Lok Sabha Question No. 1142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1142

ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

†1142. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  main  features  and  objectives  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan (RGSA);
- (b) the details of guidelines and criteria fixed for allocation under the said scheme; and
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned and released under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including the State of Chhattisgarh, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Rai  (MoPR)  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial year 2018-19 with the primary aim of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya and emphasis on strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in 117 Aspirational districts.

The primary objective of the scheme is to develop governance capabilities of PRIs to deliver on the SDGs, enhance capabilities of Panchayats for inclusive local governance with focus on optimum utilization of available resources and convergence with other schemes to address issues  of  national  importance,  raise  own  sources  of  revenue,  strengthen  Gram  Sabhas  to function effectively as the basic  forum  of people's participation, transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system, promote devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats according to the spirit of the Constitution and PESA Act 1996, develop a network of institutions of excellence to support capacity building and handholding for  PRIs,  strengthen  institutions  for  capacity  enhancement  of  PRIs  at  various  levels  and enable  them  to  achieve  adequate  quality  standards  in  infrastructure,  facilities,  human resources and outcome based training, promote e-governance and other technology driven solutions  to  enable  good  governance  in  Panchayats  for  administrative  efficiency  and improved service delivery, recognize and incentivize PRIs based on performance.

(b) The scheme has both central as well as state components. The central component is fully  funded  by  Government  of  India.  However,  for  the  State  Component,  Centre:  State funding pattern is 60:40 for all States except North Eastern, Hilly States and Union Territories (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir where Central and State sharing is in the ratio of 90:10. For other UTs, Central share is 100%.

Under the scheme, funds are released to States on the basis of approved Annual Action Plans (AAP), submission of requisite documents viz. Utilization Certificate, Auditor's Report etc. and  instructions  of  Ministry  of  Finance  regulating  release  of  funds  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Schemes.

(c) Details of the Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved and released under RGSA during each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State-wise  including  the  State  of Chhattisgarh, is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Annex referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1142 for 08.02.2022 regarding Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan Details of AAP Approved and funds released under the scheme of RGSA since 2018-19 to 2020-21

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs              | 2018-19      | 2018-19       | 2019-20      | 2019-20       | 2020-21      | 2020-21       |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs              | AAP Approved | Fund Released | AAP Approved | Fund Released | AAP Approved | Fund Released |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1.5          | 0             | 1.69         | 0             | 1.253        | 0             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 128.54       | 67.69         | 183.84       | 0             | 203.489      | 22.339        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 40.72        | 33.19         | 46.58        | 39.59         | 15.65        | 0             |
| 4         | Assam                    | 77.27        | 39.21         | 76.02        | 23.22         | 98.305       | 26.1159       |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 108.02       | 4.25          | 76.24        | 0             | 105.71       | 0             |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             | 25.87        | 7.24          | 37.29        | 0             | 36.57        | 4.0395        |
| 7         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 1.628        | 0             | 2.9          | 0             | 4.55         | 0             |
| 8         | Daman &Diu               | 1.21         | 0             | 0.89         | 0             | 4.55         | 0             |
| 9         | Goa                      | 4.39         | 0             | 3.71         | 0             | 3.7163       | 0             |
| 10        | Gujarat                  | 27.92        | 0             | 55.09        | 0             | 20.24        | 0             |
| 11        | Haryana                  | 55.55        | 6.99          | 136.48       | 0             | 188.534      | 9.89          |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh         | 19.18        | 17.26         | 127.95       | 10            | 128.18       | 22.098        |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 49.51        | 25.06         | 197.21       | 6.19          | 173.48       | 25            |
| 14        | Jharkhand                | 28.53        | 4.49          | 34.62        | 0             | 28.659       | 2.34          |
| 15        | Karnataka                | 66.08        | 0             | 71.03        | 0             | 116.7        | 0.439         |
| 16        | Kerala                   | 51.78        | 7.68          | 52.81        | 0             | 44.34        | 8.129         |
| 17        | ladakh                   | -            | -             | -            | -             | 8.594        | 2.1485        |
| 18        | Lakshdweep               | 0            | 0             | 0            |               | 1.1418       | 0             |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh           | 215.29       | 62.79         | 229.84       | 85.48         | 320.809      | 71.42         |
| 20        | Maharashtra              | 102.54       | 11.54         | 119.71       | 8.44          | 233          | 66.76         |
| 21        | Manipur                  | 20.6         | 9.25          | 15.51        | 4.54          | 7.7          | 3.4127        |
| 22        | Meghalaya                | 9.86         | 4.44          | 15.02        | 2.63          | 19.758       | 3.967         |
| 23        | Mizoram                  | 10.97        | 9.85          | 9.88         | 0.503         | 29.635       | 21.185        |
| 24        | Nagaland                 | 8.76         | 7.89          | 10.14        | 3.94          | 14.7981      | 3.7217        |

| 25   | Odisha        |   50.68 |      0 |   28.55 |       0 |    21.49 |    2.937 |
|------|---------------|---------|--------|---------|---------|----------|----------|
| 26   | Puducherry    |    0    |   0    |    4.01 |   0     |    4.667 |   0      |
| 27   | Punjab        |   98.93 |  29.68 |   91.12 |   0     |   89.875 |  13.45   |
| 28   | Rajasthan     |   61.81 |  25.57 |   83.31 |   0     |  103.04  |  12.981  |
| 29   | Sikkim        |   11.29 |   5.08 |   11.8  |   5.095 |   15.789 |   4.7475 |
| 30   | Tamil Nadu    |   96    |  57.6  |  190.37 |   5.3   |  282.78  |  56.875  |
| 31   | Telangana     |   66.75 |   0    |  279.52 |   0     |  242.868 |  12      |
| 32   | Tripura       |    7.5  |   2.77 |   16.51 |   0     |   15.788 |   2.5304 |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh |  249.24 |  57.14 |  842.45 | 169.92  |  598.55  |  32.5407 |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   |   37.37 |  33.05 |   62.8  |  23.79  |   42.68  |  26.751  |
| 35   | West Bengal   |   91.59 |  54.94 |   98.24 |  44.1   |  115.53  |  33.52   |
|      | Total         | 1826.88 | 584.65 | 3213.13 | 432.74  | 3337.87  | 491.339  |

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