Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Funds for Panchayat
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 233

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2025

## FUNDS FOR PANCHAYAT

## 233. SHRI VISHALDADAPRAKASHBAPU PATIL: MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that substantial portions of Panchayat grants remain unutilized in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the current district and tier-wise breakup (Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad) of tied and untied grants released by the Centre to Maharashtra under the Panchayati Raj framework during the last three years including Nandurbar, Solapur and Sangli;

(c) the details of the percentage of unutilized funds and key reasons identified by the Ministry; and

(d) whether the Government has adopted any measures to improve fund absorption and transparency, including incentives for well-performing Panchayats in Nandurbar, Solapur and Sangli, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) & (c): 'Panchayat', being a 'Local Government', is a State subject and part of the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Panchayats are set up and operate through the respective State Panchayati Raj Acts, which may vary from State to State, subject to the provisions of the Constitution.

As reported by the State Government, the details of tier-wise unutilized Panchayat grants in the State of Maharashtra are as under:

| Tier of Panchayat   | Unutilized Grants   |
|---------------------|---------------------|
| District Panchayat  | 20.21%              |
| Block Panchayat     | 18.90%              |

The key reasons, as reported by the State, for the unutilized funds are identified as changes in the Scope of Work, land issues, and works being cancelled by the Panchayati Raj Institutions.

(b) As per Operational Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance dated 14.07.2021for implementation of the recommendation of the 15 th Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), untied and tied grants are being released by the Ministry of Finance to the States based on recommendations of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj & the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation), respectively. Thereafter, the inter-se-distribution among all the tiers of Panchayats are done by the concerned State Government on the basis of accepted recommendations of the latest State Finance Commission (SFC) and in conformity with the bands prescribed by the 15 th Finance Commission.

As reported by the State Government, the details of the current district and tier -wise breakup (Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad) of tied and untied grants of 15 th Finance Commission released by the Centre to Maharashtra under the Panchayati Raj framework during the last three years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) are attached at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

(d) To improve and ensure transparency and accountability in the utilisation of Central Finance Commission grants by Panchayati Raj Institutions in the States, the Ministry manages the eGramSwaraj web portal (https://egramswaraj.gov.in) since April 2020, which integrates all financial functions of Panchayats-from planning to payment. The progress data obtained from this system is displayed on the portal for concurrent monitoring at the State, District, and Block levels.

To further enhance transparency, the Ministry has integrated eGramSwaraj with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for Gram Panchayats (GPs), facilitating real-time digital payments to vendors and service providers. Additionally, the Audit-Online application was launched in April 2020 to enable online auditing of Panchayat accounts and their financial management. This tool facilitates the transparent utilisation of Central Finance Commission funds and enhances Panchayat-level financial oversight.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been incentivizing the best-performing Panchayats through National Panchayat Awards under the Incentivization of Panchayats scheme, one of the central components of the Centrally Sponsored scheme of revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). These awards have been revamped w.e.f. National Panchayat Award 2023 to assess the performance of Panchayati Raj Institutions in attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through 9 identified Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDG) themes aggregated from 17 SDGs namely, (i) Poverty free and enhanced livelihoods Panchayat (ii) Healthy Panchayat (iii) Child friendly Panchayat (iv) Water sufficient Panchayat (v) Clean and Green Panchayat (vi) Self-sufficient infrastructure in Panchayat (vii) Socially Secured Panchayat (viii) Panchayat with good governance (ix) Women-friendly Panchayat. To encourage the efforts of awardee Panchayats, financial

incentives have been provisioned, ranging from ₹50 lakh for a Gram Panchayat to ₹5 crore for a District Panchayat. The initiative seeks to promote healthy competition among Panchayats and inspire them to achieve excellence in local governance. All panchayats are eligible to apply for these awards.

