Lok Sabha Question No. 1358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Work carried out under DPDP Schemes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal, Shri Murari Lal Meena, Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1358

ANSWERED ON: 11.02.2025

## WORKCARRIED OUTUNDER DPDPSCHEMES

1358: SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA SHRI UMMEDARAMBENIWAL SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA

Will the Minister of Panchayati Raj be pleased to state;

- a. the details and the names of various panchayat schemes being implemented by the Government in the country, State-wise particularly Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan;
- b. the details of such schemes being implemented along with various works carried out under the District Panchayat Development Plan (DPDP), State-wise during the last five years and in the districts of Panna, Katni and in the Khajuraho area of Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh;
- c. the details of the funds sanctioned and utilised by the Government for each Panchayat, year and State-wise;
- d. whether the Government has taken special steps to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of panchayat schemes;
- e. whether special provisions have been made for the deprived and backward classes under the panchayat scheme and if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise; and
- f. whether any policy has been formulated at panchayat level to ensure the participation of local community at panchayat level in the development scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing the (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by way of capacity building and training of the Elected Representatives (ERs) and their functionaries, providing infrastructural support like Gram Panchayat Bhawan and Computerisation, (ii) Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a Central Components of RGSA scheme, to encourage competitive spirit among PRIs under which, Awards including financial incentives are given to best performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public good, (iii)

Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats (MMP-ePanchayat), a Central component of RGSA scheme under which various e-governance projects are funded towards digitalization of Panchayats to bring in efficiency, accountability and transparency in the functioning of the PRIs and for its overall transformation. These schemes are implemented for all rural local bodies in all the States/UTs in the Country including in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Central Sector Scheme of Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) is also being implemented in the State of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan along with most of other States/UTs to provide the 'Record of Rights' to village households owning houses in villages.

(b) District Panchayat Development Planning and project execution is a continuous process. A total number of 3201 project works have been taken up in various Zilla Panchayats in Madhya Pradesh utilising the Central Finance Commission grants in last five years out of which 1145 projects are taken up in the Districts of Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur.

(c) State-wise details of funds sanctioned and released under the Finance Commission Grants and schemes of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during the last five financial years are at Annexure I & Annexure II respectively.

(d) The implementation of Panchayati Raj schemes are being closely monitored through meetings, field visits, video-conferences, dashboard data etc. to ensure transparency and accountability and thereby to improve their performance for effective implementation of the schemes and utilisation of funds. Transaction based Public Finance Management System (PFMS) has been introduced for release and tracking of grants under the scheme. The Ministry has integrated eGramSwaraj with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to bring transparency to Panchayat procurement. Beside this, an application 'AuditOnline' has also been developed for online audit of utilized Central Finance Commission funds and strengthens financial management of Panchayats. A Training Management Portal (TMP) has been developed and operationlised to facilitate real time training monitoring. Further, applications developed by the Ministry like Meri Panchayat has endeavoured to bring transparency in Panchayat Governance by making information on planning, activities, and progress of works in Panchayat accessible to public. Similarly, Panchayat Nirnay is an online application aims at bringing transparency and better management in conduct of Gram Sabhas by Panchayats.

(e) The schemes implemented by the MoPR for the Panchayats as mentioned in part (a) of the reply are meant for all sections of the society including the weaker sections.

(f) The provision of Gram Sabha is in place in the decentralised participatory rural local selfgovernment system where all the voters in the Gram Panchayats take part in all major decisions such as formulation and execution of Gram Panchayat Development Plans are taken.

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Annexure-I

Annexure Referred to in Reply to Parts (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1358 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding 'Work carried out under DPDP Schemes'.

## State-wise details of funds sanctioned and released under the Finance Commission Grants during the last five financial years

