Lok Sabha Question No. 5438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Panchayati Raj Scheme in Odisha
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5438 ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## PANCHAYATI RAJ SCHEME IN ODISHA

## 5438. MS CHANDRANI MURMU:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and names of various active schemes under the Panchayati Raj system in the State of Odisha and particularly in the districts of Keonjhar and Mayirbhanj; and
- (b) the details of funds allocated and spent under various schemes during the last five years, district and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a)    The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  with  the  primary  aim  of  strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutes (PRIs), (ii) Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a Central Components of  RGSA  scheme  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 goods and (iii) 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.  All  these  schemes  are implemented for  all  States  and  Districts  under  them  including  the  State  of  Odisha  and  the Districts of Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj.
- (b)     No fund is released under the Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats. The year-wise Funds  released/spent  under  the  Schemes  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  and Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP) during the last five years is as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Year   | Fund Released/spent under RGSA Scheme (Rs. in crore)   | Funds Released/spent under IoP Scheme   |
|-----------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|    |          |       |   (Rs. in crore) |
|----|----------|-------|------------------|
|  2 | 2017-18* | 32.9  |             0    |
|  3 | 2018-19  |  0    |             4.19 |
|  4 | 2019-20  |  0    |             0    |
|  5 | 2020-21  |  2.94 |             2.97 |
|  6 | 2021-22  |  1.33 |             1.87 |

No district -wise releases are made under the schemes of RGSA and IoP. However, with effect from 2021-22, funds are directly released to the Awardee Panchayats under IoP scheme. The district-wise releases made to different panchayats of the State of Odisha during 2021-22 is as follows:

| Name of the District   |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Ganjam                 |                            0.92 |
| Kendujhar              |                            0.15 |
| Jajpur                 |                            0.05 |
| Boudh                  |                            0.25 |
| Sambalpur              |                            0.5  |