Lok Sabha Question No. 1989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Funds Released under RGSA
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1989 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER RGSA

## 1989. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

## Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated by the Union Government and utilised by Panchayats/Local Bodies of respective State Governments, State-wise;
- (b) the funds released and utilised under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) since 2019, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the Panchayats which do not have computer facilities and a building of their own, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) Funds to the Panchayats/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) are allocated under Central Finance Commission (CFC) grants. The state-wise allocation of 15 th  Finance Commission Grants (latest CFC) for the RLBs released as on date is at Annexure-I .
- (b) The  State-wise  funds  released  under  the  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan (RGSA) since 2019 and cumulative unspent balance as on 5 th  July, 2023 is at Annexure-II .
- (c) The state-wise non-availability of Panchayat Bhawan and computer facilities in the Gram Panchayats is at Annexure-III .

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1989 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Funds Released under RGSA'

Funds allocated and released under Central Finance Commission to States for Rural Local Bodies during 2020-21 to 2022-23

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl . No.   | States            | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   | Grants released under Fifteenth Finance Commission   |
|------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|            | States            | 2020-21                                              | 2020-21                                              | 2021-22                                              | 2021-22                                              | 2022-23                                              | 2022-23                                              |
|            | States            | Allocation                                           | Release                                              | Allocation                                           | Release                                              | Allocation                                           | Release                                              |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 2625.00                                              | 262 5.00                                             | 1939.00                                              | 1917.85                                              | 2010.00                                              | 988.35                                               |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 231.00                                               | 231.00                                               | 170.00                                               | 85.00                                                | 177.00                                               | 0.00                                                 |
| 3          | Assam             | 1604.00                                              | 1604.00                                              | 1186.00                                              | 1186.00                                              | 1228.00                                              | 1228.00                                              |
| 4          | Bihar             | 5018.00                                              | 5018.00                                              | 3709.00                                              | 3709.00                                              | 3842.00                                              | 3842.00                                              |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 1454.00                                              | 1454.00                                              | 1075.00                                              | 1075.00                                              | 1114.00                                              | 1114.00                                              |
| 6          | Goa               | 75.00                                                | 75.00                                                | 55.00                                                | 55.00                                                | 57.00                                                | 0.00                                                 |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 3195.00                                              | 3195.00                                              | 2362.00                                              | 2362.00                                              | 2446.00                                              | 2446.00                                              |
| 8          | Haryana           | 1264.00                                              | 1264.00                                              | 935.00                                               | 935.00                                               | 968.00                                               | 193.46                                               |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 429.00                                               | 429.00                                               | 317.00                                               | 317.00                                               | 329.00                                               | 329.00                                               |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  | N.A                                                  | N.A                                                  | N.A                                                  | N.A                                                  | N.A                                                  | N.A                                                  |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 1689.00                                              | 1689.00                                              | 1249.00                                              | 1249.00                                              | 1293.00                                              | 646.50                                               |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 3217.00                                              | 3217.00                                              | 2377.00                                              | 2375.50                                              | 2463.00                                              | 2093.55                                              |
| 13         | Kerala            | 1628.00                                              | 1628.00                                              | 1203.00                                              | 1203.00                                              | 1246.00                                              | 1246.00                                              |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 3984.00                                              | 3984.00                                              | 2944.00                                              | 2944.00                                              | 3050.00                                              | 1525.00                                              |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 5827.00                                              | 5827.00                                              | 4307.00                                              | 4107.82                                              | 4461.00                                              | 3626.14                                              |
| 16         | Manipur           | 177.00                                               | 177.00                                               | 131.00                                               | 65.50                                                | 135.00                                               | 0.00                                                 |
| 17         | Meghalaya #       | 182.00                                               | 182.00                                               | 135.00                                               | 40.50                                                | 140.00                                               | 0.00                                                 |
| 18         | Mizoram #         | 93.00                                                | 93.00                                                | 69.00                                                | 34.50                                                | 71.00                                                | 0.00                                                 |
| 19         | Nagaland #        | 125.00                                               | 125.00                                               | 92.00                                                | 92.00                                                | 96.00                                                | 0.00                                                 |
| 20         | Odisha            | 2258.00                                              | 2258.00                                              | 1669.00                                              | 1669.00                                              | 1728.00                                              | 1728.00                                              |
| 21         | Punjab            | 1388.00                                              | 1388.00                                              | 1026.00                                              | 1026.00                                              | 1062.00                                              | 743.40                                               |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 3862.00                                              | 3862.00                                              | 2854.00                                              | 2854.00                                              | 2957.00                                              | 2955.34                                              |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 42.00                                                | 42.00                                                | 31.00                                                | 31.00                                                | 33.00                                                | 33.00                                                |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 3607.00                                              | 3607.00                                              | 2666.00                                              | 2666.00                                              | 2761.00                                              | 2761.00                                              |
| 25         | Telangana         | 1847.00                                              | 1847.00                                              | 1365.00                                              | 1365.00                                              | 1415.00                                              | 1415.00                                              |
| 26         | Tripura           | 191.00                                               | 191.00                                               | 141.00                                               | 141.00                                               | 147.00                                               | 147.00                                               |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 9752.00                                              | 9752.00                                              | 7208.00                                              | 7208.00                                              | 7466.00                                              | 7466.00                                              |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 574.00                                               | 574.00                                               | 425.00                                               | 418.70                                               | 440.00                                               | 439.21                                               |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 4412.00                                              | 4412.00                                              | 3261.00                                              | 3217.02                                              | 3378.00                                              | 3292.85                                              |
|            | Total             | 60750.00                                             | 60750.00                                             | 44901.00                                             | 44349.39                                             | 46513.00                                             | 40258.80                                             |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1989 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Funds Released under RGSA'.

