Lok Sabha Question No. 1888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Functioning of PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1888 ANSWERED ON:  01.08.2023

## FUNCTIONING OF PRIs

## 1888. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state;

- (a) the total funds allocated and utilised for various developmental works of Panchayati Raj during each of the last five years and the current year, State and UT-wise;
- (b) the details of major constraints in effective functioning of Panchayats and the steps taken by the Government to address the same;
- (c) the steps taken to involve Panchayats in the planning process to be undertaken in their jurisdiction; and
- (d) whether the Government has devised any parameter to analyse the functioning and success of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The state-wise funds allocated and released under Central Finance Commission (CFC) for various developmental works in the Panchayats and rural local bodies, (ii) funds released under the Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for capacity building  of the elected representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and their functionaries, and (iii)  under the scheme  of Incentivization of Panchayats(IoP) under which awards including financial incentives are given to the best performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods during the last five years and the current year are given at Annexure I, Annexure II and Annexure III respectively.

(b) Varied degree of devolution of power in terms of funds, functions and functionaries to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in various States, timely non-availability or non-release of State's share for implementation of the scheme of RGSA for capacity building of the PRIs, lack of coordination between departmental functionaries and PRIs at Gram Panchayat level are some of  the  major  constraints  and  short  comings  coming  in  the  way  of  effective  functioning  of Panchayats. Senior officers of the Ministry undertake periodical review/ physical checks on the functioning of the PRIs from time to time.  Moreover, various studies, particularly the status of devolution of power to the Panchayats are conducted by the Ministry to assess the status of devolution of power to the Panchayats by the States and the reports of which are shared with the States and other stakeholders to improve the functioning of the PRIs.

(c) The elected representatives   and functionaries of the Panchayats are imparted training in various thematic areas including preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP). People's Plan Campaign is organised every year since 2018 for ensuring the preparation of participatory Panchayat Development Plans in a campaign mode with voluntary involvement of  community,  elected  representatives,  frontline  workers  of  respective  line  Ministries/ Departments, Self Help Groups, Community  Based Organisations and other related stakeholders.

(d)  The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  conducts  studies  to  analyse  the  extent  of  devolution  of power in terms of   funds, functions and functionaries to the PRIs for ranking of the States in terms of power devolved to the Panchayats for monitoring of the functioning of the PRIs.

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## Annexure I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1888 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding Functioning of PRIs.

## Funds allocated and released under Central Finance Commission to States for Rural Local Bodies during 2018-19 to 2022-23

