Lok Sabha Question No. 4669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Allocation of Funds to Akole Nagar Panchayat in Maharashtra
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4669

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO AKOLE NAGAR PANCHAYAT IN

## MAHARASHTRA

## NO. 4669.  SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Akole Nagar Panchayat, falling under the Shirdi Lok Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra, is a tribal taluka and no funds have been allocated to the Panchayat under the 15th Finance Commission  for  the  last  one  year  thereby  leading  to  persistent issues in  water  supply,  shortage  of  funds  for  waste  disposal  and procurement of additional machinery despite allocation being due for these purposes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether similar fund shortages under the 15th Finance Commission  have  also  impacted  health  services  in  the  said Panchayat and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure that funds under  the  15th  Finance  Commission  are  made  available  to  this Panchayat for all the above works and if so, the details thereof;
- whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  from  public
- (d) representatives in this regard; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  made  in  this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (c): The 15th Finance Commission (15th FC) in its recommendation  for  the  award  period  from  2021-22  to  2025-26  has, inter-alia, recommended grants to two broad categories of  urban areas, namely, Million-Plus Cities (MPCs) with more than 01 million population and Non-Million Plus Cities (NMPCs) with less than 01 million population. Akole Nagar Panchayat falls under the category of NMPC. Two types of grants  are  released  to  NMPCs,  namely,  Tied  and  Untied  grants.  Tied grants  are  intended  to  be  utilized  by  NMPCs  for  the  improvement  of Water Supply and Sanitation including Solid  Waste  Management (SWM),

which are part of public health, with allocation in the ratio of 50:50 to water supply and sanitation including SWM. Untied grants are intended to be utilized by NMPCs based on their felt needs under the 18 subjects enshrined in the 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, except for salaries & other establishment costs. The 15th FC grants for NMPCs are disbursed  in  two  equal  installments  for  a  fiscal  year  to  the  State Government, which in turn allocates the grants to ULBs in NMPCs on the basis of population and area in the ratio of 90:10 or as per the accepted recommendations of the State Finance Commission. The State Government of Maharashtra has been able to claim the NMPCs grants (Tied  and  Untied)  only  up  to  the  first  installment  of  FY  2023-24.  The status of 15th FC recommended Urban Local Bodies grants to the State of Maharashtra is at Annexure.

The Government has taken steps to facilitate timely release of 15 th FC  Grants  by  operationalizing  an  online  grant  management  portal (cityfinance.in)  and  by  conducting  regular  reviews  with  States.    Funds are released by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure upon compliance with conditions stipulated in the operational guidelines.  The States have been advised to expedite fulfilment of these conditions to ensure uninterrupted flow of grants to all eligible ULBs including Akole Nagar Panchayat.

- (b): The 15 th  FC recommended a total health grant of Rs.70,051 crore to all States for rural and urban areas for its award period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. It has also allocated State-wise, year-wise and component-wise health  grant.  As  regards  Maharashtra,  the  15 th   FC  has  recommended health grant of Rs.7,067 crore to the State of Maharashtra for the award period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The State Level Committee (SLC) in the State  forwards  proposals  to  the  National  Level  Committee  (NLC)  for approval.  Ministry  of  Finance,  Department  of  Expenditure  releases  the health  grants  based  on  the  approval  accorded  by  the  NLC.  As  on 18.08.2025, health grant of Rs.3,896.99 crore has been released to the State for strengthening and upgrading of primary health care in rural and urban areas.  Utilization of the released health grant is monitored by the State Level Committee.
- (d) & (e): This Ministry has not received representation from any public representatives  for  Akole  Nagar  Panchayat  for  second  installment  of NPMC grants for FY 2023-24.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (c)  IN  RESPECT  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4669  FOR  REPLY  ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING  ALLOCATION  OF  FUNDS  TO  AKOLE  NAGAR PANCHAYAT IN MAHARASHTRA BY SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE

Status of 15th FC recommended Urban Local Bodies grants to the State of Maharashtra

(Rs. in crore)

|         | MPC*        | MPC*     | NMPC-Tied   | NMPC-Tied   | NMPC-Untied   | NMPC-Untied   | Total       | Total    |
|---------|-------------|----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------|
| FY      | Allo-cation | Released | Allo-cation | Released    | Allo-cation   | Released      | Allo-cation | Released |
| 2020-21 | 793.00      | 793.00   | 610.00      | 610.00      | 610.00        | 610.00        | 2,013.00    | 2,013.00 |
| 2021-22 | 799.00      | 799.00   | 553.20      | 553.20      | 368.80        | 368.80        | 1,721.00    | 1,721.00 |
| 2022-23 | 827.00      | 827.00   | 573.00      | 573.00      | 382.00        | 382.00        | 1,782.00    | 1,782.00 |
| 2023-24 | 875.00      | 0        | 606.00      | 296.83      | 404.00        | 197.89        | 1,885.00    | 494.72   |
| 2024-25 | 928.00      | 0        | 642.00      | 0           | 428.00        | 0             | 1,998.00    | 0        |
| 2025-26 | 946.00      | 0        | 654.60      | 0           | 436.40        | 0             | 2,037.00    | 0        |
| Total   | 5,168.00    | 2,419.00 | 3,638.80    | 2,033.03    | 2,629.20      | 1,558.69      | 11,436.00   | 6,010.72 |

* For water supply, sanitation and solid waste management