Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Training for Members of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1434

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/11/2016

## Training for Members of Panchayats

## 1434.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken any measures for training and capacity building of elected members of the Panchayat institutions across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of money that has been spent on the same during the last three years and the current years, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether any study was conducted to measures the  effectiveness  of  the  training programmes undertaken by the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c)  Under  the  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran Abhiyan  (RGPSA),  implemented  during  12 th five  year  plan  upto  2015-16,  this Ministry has provided financial assistance to the States for the Capacity Building and Training (CB&T) of different stakeholders including Elected Representatives (ERs). During the current financial year, funds have been provided to States for Capacity  Building  &  Training  (CB&T)  under  'Capacity  Building-  Panchayat Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan'  which  is  the  component  of  the  proposed  scheme  of Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA).  Details  of  funds  released  to  States/ UTs including Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) and expenditure incurred on  CB&T during  last  three  years  (2013-14  to  2015-16)  and  current  year  are  at Annexe- I.

Under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Backward  Region  Grant  Funds  Programme (BRGF), funds were also provided for capacity building of ERs and Panchayat Functionaries (PFs) under the capacity building component. The BRGF has been delinked from the budgetary support of the Central Government w.e.f. 2015-16. Details of funds released and expenditure incurred under the Capacity Building Component of BRGF during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 are at Annexe-II .

Besides,  the  Government  has  taken  several  measures  for  enhancing capacity  of  stakeholders  of  Panchayats  which  includes  revision  of  National Capability  Building  Framework,  reading  material  for  Panchayat  stakeholders, strategic workshops, etc.

(d)  &  (e)    No  evaluation  study  of  RGPSA  has  been  undertaken.  For  BRGF scheme,  an  independent  review-cum-evaluation  was  undertaken  by  the  World Bank in eight States in 2009. The World Bank in its report noted that the BRGF has stimulated a process of strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions/ULBs, particularly in backward States and districts, and laid the foundation for achieving several of its objectives. NITI Aayog (erstwhile Planning Commission) had also undertaken an evaluation study of BRGF covering the period 2006-07 to 2010-11 in 16 States. The evaluation study looked into various aspects of the Programme including financial and physical progress, role of PRIs, convergence of resources from  various  schemes,  accrued  benefits  to  the  target  group/area,  training, monitoring mechanism, etc., and assessed the impact of the Programme on the beneficiaries.

## ANNEXE-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1434 to be answered on 24.11.2016 regarding 'Training for Members of Panchayats'

Details of total funds released to States/UTs including Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) and expenditure incurred on CB&T during the FY 2013-14 to 2016-17 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)/ RGSA

