Lok Sabha Question No. 3839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: 14th and 15th Finance Commission
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3839 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

## 14TH AND 15TH FINANCE COMMISSION

## 3839.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of allocations and release of funds under 14th Finance Commission and 15th Finance  Commission  for  Gram  Panchayats  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Tamilnadu,  Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, year-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that some funds are yet to be released; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and by when the funds are going to be released?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) The details of allocations and release of funds under 14th Finance Commission and 15th Finance Commission for Rural Local Bodies in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, year-wise, are given in Annexure.
- (b) & (c) As 14 th Finance Commission award period (2015-20) is over, further funds for Rural Local  Bodies  under  14 th Finance  Commission  recommendations  are  not  being  released  by Ministry of Finance. However, the rural body grants are now being released by the Ministry of Finance as per 15 th Finance Commission recommendations for the period 2020-26.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3839 for answer on 21.12.2021.

Allocations and release of 14th and 15th Finance Commissions' Grants for Rural Local Bodies(RLBs) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh during the Financial Years from 2015-16 to 2021-22 (as on 15.12.2021)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State          | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State          | 2015-16                               | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18                               | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               | 2018-19                               | 2019-20                               | 2019-20                               | 2020-21                              | 2020-21                              | 2021-22                              | 2021-22                              |
| Sl. No.   | State          | Allocation                            | Release                               | Allocation                            | Release                               | Allocation                            | Release                               | Allocation                            | Release                               | Allocation                            | Release                               | Allocation                           | Release                              | Allocation                           | Release                              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 934.34                                | 928.41                                | 1463.45                               | 1454.05                               | 1686.85                               | 1675.88                               | 1947.32                               | 1729.23                               | 2622.13                               | 2336.56                               | 2625.00                              | 2625.00                              | 1939.00                              | 969.50                               |
| 2         | Gujarat        | 932.25                                | 932.25                                | 1460.18                               | 1460.18                               | 1683.08                               | 1683.08                               | 1942.96                               | 1725.36                               | 2616.26                               | 2331.33                               | 3195.00                              | 3195.00                              | 2362.00                              | 1181.00                              |
| 3         | Tamil Nadu     | 947.65                                | 947.65                                | 1484.31                               | 1484.31                               | 1710.90                               | 1516.12                               | 1975.07                               | 1753.87                               | 2659.50                               | 1821.11                               | 3607.00                              | 3607.00                              | 2666.00                              | 1333.00                              |
| 4         | Uttar Pradesh  | 3862.60                               | 3852.60                               | 6050.02                               | 6034.33                               | 6973.57                               | 6179.65                               | 8050.34                               | 7148.74                               | 10840.04                              | 9659.47                               | 9752.00                              | 9752.00                              | 7208.00                              | 3604.00                              |