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   | States            | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fourteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Under Fifteenth Finance Commission   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       | States            | 2018-19                               | 2018-19                               | 2019-20                               | 2019-20                               | 2020-21                              | 2020-21                              | 2021-22                              | 2021-22                              | 2022-23                              | 2022-23                              |
| N o.  | States            | Allocatio n                           | Release                               | Allocatio n                           | Release                               | Allocati on                          | Release                              | Allocatio n                          | Release                              | Allocation                           | Releas e                             |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1947.32                               | 1729.23                               | 2622.13                               | 2336.56                               | 2625.00                              | 2625.00                              | 1939.00                              | 1917.85                              | 2010.00                              | 988.35                               |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 184.49                                | 163.83                                | 248.44                                | 221.38                                | 231.00                               | 231.00                               | 170.00                               | 85.00                                | 177.00                               | 0.00                                 |
| 3     | Assam             | 1218.82                               | 1082.32                               | 1641.19                               | 1462.45                               | 1604.00                              | 1604.00                              | 1186.00                              | 1186.00                              | 1228.00                              | 1228.0 0                             |
| 4     | Bihar             | 4729.38                               | 4199.71                               | 6368.25                               | 5674.70                               | 5018.00                              | 5018.00                              | 3709.00                              | 3709.00                              | 3842.00                              | 3842.0 0                             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 1180.02                               | 1047.86                               | 1588.94                               | 1415.89                               | 1454.00                              | 1454.00                              | 1075.00                              | 1075.00                              | 1114.00                              | 1114.0 0                             |
| 6     | Goa               | 30.10                                 | 26.73                                 | 40.53                                 | 36.12                                 | 75.00                                | 75.00                                | 55.00                                | 55.00                                | 57.00                                | 0.00                                 |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 1942.96                               | 1725.36                               | 2616.26                               | 2331.33                               | 3195.00                              | 3195.00                              | 2362.00                              | 2362.00                              | 2446.00                              | 2446.0 0                             |
| 8     | Haryana           | 873.86                                | 775.99                                | 1176.68                               | 1048.53                               | 1264.00                              | 1264.00                              | 935.00                               | 935.00                               | 968.00                               | 193.46                               |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 407.24                                | 361.63                                | 548.36                                | 488.64                                | 429.00                               | 429.00                               | 317.00                               | 317.00                               | 329.00                               | 329.00                               |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 779.40                                | 544.83                                | 1049.49                               | 0.00                                  | N.A                                  | N.A                                  | N.A                                  | N.A                                  | N.A                                  | N.A                                  |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 1360.62                               | 1208.24                               | 1832.12                               | 1632.59                               | 1689.00                              | 1689.00                              | 1249.00                              | 1249.00                              | 1293.00                              | 646.50                               |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 2090.10                               | 1841.54                               | 2814.39                               | 2504.13                               | 3217.00                              | 3217.00                              | 2377.00                              | 2375.50                              | 2463.00                              | 2093.5 5                             |
| 13    | Kerala            | 904.03                                | 802.78                                | 1217.30                               | 1084.73                               | 1628.00                              | 1628.00                              | 1203.00                              | 1203.00                              | 1246.00                              | 1246.0 0                             |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3050.41                               | 2708.78                               | 4107.48                               | 3660.14                               | 3984.00                              | 3984.00                              | 2944.00                              | 2944.00                              | 3050.00                              | 1525.0 0                             |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 3383.28                               | 3004.37                               | 4555.70                               | 4059.55                               | 5827.00                              | 5827.00                              | 4307.00                              | 4107.82                              | 4461.00                              | 3626.1                               |
| 16    | Manipur           | 46.36                                 | 41.17                                 | 62.43                                 | 55.63                                 | 177.00                               | 177.00                               | 131.00                               | 65.50                                | 135.00                               | 0.00                                 |
| 17    | Meghalaya #       | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | 182.00                               | 182.00                               | 135.00                               | 40.50                                | 140.00                               | 0.00                                 |
| 18    | Mizoram #         | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | 93.00                                | 93.00                                | 69.00                                | 34.50                                | 71.00                                | 0.00                                 |
| 19    | Nagaland #        | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | N.A                                   | 125.00                               | 125.00                               | 92.00                                | 92.00                                | 96.00                                | 0.00                                 |
| 20    | Odisha            | 1991.48                               | 1768.44                               | 2681.59                               | 2389.54                               | 2258.00                              | 2258.00                              | 1669.00                              | 1669.00                              | 1728.00                              | 1728.0 0                             |
| 21    | Punjab            | 920.58                                | 817.48                                | 1239.58                               | 1104.58                               | 1388.00                              | 1388.00                              | 1026.00                              | 1026.00                              | 1062.00                              | 743.40                               |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 3067.80                               | 2724.22                               | 4130.90                               | 3681.01                               | 3862.00                              | 3862.00                              | 2854.00                              | 2854.00                              | 2957.00                              | 2955.3 4                             |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 33.41                                 | 29.67                                 | 44.99                                 | 40.09                                 | 42.00                                | 42.00                                | 31.00                                | 31.00                                | 33.00                                | 33.00                                |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1975.07                               | 1753.87                               | 2659.50                               | 1821.11                               | 3607.00                              | 3607.00                              | 2666.00                              | 2666.00                              | 2761.00                              | 2761.0                               |
| 25    | Telangana         | 1209.53                               | 1071.59                               | 1628.68                               | 1451.30                               | 1847.00                              | 1847.00                              | 1365.00                              | 1365.00                              | 1415.00                              | 0 1415.0 0                           |
| 26    | Tripura           | 75.53                                 | 67.07                                 | 101.71                                | 90.63                                 | 191.00                               | 191.00                               | 141.00                               | 141.00                               | 147.00                               | 147.00                               |

| 27   | Uttar Pradesh   | 8050.34   | 7148.74   | 10840.0 4   | 9659.47   | 9752.00   | 9752.00   |   7208.00 |   7208.00 |   7466.00 | 7466.0 0   |
|------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 28   | Uttarakhand     | 423.64    | 376.19    | 570.44      | 508.31    | 574.00    | 574.00    |       425 |    418.7  |       440 | 439.21     |
| 29   | West Bengal     | 3193.39   | 2740.69   | 4300.01     | 3703.25   | 4412.00   | 4412.00   |      3261 |   3217.02 |      3378 | 3292.8 5   |
|      | Total           | 45069.1 6 | 39762.3 3 | 60687.1 3   | 52461.6 6 | 60750.0 0 | 60750.0 0 |     44901 |  44349.4  |     46513 | 40258. 80  |

