Lok Sabha Question No. 4521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4521

ANSWERED ON 23/03/2021

## RAJIV GANDHI PANCHAYATI SASHAKTIKARAN

## 4521. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- a) the details of funds provided to the States/UTs for construction and repair of Panchayat Ghars/Bhawans under the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- b) whether some of the States have reported underutilisation of the said funds in the country;
- c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- d) the cases of irregularities in implementation of the said scheme that has come to the notice of the Government during the said period, State/UT-wise along with action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far; and
- e) the details of the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for optimum utilisation of funds under the said scheme across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)  The scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) launched in 2012-13,  had  been  implemented  till  2015-16.  Thereafter,  the  scheme  of  Capacity  Building Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) had been implemented during 2016-17 and 2017-18 and  presently  the  restructured  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is being implemented w.e.f 2018-19. No funds for construction and repair of Gram Panchayat Bhawan were provided under CB-PSA.

Panchayat  being  a  State  subject,  providing  infrastructure  facilities  to  Gram  Panchayat (GPs)  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  concerned  State  Government.  Under  the  restructured scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), this Ministry has been supplementing the efforts of State governments by providing financial support to States for certain infrastructural facilities like Panchayat Ghars/Bhawans on a limited scale on demand from the states. The scheme involves multi-dimensional activities, some of which may require longer time to actualize. Further, the capacity to absorb funds also varies from State to State and the implementation of the approved activities is also impacted due to several reasons viz. unspent balance of previous year/s, elections, court cases etc. The details of funds released to States / UTs including those for construction and repair of Gram Panchayat Bhawan during 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 (till date) and unspent balance as on 31 st March, 2020 is given in Annexure .

(d)        No case of irregularities in implementation of the scheme of RGSA has come to the notice.

(e)        Under 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  utilization  of  funds,  is  closely  monitored  through meetings, video-conferences 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  operationalised. Moreover, transaction based Public Financial Management System (PFMS) has been introduced for released and tracking of funds under RGSA.

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Annexure Annexure  referred  to  Part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  4521  to     be  replied  on

## 23/03/2021

| Sl. No   |                                             |                              |                              |                                 | 2020-21                                 |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|          | State                                       | Fund Released during 2018-19 | Fund Released during 2019-20 | Unspent Balance as on 1.04.2020 | Fund Released during 2020- 21 till date |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                         | 0                            | 0                            | 3.46                            | 0                                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                              | 67.69                        | 0                            | 27.27                           | 22.339                                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                           | 33.19                        | 39.59                        | 29.56                           | 0                                       |
| 4        | Assam                                       | 39.21                        | 23.22                        | 49.88                           | 26.1159                                 |
| 5        | Bihar                                       | 4.25                         | 0                            | 48.24                           | 0                                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                                | 7.24                         | 0                            | 2.27                            | 4.0395                                  |
| 7        | Daman &Dadar Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0                            | 0                            | 0                               | 0                                       |
| 9        | Goa                                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                               | 0                                       |
| 8        | Gujarat                                     | 0                            | 0                            | 21.636                          | 0                                       |
| 10       | Haryana                                     | 6.99                         | 0                            | 13.65                           | 9.89                                    |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh                            | 17.26                        | 10                           | 14.48                           | 22.098                                  |
| 12       | Jammu and Kashmir                           | 25.06                        | 6.19                         | 3.78                            | 25                                      |
| 13       | Jharkhand                                   | 4.49                         | 0                            | 6.529                           | 2.34                                    |
| 14       | Karnataka                                   | 0                            | 0                            | 4.62                            | 0.439                                   |
| 15       | Kerala                                      | 7.68                         | 0                            | 0.5                             | 5.746                                   |
| 16       | Ladakh                                      | 0                            | 0                            | 0                               | 2.1485                                  |
| 17       | Lakshadweep                                 | 0                            | 0                            | 0                               | 0                                       |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                              | 62.79                        | 85.48                        | 2.34                            | 71.42                                   |
| 19       | Maharashtra                                 | 11.54                        | 8.44                         | 5.26                            | 66.76                                   |
| 20       | Manipur                                     | 9.25                         | 4.54                         | 0.002                           | 3.4127                                  |
| 21       | Meghalaya                                   | 4.44                         | 2.63                         | 4.78                            | 3.967                                   |
| 22       | Mizoram                                     | 9.85                         | 0.503                        | 0.001                           | 20.002                                  |
| 23       | Nagaland                                    | 7.88                         | 3.94                         | 9.15                            | 0                                       |
| 24       | Odisha                                      | 0                            | 0                            | 0.44                            | 2.937                                   |
| 25       | Puducherry                                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0                               | 0                                       |
| 26       | Punjab                                      | 29.68                        | 0                            | 0                               | 13.45                                   |
| 27       | Rajasthan                                   | 25.57                        | 0                            | 20.35                           | 9.351                                   |
| 28       | Sikkim                                      | 5.08                         | 5.095                        | 6.074                           | 4.7475                                  |

| 29    | Tamilnadu     |   57.6 |   5.3013 |    12.18 |   56.875 |
|-------|---------------|--------|----------|----------|----------|
| 30    | Telangana     |   0    |    0     |   7.6286 |   0      |
| 31    | Tripura       |   2.77 |    0     |   5.08   |   2.5304 |
| 32    | Uttarakhand   |  33.05 |   23.79  |   0.675  |  26.751  |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh |  57.14 |  169.92  | 190.8    |  32.5407 |
| 34    | West Bengal   |  54.94 |   44.1   |   1.88   |  33.52   |
| Total | Total         | 584.64 |  432.739 | 492.516  | 468.42   |