Lok Sabha Question No. 4824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Funds for Development of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4824

ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PANCHAYATS

†4824. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state:

- ( a) the amount of funds allocated by the Government for panchayat development particularly in the State of Assam during the last three years;
- (b) the amount of funds utilised in this regard;
- (c) the details of the total population in Blocks/Panchayats in the State of Assam;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  guidelines  regarding  the  total  population  level  in blocks/gram panchayats; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) Details of funds allocated to States for Gram Panchayats under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) award for the period 2015-2020 for delivery of basic services and under the schemes  of  Capacity  Building-Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (CB-PSA),  Rashtriya  Gram Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  of  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  for  strengthening  Panchayati  Raj Institutions across the country for the last three years are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) Details of the total population in Blocks/Panchayats in the State of Assam is as under:-
- (d) & (e) The subject Panchayats, which is part of 'Local Government' is included in the State List  in  the  Seventh  Schedule of the Constitution of India. Hence, it is for the concerned State Governments to frame guidelines etc. regarding population level of Blocks/Gram Panchayats.

|   Number of Blocks |   Number of Gram Panchayats | Total Population in Blocks/Panchayats as per 2011 Census   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|                192 |                        2197 | 2,36,97,214                                                |

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4824 answered on 23.07.2019.

Status  of  allocation  and  release  of  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  grants  to  the  States  for Gram Panchayats during the last three years.

(Rs in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1463.45    | 1454.05   | 1686.85    | 1675.88   | 1947.32    | 858.99    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 138.66     | 138.45    | 159.82     | 70.57     | 184.49     | 0.00      |
| 3         | Assam             | 915.98     | 915.98    | 1055.80    | 467.80    | 1218.82    | 0.00      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 3554.23    | 3142.08   | 4096.80    | 3630.39   | 4729.38    | 4199.71   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 886.82     | 886.82    | 1022.18    | 1022.18   | 1180.02    | 1047.86   |
| 6         | Goa               | 22.62      | 22.62     | 26.07      | 23.10     | 30.10      | 0.00      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1460.18    | 1460.18   | 1683.08    | 1683.08   | 1942.96    | 1725.36   |
| 8         | Haryana           | 656.72     | 656.72    | 756.98     | 756.98    | 873.86     | 775.99    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 306.05     | 306.05    | 352.76     | 312.60    | 407.24     | 361.63    |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 585.73     | 474.41    | 675.15     | 470.97    | 779.40     | 0.00      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 1022.53    | 1022.53   | 1178.63    | 1044.45   | 1360.62    | 1208.24   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1570.77    | 1547.66   | 1810.55    | 1784.26   | 2090.10    | 1841.54   |
| 13        | Kerala            | 679.40     | 679.39    | 783.12     | 693.96    | 904.03     | 802.78    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2292.46    | 2292.46   | 2642.40    | 2341.57   | 3050.41    | 2708.78   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 2542.61    | 2542.61   | 2930.76    | 2597.10   | 3383.28    | 3004.37   |
| 16        | Manipur           | 34.84      | 34.84     | 40.16      | 40.16     | 46.36      | 20.59     |
| 17        | Odisha            | 1496.64    | 1496.64   | 1725.11    | 1528.71   | 1991.48    | 1768.44   |
| 18        | Punjab            | 691.84     | 386.04    | 797.45     | 0.00      | 920.58     | 0.00      |
| 19        | Rajasthan         | 2305.52    | 2305.52   | 2657.47    | 2657.47   | 3067.80    | 2724.22   |
| 20        | Sikkim            | 25.11      | 25.11     | 28.95      | 28.95     | 33.41      | 29.67     |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | 1484.31    | 1484.31   | 1710.90    | 1516.12   | 1975.07    | 876.93    |
| 22        | Telangana         | 908.99     | 908.99    | 1047.75    | 928.47    | 1209.53    | 1071.59   |
| 23        | Tripura           | 56.76      | 56.76     | 65.43      | 65.43     | 75.53      | 67.07     |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 6050.02    | 6034.33   | 6973.57    | 6179.65   | 8050.34    | 7148.74   |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 318.37     | 318.37    | 366.97     | 325.19    | 423.64     | 376.19    |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 2399.91    | 2319.48   | 2766.26    | 2369.18   | 3193.39    | 2740.69   |
|           | Total             | 33870.52   | 32912.40  | 39040.97   | 34214.22  | 45069.16   | 35359.38  |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4824 answered on 23.07.2019.

