Lok Sabha Question No. 1798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Panchayat Ghars/Buildings
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: ARKA KESHARI DEO, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1798**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**PANCHAYAT GHARS/BUILDINGS**

**1798.** SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

1. the number of Panchayat Ghars/ Buildings set up in various States of the country, State-wise;

1. whether there are a number of villages in the country where the Gram Panchayats have no Panchayat Ghars/ Buildings for operating their offices in the country;

1. if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;

1. the funds provided/ proposed to be provided by the Government for the construction of Panchayat Ghars/ Buildings and computerisation of offices during each of the last three years and the current year; and

1. the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government for ensuring the Panchayat Ghars/ Buildings for each Gram Panchayat in the country?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

**(** a) & (b) As on 31.3.15, there were 43,653 Gram Panchayats without Panchayat Ghars in various States from which information was available as per **Annexure I.** As Panchayats is a State subject, it is upto the States to provide building to Gram Panchayats. Several States have not provided Panchayat buildings to Gram Panchayats.

(c) to (e) Providing Panchayat Ghars is primarily the responsibility of the States. However, to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, funds under the RGPSA have been provided for construction and repair of Panchayat Ghars and also for computers based on the proposals of States. The details of funds sanctioned to States during 2013-14 & 2014-15 for construction and repair of Panchayat Ghars and for computers under RGPSA are given in **Annexure-II.** The scheme of RGPSA has been transferred to States w.e.f. 2015-16.

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**Annexure-I**

**Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1798 to be answered on 30.07.2015 regarding Panchayat Ghars / Buildings**

| **Sl. No.**   | **State**            |   **No. of Panchayats** |   **Gram Panchayats without building as on 31.03.2015** |
|---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.            | Andhra Pradesh       |                   12905 |                                                     248 |
| 2.            | Arunachal Pradesh    |                    1779 |                                                    1779 |
| 3.            | Assam                |                    2202 |                                                     360 |
| 4.            | Bihar                |                    8402 |                                                    2182 |
| 5.            | Chhattisgarh         |                    9734 |                                                     254 |
| 6.            | Gujarat              |                   13997 |                                                     336 |
| 7.            | Haryana              |                    6083 |                                                    2516 |
| 8.            | Himachal Pradesh     |                    3243 |                                                       0 |
| 9.            | Jammu & Kashmir      |                    4128 |                                                    1943 |
| 10.           | Jharkhand            |                    4423 |                                                    1770 |
| 11.           | Karnataka            |                    5629 |                                                       0 |
| 12.           | Kerala               |                     978 |                                                       0 |
| 13.           | Maharashtra          |                   27906 |                                                    4363 |
| 14.           | Manipur              |                     161 |                                                     160 |
| 15.           | Odisha               |                    6232 |                                                     245 |
| 16.           | Punjab               |                   13080 |                                                    7776 |
| 17.           | Rajasthan            |                    9177 |                                                     284 |
| 18.           | Sikkim               |                     176 |                                                      18 |
| 19.           | Tamil Nadu           |                   12524 |                                                       0 |
| 20.           | Uttar Pradesh        |                   51914 |                                                   18000 |
| 21.           | Uttarakhand          |                    7982 |                                                    1352 |
| 22.           | West Bengal          |                    3349 |                                                      60 |
| 23.           | Goa                  |                     190 |                                                       7 |
| 24.           | Dadar & Nagar Haveli |                      11 |                                                       0 |
| 25.           | Daman & Diu          |                      14 |                                                       0 |
| 26.           | Mizoram              |                     784 |                                                       0 |
|               | Total                |                  239812 |                                                   43653 |

Note : Information from Madhya Pradesh, Tripura and Telangana is not available.

**Annexure-II**

| **Annexure referred to in reply to  part (c ) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1798  to be answered on 30/7/15 regarding Panchayat Ghar and Building**  **Amount sanctioned under Construction & Repair of GP building & E-Enablement Rs. In Cr**   |                      |                                               |                                |                                               |                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                      | 2014-15-                                      | 2014-15-                       | 2013-2014                                     | 2013-2014                      |
| **S.L No.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | **States**           | **Construction  & Repair of GP building** | **E-Enablement of Panchayats** | **Construction  & Repair of GP building** | **E-Enablement of Panchayats** |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh       | 29.63                                         | 6.53                           | 38.28                                         | 24.23                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 2.21                                          | 0.00                           | 4.06                                          | 0.00                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                | 19.05                                         | 4.40                           | 6.90                                          | 8.80                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Bihar                | 8.85                                          | 7.32                           | 3.60                                          | 0.40                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh         | 12.88                                         | 8.00                           | 13.57                                         | 0.00                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat              | 12.28                                         | 4.31                           | 17.52                                         | 0.00                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana              | 12.74                                         | 3.68                           | 3.96                                          | 4.57                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh     | 9.16                                          | 7.64                           | 7.50                                          | 0.00                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 7.08                                          | 6.19                           | 0.00                                          | 4.12                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand            | 6.79                                          | 0.00                           | 8 .28                                         | 4.00                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka            | 29.69                                         | 2.52                           | 12.84                                         | 0.00                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala               | 11.38                                         | 9.78                           | 2.01                                          | 0.00                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh       | 28.12                                         | 0.00                           | 18.75                                         | 0.00                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra          | 42.00                                         | 0.00                           | 84.00                                         | 0.00                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur              | 2.54                                          | 0.00                           | 0.66                                          | 0.26                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha               | 24.10                                         | 5.61                           | 15.12                                         | 11.21                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab               | 0.00                                          | 0.40                           | 0                                             | 0.00                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan            | 9.40                                          | 0.00                           | 6.00                                          | 0.91                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim               | 2.91                                          | 0.70                           | 1.31                                          | 0.70                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu           | 20.02                                         | 0.00                           | 29.79                                         | 50.09                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana            | 29.97                                         | 8.22                           |                                               |                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tripura              | 2.64                                          | 0.08                           | 3.87                                          | 2.24                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh        | 27.81                                         | 40.00                          | 20.00                                         | 0.00                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand          | 10.37                                         | 4.00                           | 3.52                                          | 0.00                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Mizoram              | 1.04                                          | 0.48                           | 0                                             | 0                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal          | 17.52                                         | 20.35                          | 0.00                                          | 1.60                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Dadar &Nagar Haveili | 0.33                                          | 0.14                           | 0.48                                          | 0.04                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Daman & Diu          | 0.36                                          | 0.18                           | 0.60                                          | 0.05                           |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Total                | 380.87                                        | 140.53                         | 294.34                                        | 113.22                         |