Lok Sabha Question No. 705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Construction of Panchayat  Buildings
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 705

ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF PANCHAYAT BUILDINGS

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Panchayat Buildings have been constructed in all the Gram Panchayats in the State of Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of Gram Panchayats where buildings have been constructed and the number of Gram Panchayats deprived from it, State and district-wise;
- (c) whether the Panchayat Buildings are likely to be constructed in the remaining Gram Panchayats; and
- (d) if so, the time by which construction is likely to be started and completed along with the amount likely to be spent thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to  (d)  Panchayat  being  a  State  subject,  providing  Panchayat  Building  in  Gram Panchayats (GPs) is primarily the responsibility of State Governments. The States are expected to mobilise funds for construction of Panchayat Buildings from various sources. However, to supplement  efforts  of  states,  the  Ministry  under  its  different  scheme/s  has  been  providing financial assistance to States/UTs for construction of Panchayat Bhawans. Under the Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  scheme  of  revamped  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA), being implemented w.e.f 2022-23 also has a provision to provide funds to States/UTs including Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka for construction of GP building on limited scale at the rate of  Rs.  20  lakhs  per  GP  building  and  construction  of  approx  5835  GP  buildings  have  been approved  which  includes  4552  carry  over  and  1283  new  GP  buildings  under  the  scheme. Details of GP Buildings constructed under the various schemes are maintained at State/ UT level. As per information available, out of 271770 GPs/ Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) across States/  UTs, 220258 GPs have Panchayat Buildings and 51512 GPs are without Panchayat Buildings. State-wise detail is at Annexure .  Keeping in view felt need of Gram Panchayat

Buildings  and  also  taking  into  consideration  limited  resources  under  revamped  RGSA,  the States have been advised to ensure that the construction of GP buildings are taken up on priority by  converging  funds  /  resources  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), unspent funds of 14th Finance Commission, funds from 15th Finance Commission and also those from State schemes etc., to saturate the gap.

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## Annex refer to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 705 answered on 07/02/2023

## State-wise details of Gram Panchayats

| Sl. No   | State                              |   No. of GPs and Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) |   GP with Gram Panchayat Bhawan |   GP without Gram Panchayat Bhawan |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                              271 |                              59 |                                212 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                            13325 |                           11162 |                               2163 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                             2108 |                             697 |                               1411 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                                             2666 |                            2036 |                                630 |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                                             8160 |                            1424 |                               6736 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                       |                                            11656 |                           11553 |                                103 |
| 7        | Goa                                |                                              191 |                             187 |                                  4 |
| 8        | Gujarat                            |                                            14359 |                           14211 |                                148 |
| 9        | Haryana                            |                                             6220 |                            3166 |                               3054 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                             3615 |                            3217 |                                398 |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                             4291 |                            2903 |                               1388 |
| 12       | Jharkhand                          |                                             4345 |                            4230 |                                115 |
| 13       | Karnataka                          |                                             5958 |                            5550 |                                408 |
| 14       | Kerala                             |                                              941 |                             940 |                                  1 |
| 15       | Ladakh                             |                                              193 |                             184 |                                  9 |
| 16       | Lakshadweep                        |                                               10 |                               5 |                                  5 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                            23066 |                           22291 |                                775 |
| 18       | Maharashtra                        |                                            27923 |                           23891 |                               4032 |
| 19       | Manipur                            |                                             3818 |                             161 |                               3657 |
| 20       | Meghalaya                          |                                             9045 |                            5413 |                               3632 |
| 21       | Mizoram                            |                                              834 |                             427 |                                407 |
| 22       | Nagaland                           |                                             1292 |                             664 |                                628 |
| 23       | Odisha                             |                                             6794 |                            6794 |                                  0 |
| 24       | Puducherry                         |                                              108 |                              77 |                                 31 |
| 25       | Punjab                             |                                            13241 |                            8069 |                               5172 |
| 26       | Rajasthan                          |                                            11272 |                            9701 |                               1571 |
| 27       | Sikkim                             |                                              198 |                             176 |                                 22 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                         |                                            12524 |                           11194 |                               1330 |
| 29       | Telangana                          |                                            12769 |                            4783 |                               7986 |
| 30       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                               38 |                              25 |                                 13 |
| 31       | Tripura                            |                                             1219 |                            1132 |                                 87 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                            58189 |                           54010 |                               4179 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                        |                                             7791 |                            6610 |                               1181 |
| 34       | West Bengal                        |                                             3340 |                            3316 |                                 24 |
| Total    | Total                              |                                           271770 |                          220258 |                              51512 |