(Rs. in crore)

| State/UT          | Finance Commission Grants   | Finance Commission Grants   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/UT          | Fund Allocated              | Fund Released               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 11227.13                    | 10853.60                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1005.44                     | 622.38                      |
| Assam             | 6900.19                     | 6721.45                     |
| Bihar             | 22821.25                    | 22099.03                    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 6356.94                     | 6183.89                     |
| Goa               | 285.53                      | 200.04                      |
| Gujarat           | 13092.26                    | 12807.33                    |
| Haryana           | 5322.68                     | 5168.42                     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1955.36                     | 1881.68                     |
| #Jammu &Kashmir   | 1049.49                     | 0.00                        |
| Jharkhand         | 7370.12                     | 7170.59                     |
| Karnataka         | 13361.39                    | 12276.77                    |
| Kerala            | 6554.30                     | 6421.73                     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 17168.48                    | 16457.38                    |
| Maharashtra       | 23660.70                    | 21479.63                    |
| Manipur           | 642.43                      | 298.13                      |
| Meghalaya         | 598.00                      | 249.50                      |
| Mizoram           | 305.00                      | 233.00                      |
| Nagaland          | 410.00                      | 217.00                      |
| Odisha            | 10083.59                    | 9791.45                     |
| Punjab            | 5789.58                     | 5638.93                     |
| Rajasthan         | 16792.90                    | 16200.31                    |
| Sikkim            | 183.99                      | 179.09                      |
| Tamil Nadu        | 14484.50                    | 13646.11                    |
| Telangana         | 7685.68                     | 7502.48                     |
| Tripura           | 728.71                      | 717.63                      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 42813.04                    | 41632.47                    |
| Uttarakhand       | 2454.44                     | 2384.34                     |
| West Bengal       | 18766.01                    | 18169.25                    |
| Total             | 259869.13                   | 247203.60                   |

Annexure Referred to in Reply to Parts (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1358 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding 'Work carried out under DPDP Schemes'.

## State-wise details of funds released under the schemes of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during the last five financial years

(Rs. in crore)

| State/UT                               | RGSA          | IoP           | SVAMITVA      |
|----------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| State/UT                               | Fund Released | Fund Released | Fund Released |
| Andhra Pradesh                         | 60.88         | 10.21         | 0.27          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                      | 250.44        | 2.35          | 0.17          |
| Assam                                  | 226.366       | 6.27          | 1.09          |
| Bihar                                  | 122.14        | 7.58          |               |
| Chhattisgarh                           | 29.54         | 7.38          | 0.13          |
| Goa                                    | 1.48          | 0             |               |
| Gujarat                                | 0             | 7.42          | 0.30          |
| Haryana                                | 9.89          | 4.97          | 0.22          |
| Himachal Pradesh                       | 144.475       | 5.72          | 0.41          |
| Jharkhand                              | 41.08         | 7.06          |               |
| Karnataka                              | 85.59         | 6.27          | 0.08          |
| Kerala                                 | 60.53         | 11            | 0.04          |
| Madhya Pradesh                         | 264.18        | 10.25         | 0.93          |
| Maharashtra                            | 302.498       | 13.12         | 0.10          |
| Manipur                                | 29.12         | 3.73          |               |
| Meghalaya                              | 12.6          | 0.15          |               |
| Mizoram                                | 51.52         | 2.05          | 0.03          |
| Nagaland                               | 22.24         | 0.62          |               |
| Odisha                                 | 43.001        | 18.23         | 0.11          |
| Punjab                                 | 68.483        | 6.68          | 0.60          |
| Rajasthan                              | 51.97         | 6.77          | 0.61          |
| Sikkim                                 | 23.05         | 3.39          |               |
| Tamil Nadu                             | 127.49        | 8.28          |               |
| Telangana                              | 32            | 19.6          |               |
| Tripura                                | 24.43         | 6.75          | 0.04          |
| Uttar Pradesh                          | 454.716       | 6.01          | 1.45          |
| Uttarakhand                            | 157.69        | 19.85         | 0.15          |
| West Bengal                            | 130.732       | 7.95          |               |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 0.79          | 1.34          |               |
| Chandigarh                             |               |               |               |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2.14          | 4.07          | 0.02          |
| Delhi                                  |               |               |               |
| Jammu and Kashmir                      | 176.19        | 4.41          |               |
| Ladakh                                 | 3.23          | 0.43          |               |
| Lakshadweep                            | 1             | 0.4           |               |
| Puducherry                             | 0             |               |               |

| Total   | 3048.66   | 220.31   | 6.75   |
|---------|-----------|----------|--------|

Note: Under RGSA and IoP scheme, no State/district specific prior allocation of fund is made. Under MMP-ePanchayat, no fund is provided to the States/UTs under the scheme and instead various eGovernance projects are funded. SVAMITVA scheme is under implementation since 2020-21 and limited fund is provided to the States for IEC activities.

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