Lok Sabha Question No. 4852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Lack of Basic facilities in Villages
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4852

ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## LACK OF BASIC FACILITIES IN VILLAGES

4852. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the  Government is aware of the fact that due to paucity of funds in village  panchayats,  there  is  no  sign  of  any  development  including  facilities  for drinking water, road, toilet and street light in many villages across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  necessary  steps  to  allot  more  funds  to  all village  panchayats  particularly  in  Tamil  Nadu  for  overall  developments  in  the villages; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)  Under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) award, grants to the tune of Rs. 2,00,292.20 crore for the period of 2015-2020 are allocated to Gram Panchayats  (GPs)  constituted  under  Part  IX  of  the  Constitution  in  26  States including Tamil Nadu. The grant is provided to GPs for delivering basic services including water supply, maintenance of roads, street lighting, etc. The allocation of FFC grants to GPs is more than three times the corresponding allocation under the Thirteenth  Finance  Commission  award  to  Rural  Local  Bodies.  The  State-wise status  of  allocation  and  release  of  FFC  grants  including  Tamil  Nadu  is  given  at Annexure.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4852 answered on 23.07.2019 regarding Lack of Basic facilities in Villages.

## State-wise status of allocation and release of Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants for Gram Panchayats (As on 17.07.2019)

(Rs in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 934.34     | 928.41    | 1463.45    | 1454.05   | 1686.85    | 1675.88   | 1947.32    | 858.99    | 2622.13    | 0.00      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 88.52      | 88.52     | 138.66     | 138.45    | 159.82     | 70.57     | 184.49     | 0.00      | 248.44     | 0.00      |
| 3         | Assam             | 584.80     | 584.80    | 915.98     | 915.98    | 1055.80    | 467.80    | 1218.82    | 0.00      | 1641.19    | 0.00      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 2269.18    | 2269.18   | 3554.23    | 3142.08   | 4096.80    | 3630.39   | 4729.38    | 4199.71   | 6368.25    | 0.00      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 566.18     | 566.18    | 886.82     | 886.82    | 1022.18    | 1022.18   | 1180.02    | 1047.86   | 1588.94    | 0.00      |
| 6         | Goa               | 14.44      | 14.44     | 22.62      | 22.62     | 26.07      | 23.10     | 30.10      | 0.00      | 40.53      | 0.00      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 932.25     | 932.25    | 1460.18    | 1460.18   | 1683.08    | 1683.08   | 1942.96    | 1725.36   | 2616.26    | 1165.665  |
| 8         | Haryana           | 419.28     | 419.28    | 656.72     | 656.72    | 756.98     | 756.98    | 873.86     | 775.99    | 1176.68    | 524.265   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 195.39     | 195.39    | 306.05     | 306.05    | 352.76     | 312.60    | 407.24     | 361.63    | 548.36     | 244.32    |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 373.96     | 367.72    | 585.73     | 474.41    | 675.15     | 470.97    | 779.40     | 0.00      | 1049.49    | 0.00      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 652.83     | 652.83    | 1022.53    | 1022.53   | 1178.63    | 1044.45   | 1360.62    | 1208.24   | 1832.12    | 0.00      |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1002.85    | 972.36    | 1570.77    | 1547.66   | 1810.55    | 1784.26   | 2090.10    | 1841.54   | 2814.39    | 1251.857  |
| 13        | Kerala            | 433.76     | 433.76    | 679.40     | 679.39    | 783.12     | 693.96    | 904.03     | 802.78    | 1217.30    | 542.365   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1463.61    | 1463.61   | 2292.46    | 2292.46   | 2642.40    | 2341.57   | 3050.41    | 2708.78   | 4107.48    | 1830.07   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 1623.32    | 1623.32   | 2542.61    | 2542.61   | 2930.76    | 2597.10   | 3383.28    | 3004.37   | 4555.70    | 0.00      |
| 16        | Manipur           | 22.25      | 22.25     | 34.84      | 34.84     | 40.16      | 40.16     | 46.36      | 20.59     | 62.43      | 0.00      |
| 17        | Odisha            | 955.52     | 955.52    | 1496.64    | 1496.64   | 1725.11    | 1528.71   | 1991.48    | 1768.44   | 2681.59    | 1194.77   |
| 18        | Punjab            | 441.70     | 441.70    | 691.84     | 386.04    | 797.45     | 0.00      | 920.58     | 0.00      | 1239.58    | 0.00      |
| 19        | Rajasthan         | 1471.95    | 1471.95   | 2305.52    | 2305.52   | 2657.47    | 2657.47   | 3067.80    | 2724.22   | 4130.90    | 1840.505  |
| 20        | Sikkim            | 16.03      | 16.04     | 25.11      | 25.11     | 28.95      | 28.95     | 33.41      | 29.67     | 44.99      | 0.00      |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | 947.65     | 947.65    | 1484.31    | 1484.31   | 1710.90    | 1516.12   | 1975.07    | 876.93    | 2659.50    | 0.00      |
| 22        | Telangana         | 580.34     | 580.34    | 908.99     | 908.99    | 1047.75    | 928.47    | 1209.53    | 1071.59   | 1628.68    | 0.00      |
| 23        | Tripura           | 36.24      | 36.24     | 56.76      | 56.76     | 65.43      | 65.43     | 75.53      | 67.07     | 101.71     | 45.315    |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 3862.60    | 3852.60   | 6050.02    | 6034.33   | 6973.57    | 6179.65   | 8050.34    | 7148.74   | 10840.04   | 4829.735  |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 203.26     | 203.26    | 318.37     | 318.37    | 366.97     | 325.19    | 423.64     | 376.19    | 570.44     | 254.155   |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 1532.21    | 1470.86   | 2399.91    | 2319.48   | 2766.26    | 2369.18   | 3193.39    | 2740.69   | 4300.01    | 1851.625  |
|           | Total             | 21624.46   | 21510.46  | 33870.52   | 32912.4   | 39040.97   | 34214.22  | 45069.16   | 35359.38  | 60687.13   | 15574.647 |