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## Annexure-I

| District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2022-23to RLBs in Maharashtra   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                            | District                                                                                                           | Zilla Parishad                                                                                                     | Panchayat Samiti                                                                                                   | Rs. Gram Panchayat                                                                                                 | in Thousand Total                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                  | Thane                                                                                                              | 41109                                                                                                              | 40056                                                                                                              | 605003                                                                                                             | 686168                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                  | Palghar                                                                                                            | 113829                                                                                                             | 112348                                                                                                             | 894494                                                                                                             | 1120671                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                  | Raigad                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1060493                                                                                                            | 1060493                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                  | Ratnagir                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 819707                                                                                                             | 819707                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                  | Sindhudurg                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 429694                                                                                                             | 429694                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                  | Nashik                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 2039720                                                                                                            | 2039720                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                  | Dhule                                                                                                              | 108839                                                                                                             | 107372                                                                                                             | 837308                                                                                                             | 1053519                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                  | Nandurbar                                                                                                          | 101879                                                                                                             | 100552                                                                                                             | 823483                                                                                                             | 1025914                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                  | Jalgaon                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1641876                                                                                                            | 1641876                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                 | Ahmednagar                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 2078139                                                                                                            | 2078139                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                 | Pune                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1898175                                                                                                            | 1898175                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                 | Satara                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1436376                                                                                                            | 1436376                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                 | Sangli                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1159061                                                                                                            | 1159061                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                 | Solapur                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1569776                                                                                                            | 1569776                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                 | Kolhapur                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1602402                                                                                                            | 1602402                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                 | Sambhajinagar                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1290381                                                                                                            | 1290381                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                 | Jalna                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 880316                                                                                                             | 880316                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                 | Parbhani                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 729967                                                                                                             | 729967                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                 | Hingoli                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 582993                                                                                                             | 582993                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                 | Beed                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1167812                                                                                                            | 1167812                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                 | Nanded                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1402832                                                                                                            | 1402832                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                 | Dharashiv                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 787654                                                                                                             | 787654                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                 | Latur                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1038728                                                                                                            | 1038728                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                 | Buldana                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1175061                                                                                                            | 1175061                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                                 | Akola                                                                                                              | 78715                                                                                                              | 77658                                                                                                              | 606087                                                                                                             | 762460                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                 | Washim                                                                                                             | 72631                                                                                                              | 71650                                                                                                              | 555428                                                                                                             | 699709                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                 | Amaravati                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                  | 21526                                                                                                              | 1052167                                                                                                            | 1073693                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                 | Yavatmal                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1204678                                                                                                            | 1204678                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                 | Wardha                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 545680                                                                                                             | 545680                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                 | Nagpur                                                                                                             | 122443                                                                                                             | 120776                                                                                                             | 947145                                                                                                             | 1190364                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                                 | Bhandara                                                                                                           | 71373                                                                                                              | 70440                                                                                                              | 541022                                                                                                             | 682835                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                                 | Gondia                                                                                                             | 80382                                                                                                              | 79322                                                                                                              | 631440                                                                                                             | 791144                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                 | Chandrapur                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 824548                                                                                                             | 824548                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                 | Gadchiroli                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 514554                                                                                                             | 514554                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                              | 791200 801700 35374200 36967100                                                                                    | 791200 801700 35374200 36967100                                                                                    | 791200 801700 35374200 36967100                                                                                    | 791200 801700 35374200 36967100                                                                                    |

## Annexure-II

| District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2023-24 to RLBs in Maharashtra   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                             | District                                                                                                            | Zilla Parishad                                                                                                      | Panchayat Samiti                                                                                                    | Rs. Gram Panchayat                                                                                                  | in Thousand Total                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                   | Thane                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 599101                                                                                                              | 599101                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                   | Palghar                                                                                                             | 111807                                                                                                              | 111826                                                                                                              | 847321                                                                                                              | 1070954                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Raigad                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1005137                                                                                                             | 1005137                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Ratnagir                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 820992                                                                                                              | 820992                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Sindhudurg                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 432324                                                                                                              | 432324                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                   | Nashik                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 2047453                                                                                                             | 2047453                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                   | Dhule                                                                                                               | 106864                                                                                                              | 106832                                                                                                              | 833342                                                                                                              | 1047038                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                   | Nandurbar                                                                                                           | 100078                                                                                                              | 100089                                                                                                              | 821966                                                                                                              | 1022133                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                   | Jalgaon                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1418700                                                                                                             | 1418700                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                  | Ahmednagar                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1993331                                                                                                             | 1993331                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                  | Pune                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1863493                                                                                                             | 1863493                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                  | Satara                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1412077                                                                                                             | 1412077                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                  | Sangli                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1138777                                                                                                             | 1138777                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                  | Solapur                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1559787                                                                                                             | 1559787                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                  | Kolhapur                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1604886                                                                                                             | 1604886                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                  | Sambhajinagar                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1293255                                                                                                             | 1293255                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                  | Jalna                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 886324                                                                                                              | 886324                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                  | Parbhani                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 731559                                                                                                              | 731559                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                  | Hingoli                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 587015                                                                                                              | 587015                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                  | Beed                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1103029                                                                                                             | 1103029                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                  | Nanded                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1415990                                                                                                             | 1415990                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                  | Dharashiv                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 786941                                                                                                              | 786941                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                  | Latur                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1044233                                                                                                             | 1044233                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                  | Buldana                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1146707                                                                                                             | 1146707                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                  | Akola                                                                                                               | 77288                                                                                                               | 77265                                                                                                               | 610035                                                                                                              | 764588                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                  | Washim                                                                                                              | 71305                                                                                                               | 71281                                                                                                               | 558752                                                                                                              | 701338                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                  | Amaravati                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                   | 21408                                                                                                               | 1048535                                                                                                             | 1069943                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                  | Yavatmal                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 1211943                                                                                                             | 1211943                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                  | Wardha                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 544482                                                                                                              | 544482                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                  | Nagpur                                                                                                              | 118855                                                                                                              | 118821                                                                                                              | 915009                                                                                                              | 1152685                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                  | Bhandara                                                                                                            | 70114                                                                                                               | 70121                                                                                                               | 543626                                                                                                              | 683861                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                  | Gondia                                                                                                              | 78951                                                                                                               | 78940                                                                                                               | 635018                                                                                                              | 792909                                                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                                                  | Chandrapur                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 832936                                                                                                              | 832936                                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                                  | Gadchiroli                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 506160                                                                                                              | 506160                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                               | 735262                                                                                                              | 756583                                                                                                              | 34800236                                                                                                            | 36292081                                                                                                            |

