Lok Sabha Question No. 1470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Computerisation of Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1470 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

## COMPUTERISATION OF GRAM PANCHAYATS

1470. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  Gram Panchayats in the State of Jharkhand during each of the last three years and the current year, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the Panchayats in the State which have been computerized; district-wise; and
- (c) the total number of Panchayats which are yet to be computerized in Jharkhand especially Santhal Paragana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) The year-wise funds allocated/released to Panchayats in the State of Jharkhand under the (i) Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions (ii) the scheme Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP)  under  which  awards  including  financial  incentives  are  given  to  the  best  performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods and (iii) to the States under the Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for capacity building of the elected representatives and their functionaries of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) during the last three year and current year are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   *Allocation during 14 th and 15 th Finance Commission |   Funds Released under IoP scheme | Fund released under RGSA   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                 1832.12 |                              0.36 | 0                          |
| 2020-21 |                                                 1689    |                              0.52 | 2.34                       |
| 2021-22 |                                                 1249    |                              0.59 | 7.742                      |
| 2022-23 |                                                 1293    |                              0.59 | **                         |

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)  under  the  IoP scheme is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c) As  per  the  information  received  from  State  Government,  out  of  4,345  Gram Panchayats (GPs), 3,749 GPs have been computerized and 596 GPs are yet to be computerized in the  State  of  Jharkhand,  of  which  85  GPs  are  in  Santhal  Pargana.  District-wise  number  of computerized GPs are at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1470 answered on 26.07.2022 regarding 'Computerisation of Gram Panchayats'.

Under the Scheme of Incentivization of Panchayats, district-wise and year-wise details of funds released to the Gram Panchayats for last three years and current year (2019-20 to 2022-23) :

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   | Year (2019-20)   | Year (2020-21)   | Year (2021-22)   | Year (2022-23)   |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Bokaro                 |                  | 5                | 17               | 5                |
| 2.        | Ramgarh                |                  | 5                |                  |                  |
| 3.        | Koderma                | 12               |                  |                  |                  |
| 4.        | Giridih                | 12               | 34               | 25               | 42               |
| 5.        | Dhanbad                | 12               | 8                |                  |                  |
| 6.        | Hazaribagh             |                  |                  | 12               |                  |
| 8.        | Sahebganj              |                  |                  | 5                |                  |
| 9.        | East Singhbum          |                  |                  |                  | 12               |
|           | Total                  | 36               | 52               | 59               | 59               |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1470 answered on 26.07.2022 regarding 'Computerisation of Gram Panchayats'.

## Updated information related to Panchayat Bhawan as per the reports received from the districts.

| Sl. No..   | Name of the District   |   No. of total GPs |   No. of Panchayat Bhawan equipped with computer equipment |
|------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1          | Bokaro                 |                249 |                                                        150 |
| 2          | Chatra                 |                152 |                                                        126 |
| 3          | Deoghar                |                194 |                                                        189 |
| 4          | Dhanbad                |                256 |                                                        255 |
| 5          | Dumka                  |                206 |                                                        198 |
| 6          | East Singhbhum         |                231 |                                                        208 |
| 7          | Garhwa                 |                189 |                                                        122 |
| 8          | Giridih                |                344 |                                                        296 |
| 9          | Godda                  |                197 |                                                        197 |
| 10         | Gumla                  |                159 |                                                        116 |
| 11         | Hazaribagh             |                250 |                                                        199 |
| 12         | Jamtara                |                118 |                                                        110 |
| 13         | Khunti                 |                 86 |                                                         57 |
| 14         | Koderma                |                105 |                                                        105 |
| 15         | Latehar                |                115 |                                                         81 |
| 16         | Lohardaga              |                 66 |                                                         61 |
| 17         | Pakur                  |                128 |                                                        101 |
| 18         | Palamu                 |                265 |                                                        265 |
| 19         | Ramgarh                |                125 |                                                        104 |
| 20         | Ranchi                 |                305 |                                                        277 |
| 21         | Sahebganj              |                162 |                                                        125 |
| 22         | Saraikela              |                132 |                                                        132 |
| 23         | Simdega                |                 94 |                                                         85 |
| 24         | West Singhbhum         |                217 |                                                        190 |
| Total      | Total                  |               4345 |                                                       3749 |