Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Strengthening of Panchayati Raj System
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## STRENGTHENING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM

## † 324. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has prepared a draft to further strengthen the Panchayati Raj System and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number and details of Panchayats and Panchayat representatives awarded in the country during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c)  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  under  the  Development  Head  to  all  the Panchayats during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  Panchayat,  being  'Local  Government',  is  a  State  subject  and  part  of  State  list  of  Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India. Mandate for setting up of Panchayats is provided by Article 246 in Part IX of the Constitution of India. Accordingly the Panchayats are setup and operate through the respective State Panchayati Raj Acts.
- (b)  MoPR  incentivises  the  Panchayats/States/UTs  under  the  sub-scheme  of  Incentivization  of Panchayats to encourage competitive spirit among Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and States/ UTs,  awards  including  financial  incentives  are  given  annually  to  best  performing  Panchayats (District, Intermediate and Gram) and States/UTs.

State/UT-wise details of awards given to Panchayats during the last three years are at Annexure I.

- (c) Under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) for the award period year 2015-2020,  grants to the tune of Rs. 2,00,292.20 Crores are being devolved , amounting to an assistance of Rs. 488 per capita per annum at an aggregate level to the Gram Panchayats constituted under Part IX of the  Constitution  to  26  States  for  delivering  basic  services,  namely,  water  supply,  sanitation, sewerage,  solid  waste  management,  storm  water  drainage,  maintenance  of  community  assets, roads, footpath, street lighting, burial and cremation grounds etc. and any other basic services entrusted under State Legislations etc. Detailed statement of State-wise status of allocation of FFC Grants for Gram Panchayats during the last three years is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 324, answered on 19.11.2019 regarding 'Strengthening of Panchayati Raj System'

## Details of awards given to Panchayats during the last three years

| No.   | Name of State/Union Territory   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   | Year-wise number of Awards   |
|-------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl.   |                                 | 2016                         | 2016                         | 2017                         | 2017                         | 2018                         | 2018                         | 2018                         |
|       |                                 | PSP                          | RGGSP                        | DDUPS P                      | NDRGGSP                      | DDUPSP                       | NDRGGS P                     | GPDP Award                   |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh                  | 10                           | 1                            | 11                           | 1                            | 11                           | 1                            | 0                            |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh               | 0                            | 0                            | 1                            | 0                            | 1                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 3.    | Assam                           | 8                            | 1                            | 5                            | 1                            | 5                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 4.    | Chandigarh                      | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 1                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 5.    | Bihar                           | 0                            | 1                            | 4                            | 0                            | 0                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 6.    | Chhattisgarh                    | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 7.    | Gujarat                         | 9                            | 1                            | 8                            | 0                            | 9                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 8.    | Haryana                         | 6                            | 1                            | 5                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 9.    | Himachal Pradesh                | 0                            | 0                            | 4                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 10.   | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 0                            | 0                            | 1                            | 0                            | 2                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 11.   | Jharkhand                       | 0                            | 0                            | 6                            | 1                            | 3                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 12.   | Karnataka                       | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 1                            |
| 13.   | Kerala                          | 6                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 14.   | Madhya Pradesh                  | 16                           | 1                            | 12                           | 1                            | 15                           | 0                            | 0                            |
| 15.   | Maharashtra                     | 17                           | 1                            | 17                           | 1                            | 17                           | 1                            | 0                            |
| 16.   | Manipur                         | 2                            | 1                            | 3                            | 1                            | 3                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 17.   | Odisha                          | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 0                            | 6                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 18.   | Punjab                          | 9                            | 1                            | 9                            | 1                            | 10                           | 1                            | 0                            |
| 19.   | Rajasthan                       | 8                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 20.   | Sikkim                          | 3                            | 1                            | 3                            | 1                            | 3                            | 1                            | 1                            |
| 21.   | Tamil Nadu                      | 9                            | 1                            | 9                            | 1                            | 9                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 22.   | Telangana                       | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 23.   | Tripura                         | 4                            | 1                            | 4                            | 1                            | 3                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 24.   | Uttarakhand                     | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 7                            | 1                            | 0                            |
| 25.   | Uttar Pradesh                   | 32                           | 0                            | 30                           | 1                            | 35                           | 1                            | 0                            |
| 26.   | West Bengal                     | 9                            | 1                            | 9                            | 1                            | 6                            | 1                            | 1                            |
|       | Total                           | 183                          | 20                           | 189                          | 20                           | 191                          | 21                           | 3                            |

## Note:

-  Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puruskar (PSP)/ Rashtriya Gauarav Gram Sabha Puruskar (RGGSP) were re-named as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puruskar (DDUPSP)/ Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puruskar (NDRGGSP) during Panchayat Awards 2017.
-  Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) Award was instituted during the year 2018.
-  Child Friendly Gram Panchayat Award (CFGPA) was instituted during the year 2019.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 324, answered on 19.11.2019 regarding 'Strengthening of Panchayati Raj System'

## State-wise status of allocation of Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants during the last three years.

(Rs in crore)

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