Note: The first instalment of the grants of current financial year, i.e. 2023-24 which are to be released from June,2023 onwards would commence on fulfilment of the eligibility conditions by the States on Provisional & Audited Accounts and Unspent balance of Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants. The second instalment would be subsequently released only after ensuring that 50 % of the Grants released during the previous financial year are also utilised.

*Jammu & Kashmir became Union Territory from the year 2019-20

# Funds under Fourteenth Finance Commission not recommended to Non-Part IX States

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1888 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding Functioning of PRIs.

State/UT-wise Funds Released under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) during 2018-19 to 2023-24

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   |                          | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No.   | State/ UT                | 2018- 19        | 2019- 20        | 2020-21         | 2021- 22        | 2022- 23        | 2023-24 #       |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.59            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 67.69           | 0.00            | 22.34           | 38.54           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 33.19           | 39.59           | 0.00            | 30.07           | 108.69          | 42.50           |
| 4     | Assam                    | 39.21           | 23.22           | 26.12           | 44.04           | 55.29           | 0.00            |
| 5     | Bihar                    | 4.25            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 63.77           | 33.37           | 0.00            |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh             | 7.24            | 0.00            | 4.04            | 7.93            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 7     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 1.14            | 0.00            |
| 7     | Daman &Diu               | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 1.14            | 0.00            |
| 8     | Goa                      | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.59            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 9     | Gujarat                  | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 10    | Haryana                  | 6.99            | 0.00            | 9.89            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh         | 17.26           | 10.00           | 22.10           | 32.42           | 60.65           | 0.00            |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir           | 25.06           | 6.19            | 25.00           | 40.00           | 40.00           | 0.00            |
| 13    | Jharkhand                | 4.49            | 0.00            | 2.34            | 7.74            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 14    | Karnataka                | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.44            | 29.15           | 36.00           | 0.00            |
| 15    | Kerala                   | 7.68            | 0.00            | 8.13            | 12.00           | 30.40           | 0.00            |
| 16    | Ladakh                   | -               | -               | 2.15            | 1.08            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 17    | Lakshadweep              | 0.00            | 0               | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh           | 62.79           | 85.48           | 71.42           | 47.11           | 28.00           | 0.00            |
| 19    | Maharashtra              | 11.54           | 8.44            | 66.76           | 73.34           | 37.84           | 95.44           |
| 20    | Manipur                  | 9.25            | 4.54            | 3.41            | 2.98            | 8.63            | 0.00            |
| 21    | Meghalaya                | 4.44            | 2.63            | 3.97            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 22    | Mizoram                  | 9.85            | 0.50            | 21.19           | 5.56            | 14.27           | 0.00            |
| 23    | Nagaland                 | 7.89            | 3.94            | 3.72            | 4.58            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 24    | Odisha                   | 0.00            | 0.00            | 2.94            | 1.33            | 11.40           | 0.00            |
| 25    | Puducherry               | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 26    | Punjab                   | 29.68           | 0.00            | 13.45           | 10.78           | 34.25           | 0.00            |
| 27    | Rajasthan                | 25.57           | 0.00            | 12.98           | 17.27           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 28    | Sikkim                   | 5.08            | 5.10            | 4.75            | 1.19            | 6.01            | 0.00            |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu               | 57.60           | 5.30            | 56.88           | 39.89           | 25.42           | 0.00            |
| 30    | Telangana                | 0.00            | 0.00            | 12.00           | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 31    | Tripura                  | 2.77            | 0.00            | 2.53            | 4.67            | 9.80            | 0.00            |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh            | 57.14           | 169.92          | 32.54           | 83.08           | 85.05           | 0.00            |
| 33    | Uttarakhand              | 33.05           | 23.79           | 26.75           | 0.00            | 42.48           | 54.66           |
| 34    | West Bengal              | 54.94           | 44.10           | 33.52           | 15.14           | 4.28            | 18.00           |

# As on 27.07.2023.

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1888 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding Functioning of PRIs.

