Lok Sabha Question No. 209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Panchayati Raj Grants
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 209

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## PANCHAYATI RAJ GRANTS

## 209.     SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Panchayati Raj grants under various schemes of the Government are not being released to State of Maharashtra in time during the last four years and in the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of grants released under various schemes to the State of Maharashtra during the last four years, year-wise and scheme-wise; and
- (d) the details of expenditure incurred, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (d)  The  Ministry  under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Capacity  Building-  Panchayat Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (CB-PSA)  implemented  during  the  year  2016-17  &  2017-18  and ongoing scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) being implemented w.e.f. 201819 funds have been released to State of Maharashtra. Year-wise details of funds released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra during the last four years and in current year are as under:

| Detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra under the scheme CB- PSA            | Detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra under the scheme CB- PSA            |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                               | Fund Released                                                                                      |
| 2016-17                                                                                            | Rs.21.17 crore                                                                                     |
| 2017-18                                                                                            | Rs.44.53 crore                                                                                     |
| Cumulative release since 2012-13 to 2017-18                                                        | Rs.188.12 crore                                                                                    |
| Cumulative utilization against the total fund released since 2012-13 to 2017-18 is Rs 139.14 crore | Cumulative utilization against the total fund released since 2012-13 to 2017-18 is Rs 139.14 crore |

| Year-wise detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra in RGSA scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Year-wise detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra in RGSA scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Year-wise detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra in RGSA scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Year-wise detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra in RGSA scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | Year-wise detail of fund released & utilized by the State of Maharashtra in RGSA scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                              | Opening Balance                                                                                                   | Fund Released                                                                                                     | Total Available fund                                                                                              | Fund Utilized                                                                                                     |
| 2018-19                                                                                                           | Rs.48.98 crore                                                                                                    | Rs. 11.54 crore                                                                                                   | Rs. 60.52 crore                                                                                                   | Rs. 26.44 crore                                                                                                   |
| 2019-20                                                                                                           | Rs. 34.08 crore                                                                                                   | Rs. 8.44 crore                                                                                                    | Rs. 42.52 crore                                                                                                   | Rs. 37.29 crore                                                                                                   |
| 2020-21                                                                                                           | Rs. 5.23 crore                                                                                                    | Rs. 66.76 crore                                                                                                   | Rs. 71.99 crore                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                 |

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