Lok Sabha Question No. 861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 861

ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## STRENGTHENING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

## 861. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any special scheme to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institution in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the funds released to the State Government in this regard during the last five years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing the (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  by  way  of  capacity  building  and  training  of  the  elected representatives and the functionaries of the PRIs, (ii) Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a Central Components of RGSA scheme to encourage competitive spirit among PRIs under which, Awards including financial incentives are given to best performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work  for  improving  delivery  of  services  and  public  good,  (iii)  Mission  Mode  Project  on  ePanchayats, a Central component of RGSA scheme under which various e-governance projects are funded towards digitalization of Panchayats to bring in efficiency, accountability and transparency in the functioning of the PRIs for overall transformation of  PRIs (No funds are released to States under the scheme).
- (c) The State-wise/UT-wise funds released under the RGSA and IoP scheme during the last five years is at Annexure.

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## Annexure Referred to in Reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.861 Answered on 07.02.2023 Regarding Strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions

State/UT-wise Fund Released under the RGSA scheme and IoP scheme from 2017-18 to 2021-22

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                           |   Funds Released Under RGSA scheme |   Funds Released Under IoP scheme |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                               6.75 |                              0.23 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                             209.92 |                             12.23 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                             106.44 |                              2.05 |
|         4 | Assam                              |                             160.18 |                              6.85 |
|         5 | Bihar                              |                              68.02 |                              5.71 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                       |                              52.42 |                              7.4  |
|         7 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                               0    |                              1.72 |
|         8 | Goa                                |                               0.8  |                              0    |
|         9 | Gujarat                            |                               0    |                              8.62 |
|        10 | Haryana                            |                              27.43 |                              6.93 |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                              81.78 |                              6.63 |
|        12 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                              96.25 |                              1.09 |
|        13 | Jharkhand                          |                              61.73 |                              6.78 |
|        14 | Karnataka                          |                              70.67 |                              6.65 |
|        15 | Kerala                             |                              51.17 |                              7.3  |
|        16 | Ladakh                             |                               3.23 |                              0    |
|        17 | Lakshadweep                        |                               0    |                              0.35 |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh                     |                             297.05 |                             12.48 |
|        19 | Maharashtra                        |                             204.61 |                             11.64 |
|        20 | Manipur                            |                              26.7  |                              4.32 |
|        21 | Meghalaya                          |                              11.04 |                              0.1  |
|        22 | Mizoram                            |                              47.2  |                              0.25 |
|        23 | Nagaland                           |                              20.13 |                              0.62 |
|        24 | Odisha                             |                              37.17 |                              9.03 |
|        25 | Puducherry                         |                               0    |                              0    |
|        26 | Punjab                             |                              62.17 |                              8.15 |
|        27 | Rajasthan                          |                              69.54 |                              7.89 |
|        28 | Sikkim                             |                              21.47 |                              4.14 |
|        29 | Tamil Nadu                         |                             196.5  |                              8.93 |
|        30 | Telangana                          |                              28.84 |                              7.52 |
|        31 | Tripura                            |                              11.18 |                              5.79 |
|        32 | Uttar Pradesh                      |                             426.75 |                             22.99 |
|        33 | Uttarakhand                        |                              91.41 |                              7.16 |
|        34 | West Bengal                        |                             196.14 |                              8.95 |

## Note:

1.  Funds  under  RGSA  include  the  release  made  under  the  Scheme  of  Capacity  Building-Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) during 2017-18 that was under implementation prior to 2018-19 for the same purpose.
2. In 2021-22 award money was directly transferred to the Awardee Panchayats and not State Government.