State/UT wise Award Money Releases under IoP during 2018-19 to 2023-24

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   |                          | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No.   | States/ UTs              | 2018- 19        | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2021-22         | 2022-23         | 2023-24#        |
| 1     | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 0               | 0.05            | 0.18            | 0               | 0.36            | 0.75            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 2.34            | 2.20            | 2.47            | 2.95            | 2.59            | 0               |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.50            | 0.50            | 0.15            | 0.85            | 0.85            | 0               |
| 4     | Assam                    | 1.30            | 0.97            | 1.59            | 1.62            | 1.59            | 0.50            |
| 5     | Bihar                    | 0.43            | 0.25            | 2.76            | 2.27            | 2.3             | 0               |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh             | 1.29            | 1.55            | 1.54            | 1.6             | 1.69            | 1.00            |
| 7     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0               | 0               | 0.70            | 0.35            | 0.35            | 2.00            |
| 8     | Daman &Diu               | 0               | 0               | 0.35            | 0.32            |                 |                 |
| 9     | Goa                      | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 10    | Gujarat                  | 1.52            | 0.05            | 3.62            | 1.88            | 1.87            | 0               |
| 11    | Haryana                  | 1.58            | 0.05            | 2.86            | 1.48            | 0.58            | 0               |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh         | 1.36            | 1.33            | 1.54            | 1.41            | 1.44            | 0               |
| 13    | Jammu& Kashmir           | 0.08            | 0.05            | 0.60            | 0.36            | 1.4             | 2.00            |
| 14    | Jharkhand                | 1.07            | 1.36            | 1.52            | 1.59            | 1.59            | 0               |
| 15    | Karnataka                | 1.55            | 1.63            | 0.10            | 1.87            | 2.67            | 0               |
| 16    | Kerala                   | 1.55            | 0.25            | 1.75            | 2.1             | 2.65            | 4.25            |
| 17    | Ladakh                   | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0.43            | 0               |
| 18    | Lakshadweep              | 0               | 0               | 0.05            | 0.3             | 0.05            | 0               |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh           | 2.53            | 2.35            | 0.05            | 5.13            | 2.72            | 0               |
| 20    | Maharashtra              | 2.46            | 0               | 2.31            | 4.6             | 2.71            | 3.50            |
| 21    | Manipur                  | 0.70            | 0.78            | 0.25            | 1.76            | 0.94            | 0               |
| 22    | Meghalaya                | 0               | 0.05            | 0               | 0.05            | 0.05            | 0               |
| 23    | Mizoram                  | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0.25            | 0.3             | 1.50            |
| 24    | Nagaland                 | 0               | 0               | 0.26            | 0.36            | 0               | 0               |
| 25    | Odisha                   | 4.19            | 0               | 2.97            | 1.87            | 2.89            | 10.50           |
| 26    | Punjab                   | 1.64            | 1.62            | 1.64            | 1.74            | 1.68            | 0               |
| 27    | Rajasthan                | 1.54            | 1.34            | 1.83            | 1.72            | 1.88            | 0               |
| 28    | Sikkim                   | 0.85            | 0.81            | 0.86            | 0.86            | 0.86            | 0               |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu               | 1.86            | 0.05            | 3.56            | 1.87            | 1.8             | 1.00            |
| 30    | Telangana                | 1.42            | 0.05            | 2.91            | 1.68            | 2.46            | 12.50           |
| 31    | Tripura                  | 0.93            | 1.06            | 1.36            | 1.43            | 1.4             | 0               |
| 32    | Uttarakhand              | 1.33            | 0.05            | 2.96            | 1.49            | 1.51            | 0               |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh            | 4.65            | 4.70            | 4.79            | 4.78            | 3.83            | 1.75            |
| 34    | West Bengal              | 1.75            | 1.60            | 1.65            | 1.95            | 2.75            | 0               |
|       | Total                    | 40.42           | 24.70           | 49.18           | 52.49           | 50.19           | 41.25           |

# As on 27.07.2023.