Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Funds Released for Panchayati Raj Schemes/Programmes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*125

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## FUNDS RELEASED FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ SCHEMES/ PROGRAMMES

## †*125. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  funds  released  for  various  schemes/  programmes  of  the  Ministry  during each of the last two years, State and year-wise;
- (b) whether  the  funds  released  are  being  utilised  by  the  States  as  per  the  prescribed norms and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.125  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11.02.2020  REGARDING FUNDS RELEASED FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ SCHEMES/ PROGRAMMES

(a) The statements, indicating State/Union Territory-wise and year-wise grants released during  the  last  two  years  in  respect  of  Capacity  Building  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran Abhiyan  (CB-PSA)/  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  and  Incentivization  of Panchayats are enclosed at Annexures-I and II respectively.

(b)  &  (c)  Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of  RGSA,  funds  released  to States/  UTs  are  utilized  by  them  for  undertaking  the  activities  sanctioned  /  permitted under  their  Annual  Plans  as  recommended  by  Central  Empowered  Committee  (CEC) and finally approved by the Competent Authority. The progress of implementation of the scheme,  including  utilisation  of  funds,  is  closely  monitored  through  meetings,  videoconferences etc. with the States. For further release of funds to the States, the status of utilization  of  funds  released  earlier  is  also  taken  into  account.  In  addition  to  this,  an online  monitoring  and  reporting  system  (MIS)  for  RGSA  has  been  developed  and operationlised.  Moreover,  transaction  based  Public  Financial  Management  System (PFMS) has been introduced for release and tracking of funds under RGSA.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.125 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2020

## Details of funds released during last two years in respect of CB-PSA/RGSA

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ UTs   |   2017-18 CB-PSA |   2018-19 RGSA |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------|----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |            81.35 |          67.69 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |             3.59 |          33.19 |
| 3         | Assam                    |            27.59 |          39.21 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |             0    |           4.25 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |            33.21 |           7.24 |
| 6         | Gujarat                  |             0    |           0    |
| 7         | Haryana                  |            10.55 |           6.99 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh         |             0    |          17.26 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir           |             0    |          25.06 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                |            47.16 |           4.49 |
| 11        | Karnataka                |            41.08 |           0    |
| 12        | Kerala                   |            23.36 |           7.68 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh           |            30.25 |          62.79 |
| 14        | Maharashtra              |            44.53 |          11.54 |
| 15        | Manipur                  |             6.52 |           9.25 |
| 16        | Mizoram                  |            10.1  |           9.9  |
| 17        | Odisha                   |            32.9  |           0    |
| 18        | Punjab                   |             8.26 |          29.68 |
| 19        | Rajasthan                |            13.72 |          25.57 |
| 20        | Sikkim                   |             5.35 |           5.08 |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu               |            36.83 |          57.6  |
| 22        | Tripura                  |             1.21 |           2.77 |
| 23        | Telangana                |            16.84 |           0    |
| 24        | Uttarakhand              |             7.82 |          33.05 |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh            |            84.07 |          57.14 |
| 26        | West Bengal              |            48.44 |          54.94 |
| 27        | Goa                      |             0.21 |           0    |
| 28        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |             0    |           0    |
| 29        | Daman &Diu               |             0    |           0    |
| 30        | Lakshadweep              |             0    |           0    |
| 31        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |             6.75 |           0    |
| 32        | Meghalaya                |             0    |           4.44 |
| 33        | Nagaland                 |             0    |           7.89 |
| Total     | Total                    |           621.72 |         584.65 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.125 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2020

Incentivization  of  Panchayats  Scheme-Central  Component  of  RGSA  (Details  regarding award money released to States/UTs)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |     2.27  |      2.34 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |     0.05  |      0.5  |
| 3.        | Assam             |     1.37  |      1.3  |
| 4.        | Bihar             |     0     |      0.43 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        |     0     |      0.25 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      |     1.42  |      1.29 |
| 7.        | Gujarat           |     1.55  |      1.52 |
| 8.        | Haryana           |     0.96  |      1.58 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  |     0.989 |      1.36 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |     0     |      0.08 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         |     1.24  |      1.07 |
| 12.       | Karnataka         |     1.5   |      1.55 |
| 13.       | Kerala            |     1.65  |      1.55 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    |     2.42  |      2.53 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       |     2.27  |      2.46 |
| 16.       | Manipur           |     0.83  |      0.7  |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         |     0     |      0    |
| 18.       | Odisha            |     0     |      4.19 |
| 19.       | Punjab            |     1.51  |      1.64 |
| 20.       | Rajasthan         |     1.46  |      1.54 |
| 21.       | Sikkim            |     0.76  |      0.85 |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu        |     1.59  |      1.86 |
| 23.       | Telangana         |     1.46  |      1.42 |
| 24.       | Tripura           |     1.01  |      0.93 |
| 25.       | Uttar Pradesh     |     1.33  |      1.33 |
| 26.       | Uttarakhand       |     4.07  |      4.65 |
| 27.       | West Bengal       |     2     |      1.75 |
| Total     | Total             |    33.709 |     40.67 |

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