Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Central Funds to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3951

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## Central Funds to Panchayats

## †3951. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  provided  by  the  Union  Government  for  various  schemes  of Panchayats across the country during the year 2016-17;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  constituted  any  monitoring  Committee  to  check misuse of the said funds; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  details  of  the  total  funds  released  to  the  Districts  of Kullu-Mandi, Lahaul-Spiti& Shimla in Himachal Pradesh in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  implements  the  scheme  of  'Capacity  Building  Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA)' and the funds under the Scheme were provided to the States/ UTs on  the  basis  of  their  Annual  Plans  as  approved  by  the  Central  Executive  Committee  (CEC).  The details  of  funds  provided  under  the  Scheme  during  2016-17  are  given  in  Annexure-I.  Under  the Scheme viz.  'Incentivisation  of  Panchayats',  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  incentivizes  the  best performing Panchayats and during the year 2016-17, the details of funds released to the States may be seen at Annexure II.
- (b) & (c) Under the scheme CB-PSA, the status of utilization of the funds allocated /released to States is  monitored by the Central Executive Committee, which gives appropriate direction to the representatives of the States/UTs in the meetings held under CEC for ensuring proper utilization of the funds provided to States. CEC also monitors furnishing of audited utilization certificates (UCs) and progress report by the States.  Under the scheme viz. 'Incentivisation of Panchayats', the release of award money to States/UTs for Panchayats is subject to submission of requisite UCs of previous years' award money.

Funds under the scheme of Capacity Building Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) are provided to the concerned State as a whole on the basis of its Annual Plan as approved by the CEC. During the year 2016-17, funds to the tune of Rs. 140 lakh were released to the State of Himachal Pradesh with the approval of CEC under the scheme of Capacity Building Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA).

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## (Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3951 to be answered on 10.8.2017)

## Funds provided to States/UTs under Capacity Building Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) during 2016-17

## (Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UTs   |   Funds Released |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           |            91.61 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |             0.59 |
| 3        | Assam                    |            49.08 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh             |            42.62 |
| 5        | Gujarat                  |            33.38 |
| 6        | Haryana                  |            11.37 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh         |             1.4  |
| 8        | Jharkhand                |            20.9  |
| 9        | Karnataka                |            15.08 |
| 10       | Kerala                   |             8.55 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh           |            55.45 |
| 12       | Maharashtra              |            21.17 |
| 13       | Manipur                  |             9.82 |
| 14       | Mizoram                  |             9.22 |
| 15       | Odisha                   |            24.54 |
| 16       | Punjab                   |            11    |
| 17       | Rajasthan                |            22.27 |
| 18       | Sikkim                   |             2.33 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu               |            27.32 |
| 20       | Tripura                  |             8.3  |
| 21       | Telangana                |            43.38 |
| 22       | Uttarakhand              |            13.21 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh            |            39.87 |
| 24       | West Bengal              |            21.86 |
| 25       | Goa                      |             1.38 |
| 26       | Andaman &Nicobar Island  |             0.17 |
|          | Total                    |           585.87 |

## (Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3951 to be answered on 10.8.2017)

## Position regarding State-wise grants released during 2016-17 under Incentivization scheme of Panchayats (as on 24.07.2017)

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | Category of Award   | Grant released   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | DDUPSP              | 2.01             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 3.        | Assam             | DDUPSP              | 1.62             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
| 4.        | Bihar             | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | DDUPSP              | 1.36             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
| 6.        | Goa               | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | DDUPSP              | 1.56             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 8.        | Haryana           | DDUPSP              | 1.24             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 10.       | J & Kashmir       | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | DDUPSP              | 1.50             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
| 13.       | Kerala            | DDUPSP              | 1.45             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | DDUPSP              | 2.58             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | DDUPSP              | 2.19             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 16.       | Manipur           | DDUPSP              | 0.20             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 18.       | Mizoram           | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 19.       | Nagaland          | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 20.       | Odisha            | DDUPSP              | -                |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | -                |
| 21.       | Punjab            | DDUPSP              | 1.52             |
|           |                   | NDRGGSP             | 0.08             |

|   Sl. No. | States/ UTs            | Category of Award   | Grant released   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|        22 | Rajasthan              | DDUPSP              | 1.52             |
|        22 | Rajasthan              | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        23 | Sikkim                 | DDUPSP              | 0.70             |
|        23 | Sikkim                 | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu             | DDUPSP              | 1.74             |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu             | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        25 | Telangana              | DDUPSP              | 1.29             |
|        25 | Telangana              | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        26 | Tripura                | DDUPSP              | 0.91             |
|        26 | Tripura                | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        27 | Uttarakhand            | DDUPSP              | 1.26             |
|        27 | Uttarakhand            | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        28 | Uttar Pradesh          | DDUPSP              | 4.19             |
|        28 | Uttar Pradesh          | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        29 | West Bengal            | DDUPSP              | 1.90             |
|        29 | West Bengal            | NDRGGSP             | 0.10             |
|        30 | Andman& Nicobar Island | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        30 | Andman& Nicobar Island | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        31 | Chandigarh             | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        31 | Chandigarh             | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        33 | Daman and Diu          | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        33 | Daman and Diu          | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        34 | Lakshadweep            | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        34 | Lakshadweep            | NDRGGSP             | -                |
|        35 | Puducherry             | DDUPSP              | -                |
|        35 | Puducherry             | NDRGGSP             | -                |

## Abbreviations :

-  DDUPSP -Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar.
-  NDRGGSP - Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar.