Lok Sabha Question No. 1768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1768

ANSWERED ON 02.07.2019

## FUNCTIONING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

## †1768. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  fixed  norms  recently  to  examine  the  functioning  of Panchayati Raj institutions in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  proposals  received  by  the  Government  to  release funds under Panchayati  Raj  Yojana  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  thereon  during  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  provide  additional  funds  to  improve  the functioning of Panchayati Raj institutions and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  functioning  of Panchayati Raj institutions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  has  developed  various  Software  Applications  which monitor  the  parameters  of  functioning  of  MoPR  schemes  by  Panchayats'  including  planning (PlanPlus-http://planningonline.gov.in), accounting (PRIASoft - https://accountingonline.gov.in), progress  of  work  (ActionSoft  -  https://reportingonline.gov.in)  and  details  of  assets  created (National Asset Directory -https://assetdirectory.gov.in). Besides, the Public Financial Management  System  (PFMS  -  https://pfms.nic.in)  application  is  used  to  track  the  fund disbursement from Government of India to various levels down below.

(b)  &  (c)  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  has  been  providing  programmatic  support  for strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and capacity building of Elected Representatives  and  functionaries  of  PRIs  to  improve  their  functioning  and  effectiveness  and

make them self reliant. These programs are specifically focused on addressing the critical gaps that  constrain  the  functioning  of  Panchayats,  facilitating  democratic  planning  and  decision making through People's participation, and strengthening the institutional structure of Panchayats.

Further,  the  Government  has  launched  the  core  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), which is being implemented from 2018-19 to 202122, with the primary aim of developing governance capabilities of PRIs to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) with the main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya and emphasis on strengthening PRIs in the 117 Aspirational districts. The scheme of RGSA extends to all States/Union Territories (UTs) including institutions of Rural Local Government in NonPart-IX  areas.  Details  of  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  of  the  States/UTs  approved  and  funds released  there  under  during  the  years  2016-17  and  2017-18  under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of Capacity Building - Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) and during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 under the scheme of RGSA are at Annexure .

(d) MoPR has been taking several steps to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the States and Union Territories covered under Part IX of the Constitution through provisioning of financial and  technical  assistance  under  the  schemes  and  programmes  of  the  government  and  issue  of advisories from time to time. The various measures taken include incentivizing the States which have devolved more functions, funds and functionaries to  Panchayats,  providing  financial  and technical assistance for capacity building of Panchayats to enable them to perform the devolved functions  effectively  and  efficiently,  strengthening  systems  of  budgeting,  accounting  and auditing, development of software applications and imparting training for their use to bring in transparency, accountability and efficiency in their functioning, incentive awards to the selected best  performing  Panchayats  and  assisting  the  States  in  formulation  of  detailed  guidelines  for preparation  of  participatory  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plans  by  the  Gram  Panchayats utilising  the  resources  available  at  their  command.  Under  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission award, grants to the tune of Rs. 2,00,292.20 crore for the period from 2015 to 2020 are being devolved to Gram Panchayats of 26 states for delivery of basic services.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1768 for answer on 02.07.2019 regarding 'Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions'

## State/Union Territory-wise Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved and fund released during the last 3 years and current year

(Rs. in crore)

Released

| SL No.   | State/UT          | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-2020 (as on 27/6/2019)   | 2019-2020 (as on 27/6/2019)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|          |                   | AAP       | Released  | AAP       | Released  | AAP       | Released  | AAP                           | Released                      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 91.61     | 91.61     | 90.74     | 81.35     | 128.54    | 67.69     | 154.72                        | -                             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.00      | 0.59      | 7.33      | 3.59      | 40.72     | 33.19     | 46.58                         | -                             |
| 3        | Assam             | 55.29     | 49.08     | 36.02     | 27.59     | 77.27     | 39.21     | 65.59                         | -                             |
| 4        | Bihar             | -         | -         | -         | -         | 108.02    | 4.25      | 126.30                        | -                             |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 42.62     | 42.62     | 38.82     | 33.21     | 25.87     | 7.24      | 32.62                         | -                             |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 66.76     | 33.38     | 34.00     | -         | 27.92     | -         | 55.09                         | -                             |
| 7        | Haryana           | 30.39     | 11.37     | 49.09     | 10.55     | 55.55     | 6.99      | 69.64                         | -                             |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 4.51      | 1.40      | 5.68      | -         | 19.18     | 17.26     | 20.90                         | -                             |
| 9        | Jammu& Kashmir    | -         | -         | -         | -         | 49.51     | 25.06     | 67.14                         | -                             |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 60.79     | 20.90     | 67.66     | 47.16     | 28.53     | 4.49      | 34.62                         | -                             |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 58.81     | 15.08     | 45.37     | 41.08     | 66.08     | -         | 52.31                         | -                             |
| 12       | Kerala            | 23.53     | 8.55      | 26.50     | 23.36     | 51.78     | 7.68      | 50.68                         | -                             |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 86.21     | 55.45     | 91.25     | 30.25     | 215.29    | 62.79     | 227.65                        | -                             |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 45.66     | 21.17     | 63.63     | 44.53     | 102.54    | 11.54     | 142.89                        | -                             |
| 15       | Manipur           | 10.02     | 9.82      | 6.53      | 6.52      | 20.60     | 9.25      | 10.09                         | -                             |
| 16       | Mizoram           | 12.95     | 9.22      | 11.72     | 10.13     | 10.97     | 9.85      | 7.34                          | -                             |
| 17       | Odisha            | 40.03     | 25.06     | 42.77     | 32.90     | 50.68     | -         | 28.55                         | -                             |
| 18       | Punjab            | 19.38     | 11.00     | 8.26      | 8.26      | 98.93     | 29.68     | 91.12                         | -                             |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | 45.75     | 22.27     | 21.70     | 13.72     | 61.81     | 25.57     | 74.97                         | -                             |
| 20       | Sikkim            | 4.83      | 2.33      | 5.35      | 5.35      | 11.29     | 5.08      | 9.32                          | -                             |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        | 55.48     | 27.32     | 53.70     | 36.83     | 96.00     | 57.60     | 158.65                        | -                             |
| 22       | Tripura           | 13.32     | 8.30      | 10.86     | 1.21      | 7.50      | 2.77      | 12.20                         | -                             |
| 23       | Telangana         | 47.26     | 43.38     | 61.94     | 16.84     | 66.75     | -         | 175.18                        | -                             |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       | 27.45     | 13.21     | 21.38     | 7.82      | 37.37     | 33.05     | 57.21                         | 23.79                         |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh     | 118.59    | 39.87     | 125.84    | 84.07     | 249.24    | 57.14     | 416.92                        | 75.23                         |

|   26 | West Bengal              | 45.20   | 21.86   | 55.57   | 48.44   | 91.59   | 54.94   |   94.18 | 20.81   |
|------|--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|   27 | Goa                      | 3.83    | 1.38    | 2.29    | 0.21    | 4.39    | -       |    3.71 | -       |
|   28 | Dadra                    | -       | -       | -       | -       | 1.63    | -       |    2.38 | -       |
|   29 | Daman &Diu               | -       | -       | -       | -       | 1.21    | -       |    0.89 | -       |
|   30 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 0.42    | 0.17    | 13.60   | 6.75    | 1.50    | -       |    1.5  | -       |
|   31 | Meghalaya                | -       | -       | -       | -       | 9.86    | 4.44    |   15.02 | -       |
|   32 | Nagaland                 | -       | -       | -       | -       | 8.76    | 7.88    |    8.87 | -       |
|   33 | Puducherry               | -       | -       | -       | -       | -       | -       |    2.82 | -       |