Lok Sabha Question No. 4002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: BRGF
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4002

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## BRGF

## 4002. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of districts included under BRGF in Jharkhand, during 2014-15;
- (b) the details of funds allocated under BRGF to the State and its utilisation of during the year, district-wise; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  total  utilisation  of  funds  released  for  the year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) During 2014-15, 23 districts of Jharkhand were covered under the District component of Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) Programme.
- (b) The details of funds released during the year 2014-15 under the BRGF Programme to the State of Jharkhand and utilisation reported by the State Government is at Annexure .
- (c) Utilisation  of  funds  released  under  the  BRGF  Programme  was  monitored  through Physical and Financial Progress reports, Utilisation Certificates (UCs), Audit Report etc., which the  States  were  required  to  furnish  periodically  to  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj.  The  BRGF Programme has been delinked from budgetary support of the Central Government  with effect from  the  year  2015-16.  All  the  States  have  been  requested  to  submit  the  UCs  for  the  funds already released under BRGF or refund the amount which is lying unutilised, if any.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4002 answered on 10.08.2017

## Details of the funds released during the year 2014-15 under the BRGF Programme and utilisation reported by the State of Jharkhand (as on 10.08.2017)

(Amount Rs. in crores)

| State     | Sl.No.                       | District                     | Funds Released   |   Utilisation reported |
|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| Jharkhand | 1                            | Bokaro                       | 15.93            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 2                            | Chatra                       | 14.48            |                   0.46 |
| Jharkhand | 3                            | Deoghar                      | 10.66            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 4                            | Dhanbad                      | 8.08             |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 5                            | Dumka                        | 14.26            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 6                            | Garhwa                       | 8.66             |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 7                            | Giridih                      | 15.95            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 8                            | Godda                        | 14.26            |                   1.45 |
| Jharkhand | 9                            | Gumla                        | 17.44            |                   2.67 |
| Jharkhand | 10                           | Hazaribagh                   | 15.46            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 11                           | Jamtara                      | 9.93             |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 12                           | Khunti                       | 13.20            |                  13.2  |
| Jharkhand | 13                           | Koderma                      | 12.44            |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 14                           | Latehar                      | 11.30            |                   2.09 |
| Jharkhand | 15                           | Lohardagga                   | 12.08            |                   9.01 |
| Jharkhand | 16                           | Pakur                        | 8.34             |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 17                           | Palamu                       | 18.72            |                   1.75 |
| Jharkhand | 18                           | Ramgarh                      | 0.00             |                   0    |
| Jharkhand | 19                           | Ranchi                       | 0.00             |                   0    |
|           | 20                           | Sahebganj                    | 13.21            |                   0    |
|           | 21                           | Saraikela Kharswan           | 7.13             |                   2.9  |
|           | 22                           | Simdega                      | 0.00             |                   0    |
|           | 23                           | West Singhbhum               | 19.64            |                   0    |
|           | Total Development Grant (DG) | Total Development Grant (DG) | 261.17 20.58     |                  33.53 |
|           | Capacity Building (CB)       | Capacity Building (CB)       |                  |                   0    |
|           | Grand Total (DG+CB)          | Grand Total (DG+CB)          | 281.75           |                  33.53 |