Lok Sabha Question No. 3074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Funds to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3074

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## FUNDS TO PANCHAYATS

## †3074. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  provided  to  Panchayats  across  the  country  during  2015-16, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the allocation of funds to Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh during 2017-18;
- (c) whether any monitoring committee has been set up to monitor the utilisation of funds, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the provisions regarding allocation of funds to the Panchayats?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  Under  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission(FFC)  award  for  the  period  2015-20,  grants  are devolved to Gram Panchayats constituted under Part IX of the Constitution in 26 States. The Statewise  total  allocation  and  release  of  grants  to  the  Panchayats  during  2015-16  under  Fourteenth Finance Commission  Grant are given at Annexure-I. Details of funds released to Panchayats by the Union Territories administrations of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry during 2015-16 are at Annexure-II.

(b):  Rs.  352.76  crore  has  been  allocated to  Gram Panchayats (GPs) in  Himachal Pradesh under FFC award for the year 2017-18 out of which Rs. 156.30 crore has been released to GPs as first installment so far.

(c)  :      Ministry  of  Finance  (MoF)  guidelines  dated  8.10.2015 enjoin upon States to constitute a High  Level  Monitoring  Committee  (HLMC)  headed  by  Chief  Secretary  for  monitoring  and concurrent  evaluation  of  local  bodies  and  to  ensure  that  funds  are  utilized  for  the  purpose recommended by the  FFC.  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  has  constituted  a  Coordination Committee under the Secretary, Panchayati Raj  to  inter-alia  guide  and  support  States  and  local bodies in the implementation of FFC recommendations, monitor progress of expenditure of grants by local bodies and suggest remedial measures.

(d):  Grants being devolved to Gram Panchayats under FFC award constitutes an assistance of Rs. 488  per  capita  per  annum  at  an  aggregate  level.  The  grants  are  to  be  distributed  by  the  State Governments  among  the  Gram  Panchayats  applying  the  distribution  formula  of  the  latest  State Finance Commission (SFC).  In case SFC formula is not available, then the share of the Gram Panchayats should be distributed using 2011 population with a weight of 90%  for population and a weight of 10% for area.

## Referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3074 to be answered on 03.08.2017

## Allocation and Release of Local Bodies Grants for PRIs under Fourteenth Finance Commission

## award for the year 2015-16 (as on 31.7.2017)

Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2015-16    | 2015-16   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 934.34     | 928.41    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 88.52      | 88.52     |
| 3         | Assam             | 584.80     | 584.80    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 2269.18    | 2269.18   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 566.18     | 566.18    |
| 6         | Goa               | 14.44      | 14.44     |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 932.25     | 932.25    |
| 8         | Haryana           | 419.28     | 419.28    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 195.39     | 195.39    |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 373.96     | 367.72    |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 652.83     | 652.83    |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1002.85    | 972.36    |
| 13        | Kerala            | 433.76     | 433.76    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1463.61    | 1463.61   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 1623.32    | 1623.32   |
| 16        | Manipur           | 22.25      | 22.25     |
| 17        | Odisha            | 955.52     | 955.52    |
| 18        | Punjab            | 441.70     | 441.70    |
| 19        | Rajasthan         | 1471.95    | 1471.95   |
| 20        | Sikkim            | 16.03      | 16.04     |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | 947.65     | 947.65    |
| 22        | Telangana         | 580.34     | 580.34    |
| 23        | Tripura           | 36.24      | 36.24     |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 3862.60    | 3852.60   |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 203.26     | 203.26    |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 1532.21    | 1470.86   |
|           | Total             | 21624.46   | 21510.46  |

## Annexure-II

## Referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3074 to be answered on 03.08.2017 Funds released to Panchayats of UTs during the year 2015-16

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of UTs              |   Amount released during 2015-16 |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                          117.614 |
| 2         | Chandigarh               |                            2.314 |
| 3         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                          274.14  |
| 4         | Daman &Diu               |                           66.74  |
| 5         | Lakshadweep              |                           63.94  |
| 6         | Puducherry               |                            0     |
| Total     | Total                    |                          524.748 |

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