Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1072

ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## RAJIV GANDHI PANCHAYATI SASHAKTIKARAN ABHIYAN

## 1072. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  reasons  regarding  huge  gap  between  sanctioned  and  released  funds  under  Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), during the last three years, Statewise including the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of performance of works under RGPSA during the said period, State-wise and year-wise including the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of targets fixed and achieved during the said period, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the extent to which the said scheme is helpful to increase capacity building?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) The scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) implemented during the period 2012-13 to 2015-16 was a demand driven in nature and involved multi-dimensional activities. Funds were sanctioned on the basis of annual plan proposals of States as approved by the Central Executive Committee of RGPSA. Releases were normally made  in  two  instalments,  the  first  instalment  being  50%  of  the  sanctioned  amount  after deducting  the  unspent  balance  available  with  State  at  the  time  of  release.  The  quantum  of release of first instalment, therefore, depended on the unspent balance available with the State, utilization certificate and physical-financial progress reports furnished etc. The States including Tamil Nadu which had high unspent balances and had not provided utilization certificates etc were not eligible for full releases, thus resulting in the gap between sanctioned and released amounts.
- (b) & (c) Since RGPSA was a demand driven scheme, there were no pre-set targets. The financial and physical achievements under the scheme during 2015-16 including Tamil Nadu are given in Annexure-I & II . As the scheme was implemented only upto 2015-16, no funds were released under this scheme since 2016-17.
- (d) Under RGPSA, States had taken up Capacity Building & Training of stakeholders on a large scale, including e-enablement and resource centres, thereby increasing the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

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## Annexure-I

## Annex referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1072 for 08.02.2022 regarding Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan

Details of funds sanctioned and released during 2015-16 under RGPSA

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT               |   Sanctioned |   Released |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          |        21.04 |      12.5  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       |         2.9  |       0    |
| 3        | Assam                   |        39.48 |      17.08 |
| 4        | Bihar                   |         0    |       0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            |        29.68 |      14.64 |
| 6        | Gujarat                 |        10.36 |       0    |
| 7        | Haryana                 |        21.81 |       0    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh        |        13.12 |       2.48 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir          |         7.08 |       0    |
| 10       | Jharkhand               |        23.89 |       9.49 |
| 11       | Karnataka               |        77.76 |      32.71 |
| 12       | Kerala                  |        10.55 |       0    |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh          |        41.63 |      10.8  |
| 14       | Maharashtra             |        39.76 |       4.5  |
| 15       | Manipur                 |        10.8  |       5.4  |
| 16       | Mizoram                 |         0    |       0    |
| 17       | Odisha                  |        19.58 |       0    |
| 18       | Punjab                  |         2.69 |       2.69 |
| 19       | Rajasthan               |        16.37 |       4.48 |
| 20       | Sikkim                  |         2.7  |       1.26 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu              |        18.26 |       8.96 |
| 22       | Tripura                 |         5.21 |       1.35 |
| 23       | Telangana               |        35.78 |      13.13 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand             |         9.53 |       3.09 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh           |        70.54 |      11    |
| 26       | West Bengal             |        37.13 |       9.91 |
| 27       | Goa                     |         2.6  |       1.06 |
| 28       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli  |         0    |       0    |
| 29       | Daman &Diu              |         0    |       0    |
| 30       | Chandigarh              |         1.33 |       0.29 |
| 31       | Lakshadweep             |         4.26 |       1.65 |
| 32       | Andaman &Nicobar Island |         0    |       0    |
|          | Total                   |       575.84 |     168.47 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1072 for 08.02.2022 regarding Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan

## Activities Sanctioned to States during 2015-16 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)

| Training of Elected Representative and functionaries ( in lakhs)   | 67.32                                                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Support for resource centres at State, District and Block level    | Support for resource centres at State, District and Block level |
| State Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                            | 5                                                               |
| HR Support for SPRCs (No. Of States)                               | 16                                                              |
| District Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                         | 22                                                              |
| HR Support (No. Of States)                                         | 13                                                              |
| Computers and other e-enablement activities                        | Computers and other e-enablement activities                     |
| E governance(PMU)/Resource unit (in no. of States)                 | 19                                                              |
| Computer, UPS and Printers (Nos.)                                  | 612                                                             |
| Special Support in PESA Areas (in no. of States)                   | 6                                                               |
| Innovative activity (in no. of States)                             | 2                                                               |
| Programme management and IEC (in no. of States)                    | 27                                                              |

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