Lok Sabha Question No. 575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Allocation of Funds to PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-575 ANSWERED ON -13.12.2018

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO PRIS

## †575.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any complaints of misutilisation of Panchayat funds in various States/UTs;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon by  the Government;

(c) the details of funds allocated for Panchayats during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the steps taken /being taken by the Government to ensure balanced development of all the villages through Panchayati Raj institutions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b)  Yes. The details of the complaints/grievances received in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj regarding mis-utilisation of Panchayat funds in various States/UTs are given at Annexure-I. Since, Panchayat is a state subject, all complaints/Grievances relating to Panchayats including those on misuse of funds received in the Ministry were forwarded to the concerned State/UT for taking appropriate action.

(c)  and  (d)      Article  243G  of  the  Constitution  endows  States  to  devolve  powers  and responsibilities to Panchayats to enable them to function as institutions of self-government for inter alia preparation and implementation of plans for economic development and social justice on subject matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule.

The  Government  of  India  devolves  funds  to  supplement  the  financial  resources  of  Gram Panchayats. Under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) award for the period 2015-20 the Government  of  India  has  allocated  substantial  grants  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  2,00,292.20  Crore exclusively for the Gram Panchayats constituted under Part IX of the Constitution, for providing

basic  services,  creation  of  reliable  data  base  of  local  bodies'  receipts  &  expenditure  through audited  accounts  and  for  improvement  of  own  source  tax  and  non-tax  revenue  of  the  Gram Panchayats. Details of funds allocated to Panchayats under the FFC award for the years 2015-16 to 2018-19 are given at Annexure-II.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  is  providing  proactive  support  to  the  States  to formulate  convergent  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plans  (GPDP)  and  institutional  support structures in order to utilize the funds available with Panchayats optimally; and  financial support for capacity building of the various stakeholders of Panchayats for improved functioning etc.

Moreover, the Government has rolled out a People's Plan Campaign as 'Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas' from 2nd October, 2018 to 31st December, 2018 to enable the Gram Panchayats to prepare  the  GPDP  for  the  year  2019-20  in  an  evidence  based  and  structured  manner.  The objectives of this campaign are strengthening the role of Elected Representatives of Panchayats and  Woman  Self  Help  Group  (SHGs),  evidence  based  assessment  of  progress  made  in  29 devolved subjects; strengthening of Plan Plus (a web based participative decentralized software) for  providing  a  holistic  development  plan  of  Gram  Panchayat  and  structured  Gram  Sabha meetings.

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## (Referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 575 for answer on 13/12/2018)

State/UTs wise details of Complaints/Grievances received during the period from 1 st  April, 2015 to  7 th  December, 2018

| S. No.   | Name of the State / UT   |   No. of Complaints/ Grievances Received |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island  |                                        2 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                        4 |
| 3        | Assam                    |                                        3 |
| 4        | Bihar                    |                                       13 |
| 5        | Chandigarh               |                                        1 |
| 6        | Chhattisagarh            |                                        3 |
| 7        | Gujarat                  |                                        1 |
| 8        | Haryana                  |                                       28 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         |                                        9 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir        |                                        2 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                |                                        3 |
| 12       | Karnataka                |                                        3 |
| 13       | Kerala                   |                                        3 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                       11 |
| 15       | Maharashtra              |                                       11 |
| 16       | Odisha                   |                                        2 |
| 17       | Punjab                   |                                        5 |
| 18       | Rajasthan                |                                        9 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu               |                                        8 |
| 20       | Telanagana               |                                        1 |
| 21       | Tripura                  |                                        1 |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                       59 |
| 23       | Uttarakhand              |                                        8 |
| 24       | West Bengal              |                                        7 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                    |                                      197 |

Source: Compiled in Ministry

(Referred   to   in   reply   to   part   (c)   of   the   Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 575 for answer on 13.12.2018)

## State-wise allocation of funds for Panchayats under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) award for the years 2015-16 to 2018-19

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No   | States            | 2015-16 Allocation   | 2016-17 Allocation   | 2017-18 Allocation   | 2018-19 Allocation   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 934.34               | 1463.45              | 1686.85              | 1947.32              |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 88.52                | 138.66               | 159.82               | 184.49               |
| 3        | Assam             | 584.80               | 915.98               | 1055.80              | 1218.82              |
| 4        | Bihar             | 2269.18              | 3554.23              | 4096.80              | 4729.38              |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 566.18               | 886.82               | 1022.18              | 1180.02              |
| 6        | Goa               | 14.44                | 22.62                | 26.07                | 30.10                |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 932.25               | 1460.18              | 1683.08              | 1942.96              |
| 8        | Haryana           | 419.28               | 656.72               | 756.98               | 873.86               |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 195.39               | 306.05               | 352.76               | 407.24               |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 373.96               | 585.73               | 675.15               | 779.40               |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 652.83               | 1022.53              | 1178.63              | 1360.62              |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 1002.85              | 1570.77              | 1810.55              | 2090.10              |
| 13       | Kerala            | 433.76               | 679.40               | 783.12               | 904.03               |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1463.61              | 2292.46              | 2642.40              | 3050.41              |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 1623.32              | 2542.61              | 2930.76              | 3383.28              |
| 16       | Manipur           | 22.25                | 34.84                | 40.16                | 46.36                |
| 17       | Odisha            | 955.52               | 1496.64              | 1725.11              | 1991.48              |
| 18       | Punjab            | 441.70               | 691.84               | 797.45               | 920.58               |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | 1471.95              | 2305.52              | 2657.47              | 3067.80              |
| 20       | Sikkim            | 16.03                | 25.11                | 28.95                | 33.41                |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        | 947.65               | 1484.31              | 1710.90              | 1975.07              |
| 22       | Telangana         | 580.34               | 908.99               | 1047.75              | 1209.53              |
| 23       | Tripura           | 36.24                | 56.76                | 65.43                | 75.53                |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3862.60              | 6050.02              | 6973.57              | 8050.34              |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       | 203.26               | 318.37               | 366.97               | 423.64               |
| 26       | West Bengal       | 1532.21              | 2399.91              | 2766.26              | 3193.39              |
|          | Total             | 21624.46             | 33870.52             | 39040.97             | 45069.16             |

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