Lok Sabha Question No. 669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Panchayat Bhawans
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO, LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 669 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## Panchayat Bhawans

## † 669 . DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Panchayat Bhawans constructed in various States/ UTs during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of Gram Panchayats still without Panchayat Bhawan in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated to the States/UTs for construction of Panchayat Bhawans during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure the availability of Panchayat Bhawan to each Gram Panchayat in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (d)  Panchayat  is  a  State  subject  and  providing  Panchayat  Bhawans    for  Gram Panchayats  (GP)  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  State  Government/Union  Territory (UT). The States are expected to mobilise funds for GP Bhawans from various sources. Details of GP Bhawans constructed under the various schemes are maintained at State/ UT level.  As  detailed  in  Annexure,  there  are  around  65,794 Gram Panchayats without Panchayat Bhawans.

Under the erstwhile scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj had provided financial assistance to States/ UTs for construction  of  Panchayat  Bhawans  upto  2014-15  against  their  proposals.  During  last three years i.e. from 2015-16 to 2017-18, this Ministry did not provide financial support to States for construction of Panchayat Bhawans. The States were advised to converge the funds available under MGNREGA and other relevant schemes for construction of Gram Panchayat  Bhawans.  Under  the  restructured  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), opertionalised during the current financial year i.e. 201819, financial assistance is available for the construction of Panchayat Bhawans. During current  year,  the  Ministry  has  sanctioned  funds  to  States/  UTs  for  construction  of Panchayat  Bhawans  on  the  basis  of  proposals  from  States,  and  the  gaps  in  States regarding Panchayat Bhawan and overall allocation of funds. The funds sanctioned during 2018-19, for construction of Panchayat Bhawans are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Annex referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 669 regarding Panchayat Bhawans for answer on 13.12.2018

## Number of Gram Panchayats without own Building and fund sanctioned during 2018-19 for construction of Panchayat Bhawan

| SL .No.   | Name of the State/ UT    |   GPs* without Panchayat Bhawan | Amount sanctioned during 2018-19 (as on 04/12/2018 ) (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                            1307 |                                                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                            1233 | 13.00                                                                 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                             314 | 4.00                                                                  |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                            1055 |                                                                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                               0 |                                                                       |
| 6         | Gujarat                  |                             227 |                                                                       |
| 7         | Haryana                  |                            3827 |                                                                       |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh         |                               9 |                                                                       |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir           |                            1259 |                                                                       |
| 10        | Jharkhand                |                             276 |                                                                       |
| 11        | Karnataka                |                             460 |                                                                       |
| 12        | Kerala                   |                               3 | 1.00                                                                  |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh           |                               0 |                                                                       |
| 14        | Maharashtra              |                            4077 | 21.50                                                                 |
| 15        | Mizoram                  |                             100 | 1.00                                                                  |
| 16        | Manipur                  |                              57 |                                                                       |
| 17        | Odisha                   |                               0 | 1.00                                                                  |
| 18        | Punjab                   |                            7624 |                                                                       |
| 19        | Rajasthan                |                            4077 | 8.00                                                                  |
| 20        | Sikkim                   |                              43 | 0.40                                                                  |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu               |                            2651 | 9.00                                                                  |
| 22        | Tripura                  |                              56 | 1.00                                                                  |
| 23        | Telangana                |                            4390 |                                                                       |
| 24        | Uttarakhand              |                            6355 |                                                                       |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh            |                           26317 | 60.00                                                                 |
| 26        | West Bengal              |                              38 |                                                                       |
| 27        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                               9 |                                                                       |
| 28        | Daman &Diu               |                               0 |                                                                       |
| 29        | Goa                      |                              12 |                                                                       |
| 30        | Chandigarh               |                              11 |                                                                       |
| 31        | Lakshadweep              |                               5 |                                                                       |
| 32        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                              11 |                                                                       |
|           | Total                    |                           65794 | 119.90                                                                |

Source:*Compiled in the Ministry from information provided by States/UTs.