Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Funds for Streetlighting of Villages
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 281

ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## FUNDS FOR STREETLIGHTING OF VILLAGES

## 281. MS CHANDRANI MURMU:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided funds to Gram Panchayats for streetlighting of villages;
- (b) if so, the details of funds granted and allocated to Odisha particularly in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the total number of Gram Panchayats provided with streetlighting, district-wise;
- (d) the details of funds allocated for the said purpose, district-wise; and
- (e) the details of the present status of streetlighting in the targeted Gram Panchayats and villages?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  The  State  Government  of  Odisha  has  reported  that  funds  of  State  Finance Commission (SFC) have been allocated for streetlighting in Gram Panchayats in the districts of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, details of which are given at Annexure-I.
- (c) District-wise details of Gram Panchayats provided with streetlighting in the State of Odisha are given in Annexure-II , as reported by the State Government of Odisha.
- (d) The  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  said  purpose,  as  reported  by  the  State Government of Odisha is given at Annexure- III.
- (e) The State Government of Odisha has informed that nearly in 25,000 villages/hamlets, street lighting has been completed.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

No. 281 answered on 19.07.2022.

Details of Funds allocated in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts under Street Lighting out of 4th & 5th State Finance Commission(SFC)

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year    | Name of District   |   Nos. of Gram Panchayats |   Allocation |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
|         1 | 2019-20 (4th SFC) | Keonjhar           |                       297 |       475.3  |
|         1 | 2019-20 (4th SFC) | Mayurbhanj         |                       404 |       646.54 |
|         2 | 2020-21 (5th SFC) | Keonjhar           |                       297 |       475.3  |
|         2 | 2020-21 (5th SFC) | Mayurbhanj         |                       404 |       646.54 |
|         3 | 2021-22 (5th SFC) | Keonjhar           |                       297 |       426.49 |
|         3 | 2021-22 (5th SFC) | Mayurbhanj         |                       404 |       580.15 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 281 answered on 19.07.2022.

## Status of District-wise Street Light for the years 2019-20 & 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | District      |   No. of Approved cluster | Completed   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Angul         |                       225 | 86          |
| 2         | Balasore      |                       360 | -           |
| 3         | Bargarh       |                       253 | -           |
| 4         | Bhadrak       |                       218 | 195         |
| 5         | Bolangir      |                       317 | -           |
| 6         | Boudh         |                        69 | 12          |
| 7         | Cuttack       |                       373 | -           |
| 8         | Deogarh       |                        70 | 22          |
| 9         | Dhenkanal     |                       212 | -           |
| 10        | Gajapati      |                       149 | -           |
| 11        | Ganjam        |                       503 | -           |
| 12        | Jagatsinghpur |                       198 | -           |
| 13        | Jajpur        |                       311 | 311         |
| 14        | Jharsuguda    |                        78 | 11          |
| 15        | Kalahandi     |                       310 | 135         |
| 16        | Kandhamal     |                       171 | 22          |
| 17        | Kendrapara    |                       249 | -           |
| 18        | Keonjhar      |                       297 | -           |
| 19        | Khordha       |                       190 | -           |
| 20        | Koraput       |                       240 | -           |
| 21        | Malkangiri    |                       111 | -           |
| 22        | Mayurbhanj    |                       404 | -           |
| 23        | Nabarangapur  |                       189 | 48          |
| 24        | Nayagarh      |                       194 | -           |
| 25        | Nuapada       |                       131 | 104         |
| 26        | Puri          |                       268 | -           |
| 27        | Rayagada      |                       182 | -           |
| 28        | Sambalpur     |                       138 | 43          |
| 29        | Sonepur       |                       109 | -           |
| 30        | Sundargarh    |                       279 | -           |
| Total     | Total         |                      6798 | 989         |

Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 281 answered on 19.07.2022. Allocation of funds towards installation of Streetlights in Gram Panchayats in Odisha under 4th & 5th State Finance Commission (SFC) for the FY 2019-20, 2020-21 & 202122.

(Rs. in lakh)

| SL. NO.     | DISTRICT      |   Nos. of Gram Panchayats |   Allocation for the FY 2019-20 (4th SFC) |   Allocation for the FY 2020-21 (5th SFC) |   Allocation for the FY 2021-22 (5th SFC) |
|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Angul         |                       225 |                                    360.08 |                                    360.08 |                                    323.1  |
| 2           | Balasore      |                       360 |                                    576.13 |                                    576.13 |                                    516.96 |
| 3           | Bargarh       |                       253 |                                    404.89 |                                    404.89 |                                    363.31 |
| 4           | Bhadrak       |                       218 |                                    348.88 |                                    348.88 |                                    313.05 |
| 5           | Bolangir      |                       317 |                                    507.31 |                                    507.31 |                                    455.22 |
| 6           | Boudh         |                        69 |                                    110.42 |                                    110.42 |                                     99.08 |
| 7           | Cuttack       |                       373 |                                    596.93 |                                    596.93 |                                    535.63 |
| 8           | Deogarh       |                        70 |                                    112.02 |                                    112.02 |                                    100.52 |
| 9           | Dhenkanal     |                       212 |                                    339.27 |                                    339.27 |                                    304.43 |
| 10          | Gajapati      |                       149 |                                    238.45 |                                    238.45 |                                    213.97 |
| 11          | Ganjam        |                       503 |                                    804.98 |                                    804.98 |                                    722.31 |
| 12          | Jagatsinghpur |                       198 |                                    316.87 |                                    316.87 |                                    284.33 |
| 13          | Jajpur        |                       311 |                                    497.71 |                                    497.71 |                                    446.6  |
| 14          | Jharsuguda    |                        78 |                                    124.83 |                                    124.83 |                                    112.01 |
| 15          | Kalahandi     |                       310 |                                    496.11 |                                    496.11 |                                    445.16 |
| 16          | Kandhamal     |                       171 |                                    273.66 |                                    273.66 |                                    245.56 |
| 17          | Kendrapara    |                       249 |                                    398.49 |                                    398.49 |                                    357.57 |
| 18          | Keonjhar      |                       297 |                                    475.3  |                                    475.3  |                                    426.49 |
| 19          | Khordha       |                       190 |                                    304.07 |                                    304.07 |                                    272.84 |
| 20          | Koraput       |                       240 |                                    384.08 |                                    384.08 |                                    344.64 |
| 21          | Malkangiri    |                       111 |                                    177.64 |                                    177.64 |                                    159.4  |
| 22          | Mayurbhanj    |                       404 |                                    646.54 |                                    646.54 |                                    580.15 |
| 23          | Nabarangpur   |                       189 |                                    302.47 |                                    302.47 |                                    271.41 |
| 24          | Nayagarh      |                       194 |                                    310.47 |                                    310.47 |                                    278.59 |
| 25          | Nuapada       |                       131 |                                    209.65 |                                    209.65 |                                    188.12 |
| 26          | Puri          |                       268 |                                    428.89 |                                    428.89 |                                    384.85 |
| 27          | Rayagada      |                       182 |                                    291.26 |                                    291.26 |                                    261.35 |
| 28          | Sambalpur     |                       138 |                                    220.85 |                                    220.85 |                                    198.17 |
| 29          | Sonepur       |                       109 |                                    174.44 |                                    174.44 |                                    156.53 |
| 30          | Sundargarh    |                       279 |                                    446.5  |                                    446.5  |                                    400.65 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total   |                      6798 |                                  10879.2  |                                  10879.2  |                                   9762    |