Lok Sabha Question No. 1533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Performance Based Incentives
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1533

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVES

1533.  SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  request  from  the  Minister  of  Panchayati  Raj  has  been  received  in  the Ministry for release of performance-based incentive to the tune of Rs .254.74 crores to the State of Telangana;
- (b) whether it is true that the Minister has requested to release first trench of funds under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan(RGSA )to Telangana to the tune of Rs .52.55 crores; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  and  the  time  by  when  the Government is going to release the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## )SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL(

- )a(  Yes,  Sir.  The  letter  dated  05.08.2019  from  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Panchayati  Raj,  Rural Development  and  Rural  Water  Supply,  Telangana  was  received  for  release  of  Fourteenth Finance Commission )FFC( Performance Grants for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19 of Rs. 119.28 crores and Rs. 135.46 crores respectively.
- )b(  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Panchayati  Raj,  Rural  Development  and  Rural  Water  Supply, Government of Telangana vide DO letter dated 23.06.2021 had requested to release a total of Rs. 72.86 crore for financial year 2020-21.
- )c( Fourteenth Finance Commission Performance Grants for 2017-18 of Rs. 119.28 crores has been  released  to  the  State  on  14.8.2019.  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  had  recommended  to

Ministry of Finance for release of FFC Performance Grants for 2018-19 of Rs. 135.46 crores on 31.12.2019.

Ministry  of  Finance  has  informed  that  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  award period  )2015-20(  is  over.  As  such,  the  grants  as  recommended  by  Fifteenth  Finance Commission are now being released.

Under the scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan funds to the tune of Rs. 12 cr. was  released  to  the  State  of  Telangana  during  the  financial  2020-21.  During  the  current financial  year,  Annual  Action  Plan  of  Rs.  272.34  crore  has  been  approved  to  the  State  of Telangana under the scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. Funds are released to States on the basis of approved plans, submission of requisite documents viz. Utilization Certificate, Auditor's Report etc and compliance of other directions as and when issued by Government of India.

No grant has been released to the State during the financial year 2021-22 so far because State is yet to comply the instructions of Ministry of Finance letter dated 23.03.2021 on the following points:

- (i) Mapping of State Nodal Account )SNA( and Implementing Agencies )IAs( till the last level of transfer of fund.
- (ii) 100% deposit of the amount balance from IAs to SNA.

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