| Sl .N   | Particulars       | Year        | Year           | Year        | Year            | Year        | Year           | Year        | Year            |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|         |                   | FY 2013-14  | FY 2013-14     | FY 2014-15  | FY 2014-15      | FY 2015-16  | FY 2015-16     | FY 2016-17  | FY 2016-17      |
| o       | Stat/UTs          | Release d * | Expendi ture** | Releas ed * | Expen diture* * | Release d * | Expendi ture** | Relea sed * | Expen diture* * |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 41.6        | 8.28           | 24.19       | 1.82            | 12.50       | 19.21          | 45.8        | -               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 8.71        | 0.22           | 7.72        | -               | -           | 1.29           |             | -               |
| 3       | Assam             | 16.65       | 5.50           | 26.04       | 2.70            | 17.08       | 9.08           | 21.83       | -               |
| 4       | Bihar             | 8.61        | -              | 63.67       | -               | -           | -              |             | -               |
| 5       | Chhattisgar h     | 25.73       | 2.63           | 11.4        | -               | 14.64       | 4.51           | 21.31       | -               |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 31.65       | 12.79          | 1.06        | 1.33            | -           | -              | 33.38       | -               |
| 7       | Haryana           | 2.93        |                | 18.78       | 1.54            | -           | -              |             | -               |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 15.84       | 2.00           | 15.26       | 0.18            | 2.48        | 2.54           |             | -               |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 9.45        | 0.89           | 8.58        | 0.64            | -           | 1.45           |             | -               |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 16.45       | -              | 16.2        | 1.74            | 9.49        | 8.37           | 20.9        | -               |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 25.56       | 3.68           | 46.8        | 5.78            | 32.71       | 9.96           |             | -               |
| 12      | Kerala            | 16.58       | 12.15          | 14.49       | 2.00            | -           | 8.96           | 8.55        | -               |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 42.83       | -              | 37.46       | 33.21           | 10.80       | 19.53          | 41.83       | -               |
| 14      | Maharashtr a      | 83.17       | 0.46           | 34.76       | 19.15           | 4.50        | 1.29           | 21.17       | -               |
| 15      | Manipur           | 1.6         | 1.09           | 5.42        | 1.70            | 5.40        | 1.32           | 4.81        | -               |
| 16      | Mizoram           |             | -              | 2.48        | -               | -           | 0.59           | 6.22        | -               |
| 17      | Odisha            | 28.73       | -              | 32.92       | 2.39            | -           | 1.63           | 20.01       | -               |
| 18      | Punjab            | 7.97        | 4.16           | -           | -               | 2.69        | -              | 7           | -               |
| 19      | Rajasthan         | 15.45       |                | 11.56       | 1.50            | 4.48        | -              | 22.27       | -               |
| 20      | Sikkim            | 3.15        | 0.40           | 6.85        | 0.45            | 1.26        | 0.47           | 2.33        | -               |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        | 58.14       | 5.99           | 20.16       | 0.90            | 8.96        | -              | 27.32       | -               |
| 22      | Telangana         | 34.64       | 6.17           | 29.94       | 13.18           | 13.13       | 6.64           | 14.48       | -               |
| 23      | Tripura           | 9.09        | -              | 2.36        | -               | 1.35        | 2.77           | 5.3         | -               |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | 42.37       | 6.30           | -           | -               | 11.00       | 18.96          | 39.87       | -               |
| 25      | Uttarakhan d      | 5.47        | -              | 13.04       | -               | 3.09        | 7.18           | 13.21       | -               |
| 26      | West Bengal       | 8.23        | -              | 27.71       | -               | 9.91        | 13.15          | 21.85       | -               |
| 27      | Dadar&            |             | -              | 1.09        | -               |             | -              |             | -               |

|    | Nagar Haveli   |        |       |        |       |        |        |         |    |
|----|----------------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|---------|----|
| 28 | Daman & Diu    |        | -     | 1.51   | -     | -      | -      |         | -  |
| 29 | Goa            |        | -     |        | -     | 1.06   | 0.24   | 1.37    | -  |
| 30 | Chandigar gh   |        | -     |        | -     | 0.29   | -      |         | -  |
| 31 | lakshadwee p   |        | -     | -      | -     | 1.65   | -      |         | -  |
|    | Total          | 560.60 | 72.70 | 481.45 | 92.48 | 168.47 | 139.14 | 400.8 1 | -  |

* released denotes total released for CB&T, institutional infrastructure, HR for institutional infrastructure, PESA, e-governance, Programme Management & Information, Education and Communication.

** expenditure denotes expenditure towards CB&T reported by States.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1434 to be answered on 24.11.2016 regarding 'Training for Members of Panchayats'

## State-wise releases and utilization reported under the Capacity Building component of BRGF Programme

(Amount : Rs. in crores)

| S.No.   |                   | 2013-14        | 2013-14              | 2014-15        | 2014-15              |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|         | State             | Funds Released | Utilisation Reported | Funds Released | Utilisation Reported |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 3.      | Assam             | 8.41           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 6.      | Gujarat           | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 5.04           | 0.00                 |
| 7.      | Haryana           | 1.16           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 9.      | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 10.     | Jharkhand         | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 20.58          | 0.00                 |
| 11.     | Karnataka         | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 12.     | Kerala            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 14.     | Maharashtra       | 10.00          | 7.85                 | 6.33           | 0.00                 |
| 15.     | Manipur           | 1.90           | 1.90                 | 1.95           | 1.95                 |
| 16.     | Meghalaya         | 0.87           | 0.73                 | 2.56           | 0.00                 |
| 17.     | Mizoram           | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 1.25           | 0.25                 |
| 18.     | Nagaland          | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 4.20           | 0.00                 |
| 19.     | Odisha            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 11.61          | 0.00                 |
| 20.     | Punjab            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.69           | 0.00                 |
| 21.     | Rajasthan         | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 22.     | Sikkim            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.85           | 0.00                 |
| 23.     | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 24.     | Telangana         | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 25.     | Tripura           | 0.14           | 0.14                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 26.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand       | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 2.53           | 0.00                 |
| 28.     | West Bengal       | 8.08           | 8.08                 | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
|         | Total             | 30.56          | 18.70                | 57.59          | 2.20                 |