Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Fund for Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 136

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## FUND FOR RAJIV GANDHI PANCHAYAT SASHAKATIKARAN ABHIYAN

## *136.  SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  working/  implementation  of  the  Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  release  funds  to  complete  committed  liabilities activities under the RGPSA for the period 2015-16; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  funds  are  likely  to  be released, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

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

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- (a) The Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) scheme, was launched in March 2013. From the financial year 2015-16 onwards, the State component of the scheme  was  delinked  from  Central  Government  support.  The  implementation  of  the scheme  was  reviewed  at  the  time  of  appraisal  of  the  annual  plan  of  each  State  for sanction  and  release  of  funds  for  the  next  financial  year.  The  implementation  of  the scheme  was  also  reviewed  during  meetings  of  the  Panchayati  Raj  Secretaries  of  the States and the field visits by the officers of this Ministry.
- (b)  &  (c)  Yes,  Madam. During the current financial  year, the funds have been released to States  towards  capacitation  of  Panchayats  which  also  include  unfinished  approved activities of previous year under the RGPSA, as included in the annual plan proposal of the State in the current year. The funds have been released under the 'Capacity Building -  Rashtriya  Panchayat  Sashakatikaran Abhiyan'.  The details of funds sanctioned and released to States during current year, as on 15-11-2016, are given at Annexe.

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Annexe

Annex referred to in reply to Part (b) & (c)  of  Lok Sbha Starred Question 136 for answer on 24.11.2016 regarding Fund for Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan

Details of financial assistance provided to States/UTs under Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (As on 15-11-2016)

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Fund sanctioned   | Fund released   |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Assam                    | 54.49             | 21.83           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 91.61             | 45.80           |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | -                 | -               |
| 4       | Bihar                    | -                 | -               |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 42.62             | 21.31           |
| 6       | Gujarat                  | 66.76             | 33.38           |
| 7       | Goa                      | 3.82              | 1.37            |
| 8       | Haryana                  | -                 | -               |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         | -                 | -               |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir           | -                 | -               |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 60.79             | 20.90           |
| 12      | Karnataka                | -                 | -               |
| 13      | Lakshadweep              | -                 | -               |
| 14      | Kerala                   | 23.52             | 8.55            |
| 15      | Manipur                  | 10.02             | 4.81            |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh           | 86.21             | 41.83           |
| 17      | Maharashtra              | 45.66             | 21.17           |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 12.94             | 6.22            |
| 19      | Odisha *                 | 40.02             | 20.01           |
| 20      | Punjab                   | 19.38             | 7.00            |
| 21      | Rajasthan                | 45.74             | 22.27           |
| 22      | Sikkim                   | 4.82              | 2.33            |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu               | 56.47             | 27.32           |
| 24      | Tripura                  | 13.31             | 5.30            |
| 25      | Telangana                | 36.75             | 14.48           |
| 26      | Uttarakhand              | 27.45             | 13.21           |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh            | 118.59            | 39.87           |
| 28      | West Bengal              | 45.19             | 21.85           |
| 29      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | -                 | -               |
| 30      | Daman &Diu               | -                 | -               |
| 31      | Chandigarh               | -                 | -               |
|         | Total                    | 906.23            | 400.81          |

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