## Annexure-III

| District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   | District and tier-wise breakupof Release of 15 th Finance Commission Grants for FY 2024-2025 to RLBs in Maharashtra   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                               | District                                                                                                              | Zilla Parishad                                                                                                        | Panchayat Samiti                                                                                                      | Rs. Gram Panchayat                                                                                                    | in Thousand Total                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                     | Thane                                                                                                                 | 547448                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 547448                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                     | Palghar                                                                                                               | 745637                                                                                                                | 98255                                                                                                                 | 197640                                                                                                                | 1041532                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                     | Raigad                                                                                                                | 666114                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 666114                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                     | Ratnagir                                                                                                              | 793086                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 793086                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                     | Sindhudurg                                                                                                            | 394047                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 394047                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                     | Nashik                                                                                                                | 1842124                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1842124                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                     | Dhule                                                                                                                 | 677718                                                                                                                | 93565                                                                                                                 | 188667                                                                                                                | 959950                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                     | Nandurbar                                                                                                             | 751884                                                                                                                | 90074                                                                                                                 | 44696                                                                                                                 | 886654                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                     | Jalgaon                                                                                                               | 1521085                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1521085                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                    | Ahmednagar                                                                                                            | 1758803                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1758803                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                    | Pune                                                                                                                  | 1728782                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1728782                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                    | Satara                                                                                                                | 1163224                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1163224                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                    | Sangli                                                                                                                | 1009078                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1009078                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                    | Solapur                                                                                                               | 1434725                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1434725                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                    | Kolhapur                                                                                                              | 1552868                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1552868                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                    | Sambhajinagar                                                                                                         | 821744                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 821744                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                    | Jalna                                                                                                                 | 817280                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 817280                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                    | Parbhani                                                                                                              | 708178                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 708178                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                    | Hingoli                                                                                                               | 565409                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 565409                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                    | Beed                                                                                                                  | 921853                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 921853                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                    | Nanded                                                                                                                | 1255535                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1255535                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                    | Dharashiv                                                                                                             | 492422                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 492422                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                    | Latur                                                                                                                 | 987740                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 987740                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                    | Buldana                                                                                                               | 974521                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 974521                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                    | Akola                                                                                                                 | 519670                                                                                                                | 64384                                                                                                                 | 34504                                                                                                                 | 618558                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                    | Washim                                                                                                                | 407890                                                                                                                | 63228                                                                                                                 | 31833                                                                                                                 | 502951                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                    | Amaravati                                                                                                             | 816426                                                                                                                | 9598                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                     | 826024                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                    | Yavatmal                                                                                                              | 1077296                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 1077296                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                    | Wardha                                                                                                                | 365263                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 365263                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                    | Nagpur                                                                                                                | 750595                                                                                                                | 84619                                                                                                                 | 199418                                                                                                                | 1034632                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                    | Bhandara                                                                                                              | 468082                                                                                                                | 58674                                                                                                                 | 31311                                                                                                                 | 558067                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                    | Gondia                                                                                                                | 567673                                                                                                                | 46439                                                                                                                 | 89278                                                                                                                 | 703390                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                                    | Chandrapur                                                                                                            | 724139                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 724139                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                    | Gadchiroli                                                                                                            | 442636                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 442636                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                 | 30270975                                                                                                              | 608836                                                                                                                | 817347                                                                                                                | 31697158                                                                                                              |

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