Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, SHARAD BANSODE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *271

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/08/2017

## Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

## *271.  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL: ADV. SHARADKUMAR MARUTI BANSODE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) in the country;
- (b) the achievements made by the Government under RGSA;
- (c) the total funds released to the panchayats during the last two years for the capacity building and training activities in the country, State and UT-wise;
- (d) the number of Elected Representatives who received training during the said period, State and UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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(a) :    Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) seeks to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)  by  way  of  capacity  building  of  the  PRIs  and  its  functionaries.  The  scheme  aims  at enhancing the capacity of panchayats for panchayat governance, enabling them to prepare Gram Panchayat  Development  Plans  (GPDP)  in  a  participatory  mode  for  optimum  utilization  of available  resources,  as  well  as  to  provide  information  on  various  government  schemes  and panchayat processes to enable PRIs thereby to become more responsive towards citizen's needs. Under  the  scheme,  funds  are  released  to  the  States  towards  strengthening  of  panchayats  on different activities viz. capacity building and training, training infrastructure, human resource for training, e-enablement, Information Education and Communication (IEC) and Project Management Unit (PMU) etc.

- (b) The achievements made under RGSA include the following:
- (i) During  2015-16  an  amount  of  Rs.  166.53  crore,  and  2016-17,  Rs.  586.40  crore  has been released to States/UTs as detailed in Annexure-I.
- (ii) A total number of 48,95,156 Panchayat Elected Representatives and functionaries were trained  in  GPDP and  other trainings  during  2015-16 and 2016-17. The State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-II.
- (iii) Trainings  for  a  total  of  52.93  lakh  Elected  Representatives  and  Functionaries  of Panchayats, including 33.88 lakh for GPDP, have been sanctioned so far during 201718.
- (iv) Model guidelines for GPDP preparation were prepared and circulated to all States by the Ministry. Based upon these model guidelines, all the State governments where part IX  of  the  constitution  is  applicable,  have  notified  their  State  specific  guidelines  for preparation of GPDP.
- (v) During  2016-17,  as  per  information  available  2,42,863  number  of  GPDPs  were prepared by the Gram Panchayats across the country.
- (vi) Total  number  of  27  State  Panchayat  Resource  Centres  (SPRCs)  and  267  District Panchayat Resource Centres have been sanctioned under RGSA.

(c)        The details of funds released to States/UTs during 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the capacity building and training activities in the country, State and UT-wise are at Annexure-I

(d)      The number of elected representatives and other stakeholders who received training during 2015-16 and 2016-17, State / UT-wise are given in Annexure-II .

- (e) Following important steps/initiatives have been taken by the Government in this regard:
- (i) Leveraging technology for greater outreach amongst the large number of Elected Representatives and Functionaries of Panchayats through use of SATCOM, use of smartphone based applications, use of social media, utilizing short films on best practices of Panchayats and use of portable hand held projectors for wider outreach.
- (ii) Trainings on subjects of national importance viz. water conservation, sanitation, health, education, rural development, women empowerment, digital transactions, Sustainable Development Goals etc.
- (iii) Enhanced focus on trainings on formulation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs).
- (iv) Exposure visits by Panchayat members to GPs with best practices.
- (v) Flexibility to States to evolve State specific training plans
- (vi) Enhanced  role  to  National  Institute  of  Rural  Development  &  Panchayati  Raj (NIRD&PR) for improved quality of training, online training programmes and support  to  State  Institute  of  Rural  Development  (SIRDs)  /  Panchayati  Raj Training Institutes (PRTIs).
- (vii) Suggestive Innovative training programme for Panchayat ERs and Functionaries involving  subjects  of  national  importance  and  with  involvement  of  subject experts incorporating various training methodologies.
- (viii) Conference  of  State  Panchayati  Raj  Ministers'  to  discuss  sectoral  issues, capacity building for Panchayats, best practices and way forward for the States.
- (ix) National  workshops,  writeshops,  video  conferences  etc  organized  at  regular intervals.
- (x) Online  applications  developed  to  cater  to  various  aspects  of  Panchayats' functioning including planning, budgeting, implementation, accounting, monitoring, social audit and delivery of citizen services.

