Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Schemes for PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1161

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## Schemes for PRIs

## †1161. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  funds  earmarked  for  Panchayati  Raj  System  are  being  spent  after converting small schemes into major schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  funds  earmarked  for  backward  areas  have  not  been  utilized  in  some States, if so, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether any target has been fixed for utilizing funds under the scheme in the districts identified for the purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Union Government to ensure utilization of funds allocated for Panchayati Raj Schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  To  strengthen  the  Panchayati  Raj  system,  the  funds  are  being  released  towards  (i) Capacity  Building  (ii)  Mission  Mode  Project  on  e-Panchayat,  and  (iii)  Incentivisation  of Panchayats  during  the  current  year.  The  new  restructured  scheme  namely  Rashtriya  Gram Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  will  have  the  sub  schemes  of  (i)  Capacity  Building  (ii)  Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayat, (iii) Incentivisation of Panchayats and (iv) ATM Services in Panchayat Bhawans.

(b) to (e): Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) was implementing the District Component of the  Backward  Regions  Grant  Fund  (BRGF)  in  272  identified  backward  districts  of  all  the States except Goa during the period 2006-07 to 2014-15. The BRGF Programme has been delinked  from  budgetary  support  of  the  Central  Government  w.e.f.  2015-16.  A  statement showing State-wise  cumulative  releases  made  by  MoPR  and  utilization  reported  by  States since inception of the Programme is at Annexure-I . The States have been advised to utilise the funds under BRGF expeditiously. The implementation of programmes of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj are being closely monitored through progress reports and during the meetings with the officials of States/UTs.

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Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha USQ No. 1161 regarding Schemes for PRIs to be answered on 09.02.2017

BRGF: State-wise releases, utilization reported and unspent balance since inception (as on 31.12.2016)

(Rs. In Crore)

| S.No.   | State             |   Funds Released |   Utilization Reported |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |          2349.05 |                2245.92 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |            78.97 |                  78.57 |
| 3       | Assam             |           736.13 |                 655.35 |
| 4       | Bihar             |          3828.43 |                3362.75 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |          1837.85 |                1672.25 |
| 6       | Gujarat           |           479.73 |                 409.87 |
| 7       | Haryana           |           200.47 |                 181.73 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |           207.76 |                 192.24 |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir    |           225.16 |                 153.28 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |          1526.37 |                1209.27 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |           633.53 |                 587.27 |
| 12      | Kerala            |           163.27 |                 160.85 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |          2995.59 |                2632.15 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |          1562.3  |                1328.35 |
| 15      | Manipur           |           262.22 |                 262.22 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |           206.58 |                 190.95 |
| 17      | Mizoram           |           165.2  |                 164.2  |
| 18      | Nagaland          |           301.56 |                 241.16 |
| 19      | Odisha            |          2149.42 |                1834.73 |
| 20      | Punjab            |            76.7  |                  75.8  |
| 21      | Rajasthan         |          1761.57 |                1706.78 |
| 22      | Sikkim            |            87.55 |                  76.74 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        |           632.53 |                 561.54 |
| 24      | Telangana         |            89.42 |                  45.59 |
| 25      | Tripura           |            86.7  |                  86.7  |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     |          3187.07 |                3020.16 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |           148.66 |                 145.66 |
| 28      | West Bengal       |          1658.33 |                1426.32 |
|         | Total             |         27638.1  |               24708.4  |

Note : Telangana got separated from Andhra Pradesh during 2014-15.