Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Funds Allocated to Bihar for Rural Areas
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *108

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO BIHAR FOR RURAL AREAS

## *108. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government to the State Government of Bihar for development of rural areas during each of the last three years indicating the works on which these funds were spent;
- (b) the details of schemes being run at present at Panchayat level in Bihar, particularly in Maharajganj Constituency;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  found  any  irregularities  in  Government  schemes  at Panchayat level in rural areas, especially in Siwan and Saran Districts of Bihar;
- (d) if so, the measures taken by the Government to eliminate the irregularities in Government schemes at Panchayat level; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated and utilized so far in Bihar in general and in Siwan and Saran districts in particular?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) to (e)  IN  REPLY  TO LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 108 FOR ANSWER ON 09.02.2021 REGARDING FUNDS ALLOCATED TO BIHAR FOR RURAL AREAS

(a)  (b)  &  (e):   The  Department  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deen  Dayal Upadhayay  -  Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  National  Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), Shyama Prasad  MukherjI Rurban Mission (SPMRM) and Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana(SAGY)  at  panchayat  level  including  Bihar  to  bring  about overall  improvement  in  the  quality  of  life  of  the  people  in  rural  areas,  strengthening  of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths, infrastructure development, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities.  Details of scheme-wise funds allocated/released by the Union Government to the State Government of Bihar including Maharajganj, Siwan and Saran Districts during the last three years are at Annexure. However, both DDU-GKY and RSETI Schemes are demand driven schemes and funds are allocated to States as per demands against approved Action Plans. Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is also a demand driven scheme and no separate allocation to the State is made . Under  the  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  framework,  the  development  of  Gram Panchayats is envisaged through convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes under the administrative control of respective Ministries without allocating additional funds. Under SPMRM, funds are being released to the States/ UTs based on fulfillment of certain conditions mentioned in the Mission guidelines.

Moreover,  under  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  awards,  grants  to  the  tune  of Rs.15194.43 crore has been released to the State during the last three years on recommendations of the Ministry of Panhchayati Raj, out of which Rs.13504.80 crore has been utilized for the basic services namely water supply, sanitation, sewerage, solid waste management, storm water drainage, maintenance of community assets, roads, footpath, street lighting,  burial  and  cremation  grounds  etc.  This  includes  grants  Rs.93.58  crore  that  was allocated and utilised for the Districts of Siwan and Saran as informed by the Government of Bihar.

(c) & (d):  The Ministry of Rural Development accords emphasis on proper implementation of all its rural development schemes. In order to ensure the programme benefits reach the rural poor, the Ministry has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of  monitoring  and  evaluation  of  the  implementation  of  rural  development  programmes, including Performance Review Committee Meetings, District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee ('DISHA') meetings, National Level Monitors (NLMs), Area Officers Schemes, Common  Review  Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies. NLMs are deputed to visit the districts periodically, generally twice a year, to monitor and report on various aspects of implementation of all rural development programmes.

The  Department  allows  for  registering  complaint  through  various  forums  viz. CPGRAMS, complaints through State/UT helplines, written complaints etc. The complaints received  in  the  Department  are  forwarded  to  the  concerned  State  Governments  /Union Territory  for  taking  appropriate  action  including  investigation.   State  Governments  are responsible to dispose of all irregularities reported in a time bound manner.  Social Audits are also conducted by some Schemes like Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, PMAY-G.  ThirdParty evaluation of the Schemes is also carried out regularly and actions, as appropriate, are taken on the findings.

Moreover, for the proper utilization of the finance commission grants, as a part of the critical reform agenda and with a view to ensure timely and online availability of the audited accounts  of  the  Panchayats,  the  Ministry  of  Panchyati  Raj  has  launched  the  application  of AuditOnline for strengthening the financial management and transparency of the Panchayats. The states have been on-boarded on this application and are in various stages of conduct of audit using this application.

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Annexure Referred to in Reply to Part (a) (b) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.108 Regrading Funds Allocated to Bihar for Rural Areas' for Answer on 09.02.2021

Scheme-wise Allocation/Releases of Funds to the State of Bihar under Various Schemes of the Department of Rural Development during the Last Three Years

## 1.  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM):

(Rs. in lakh)

| 2017-18                    | 2017-18      | 2018-19**    | 2018-19**                 | 2019-20                 | 2019-20                   | 2020-21                   | 2020-21                              |
|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Total Cent ral Allocat ion | Central NRLM | Release NRLP | Total Central Allocatio n | Central Releases (NRLM) | Total Central Allocatio n | Total Central A llocation | Central Releases (NRLM) (31.12.2020) |
| 25343.75                   | 25343.75     | 6503.2       | 35230.54                  | 35230.54                | 48627.99                  | 54841.65                  | 54841.65                             |

## 2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA):

(Rs. In lakhs)

| 2017-18   | 2017-18      | 2018-19   | 2018-19      | 2019-20   | 2019-20      | 2020-21 (As on 04.02.21)   | 2020-21 (As on 04.02.21)   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Release   | Expenditu re | Release   | Expenditu re | Release   | Expenditu re | Release                    | Expenditu re               |
| 246888.44 | 292971.96    | 281936.01 | 320443.95    | 325093.78 | 337403.03    | 552237.25                  | 558407.50                  |

## 3.  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin

## (a)  Allocation/Releases to Bihar

| Financial year   | Allocation/Release (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 60257.060                           |
| 2018-19          | 444931.907                          |
| 2019-20          | 490296.780                          |
| 2020-21*         | 426478.620*                         |

- (b) Under PMAY-G funds are released directly to the State. The details of funds utilized in Siwan and Saran Districts is given below: -

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Financial Year   | Utilization in Siwan District (Rs. in lakhs)   | Utilization in Saran District (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 2017-18   |   6879.30 |   9256.35 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 2018-19   |   6601.9  |   11358.6 |
| 2019-20   |   7840.65 |   14600.4 |
| 2020-21*  |   4371.4  |   17667.5 |

## 4.       Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY):

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S.N. | Scheme   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | DDU-GKY  |   9660    |  18294    |       0   |      0    |
|      2 | RSETI    |    318.05 |    317.41 |     401.3 |    102.58 |

## 5.  Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

There is no provision for State/UT-wise allocation of funds under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM).  However, the funds are being released based on fulfillment of certain conditions as detailed in the Mission guidelines.  The fund released during the last three years to the State of Bihar under the Mission are as follows:

(Rs. In Crore)

|   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         0 |      17.6 |      21.6 |

## 6.     Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY):

## (a) Funds released to Bihar

| Years   |   Release (Rs.in Crore) |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                 1349.31 |
| 2018-19 |                   60.57 |
| 2019-20 |                    0    |
| 2020-21 |                    0    |

## (b) Details of expenditure incurred (including State Share) in Siwan and Saran Districts (as on 05.02.2021)

| District   |   Expenditure incurred (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------|---------------------------------------|
| Siwan      |                                770.51 |
| Saran      |                                512.27 |