Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Implementation of Panchyati Raj Schemes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 308 ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SCHEMES

## 308. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Panchayati Raj schemes implemented by the Union Government; and
- (b) the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  to  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu, district-wise along with their utilization from the year 2014, till date?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) implemented the schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) during 2012-13 to 2015-16, Capacity BuildingPanchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (CB-PSA)  during  2016-17  and  2017-18  and  is  now implementing  the  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  since  2018-19  in  the  country including in the State of Tamil Nadu to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) with major objectives of capacity building of the elected representatives and other functionaries in the PRIs. No prior allocation of funds is made under the scheme and funds are released to the States directly and not to any Districts based on the annual action plan of the State. An amount of Rs. 252.94 crore was released to the State of Tamil Nadu under the Scheme during 2014-15 to 2021-22.

The Ministry implements the scheme of Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a central component of RGSA scheme, under which Awards including financial incentives are given to best performing Panchayats at all three tiers in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods. An amount of Rs.12.57 crore was released to the State of Tamil Nadu during 2016-17 to 2022-23 (till date). Based on the awards won in different districts of the State, the district-wise award money released by the States/directly released by the Ministry (with effect from 2020) is at Annexure.

The  Ministry  also  implements  a  Mission  Mode  Project  on  e-Panchayats,  a  central component  of  RGSA  scheme  under  which  various  e-governance  projects  are  funded  for promoting  transparent,  accountable  and  efficient  rural  local  self-government.  However,  no fund is provided to the States under the Scheme.

## Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 308 Answered on 19.07.2022 Regarding Implementation of Panchayat Schemes

District-wise  releases  made  to  different  panchayats  of  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  the Scheme of Incentivization of Panchayats during 2016-17 till date.

| Name of the District   |   Release (Rs. in lakh) |
|------------------------|-------------------------|
| Dharmapuri             |                      50 |
| Salem                  |                     152 |
| Madurai                |                      50 |
| Karur                  |                      47 |
| Erode                  |                      63 |
| Puddukottai            |                      16 |
| Krishnagiri            |                      30 |
| Coimbatore             |                     174 |
| Kancheepura            |                       8 |
| Villupuram             |                      15 |
| Tiruvallur             |                       5 |
| Thanjavur              |                      30 |
| Tiruppur               |                      75 |
| Namakkal               |                      48 |
| Tiruvannamalai         |                      98 |
| The Nilgiris           |                      75 |
| Dindigul               |                      47 |
| Theni                  |                      95 |
| Ramanathapuram         |                      80 |
| Tiruchirappalli        |                      45 |
| Vellore                |                       8 |
| Cuddalore              |                      13 |
| Kanniyakumari          |                      23 |
| Thoothukkudi           |                       5 |
| Sivagangai             |                       5 |
| Total                  |                    1257 |