
|----|---------------------|----------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|---------|
| 26 | Uttarakha nd        | 13.99    | 5.47    | 5.47    | 35.12    | 13.04   | 13.04   |  12.59 | 3.09    |  2.58 | 27.45  | 13.21   |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh       | 94.28    | 42.37   | 33.85   | 65.38    | 0       | 0       | 139.53 | 11.00   |  0    | 118.59 | 39.87   |
| 28 | West Bengal         | 16.45    | 8.23    | 0       | 77.16    | 27.71   | 0       |  25.54 | 9.91    |  0    | 45.19  | 21.85   |
| 29 | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 0        | 0       | 0       | 2.18     | 1.09    | 0.88    |   0    | 0       |  0    | -      | -       |
| 30 | Daman& Diu          | 0        | 0       | 0       | 3.02     | 1.51    | 0       |   0    | 0       |  0    | -      | -       |
| 31 | Chandiga rh         | 0        | 0       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0       |   0.58 | 0.292 9 |  0    | -      | -       |
|    | Total               | 1186.5 0 | 560.6 0 | 525.1 1 | 1569.5 6 | 481.4 5 | 321.1 1 | 631.85 | 168.4 7 | 64.71 | 906.23 | 400.8 1 |

Note: (*) During 2015-16, funds could not be released to States due to unspent balance exceeding releasable amount.

BRGF: State-wise allocation, releases and utilisation reported during the last three years

(Amount : Rs. in crores)

|       |                   | 2013-14           | 2013-14        | 2013-14              | 2014-15           | 2014-15        | 2014-15              |                      |                      |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No. | State             | Annual Allocation | Funds Released | Utilisation Reported | Annual Allocation | Funds Released | Utilisation Reported | 2015-16              | 2016- 17             |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 475.10            | 325.62         | 280.57               | 136.09            | 43.80          | 1.97                 | BRGF Programme       | BRGF Programme       |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 19.86             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 18.05             | 15.35          | 14.95                | delinked from the    | delinked from the    |
| 3.    | Assam             | 249.39            | 76.40          | 63.24                | 226.65            | 139.41         | 88.80                | budgetary support of | budgetary support of |
| 4.    | Bihar             | 877.80            | 485.80         | 303.82               | 796.92            | 206.52         | 0.00                 | the Central          | the Central          |
| 5.    | Chhattisgarh      | 345.83            | 192.56         | 160.87               | 313.95            | 218.26         | 42.52                | Government           | Government           |
| 6.    | Gujarat           | 140.48            | 42.87          | 28.55                | 127.52            | 65.07          | 15.54                | w.e.f.2015-16.       | w.e.f.2015-16.       |
| 7.    | Haryana           | 38.98             | 26.41          | 21.29                | 35.42             | 12.98          | 0.00                 |                      |                      |
| 8.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 39.09             | 27.79          | 26.16                | 35.51             | 11.92          | 0.00                 |                      |                      |
| 9.    | Jammu& Kashmir    | 89.58             | 20.40          | 12.78                | 81.43             | 45.67          | 21.78                |                      |                      |
| 10.   | Jharkhand         | 470.89            | 40.85          | 33.39                | 427.74            | 281.75         | 33.53                |                      |                      |
| 11.   | Karnataka         | 159.41            | 71.22          | 61.47                | 144.62            | 46.53          | 26.93                |                      |                      |
| 12.   | Kerala            | 44.73             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 40.62             | 29.20          | 28.91                |                      |                      |
| 13.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 712.99            | 279.21         | 128.03               | 647.20            | 221.22         | 57.21                |                      |                      |
| 14.   | Maharashtra       | 356.10            | 246.82         | 218.38               | 322.93            | 236.14         | 21.11                |                      |                      |
| 15.   | Manipur           | 53.20             | 39.83          | 39.83                | 48.36             | 36.76          | 34.89                |                      |                      |
| 16.   | Meghalaya         | 50.15             | 32.41          | 16.85                | 45.60             | 2.56           | 0.00                 |                      |                      |
| 17.   | Mizoram           | 30.91             | 25.36          | 25.36                | 28.12             | 24.39          | 23.39                |                      |                      |
| 18.   | Nagaland          | 76.79             | 9.12           | 8.87                 | 69.86             | 60.87          | 1.02                 |                      |                      |
| 19.   | Odisha            | 437.01            | 283.63         | 173.81               | 396.83            | 179.46         | 0.64                 |                      |                      |
| 20.   | Punjab            | 21.60             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 19.62             | 14.87          | 14.18                |                      |                      |
| 21.   | Rajasthan         | 370.28            | 62.30          | 62.30                | 335.83            | 211.45         | 143.74               |                      |                      |
| 22.   | Sikkim            | 17.66             | 8.68           | 8.68                 | 16.05             | 12.32          | 1.56                 |                      |                      |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu        | 150.41            | 94.42          | 65.85                | 136.49            | 42.42          | 0.00                 |                      |                      |
| 24.   | Telangana         | 0.00              | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 294.50            | 89.42          | 45.59                |                      |                      |
| 25.   | Tripura           | 16.53             | 13.04          | 13.04                | 15.03             | 12.63          | 12.63                |                      |                      |
| 26.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 853.17            | 273.35         | 174.28               | 774.36            | 346.86         | 121.26               |                      |                      |
| 27.   | Uttarakhand       | 57.25             | 22.79          | 14.16                | 52.03             | 2.53           | 0.00                 |                      |                      |
| 28.   | West Bengal       | 344.81            | 99.12          | 75.38                | 312.66            | 226.64         | 21.28                |                      |                      |
|       | Total             | 6500.00           | 2800.00        | 2016.96              | 5900.00           | 2837.00        | 773.43               |                      |                      |

Note : Telangana got separated from Andhra Pradesh during 2014-15