State/  Union Territory- wise funds allocated and utilized  under the schemes of Capacity Building-Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA), Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) during the last three years

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ Union Territory   | 2016-17        | 2017-18       | 2018-19 Fund   | Cumulative utilization of funds released since 2012- 13 to till March 2019   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ Union Territory   | Funds Released | Fund Released | Released       |                                                                              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 91.61          | 81.35         | 67.69          | 200.22                                                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 0.59           | 3.59          | 33.19          | 37.33                                                                        |
| 3         | Assam                                | 49.08          | 27.59         | 39.21          | 111.29                                                                       |
| 4         | Bihar                                | 0              | 0             | 4.25           | 23                                                                           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         | 42.62          | 33.21         | 7.24           | 101.349                                                                      |
| 6         | Gujarat                              | 33.38          | 0             | 0              | 1.06                                                                         |
| 7         | Haryana                              | 11.37          | 10.55         | 6.99           | 31.03                                                                        |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1.4            | 0             | 17.26          | 19.14                                                                        |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir                       | 0              | 0             | 25.06          | 0                                                                            |
| 10        | Jharkhand                            | 20.9           | 47.16         | 4.49           | 89.69                                                                        |
| 11        | Karnataka                            | 15.08          | 41.08         | 0              | 27.94                                                                        |
| 12        | Kerala                               | 8.55           | 23.36         | 7.68           | 27.16                                                                        |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 55.45          | 30.25         | 62.79          | 130.36                                                                       |
| 14        | Maharashtra                          | 21.17          | 44.53         | 11.54          | 85.74                                                                        |
| 15        | Manipur                              | 9.82           | 6.52          | 9.25           | 27.14                                                                        |
| 16        | Mizoram                              | 9.22           | 10.13         | 9.85           | 27                                                                           |
| 17        | Odisha                               | 25.06          | 32.9          | 0              | 68.39                                                                        |
| 18        | Punjab                               | 11             | 8.26          | 29.68          | 21.95                                                                        |
| 19        | Rajasthan                            | 22.27          | 13.72         | 25.57          | 40.51                                                                        |
| 20        | Sikkim                               | 2.33           | 5.35          | 5.08           | 15.79                                                                        |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu                           | 27.32          | 36.83         | 57.6           | 93.27                                                                        |
| 22        | Tripura                              | 8.3            | 1.21          | 2.77           | 13.63                                                                        |
| 23        | Telangana                            | 43.38          | 16.84         | 0              | 57.26                                                                        |
| 24        | Uttarakhand                          | 13.21          | 7.82          | 33.05          | 55.42                                                                        |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 39.87          | 84.07         | 57.14          | 135.92                                                                       |
| 26        | West Bengal                          | 21.86          | 48.44         | 54.94          | 130.69                                                                       |
| 27        | Goa                                  | 1.38           | 0.21          | 0              | 2.65                                                                         |
| 28        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                  | 0              | 0             | 0              | 1.09                                                                         |
| 29        | Daman &Diu                           | 0              | 0             | 0              | 1.51                                                                         |
| 30        | Chandigarh                           | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0.29                                                                         |
| 31        | Lakshadweep                          | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0                                                                            |
| 32        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands             | 0.17           | 6.75          | 0              | 3.64                                                                         |
| 33        | Meghalaya                            | 0              | 0             | 4.44           | 0                                                                            |
| 34        | Nagaland                             | 0              | 0             | 7.89           | 0                                                                            |