Lok Sabha Question No. 2131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Basic Amenities Provided to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## Basic Amenities Provided to Panchayats

## 2131.  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the basic amenities provided by the Government to the Panchayats till now;

(b) the achievements made during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;

(c) whether the Government has reviewed the basic amenities provided to Panchayats with a view  for  improving  the  standard  of  living  in  villages  in  the  country,  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the empowerment of Panchayats; and (e) the action taken/plan chalked out for providing required basic amenities to the Panchayats during the next two years in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : Panchayat being a State subject, it is for the concerned State Government to endow Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of  selfgovernment and implement schemes for economic development and social justice including providing basic amenities to improve the standard of living in villages of the country.

Under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC), Rs. 2,00,292.20 crore have been allocated to  the Gram Panchayats constituted under  Part  IX of the Constitution in 26 States, amounting to an assistance of Rs. 488 per capita/ annum at an aggregate level, for the award period  2015-20,  for  delivering  basic  services  including  water  supply,  sanitation    including septic  management,    sewerage  and  solid  waste  management,  storm    water  drainage, maintenance of community assets, maintenance of  roads,  footpaths  and  street-lighting, and burial and cremation grounds, and any other basic service within the functions assigned to them  under  relevant  legislations.  The  FFC  funds  are  expected  to  improve  the  living conditions  of  the  people  in  the  rural  areas.    10%  of  basic  grants  can  be  used  by  Gram Panchayats  for  their  operation  and  maintenance  including  purchase  of  computer,  paying wages for contractual  staff  etc.  Till  2014-15  Panchayats  were  being  supported  with  grants under Thirteenth  Finance Commission Award.

Ministry  of  Finance  (MoF)  guidelines  dated    08.10.2015  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, if needed.

The State-wise total allocation and release under Finance Commission award for the Panchayats during the last three years and the current year (as on 05.03.2018) are given at Annexure.

(d) & (e)   : Under the FFC award, total grants to the tune of Rs.1,05,756.29 crore have been allocated for devolution to Gram Panchayats during the years 2018-19 and 2019-20 for the purpose of providing basic amenities.  Further, the Ministry, under the scheme of  Rashtriya Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)/Capacity  Building-Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (CBPSA) [erstwhile scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)] has been  providing  financial  and  technical  support  to  the  states  for  Capacity  Building  and Training (CB&T) of elected representatives  and functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions with focus on Gram Panchayat Development  Plan (GPDP) so as to enable  them to discharge their  mandated  functions  effectively.  Panchayat  Enterprise  Suite  (PES)  applications  have been  developed  by  the  Ministry to cater to various aspects of  Panchayats'  functioning including planning, budgeting,  implementation, accounting,  monitoring,  social  audit and delivery of citizen services. Ministry has also organized strategic workshops for sharing of best practices in Panchayats across states. The new restructured scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) aims at strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by way of capacity building of the PRIs and its functionaries, through more use of technology and handholding  some  Panchayats  as  peer  learning  centres.  The  scheme  envisages  to  provide certain  infrastructure  requirement  of  Panchayats viz. construction  of  GP  building,  HR Support, Computers etc.

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## Annexure

(Referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2131 for answer on 08.03.2018)

State-wise allocation and releases of Finance Commission Grant to Rural Local Bodies for the years 201415, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (as on 05.03.2018).

## (Rs in crore)

| Sl. No   | States                 | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   |
|----------|------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No   | States                 | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| (1)      | (2)                    | (3)        | (4)       | (5)        | (6)       | (7)        | (8)       | (9)        | (10)      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 828.11     | 1744.40   | 934.34     | 928.41    | 1463.45    | 1454.05   | 1686.85    | 1485.09   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 77.02      | 36.33     | 88.52      | 88.52     | 138.66     | 77.37     | 159.82     | 0.00      |
| 3        | Assam                  | 458.07     | 352.76    | 584.80     | 584.80    | 915.98     | 511.10    | 1055.80    | 0.00      |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 1392.65    | 1254.70   | 2269.18    | 2269.18   | 3554.23    | 3142.08   | 4096.80    | 3630.39   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 511.83     | 393.28    | 566.18     | 566.18    | 886.82     | 886.82    | 1022.18    | 905.81    |
| 6        | Goa                    | 25.43      | 0         | 14.44      | 14.44     | 22.62      | 22.62     | 26.07      | 0.00      |
| 7        | Gujarat                | 684.68     | 527.04    | 932.25     | 932.25    | 1460.18    | 1460.18   | 1683.08    | 1491.47   |
| 8        | Haryana                | 305.41     | 238.36    | 419.28     | 419.28    | 656.72     | 656.72    | 756.98     | 670.80    |
| 9        | Himachal               | 157.06     | 151.78    | 195.39     | 195.39    | 306.05     | 306.05    | 352.76     | 312.60    |
| 10       | Pradesh Jammu& Kashmir | 258.19     | 199.11    | 373.96     | 367.72    | 585.73     | 66.79     | 675.15     | 0.00      |
| 11       | Jharkhand              | 496.27     | 380.36    | 652.83     | 652.83    | 1022.53    | 1022.53   | 1178.63    | 1044.45   |
| 12       | Karnataka              | 1266.22    | 976.48    | 1002.85    | 972.36    | 1570.77    | 1547.66   | 1810.55    | 1580.179  |
| 13       | Kerala                 | 548.10     | 527.44    | 433.76     | 433.76    | 679.40     | 679.39    | 783.12     | 693.96    |
| 14       | Madhya                 | 1209.51    | 757.38    | 1463.61    | 1463.61   | 2292.46    | 2292.46   | 2642.40    | 2341.57   |
| 15       | Maharashtra            | 1561.52    | 1787.82   | 1623.32    | 1623.32   | 2542.61    | 2542.61   | 2930.76    | 2597.10   |
| 16       | Manipur                | 65.12      | 129.98    | 22.25      | 22.25     | 34.84      | 34.84     | 40.16      | 0.00      |
| 17       | #Meghalaya             | 97.12      | 20.73     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 18       | #Mizoram               | 60.27      | 14.27     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 19       | #Nagaland              | 93.74      | 17.97     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 771.50     | 454.73    | 955.52     | 955.52    | 1496.64    | 1496.64   | 1725.11    | 1528.71   |
| 21       | Punjab                 | 316.31     | 416.04    | 441.70     | 441.70    | 691.84     | 386.04    | 797.45     | 0.00      |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 1114.30    | 872.96    | 1471.95    | 1471.95   | 2305.52    | 2305.52   | 2657.47    | 2354.92   |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 51.830     | 38.36     | 16.03      | 16.04     | 25.11      | 25.11     | 28.95      | 12.825    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu             | 866.84     | 668.48    | 947.65     | 947.65    | 1484.31    | 1484.31   | 1710.90    | 758.06    |
| 25       | Telangana              | 652.88     | 895.16    | 580.34     | 580.34    | 908.99     | 908.99    | 1047.75    | 928.47    |
| 26       | Tripura                | 87.15      | 66.10     | 36.24      | 36.24     | 56.76      | 56.76     | 65.43      | 57.98     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh          | 2751.40    | 2121.81   | 3862.60    | 3852.60   | 6050.02    | 6034.33   | 6973.57    | 3089.83   |
| 28       |                        |            | 98.81     | 203.26     | 203.26    |            | 318.37    |            |           |
|          | Uttarakhand            | 166.15     |           |            |           | 318.37     |           | 366.97     | 325.19    |
|          | Total                  | 18042.86   | 16210.96  | 21624.46   | 21510.46  | 33870.52   | 32038.82  | 39040.97   | 28178.58  |