Lok Sabha Question No. 2131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2131 ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## RAJIV GANDHI PANCHAYATI SASHAKTIKARAN ABHIYAN (RGPSA)

## 2131. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  main  reasons  for  huge  gap  between  sanctioned  and  released  funds  under  Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) during each of the last five years, State-wise including Maharashtra and Kerala;
- (b) the details of performance of works under RGPSA during the said period, State-wise including Maharashtra and Kerala;
- (c) the details of targets fixed and achieved during the said period, State-wise including Maharashtra and Kerala; and
- (d) the extent to which the said abhiyan is helpful to increase capacity building?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) implemented during the period 2012-13 to 2015-16 was a demand driven and involved multidimensional activities. Funds were sanctioned on the basis of annual plan proposals of States as approved by the Central Executive Committee of RGPSA. Releases were normally made in two instalments, the first instalment being 50% of the sanctioned amount after deducting the unspent balance available with State at the time of release. The quantum of release of first instalment,  therefore,  depended  on  the  unspent  balance  available  with  the  State,  utilization certificate and  physical-financial progress reports furnished etc. The  States including Maharashtra and Kerala which had high unspent balances and had not provided utilization certificates etc were not eligible for full releases, thus resulting in the gap between sanctioned and released amounts.

(b)  &  (c)  Since  RGPSA  was  a  demand  driven  scheme,  there  were  no  pre-set  targets.  The financial and physical achievements under the scheme during 2015-16 including Maharashtra and Kerala are given in Annexure-I & II . As the scheme was implemented only upto 201516, no funds were released under this scheme since 2016-17.

- (d) Under RGPSA, States had taken up Capacity Building & Training of stakeholders on a large scale, including e-enablement and resource centres, thereby increasing the capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

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## Annexure-I

Annex referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.2131 for 20.12.2022 regarding Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)

## Details of funds sanctioned and released during 2015-16 under RGPSA

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT               |   Sanctioned |   Released |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          |        21.04 |      12.5  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       |         2.9  |       0    |
| 3        | Assam                   |        39.48 |      17.08 |
| 4        | Bihar                   |         0    |       0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            |        29.68 |      14.64 |
| 6        | Gujarat                 |        10.36 |       0    |
| 7        | Haryana                 |        21.81 |       0    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh        |        13.12 |       2.48 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir          |         7.08 |       0    |
| 10       | Jharkhand               |        23.89 |       9.49 |
| 11       | Karnataka               |        77.76 |      32.71 |
| 12       | Kerala                  |        10.55 |       0    |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh          |        41.63 |      10.8  |
| 14       | Maharashtra             |        39.76 |       4.5  |
| 15       | Manipur                 |        10.8  |       5.4  |
| 16       | Mizoram                 |         0    |       0    |
| 17       | Odisha                  |        19.58 |       0    |
| 18       | Punjab                  |         2.69 |       2.69 |
| 19       | Rajasthan               |        16.37 |       4.48 |
| 20       | Sikkim                  |         2.7  |       1.26 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu              |        18.26 |       8.96 |
| 22       | Tripura                 |         5.21 |       1.35 |
| 23       | Telangana               |        35.78 |      13.13 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand             |         9.53 |       3.09 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh           |        70.54 |      11    |
| 26       | West Bengal             |        37.13 |       9.91 |
| 27       | Goa                     |         2.6  |       1.06 |
| 28       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli  |         0    |       0    |
| 29       | Daman &Diu              |         0    |       0    |
| 30       | Chandigarh              |         1.33 |       0.29 |
| 31       | Lakshadweep             |         4.26 |       1.65 |
| 32       | Andaman &Nicobar Island |         0    |       0    |
|          | Total                   |       575.84 |     168.47 |

## Annexure-II

Annex referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 2131 for 20.12.2022 regarding Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)

## Activities Sanctioned to States during 2015-16 under Rajiv Gandhi  Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)

| Training of Elected Representative and functionaries ( in lakhs)   | 67.32                                                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Support for resource centres at State, District and Block level    | Support for resource centres at State, District and Block level |
| State Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                            | 5                                                               |
| HR Support for SPRCs (No. of States)                               | 16                                                              |
| District Panchayat Resource Centres (Nos.)                         | 22                                                              |
| HR Support (No. of States)                                         | 13                                                              |
| Computers and other e-enablement activities                        | Computers and other e-enablement activities                     |
| E governance(PMU)/Resource unit (in no. of States)                 | 19                                                              |
| Computer, UPS and Printers (Nos.)                                  | 612                                                             |
| Special Support in PESA Areas (in no. of States)                   | 6                                                               |
| Innovative activity (in no. of States)                             | 2                                                               |
| Programme management and IEC (in no. of States)                    | 27                                                              |