Lok Sabha Question No. 2933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Stoppage of Funds to District Council/Block Committees
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2933

TO BE ANSWERED Friday, December 28, 2018/Pausha 7, 1940 (Saka)

## Stoppage of Funds to District Council/Block Committees

## † 2933. SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the States have benefited from increase in their share in tax revenue;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the quantum of revenue provided to Jharkhand and other States in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the funds to be provided to District Council Members/Block Development Committee Members have been discontinued in the report of the Fourteenth Finance Commission and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c): Yes, the States have benefitted from an increase in their share in the divisible pool of Central taxes and duties. The share of the States in the divisible pool of taxes and duties has  been  enhanced  from  32%  to  42%  as  recommended  by  the  14 th Finance  Commission (FFC) for its award period (2015-20). The State-wise details of the aggregate tax devolution from  the  shareable  pool  of  Central  taxes  and  duties  to  the  States  including  the  State  of Jharkhand for the award periods of 13 th Finance Commission (TFC) and FFC (up to 2017-18) are provided in Annexure.

(d): Yes. FFC vide Para 9.72 recommended that 'The grants that we recommend should go to gram panchayats, which are directly responsible for the delivery of basic services, without any share for other levels. We expect that the State Governments will take care of the needs of other levels'.

## Annexure

Statement showing the releases of States' Share of Union Taxes and Duties made to the State Governments during the 13th and 14th Finance Commissions.

(In crore of Rupees)

| Sl.No.   | State             | 13th Finance Commission   | 13th Finance Commission   | 13th Finance Commission   | 13th Finance Commission   | 13th Finance Commission   | 14th Finance Commission   | 14th Finance Commission   | 14th Finance Commission   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | State             | 2010-11                   | 2011-12                   | 2012-13                   | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017--18                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 15236.74                  | 17751.14                  | 20270.77                  | 22131.88                  | 13692.42                  | 21893.79                  | 26263.88                  | 29001.27                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 720.18                    | 838.97                    | 957.94                    | 1045.85                   | 1109.98                   | 7075.58                   | 8388.30                   | 9238.77                   |
| 3        | Assam             | 7968.61                   | 9283.53                   | 10601.26                  | 11574.52                  | 12283.71                  | 16784.88                  | 20188.64                  | 22301.53                  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 23978.38                  | 27935.23                  | 31900.39                  | 34829.12                  | 36963.07                  | 48922.68                  | 58880.59                  | 65083.19                  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 5425.19                   | 6320.44                   | 7217.60                   | 7880.22                   | 8363.03                   | 15716.47                  | 18809.16                  | 20754.83                  |
| 6        | Goa               | 584.21                    | 680.59                    | 777.21                    | 848.53                    | 900.54                    | 1923.76                   | 2299.20                   | 2544.26                   |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 6679.35                   | 7781.55                   | 8886.10                   | 9701.93                   | 10296.35                  | 15690.43                  | 18835.39                  | 20782.28                  |
| 8        | Haryana           | 2301.75                   | 2681.55                   | 3062.12                   | 3343.24                   | 3548.09                   | 5496.22                   | 6597.47                   | 7297.54                   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1715.35                   | 1998.37                   | 2282.02                   | 2491.52                   | 2644.17                   | 3611.17                   | 4343.70                   | 4801.30                   |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3066.98                   | 3495.11                   | 3870.37                   | 4142.10                   | 4477.23                   | 7813.48                   | 9488.60                   | 11911.67                  |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 6154.35                   | 7169.93                   | 8187.62                   | 8939.32                   | 9487.01                   | 15968.75                  | 19141.92                  | 21143.64                  |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 9506.31                   | 11075.04                  | 12647.14                  | 13808.28                  | 14654.25                  | 23983.34                  | 28759.94                  | 31751.97                  |
| 13       | Kerala            | 5141.85                   | 5990.36                   | 6840.65                   | 7468.68                   | 7926.29                   | 12690.67                  | 15225.02                  | 16833.10                  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 15638.51                  | 18219.13                  | 20805.16                  | 22715.27                  | 24106.99                  | 38397.84                  | 46064.10                  | 50853.06                  |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 11419.23                  | 13303.61                  | 15191.95                  | 16586.70                  | 17602.97                  | 28105.95                  | 33714.90                  | 37203.28                  |
| 16       | Manipur           | 990.57                    | 1154.03                   | 1317.83                   | 1438.79                   | 1526.95                   | 3142.42                   | 3757.13                   | 4154.31                   |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 896.27                    | 1044.19                   | 1192.45                   | 1301.96                   | 1381.69                   | 3276.46                   | 3911.05                   | 4323.13                   |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 590.78                    | 688.26                    | 785.96                    | 858.08                    | 910.67                    | 2348.11                   | 2800.63                   | 3097.05                   |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 689.46                    | 803.20                    | 917.14                    | 1001.27                   | 1062.69                   | 2540.72                   | 3032.63                   | 3353.15                   |
| 20       | Orissa            | 10496.86                  | 12229.09                  | 13964.94                  | 15247.09                  | 16181.21                  | 23573.75                  | 28321.49                  | 31272.02                  |
| 21       | Punjab            | 3050.87                   | 3554.31                   | 4058.81                   | 4431.47                   | 4702.97                   | 8008.90                   | 9599.73                   | 10616.93                  |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 12855.62                  | 14977.04                  | 17102.84                  | 18673.07                  | 19817.14                  | 27915.93                  | 33555.86                  | 37028.02                  |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 524.99                    | 611.65                    | 698.48                    | 762.62                    | 809.33                    | 1870.28                   | 2233.30                   | 2470.54                   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 10913.97                  | 12714.95                  | 14519.69                  | 15852.76                  | 16824.03                  | 20353.86                  | 24537.76                  | 27099.72                  |
| 25       | Telangana         |                           |                           |                           |                           | 9795.40                   | 12350.72                  | 14876.61                  | 16420.07                  |
| 26       | Tripura           | 1122.36                   | 1307.56                   | 1493.18                   | 1630.25                   | 1730.13                   | 3266.02                   | 3909.12                   | 4322.57                   |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 43219.05                  | 50350.95                  | 57497.85                  | 62776.68                  | 66622.91                  | 90973.66                  | 109427.46                 | 120940.10                 |
| 28       | Uttaranchal       | 2460.07                   | 2866.04                   | 3272.88                   | 3573.38                   | 3792.30                   | 5333.19                   | 6411.57                   | 7084.90                   |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 15954.95                  | 18587.81                  | 21226.27                  | 23175.02                  | 24594.93                  | 37163.93                  | 44625.16                  | 49321.09                  |
|          | TOTAL             | 219302.81                 | 255413.63                 | 291546.62                 | 318229.60                 | 337808.45                 | 506192.96                 | 608000.31                 | 673005.29                 |