Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Development of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sanjay Seth, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 321

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON:  05.12.2023

## Development of Panchayats

## †321:  SHRI SANJAY SETH: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of Panchayati Raj be pleased to state;

- (a) the details and number of schemes being operated for the development of Panchayats by the Ministry, State-wise during the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the provisions made by the Government to ensure implementation of better Panchayati Raj System in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether any provision exists under the Panchayati Raj System to release funds for development of Panchayats; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (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 the functionaries of the PRIs, 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, a Central component of RGSA scheme under which various egovernance 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

(No funds are released to States under the scheme). These schemes are implemented for all States/UTs in the Country.

(b)  In addition to the schematic provisions for capacity building and training of the elected representatives  and  functionaries  of  the  PRIs,  incentivisation  by  way  of  awards  and recognitions,  digital  interventions  for      efficiency,  accountability  and  transparency  in  the functioning of the PRIs as detailed in reply to part (a) of the question, provision of financial assistance under Central Finance Commissions Awards are provided to the PRIs for their better performance.

(c) & (d) Funds under Central Finance Commissions Awards, Schemes of RGSA and IoP are released for development of Panchayats. The State-wise funds released that includes the State of Jharkhand under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions periods, RGSA and IoP schemes during the last five  years and current  year  are at Annexure -I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 321 answered on 05.12.2023 regarding Development of Panchayats.

The details of funds released to States for Panchayats under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2018-19 to 2023-24 (as on 30.11.2023)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1729.23   | 2336.56   | 2625.00   | 1917.85   | 988.35    | -         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 163.83    | 221.38    | 231.00    | 85.00     | -         | -         |
| 3         | Assam             | 1082.32   | 1462.45   | 1604.00   | 1186.00   | 1228.00   | 248.20    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 4199.71   | 5674.70   | 5018.00   | 3709.00   | 3842.00   | 1942.00   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 1047.86   | 1415.89   | 1454.00   | 1075.00   | 1114.00   | 562.50    |
| 6         | Goa               | 26.73     | 36.12     | 75.00     | 55.00     | -         | -         |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1725.36   | 2331.33   | 3195.00   | 2362.00   | 2446.00   | 1236.50   |
| 8         | Haryana           | 775.99    | 1048.53   | 1264.00   | 935.00    | 677.11    | -         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 361.63    | 488.64    | 429.00    | 317.00    | 329.00    | 52.60     |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir*   | 544.83    | 0.00      | NA        | NA        | NA        | NA        |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 1208.24   | 1632.59   | 1689.00   | 1249.00   | 1293.00   | -         |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1841.54   | 2504.13   | 3217.00   | 2375.50   | 2093.55   | 423.30    |
| 13        | Kerala            | 802.78    | 1084.73   | 1628.00   | 1203.00   | 1246.00   | -         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2708.78   | 3660.14   | 3984.00   | 2944.00   | 3050.00   | -         |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 3004.37   | 4059.55   | 5827.00   | 4107.82   | 3626.14   | 1069.39   |
| 16        | Manipur           | 41.17     | 55.63     | 177.00    | 65.50     | -         | -         |
| 17        | Meghalaya#        | NA        | NA        | 182.00    | 40.50     | -         | -         |
| 18        | Mizoram#          | NA        | NA        | 93.00     | 34.50     | -         | -         |
| 19        | Nagaland#         | NA        | NA        | 125.00    | 92.00     | -         | -         |
| 20        | Odisha            | 1768.44   | 2389.54   | 2258.00   | 1669.00   | 1728.00   | 700.88    |
| 21        | Punjab            | 817.48    | 1104.58   | 1388.00   | 1026.00   | 1062.00   | -         |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 2724.22   | 3681.01   | 3862.00   | 2854.00   | 2955.34   | -         |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 29.67     | 40.09     | 42.00     | 31.00     | 33.00     | 6.60      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 1753.87   | 1821.11   | 3607.00   | 2666.00   | 2761.00   | 1394.97   |
| 25        | Telangana         | 1071.59   | 1451.30   | 1847.00   | 1365.00   | 1415.00   | 715.00    |
| 26        | Tripura           | 67.07     | 90.63     | 191.00    | 141.00    | 147.00    | 29.60     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 7148.74   | 9659.47   | 9752.00   | 7208.00   | 7466.00   | 2680.87   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 376.19    | 508.31    | 574.00    | 418.70    | 439.21    | 88.75     |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 2740.69   | 3703.25   | 4412.00   | 3217.02   | 3292.85   | 1648.01   |
|           | Total             | 39762.33  | 52461.66  | 60750.00  | 44349.39  | 43232.55  | 12799.17  |

