Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Achievements under RGPSA
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2699

ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## Achievements under RGPSA

## †2699. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  reasons  for  huge  gap  between  sanctioned  and  released  funds  under  Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), State-wise including Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of performance of works under RGPSA during the period, State-wise and yearwise including Maharashtra ;
- (c) the details of targets fixed and achieved during the said period, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the extent to which the said scheme is likely to be helpful to increase capacity building?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) implemented during the period 2012-13 to 2015-16 was a demand driven in nature and involved multidimensional  activities.  Funds  were  sanctioned  on  the  basis  of  annual  plan  proposals  of States  as  approved  by  the  Central  Executive  Committee  of  RGPSA.  Releases  were normally  made  in  two  instalments,  the  first  instalment  being  50%  of  the  sanctioned amount after deducting the unspent balance available with State at the time of release. The quantum of release of first instalment therefore depended on the unspent balance available with the State, utilization certificate and physical-financial progress reports furnished etc. The States which had high unspent balances and had not provided utilization certificates etc  were  not  eligible  for  full  releases,  thus  resulting  in  the  gap  between  sanctioned  and released amounts.
- (b) &  (c)  Since  RGPSA  was  a  demand  driven  scheme,  there  were  no  pre-set  targets.  The financial and physical achievements under the scheme during 2015-16 including Maharashtra  is  given  in Annexure-I & II .  As  the  scheme  was  implemented  only  upto 2015-16,  no  funds  were  released  under  this  scheme  during  2016-17,  2017-18  and  the current year 2018-19.
- (d)  Under RGPSA, States had taken up Capacity Building & Training of stakeholders on a large  scale,  including  e-enablement,  and  resource  centres  have  been  set  up,  thereby increasing the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

## Annexure-I Annex referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## no 2699 for 02.08.2018 regarding Achievements under RGPSA

Details of funds sanctioned and released during 2015-16 under RGPSA

| Sl. No   | State/ UT              |   Sanctioned |   Released |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|------------|
| 1        | A.P                    |        21.04 |      12.5  |
| 2        | Arunachal              |         2.9  |       0    |
| 3        | Assam                  |        39.48 |      17.08 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |         0    |       0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           |        29.68 |      14.64 |
| 6        | Gujarat                |        10.36 |       0    |
| 7        | Haryana                |        21.81 |       0    |
| 8        | HP                     |        13.12 |       2.48 |
| 9        | J&K                    |         7.08 |       0    |
| 10       | Jharkhand              |        23.89 |       9.49 |
| 11       | Karnataka              |        77.76 |      32.71 |
| 12       | Kerala                 |        10.55 |       0    |
| 13       | MP                     |        41.63 |      10.8  |
| 14       | Maharashtra            |        39.76 |       4.5  |
| 15       | Manipur                |        10.8  |       5.4  |
| 16       | Mizoram                |         0    |       0    |
| 17       | Odisha                 |        19.58 |       0    |
| 18       | Punjab                 |         2.69 |       2.69 |
| 19       | Rajasthan              |        16.37 |       4.48 |
| 20       | Sikkim                 |         2.7  |       1.26 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu             |        18.26 |       8.96 |
| 22       | Tripura                |         5.21 |       1.35 |
| 23       | Telangana              |        35.78 |      13.13 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand            |         9.53 |       3.09 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh          |        70.54 |      11    |
| 26       | West Bengal            |        37.13 |       9.91 |
| 27       | Goa                    |         2.6  |       1.06 |
| 28       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |         0    |       0    |
| 29       | Daman &Diu             |         0    |       0    |
| 30       | Chandigarh             |         1.33 |       0.29 |
| 31       | Lakshadweep            |         4.26 |       1.65 |
| 32       | A&N                    |         0    |       0    |
|          | Total                  |       575.84 |     168.47 |

| Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   |        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Annexure referred to in reply to part ( b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 2699 for 02.08.2018 regarding Achievements under RGPSA |        |
| Activities Sanctioned to States during 2015-16 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)                                     |        |
| Capacity building and training of Panchayat representatives and functionaries                                                                 |        |
| Training of Elected Representative and functionaries ( in lakhs)                                                                              | 67.32  |
| Support for resource centres at State, District and Block level                                                                               |        |
| State Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                                                                                                       | 5      |
| HR Support for SPRCs (No. Of States)                                                                                                          | 16     |
| District Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                                                                                                    | 22     |
| HR Support (No. Of States)                                                                                                                    | 13     |
| Computers and other e-enablement activities                                                                                                   |        |
| E governance(PMU)/Resource unit (in no. of States) Computer, UPS and Printers (Nos.)                                                          | 19 612 |
| Special Support in PESA Areas (in no. of States)                                                                                              | 6      |
| Innovative activity (in no. of States)                                                                                                        | 2      |
| Programme management and IEC (in no. of States)                                                                                               | 27     |