## State/UT-wise Funds Released under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme since 2019

(In crores of Rs.)

| Sl.   |                          | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Cumulative Unspent (as   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | State/ UT                | 2018-19         | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2021- 22        | 2022-23         | on 5 th July. 23)        |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.67                     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 67.69           | 0.00            | 22.34           | 38.54           | 0.00            | 65.53                    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 33.19           | 39.59           | 0.00            | 30.07           | 108.69          | 9.26                     |
| 4     | Assam                    | 39.21           | 23.22           | 26.12           | 44.04           | 55.29           | 4.04                     |
| 5     | Bihar                    | 4.25            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 63.77           | 33.37           | 76.89                    |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh             | 7.24            | 0.00            | 4.04            | 7.93            | 0.00            | 0.38                     |
|       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0.00            | 0.00            |                 |                 | 1.14            | 0.26                     |
| 7     | Daman &Diu               | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |                 |                          |
| 8     | Goa                      | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.59            | 0.00            | 0.01                     |
| 9     | Gujarat                  | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 25.29                    |
| 10    | Haryana                  | 6.99            | 0.00            | 9.89            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 13.83                    |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh         | 17.26           | 10.00           | 22.10           | 32.42           | 60.65           | 30.13                    |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir           | 25.06           | 6.19            | 25.00           | 40.00           | 40.00           | 20.98                    |
| 13    | Jharkhand                | 4.49            | 0.00            | 2.34            | 7.74            | 0.00            | 9.45                     |
| 14    | Karnataka                | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.44            | 29.15           | 36.00           | 35.80                    |
| 15    | Kerala                   | 7.68            | 0.00            | 8.13            | 12.00           | 30.40           | 32.62                    |
| 16    | Ladakh                   | -               | -               | 2.15            | 1.08            | 0.00            | 0.03                     |
| 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           | 34.29                    |
| 19    | Maharashtra              | 11.54           | 8.44            | 66.76           | 73.34           | 37.84           | 1.81                     |
| 20    | Manipur                  | 9.25            | 4.54            | 3.41            | 2.98            | 8.63            | 9.31                     |
| 21    | Meghalaya                | 4.44            | 2.63            | 3.97            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.56                     |
| 22    | Mizoram                  | 9.85            | 0.50            | 21.19           | 5.56            | 14.27           | 7.35                     |
| 23    | Nagaland                 | 7.89            | 3.94            | 3.72            | 4.58            | 0.00            | 0.17                     |
| 24    | Odisha                   | 0.00            | 0.00            | 2.94            | 1.33            | 11.40           | 19.32                    |
| 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           | 17.65                    |
| 27    | Rajasthan                | 25.57           | 0.00            | 12.98           | 17.27           | 0.00            | 24.98                    |
| 28    | Sikkim                   | 5.08            | 5.10            | 4.75            | 1.19            | 6.01            | 1.62                     |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu               | 57.60           | 5.30            | 56.88           | 39.89           | 25.42           | 34.94                    |
| 30    | Telangana                | 0.00            | 0.00            | 12.00           | 0.00            | 0.00            | 13.40                    |
| 31    | Tripura                  | 2.77            | 0.00            | 2.53            | 4.67            | 9.80            | 11.40                    |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh            | 57.14           | 169.92          | 32.54           | 83.08           | 85.05           | 106.78                   |
| 33    | Uttarakhand              | 33.05           | 23.79           | 26.75           | 0.00            | 42.48           | 0.02                     |
| 34    | West Bengal              | 54.94           | 44.10           | 33.52           | 15.14           | 4.28            | 5.86                     |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1989 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Funds Released under RGSA'.