# 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.  321 answered on 05.12.2023 regarding development of Panchayats.

State/UT-wise Funds Released under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) during 2018-19 to 202324 (as on 30.11.2023)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. 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    | 60.09       |
| 4         | Assam                    | 39.21      | 23.22     | 26.12     | 44.04     | 44.34     | 60.00       |
| 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      | 17.57       |
| 7         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      |           | 1.14      | 1.00        |
|           | Daman &Diu               | 0.00       | 0.00      |           | 0.00      |           |             |
| 8         | Goa                      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.59      | 0.00      | 0.89        |
| 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     | 40.00       |
| 13        | Jharkhand                | 4.49       | 0.00      | 2.34      | 7.74      | 0.00      | 31.00       |
| 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     | 14.00     | 32.17       |
| 19        | Maharashtra              | 11.54      | 8.44      | 66.76     | 73.34     | 37.84     | 95.445      |
| 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      | 6.00        |
| 22        | Mizoram                  | 9.85       | 0.50      | 21.19     | 5.56      | 14.27     | 10.00       |
| 23        | Nagaland                 | 7.89       | 3.94      | 3.72      | 4.58      | 0.00      | 10.00       |
| 24        | Odisha                   | 0.00       | 0.00      | 2.94      | 1.33      | 11.40     | 27.334      |
| 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     | 10.00       |
| 27        | Rajasthan                | 25.57      | 0.00      | 12.98     | 17.27     | 0.00      | 21.72       |
| 28        | Sikkim                   | 5.08       | 5.10      | 4.75      | 1.19      | 6.01      | 6.00        |
| 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     | 13.53       |
| 33        | Uttarakhand              | 33.05      | 23.79     | 26.75     | 0.00      | 42.48     | 64.670      |
| 34        | West Bengal              | 54.94      | 44.10     | 33.52     | 15.14     | 4.28      | 33.470      |
|           | Total                    | 584.65     | 432.74    | 491.34    | 614.25    | 648.02    | 554.949     |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  321 answered on 05.12.2023 regarding Development of Panchayats.

State/UT wise Award Money Releases under Incentivisation of Panchayats from 2018-19 to 2023-24 (as on 30.11.2023).

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. 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 |      2.2  |      2.47 |      2.95 | 2.59      | 0         |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |      0.5  |      0.5  |      0.15 |      0.85 | 0.85      | 0         |
| 4.        | Assam                     |      1.3  |      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    |      0.7  |      0.35 | 0.25      | 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 |      0.6  |      0.36 | 1.4       | 2.00      |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                 |      1.07 |      1.36 |      1.52 |      1.59 | 1.59      | 1.00      |
| 15.       | Karnataka                 |      1.55 |      1.63 |      0.1  |      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         | 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                   |      0.7  |      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       | 1.50      |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand               |      1.33 |      0.05 |      2.96 |      1.49 | 1.51      | 0         |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh             |      4.65 |      4.7  |      4.79 |      4.78 | 3.83      | 1.75      |
| 34.       | West Bengal               |      1.75 |      1.6  |      1.65 |      1.95 | 2.75      | 0         |
|           | Total                     |     40.42 |     24.7  |     49.18 |     52.49 | 50.19     | 43.75     |