Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Expenditure under DISHA Meetings
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867

## ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## EXPENDITURE UNDER DISHA MEETINGS

## 1867. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any funds are being released by the Government for the  meetings  of  the  District  Level  Vigilance  and  Evaluation Committee;
- (b) if so, the funds provisioned for each meeting;
- (c) the details of funds allocated to Madhya Pradesh, district-wise;
- (d) the number of meetings of District Development Coordination and  Monitoring  Committee  (DISHA)  held  in  Balaghat  district along  with  the  funds  released  for  the  meeting  from  the  year 2019 till date;
- (e) whether the demand letter was submitted to the department of Balaghat district and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the  instructions  issued  for  expenditure  in  the  District  Level Vigilance and Evaluation Committee meeting;
- (g) whether travel allowance is provided to the members for being present in the meeting; and
- (h) if  so,  the  details  of  payment  made  to  the  members  for  each meeting?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  and (b): The District Level Vigilance and Evaluation Committee has been reconstituted into District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee  (DISHA) in June, 2016. As per  DISHA Guidelines, the funds provisioned for District Level DISHA Committee  meeting  is  upto  Rs.  2,00,000/-  (Rupees  two  lakh)  per meeting  and  the  bills  should  be  cleared  by  the  concerned  State Government/DRDA (or Zila Panchayat) of the State based on actuals.

The  Department  of  Rural  Development  reimburses  the  amount claimed by DRDA (or Zila Panchayat) based on the actual expenditure  incurred  within  the  overall  ceiling  of  Rs.2,00,000/(Rupees two lakh).

(c): The details of funds reimbursed for holding meetings of District Level DISHA committees in Madhya Pradesh since inception are as under:

| Name of District   | Year of the meeting   | Amount reimbursed   |
|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Jhabua             | 2021-22               | Rs. 35959/-         |

(d):   The  number  of  meetings  of  DISHA  held  in  Balaghat  district along with the funds released for the meeting from the year 2019 till date are as under:

| Year    | No. of Meetings                        | Fund Released /Reimbursed              |
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 2 No funds were released/reimbursed    | 2 No funds were released/reimbursed    |
| 2020-21 | as no claims/bills were submitted by 2 | as no claims/bills were submitted by 2 |
| 2021-22 | District in 3                          | Administration this                    |
| 2022-23 | regards. 3                             | regards. 3                             |
| 2023-24 | 0                                      | 0                                      |

- (e):  No, Sir.
- (f): The provisions contained in Para-9 of DISHA Guidelines regarding  expenditure  for  the  meeting  of  District  Level  DISHA Committee is at Annexure-I.
- (g)  and  (h):   Non-official  members  of  DISHA  committee,  other  than Members of Parliament and Members of State Legislative Assembly, are entitled for reimbursement of expenditure on local travel within the  district  for  attending  the  meetings  as  applicable  to  Group  'A' Officers  of  the  State.  No  bills/claims  for  reimbursement  of  DISHA meetings  have  been  received  from  Balaghat  district  of  Madhya Pradesh.

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