Lok Sabha Question No. 1417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Funds Granted under Various Schemes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1417

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## FUNDS GRANTED UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES

†1417. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  amount  of  grant  given  to  the  State  Governments  of  Madhya  Pradesh, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years under various schemes of the Government;
- (b) whether the aforesaid grant was provided within the stipulated period;
- (c) if so, the details of the grants given till now, scheme-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the details of the spending pattern of the aforesaid grant, area-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) State/UT-wise, scheme-wise and year-wise grants released under the schemes of Ministry of Panchayati Raj i.e Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Incentivization of Panchayats (IoPs) and Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) to the State Governments/Administration of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years.

| State /UT       | RGSA (Rs. in crore)   | RGSA (Rs. in crore)   | RGSA (Rs. in crore)   | RGSA (Rs. in crore)   | IoP (Rs. in crore)   | IoP (Rs. in crore)   | IoP (Rs. in crore)   | IoP (Rs. in crore)   | SVAMITVA * (Rs. in lakh)   | SVAMITVA * (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                 | 2018- 19              | 2019- 20              | 2020- 21              | 2021- 22@             | 2018- 19             | 2019- 20             | 2020- 21             | 2021- 22@@           | 2020- 21                   | 2021- 22@                  |
| Madhya Pradesh  | 62.79                 | 85.48                 | 71.42                 | 47.11                 | 2.53                 | 2.35                 | 0.05                 | 3.63                 | 47.69                      | 0.00                       |
| Jharkhand       | 4.49                  | 0.00                  | 2.34                  | 0.00                  | 1.07                 | 1.36                 | 1.52                 | 1.59                 | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 25.06                 | 6.19                  | 25.00                 | 40.00                 | 0.08                 | 0.05                 | 0.60                 | 0.36                 | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |

The release of grants under the RGSA Scheme are contingent upon timely receipt and approval of annual action plan, contribution of matching State share and utilization certificates of the previous grants. The release of grants under IoP and SVAMITVA Scheme are contingent upon  timely  receipt  of  utilization  certificates  of  the  previous  grants  (the  amount  under SVAMITVA was released first time as the scheme started from 2020-21).

(d) The sharing pattern of spending of  grants  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is generally in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and State and the ratio is 90:10 for the North-eastern, Hilly States and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. It is 100% for all other Union Territories.  The grants under RGSA is spent for  strengthening  Panchyati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  in  capacity  building  and  training  of  the elected  representatives  and  functionaries  of  the  PRIs.  The  schemes  of  Incentivization  of Panchayats (IoPs) and Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) are central sector schemes, the grants of which is 100% borne by the Centre. Under IoP Scheme, financial incentives are given to the good performing Panchyats at various level selected under the National Panchayat Awards competition held annually. The funds  under  SVAMITVA  released  to  States  are  spent  for  various  Information-EducationCommunication (IEC) related activities for popularization of the SVAMITVA scheme in the State.

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