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Details of funds released to States/UTs during the last two years under RGPSA / Capacity BuildingPanchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA)/ Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | 2015-16          | 2016-17          |
| 1       | Assam                    | 17.08            | 49.08            |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 12.50            | 91.61            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                | 0.59             |
| 4       | Andaman &Nicobar         | 0                | 0.17             |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 0                | 0                |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh             | 14.64            | 42.62            |
| 7       | Goa                      | 1.06             | 1.38             |
| 8       | Gujarat                  | 0                | 33.38            |
| 9       | Haryana                  | 0                | 11.37            |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh         | 2.48             | 1.40             |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir (*)       | 0                | 0                |
| 12      | Jharkhand                | 9.49             | 20.90            |
| 13      | Karnataka                | 32.71            | 15.08            |
| 14      | Kerala                   | 0                | 8.55             |
| 15      | Manipur                  | 5.40             | 9.82             |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh           | 10.80            | 55.45            |
| 17      | Maharashtra              | 4.50             | 21.17            |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 0                | 9.22             |
| 19      | Odisha                   | 0                | 25.06            |
| 20      | Punjab                   | 2.69             | 11.00            |
| 21      | Rajasthan                | 4.48             | 22.27            |
| 22      | Sikkim                   | 1.26             | 2.33             |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu               | 8.96             | 27.33            |
| 24      | Tripura                  | 1.35             | 8.30             |
| 25      | Telangana                | 13.13            | 43.38            |
| 26      | Uttarakhand              | 3.09             | 13.21            |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh            | 11.00            | 39.87            |
| 28      | West Bengal              | 9.91             | 21.86            |
|         | Total                    | 166.53           | 586.40           |

Annexure-II Number of Elected Representatives and other Stakeholders receiving Training under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat

## Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)/Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)/Capacity Building - Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA)

| SL   | Name of the State/   | 2015-16   | 2015-16               | 2016-17   | 2016-17               |         |
|------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|---------|
| No.  | UTs                  | GPDP      | Training (CB& others) | GPDP      | Training (CB& others) | Total   |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh       | 192988    | 2578                  | 171010    | 3230                  | 369806  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 270       | 1202                  | 5752      | 1949                  | 9173    |
| 3    | Assam                | 53168     | 11252                 | 331192    | 70837                 | 466449  |
| 4    | Bihar (*)            | 0         | 62568                 | 0         | 251906                | 314474  |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh         | 144067    | 13632                 | 180509    | 11204                 | 349412  |
| 6    | Gujarat              | -         | 1730                  | 20725     | 300481                | 322936  |
| 7    | Haryana              | -         | 3329                  | 101       | 52777                 | 56207   |
| 8    | Himachal Pradesh     | 75437     | -                     | -         | -                     | 75437   |
| 9    | Jammu &Kashmir       | 100       | -                     | 50        | 44                    | 194     |
| 10   | Jharkhand            | 26938     | -                     | 80914     | 5585                  | 113437  |
| 11   | Karnataka            | 23328     | 59731                 | 212085    | 6675                  | 301819  |
| 12   | Kerala               | 3300      | 12200                 | 2500      | 23400                 | 41400   |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh       | 8135      | 52491                 | 234264    | 2735                  | 297625  |
| 14   | Maharashtra          | 1089      | 0                     | 610891    | 41254                 | 653234  |
| 15   | Manipur              | 1757      | 4206                  | 5640      | 4393                  | 15996   |
| 16   | Mizoram              | -         | -                     | 2900      | 2057                  | 4957    |
| 17   | Odisha               | 5505      | 18377                 | 99230     | 6264                  | 129376  |
| 18   | Punjab               | 40495     | 39821                 | 59167     | 11804                 | 151287  |
| 19   | Rajasthan            | 0         | 7164                  | 146524    | 0                     | 153688  |
| 20   | Sikkim               | 1603      | 1532                  | 1722      | 4327                  | 9184    |
| 21   | Tamil Nadu           | 5,093     | 12,050                | 481       | -                     | 17,624  |
| 22   | Tripura              | 10838     | 16256                 | 14024     | 9350                  | 50468   |
| 23   | Telangana            | 477       | 1261                  | 110242    | 12804                 | 124784  |
| 24   | Uttarkhand           | 28198     | 10328                 | -         | 1562                  | 40088   |
| 25   | Uttar Pradesh        | 370663    | -                     | 614.00    | 0                     | 371277  |
| 26   | West Bengal          | 64887     | 67566                 | 226556    | 95558                 | 454567  |
| 27   | Goa                  | 46        | 0                     | 97        | 79                    | 222     |
| 28   | Andaman              | -         | -                     | -         | 35                    | 35      |
|      | Total                | 1058382   | 399274                | 2517190   | 920310                | 4895156 |

($) : GPDP trainings started from FY 2015-16