Lok Sabha Question No. 3017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Development Works in Villages
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN VILLAGES

## 3017. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that many Panchayati Raj Institutions are facing many impediments/hindrances while implementing various development works in villages in the country and if so, the details thereof ;
- (b) whether  necessary  steps  will  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  smooth  and  unhindered implementation of development works in villages by Panchayati Raj Institutions and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has  allocated any  funds to  these  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  to undertaken development works in villages during the last three years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Non-availability of adequate funds, low governance capability of the elected representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to plan, manage and utilize limited funds and raise their own sources of revenue, limited technical and trained manpower, and ensuring transparency  in  governance  are  some  of  the  major  impediments/hindrances  faced  by  the Panchayats while implementing various developmental works in the villages.

(b) The work of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions is a continuous process in which the Central and State Governments are involved. The performance of Panchayats depends on how much powers and resources are devolved to them, which vary from state to state. Appropriate steps have been consistently taken by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions  in  the  States  and  Union  Territories  covered  under  Part  IX  of  the  Constitution. Prominent among these steps are the provision  of financial  and technical assistance under the schemes and programs of the Government and issue of advisories from time to time. In addition, under  the  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  scheme,  financial  and  technical  assistance  is  also provided for capacity building of Panchayats to enable them to effectively and efficiently carry out the assigned tasks.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj also assists in the preparation of guidelines for participatory planning and preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans by Panchayats, bringing about efficiency, transparency and accountability for achieving development objectives.

In order to empower Panchayats to be strengthened digitally and to bring transparency, accountability and efficiency in their functioning, the Ministry has developed a simplified task based  accounting  application-  E-GramSwaraj  (egramswaraj.gov.in)  to  provide  a  system  of budgeting, accounting and auditing in Panchayats. Apart from this, incentive awards to selected best  performing  Panchayats  and  assistance  to  the  States  in  preparing  detailed  guidelines  for preparation of participatory Gram Panchayat Development Plans are also included.

Further, the efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj have led to a substantial increase in the transfer of funds to rural local bodies through the Central Finance Commission, especially during the tenure of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions. The enhanced allocation to  Gram  Panchayats  has  provided  untied  funds  to  meet  the  basic  Gram  Panchayat  specific requirement.

(c) &(d)The State-wise grants allocated under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions for the Panchayati Raj Institutions during the last three years is at Annexure.

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Annexure

Annexure Refereed to in Reply to part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3017 answered on 22.03.2022 regarding Development Works in Villages

The State-wise Grants Allocated under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions for the Panchayati Raj Institutions during the last three years.

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No   | States            | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1947.32   | 2622.13   |      2625 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 184.49    | 248.44    |       231 |
| 3       | Assam             | 1218.82   | 1641.19   |      1604 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 4729.38   | 6368.25   |      5018 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 1180.02   | 1588.94   |      1454 |
| 6       | Goa               | 30.1      | 40.53     |        75 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 1942.96   | 2616.26   |      3195 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 873.86    | 1176.68   |      1264 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 407.24    | 548.36    |       429 |
| 10      | Jammu& Kashmir*   | 779.4     | 1049.49   |         0 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 1360.62   | 1832.12   |      1689 |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 2090.1    | 2814.39   |      3217 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 904.03    | 1217.3    |      1628 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3050.41   | 4107.48   |      3984 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 3383.28   | 4555.7    |      5827 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 46.36     | 62.43     |       177 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |           |           |       182 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |           |           |        93 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |           |           |       125 |
| 20      | Odisha            | 1991.48   | 2681.59   |      2258 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 920.58    | 1239.58   |      1388 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 3067.8    | 4130.9    |      3862 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 33.41     | 44.99     |        42 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 1975.07   | 2659.5    |      3607 |
| 25      | Telangana         | 1209.53   | 1628.68   |      1847 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 75.53     | 101.71    |       191 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 8050.34   | 10840.04  |      9752 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 423.64    | 570.44    |       574 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 3193.39   | 4300.01   |      4412 |
|         | Total             | 45069.16  | 60687.13  |     60750 |