Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Development of Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami, Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS

729. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI: SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds granted and utilized by the State Government of Bihar for development of rural areas indicating the works on which these funds were spent during each of the last three years; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to check proper utilization of funds?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):        The  Department  of  Rural  Development  (DoRD),  Ministry  of  Rural  Development (MoRD) is implementing a number of welfare schemes for the development of rural areas of the  country  including  Bihar  in  order  to  alleviate  poverty  in  rural  areas  and  to  bring  about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas. The schemes of the Department aim at strengthening of livelihood opportunities, providing minimum guaranteed employment, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths in various useful trades and entrepreneurship,  infrastructure  development  and  provision  of  social  assistance.  These schemes  are  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) and Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission  (SPMRM).  Further,  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR),  MoRD  is  also implementing  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), which is principally for development of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands.

The  details  of  funds  allocated/released  and  expenditure  incurred/utilized,  wherever maintained, during the last three years under these schemes/programmes for State of Bihar are given at Annexure .

(b)   MoRD  accords  emphasis  for  targeted  implementation  of  its  schemes/projects.  The programme wise factors  affecting  performance  are  analyzed  and  tailored  actions  are  taken accordingly. Some of the major strategies in this regard are:

- i. In order to ensure that the schemes reach closure, the Ministry has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring and evaluation  of  the  implementation  of  rural  development  schemes,  including Performance Review Committee Meetings, District Development Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committee  ('DISHA')  meetings,  National  Level

Monitors (NLMs), Area Officers Schemes, Common  Review  Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies. State specific reviews of States/UTs are also undertaken from time to time and action is taken on the basis of their findings.

- ii. The schemes of the Rural Development have been brought upon end-to-end transaction based MIS, which enables all the stakeholders to monitor status of schemes in a real time basis. The works are photographed with geo-tags and time stamps. All the data of RD schemes are available on public domain.
- iii. In addition to above, the Ministry arranges for sufficient funds for completion of  works  facilitates  forest  clearances,  coordinates  convergence  with  related Ministries/Agencies for manpower, technical support etc.
- iv. Social  Audits  are  also  conducted  for  some  Schemes  like  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS and PMAY-G. Ombudsman are also appointed for attending to any grievances  regarding  MGNREGA  works.  In  addition,  grievance  redressal  is being given due attention in all schemes of the Rural Development.
- v. States are advised to recruit adequate  staff for implementation  of  the programme.  Norms  have  been  laid  for  staffing.  Funds  are  provided  for supporting  hiring  of  manpower  and  other  administrative  expenditure.  The training and orientation of programme manpower is also arranged from time to time.
- vi. Norms  for  administrative  and  technical  oversight  and  audit  have  been  laid down.  Mobile  application  for  inspection  viz.  Area  Officer  App  has  been developed.  Similar  apps  have  been  developed   in  other  areas  too  and  is  an ongoing process depending on the requirements. The performance of officials is monitored against them.
- vii. Regular coordination with the State Govt. for preparation of the fund release proposals and documentation is made and timely advice is tendered to them in this  regard.  In  cases  of  delay,  the  matter  is  escalated  to  higher  levels  for seeking release of funds.
- viii. Women networks, community based organisations and civil society organisations  are  mobilised  for  creating  demand  from  below  for  proper implementation of the schemes.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 729 for reply on   07.02.2023.

Details of funds allocated/released and expenditure incurred/utilized, wherever maintained,  during  the  last  three  years  under  the  following  schemes/programmes  for State of Bihar:

## 1.  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)

(Rs.   in   crore)

| Financial year   |   Central funds released |   Expenditure (including State Share) |
|------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                  3250.94 |                               3371.17 |
| 2020-21          |                  7284.24 |                               6425.68 |
| 2021-22          |                  5407.37 |                               6514.7  |

## 2.       Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G)

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   | Funds Released   | Funds Utilized *   |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
| 2019-20          | 4,902.96         | 8,265.94           |
| 2020-21          | 6,683.93         | 10,004.39          |
| 2021-22          | 3,082.22         | 5,954.40           |

## 3.       Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

| Financial Year   |   Central share released (Rs. in Crore) | Expenditure incurred including state share (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                                 286.7   | 1,552.37                                                    |
| 2020-21          |                                  49.125 | 2,173.52                                                    |
| 2021-22          |                                 375     | 1,993.13                                                    |

Note: The reason for expenditure being more than release is because of state having unspent balances from previous releases.

4.     Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
- i. Details of the funds allocated , released and utilised under DAY-NRLM:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial   |   YearCentral AllocationCentral |   Release |   Expenditure |
|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------|---------------|
| 2019-20     |                          486.28 |    630.27 |        630.27 |
| 2020-21     |                          548.42 |    808.63 |        962.83 |
| 2021-22     |                         1026.33 |   1026.33 |       1496.45 |

- ii. Details of the funds allocated, released Under National Rural Economic transformation Project  (NRETP)

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Central Allocation |   Central Release |
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
| 2019-20          |                58.46 |             79.98 |
| 2020-21          |                43.34 |            121.7  |
| 2021-22          |                95.4  |             95.4  |

## 5.       Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Nil

6.      Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs)

(Rs. in crore)

|   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      4.01 |      1.03 |      6.44 |

7.       Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)
2. (i)  Fund Released

(Rs. in crore)

|               |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Fund Released |      21.6 |         0 |         0 |

- i. Expenditure reported

(Rs. in crore)

| Expenditure in FY 2019- 20   | Expenditure in FY 2019- 20   | Expenditure in FY 2019- 20   | Expenditure in FY 2020- 21   | Expenditure in FY 2020- 21   | Expenditure in FY 2020- 21   | Expenditure in FY 2021- 22   | Expenditure in FY 2021- 22   | Expenditure in FY 2021- 22   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Convergence                  | CGF                          | Total Exp.                   | Convergence                  | CGF                          | Total Exp.                   | Convergence                  | CGF                          | Total Exp.                   |
| 90.16                        | 0                            | 90.16                        | 42.13                        | 13.34                        | 55.47                        | 100.14                       | 17.54                        | 117.68                       |

CGF: Critical Gap Funding

8.        Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Financial Year   | Central share Release   |   Utilization of funds* |
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2019-20          | 88.37                   |                   33.84 |
| 2020-21          | 0:00                    |                  119.01 |
| 2021-22          | 112.94                  |                   33.92 |

*The expenditure includes (Central share + State share +Misce receipts/interest accrued etc)

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