Lok Sabha Question No. 3064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Basic Facilities to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3064

ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## BASIC FACILITIES TO PANCHAYATS

## †3064. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the basic facilities provided by the Government to the Panchayats so far;
- (b) the  achievements made during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including West Bengal;
- (c) whether the review of the basic facilities provided to the panchayats by the Government are being done with the aim of improving the standard of living in the villages of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government for the empowerment of panchayats?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) & (b) Panchayat, being 'Local Government', is a State subject and part of State list of Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India. Mandate for setting up of Panchayats is provided by Article 243 in Part IX of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the Panchayats are setup and operate through the respective State Panchayati Raj Acts. Panchayat being a State subject, it is for the concerned State Government to endow Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable to function as institutions of  self-governance,  and  plan  and  implement  schemes  for  economic  development  and  social  justice including the basic facilities. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements the efforts of the States through Central Finance Commission Grants and Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan(RGSA).

The RGSA scheme provides financial and technical support to the states for Capacity Building and Training (CB&T) of elected representatives and functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions with focus on Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) so as to enable them to discharge their mandated functions effectively.

State-wise  allocation  and  release  of  Central  Finance  Commission  Grants  for  Rural  Local Bodies, including West Bengal, during the last three years and current year is given at Annexure.

(c) MoPR reviews the performance of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) throughout the country from  time  to  time  through  studies,  review  meetings,  field  visits,  video  conferencing,  Information Technology applications, Common Review Missions (CRMs) etc.

(d) To strengthen functioning of PRIs across the country, MoPR has launched eGramSwaraj(https://egramswaraj.gov.in), a user friendly web-based portal, which aims to bring in better  transparency  in  the  decentralised  planning,  progress  reporting,  financial  management,  workbased accounting and details of assets created. Further, for ensuring timely audit of Panchayat accounts i.e.  receipts  and  expenditures  of  Gram  Panchayats,  MoPR  has  rolled  out  an  online  application  AuditOnline (https://auditonline.gov.in). This application not only facilitates the auditing of Panchayat accounts but also provides for maintaining of audit records. This application streamlines the process for audit inquiries, draft local audit reports, draft audit paras etc. and thus ensures proper maintenance of accounts by Panchayats to improve transparency and accountability.

To  deliver  various  citizen  centric  services  online  in  the  rural  areas  and  Gram  Panchayats, Common Service Centres(CSCs) have been setup through a 'Common Service Centre - Special Purpose Vehicle' (CSC-SPV), a society of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Under the Fourteenth Finance Commission (XIV FC) award for the period of 2015-2020, grants to the tune of Rs. 2,00,292.20 crore were allocated to GPs in 26 States. The grant was provided to GPs for delivering basic services. Under Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC), Grants to the tune of Rs. 60,750 crore were allocated for the interim period FY 2020-21 and Rs.2,36,805 Crore are allocated for the  period  FY  2021-26  to  Panchayats  in  all the  three  tiers  and  Traditional  Local  Bodies  and  Sixth Schedule areas in 28 States. The XV FC Grants have two components-Tied and Untied. Tied Grants are to be used for drinking water, rainwater harvesting, water recycling, sanitation and maintenance of ODF status.  Untied  grants  are  to  be  used  for  felt  needs  under  the  29  subjects  enshrined  in  the  XI schedule, except for salaries and other establishment costs.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3064 answered on 22.03.2022

Allocation and Release of Central Finance Commission Grants to the States for Rural Local Bodies for during the last three years and current year

(Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | Under XIV FC   | Under XIV FC   | Under XIV FC   | Under XIV FC   | Under XV FC   | Under XV FC   | Under XV FC   | Under XV FC   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | 2018-19        | 2018-19        | 2019-20        | 2019-20        | 2020-21       | 2020-21       | 2021-22       | 2021-22       |
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation     | Release        | Allocation     | Release        | Allocation    | Release       | Allocation    | Release       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1947.32        | 1729.23        | 2622.13        | 2336.56        | 2625.00       | 2625.00       | 1939.00       | 969.50        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 184.49         | 163.83         | 248.44         | 221.38         | 231.00        | 231.00        | 170.00        | 85.00         |
| 3         | Assam             | 1218.82        | 1082.32        | 1641.19        | 1462.45        | 1604.00       | 1604.00       | 1186.00       | 593.00        |
| 4         | Bihar             | 4729.38        | 4199.71        | 6368.25        | 5674.70        | 5018.00       | 5018.00       | 3709.00       | 3709.00       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 1180.02        | 1047.86        | 1588.94        | 1415.89        | 1454.00       | 1454.00       | 1075.00       | 752.50        |
| 6         | Goa               | 30.10          | 26.73          | 40.53          | 36.12          | 75.00         | 75.00         | 55.00         | 27.50         |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1942.96        | 1725.36        | 2616.26        | 2331.33        | 3195.00       | 3195.00       | 2362.00       | 1181.00       |
| 8         | Haryana           | 873.86         | 775.99         | 1176.68        | 1048.53        | 1264.00       | 1264.00       | 935.00        | 467.50        |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 407.24         | 361.63         | 548.36         | 488.64         | 429.00        | 429.00        | 317.00        | 158.50        |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir*   | 779.40         | 544.83         | 1049.49        | 0.00           | -             | -             | -             | -             |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 1360.62        | 1208.24        | 1832.12        | 1632.59        | 1689.00       | 1689.00       | 1249.00       | 624.50        |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 2090.10        | 1841.54        | 2814.39        | 2504.13        | 3217.00       | 3217.00       | 2377.00       | 1662.41       |
| 13        | Kerala            | 904.03         | 802.78         | 1217.30        | 1084.73        | 1628.00       | 1628.00       | 1203.00       | 842.10        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 3050.41        | 2708.78        | 4107.48        | 3660.14        | 3984.00       | 3984.00       | 2944.00       | 1472.00       |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 3383.28        | 3004.37        | 4555.70        | 4059.55        | 5827.00       | 5827.00       | 4307.00       | 2153.50       |
| 16        | Manipur           | 46.36          | 41.17          | 62.43          | 55.63          | 177.00        | 177.00        | 131.00        | 65.50         |
| 17        | Meghalaya#        | -              | -              | -              | -              | 182.00        | 182.00        | 135.00        | 0.00          |
| 18        | Mizoram#          | -              | -              | -              | -              | 93.00         | 93.00         | 69.00         | 34.50         |
| 19        | Nagaland#         | -              | -              | -              | -              | 125.00        | 125.00        | 92.00         | 46.00         |
| 20        | Odisha            | 1991.48        | 1768.44        | 2681.59        | 2389.54        | 2258.00       | 2258.00       | 1669.00       | 1669.00       |
| 21        | Punjab            | 920.58         | 817.48         | 1239.58        | 1104.58        | 1388.00       | 1388.00       | 1026.00       | 513.00        |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 3067.80        | 2724.22        | 4130.90        | 3681.01        | 3862.00       | 3862.00       | 2854.00       | 1997.80       |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 33.41          | 29.67          | 44.99          | 40.09          | 42.00         | 42.00         | 31.00         | 31.00         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 1975.07        | 1753.87        | 2659.50        | 1821.11        | 3607.00       | 3607.00       | 2666.00       | 2666.00       |
| 25        | Telangana         | 1209.53        | 1071.59        | 1628.68        | 1451.30        | 1847.00       | 1847.00       | 1365.00       | 682.50        |
| 26        | Tripura           | 75.53          | 67.07          | 101.71         | 90.63          | 191.00        | 191.00        | 141.00        | 98.70         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 8050.34        | 7148.74        | 10840.04       | 9659.47        | 9752.00       | 9752.00       | 7208.00       | 5045.60       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 423.64         | 376.19         | 570.44         | 508.31         | 574.00        | 574.00        | 425.00        | 294.98        |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 3193.39        | 2740.69        | 4300.01        | 3703.25        | 4412.00       | 4412.00       | 3261.00       | 2265.11       |
|           | Total             | 45069.16       | 39762.32       | 60687.13       | 52461.65       | 60750.00      | 60750.00      | 44901.00      | 30107.10      |