Lok Sabha Question No. 3975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Funds for Computerization of Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3975

ANSWERED ON: 25.03.2025

## FUNDS FOR COMPUTERIZATION OFGRAM PANCHAYATS

## 3975: SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

Will the Minister of Panchayati Raj be pleased to state;

- (a) the details of the funds allocated by Government for the development of Gram Panchayats in the State of Uttar Pradesh during each of the last five years, districtwise;
- (b) the details of the Panchayats in the State which have been computerized, district-wise;
- (c) total number of Panchayats which are yet to be computerized in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the details of reasons for non-computerisation of these Panchayats and the expected time line by which the target is to be achieved?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) Panchayat is a State subject and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements and complements the efforts of State Governments, including fund support under the schemes as well as grants under Finance Commissions towards functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and development on a continuous basis. Currently, Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Grants are provided to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in all the three tiers of Panchayats and Traditional Bodies in 28 States.

The details of funds allocated/released to the state Government of Uttar Pradesh for development of Gram Panchayats under the (i) Central Finance Commission (XIV & XV) (ii) the Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for capacity building of the elected representatives and their functionaries of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), and (iii) 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 are as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Allocation during 14 th and 15 th Finance Commission   |   RGSA |   IoP |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| 2019-20 | 10840.04                                               | 169.92 |  4.7  |
| 2020-21 | 9752.00                                                |  32.54 |  4.79 |
| 2021-22 | 7,208.00                                               |  83.08 |  4.78 |

| 2022-23   | 7,466.00   |   85.05 |   3.83 |
|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
| 2023-24   | 7,547.00   |   84.13 |   1.75 |

The Central Finance Commission grants are not directly released to the Panchayats, but to the States and the States are mandated to release the funds to all tiers of the Panchayat. Also, under the scheme of RGSA, funds are not provided directly to the Districts or Gram Panchayats and released to the States that spends for the Panchayats for various purposes as per the scheme objectives. Under the IoP scheme, funds are directly released to the Panchayats with effect from 2021-22 winning awards under National Panchayat Award competitions and as such Rs. 10.36 crores has been released directly to the Panchayats of Uttar Pradesh during 2021-22 to 2023-24.

(b) to (d) As per information available with the Ministry, all the 57,691 Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh are having computers. The district-wise information is not maintained in the Ministry.

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