Lok Sabha Question No. 423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Functioning of DRDAs
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .423

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## FUNCTIONING OF DRDAs

## 423. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  organisation  and  functioning  of  District  Rural  Devel Agencies (DRDAs);
- (b) the amount spent by the Government on said agencies during the last three yea the current year, State/ UT - wise and year -wise; and
- (c) the details of the achievements made thereunder as on date State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a) : The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) is a registered society regist under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or a distinct cell in the Zilla Parish separate identity. The responsibilities of DRDA include planning for eff implementation of anti - poverty programmes, coordinating with other - agencies Governmental,  non  Governmental,,  technical  and  financial  for  successful  progr implantation; enabling the community and the rural poor to participate in the decisi process, overseeing the implementation to ensure adherence to guidelines, quality, equ efficiency;  reporting  to  the  prescribed  authorities  on  the  implementation;  and  p transparency in decision making and implementation.
- (b)& (c): The details of funds released to the States/UTs for DRDAs under the DRDA Administration Scheme for the last three years and current year, are given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part(b) & (C) of the Unstarred Question No. 423 for answer on 17.11.2016 in the Lok Sabha

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.     | States/UTs        | 2013-14   |   2014-2015 |   2015-2016 |   2016-2017(till 31.10.2016) |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 1863.04   |      887.85 |      747.32 |                       269.14 |
| 2          | Telangana         |           |      573.11 |      362.39 |                       157.12 |
| 3          | Bihar             | 2122.25   |     1322.71 |     1219.16 |                       691.75 |
| 4          | Chhatisgarh       | 1163.15   |     1097.85 |      913.38 |                       282.31 |
| 5          | Goa               | 127.37    |      114.71 |       76.88 |                        35.56 |
| 6          | Gujarat           | 1495.39   |     1071.88 |     1143.79 |                       489.71 |
| 7          | Haryana           | 1242.29   |     1029.59 |      830.18 |                       339.08 |
| 8          | Himachal Pradesh  | 687.37    |      621.89 |      447.8  |                       292.64 |
| 9          | Jammu& Kashmir    | 1161.49   |      794.04 |      905.33 |                       434.78 |
| 10         | Jharkhand         | 1409.54   |      929.43 |      872.41 |                       474.98 |
| 11         | Karnataka         | 1571.91   |     1296.69 |     1206.94 |                       484.43 |
| 12         | Kerala            | 836.80    |      596.57 |      744.47 |                       298.29 |
| 13         | Madhya Pradesh    | 3073.11   |     2485.64 |     1687.48 |                      1072.11 |
| 14         | Maharashtra       | 2234.16   |     1700.8  |     1802.4  |                       661.6  |
| 15         | Orissa            | 2251.23   |     1714.41 |     1419.89 |                       553.84 |
| 16         | Punjab            | 1078.72   |      955.21 |      803.07 |                       329.69 |
| 17         | Rajasthan         | 2237.34   |     1808.84 |     1435.05 |                       587.58 |
| 18         | Tamil Nadu        | 2253.67   |     2017.03 |     1606.39 |                      1174.76 |
| 19         | Uttar Pradesh     | 4928.99   |     3127.84 |     2549.36 |                      1244.96 |
| 20         | Uttaranchal       | 795.98    |      660.8  |      397.68 |                       215.53 |
| 21         | West Bengal       | 960.92    |      785.79 |      454.09 |                       216.47 |
| 22         | A&NIsaland        | 41.16     |        8    |        9    |                        47.8  |
| 23         | D&NHaveli         | 0.00      |        8    |        8    |                        23.9  |
| 24         | Daman &Diu        | 0.00      |        0    |        0    |                         0    |
| 25         | Lakshadweep       | 25.51     |        9    |        8    |                         0    |
| 26         | Pondicherry       | 25.51     |       25    |       25    |                         0    |
| 27         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1297.11   |     1031.72 |      631.51 |                       100.41 |
| 28         | Assam             | 2024.99   |     1726.88 |     1598.01 |                       100.41 |
| 29         | Meghalaya         | 509.35    |      506.58 |      213.61 |                       100.41 |
| 30         | Manipur           | 670.76    |      429.82 |      358.96 |                       124.43 |
| 31         | Nagaland          | 690.54    |      352.92 |      203.9  |                       100.41 |
| 32         | Mizoram           | 573.67    |      413.45 |      423.28 |                       100.41 |
| 33         | Sikkim            | 88.87     |       64.74 |       65.57 |                         0    |
| 34         | Tripura           | 558.81    |      331.21 |      237.03 |                       124.43 |
| GRANDTOTAL | GRANDTOTAL        | 40001.00  |    30500    |    25407.3  |                     12438.6  |