## Number of Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) without Panchayat Bhawan/ Computer

| Sl. No   | Name of the State                            | Number of GP   | GPs without GP Bhawan   | GPs without Computer   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 13325          | 1893                    | 3815                   |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 2108           | 1356                    | 1803                   |
| 3        | ASSAM                                        | 2197           | 134                     | 687                    |
| 4        | BIHAR                                        | 8058           | 6567                    | 0                      |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 11656          | 0                       | 4614                   |
| 6        | GOA                                          | 191            | 9                       | 0                      |
| 7        | GUJARAT                                      | 14571          | 15                      | 0                      |
| 8        | HARYANA                                      | 6220           | 3137                    | 4500                   |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 3615           | 315                     | 334                    |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 4291           | 1519                    | 0                      |
| 11       | JHARKHAND                                    | 4345           | 88                      | 829                    |
| 12       | KARNATAKA                                    | 5963           | 460                     | 0                      |
| 13       | KERALA                                       | 941            | 1                       | 0                      |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH                                | 23012          | 499                     | 302                    |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 27868          | 3356                    | 789                    |
| 16       | MANIPUR                                      | 161            | 27                      | 60                     |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA                                    | 6396           | 1358                    | 1677                   |
| 18       | MIZORAM                                      | 834            | 407                     | 591                    |
| 19       | NAGALAND                                     | 1284           | 605                     | 739                    |
| 20       | ODISHA                                       | 6794           | 0                       | 0                      |
| 21       | PUNJAB                                       | 13241          | 0                       | 0                      |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN                                    | 11251          | 978                     | 978                    |
| 23       | SIKKIM                                       | 199            | 20                      | 50                     |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU                                   | 12525          | 831                     | 2425                   |
| 25       | TELANGANA                                    | 12769          | 4881                    | 8333                   |
| 26       | TRIPURA                                      | 1176           | 44                      | 475                    |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 57772          | 805                     | 3                      |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 7795           | 1230                    | 4990                   |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL                                  | 3339           | 21                      | 0                      |
| UTs      | UTs                                          | UTs            | UTs                     | UTs                    |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar                             | 70             | 7                       | 0                      |
| 2        | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 42             | 4                       | 0                      |
| 3        | Lakshadweep                                  | 10             |                         |                        |
| 4        | Ladakh                                       | 193            | 1                       | 60                     |
| 5        | Puducherry                                   | 108            |                         |                        |
|          | Total                                        | 264320         | 30568                   | 38054                  |