Lok Sabha Question No. 581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Implementation of BRGF
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## IMPLEMENTATION OF BRGF

## 581 . SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN : SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of districts identified under the Backward Regions Grant Fund in various States including Madhya Pradesh, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  utilised  and  remaining  unutilised  since  the  inception  of  the scheme, State-wise;
- (c) the present status of the implementation of the said programme in various States including Madhya Pradesh, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has evaluated the implementation of the said programme;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the physical targets fixed and achieved during the said period, year and State-wise;
- (f) whether the implementation of the programme left to the States; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

- (a) : The details of 272 districts identified in various States including Madhya Pradesh under the District Component of Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF), are at AnnexureI.
- (b): The  details  of  funds  released,  utilised  and  unspent  balance  under  the  BRGF  since  its inception are at Annexure-II.
- (c): With effect from this financial year (2015-16), BRGF has been delinked from budgetary support of the Central Government.
- (d): Yes, Madam.

(e): An independent review-cum-evaluation of the BRGF was undertaken by the World Bank in eight States in July 2009. The World Bank in its report noted that the BRGF had stimulated a process of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/ Urban Local Bodies strengthening, particularly in poor  States  and  districts,  and  laid  the  foundation  for  achieving  several  of  its  objectives.  The report  also  noted  that  the  projects  are  generally  addressing  local  needs  within  core  local government mandates in a relatively cost effective manner.

The  Planning  Commission  had  also  undertaken  an  evaluation  study  of  BRGF covering the period 2006-07 to 2010-11 carried out by M/s Institute of Human Development, New Delhi in  16  States.  The  evaluation  study  looked  into  various  aspects  of  the  Programme including financial and physical progress, role of PRIs, convergence of resources from various schemes,  accrued  benefits  to  the  target  group/area,  training,  monitoring  mechanism,  etc.,  and assessed the impact of the scheme on the beneficiaries.

The BRGF was demand driven and no physical targets were fixed for the same. Funds under the Programme were untied and released on the basis of the Annual District Plan consolidated and approved by the District Planning Committee in each of the backward districts identified  under  the  Programme.  As  per  the  progress  reports  received  in  the  Ministry,  funds under the BRGF Programme have been utilised for development of infrastructure facilities like construction of anganwadi centres, panchayat ghars, roads, culverts, bridges, community halls, water supply, etc., in the backward districts.

(f)  &  (g):      Yes,  Madam.  From  financial  year  2015-16,  the  State  Governments  are  to  extend necessary support for the BRGF from their higher share of resources. A grant of  Rs. 2,87,436 crore has also been provided to the rural and urban local bodies for the period 2015-2020 by the Central  Government  on  the  recommendations  of  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  for provision  of  basic  services  such  as  drinking  water,  sanitation,  local  body  roads,  footpaths, playgrounds and other infrastructure within the assigned functions under relevant legislations.

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Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  581 answered on 23.07.2015.

## Annexure-I

## List of 272 BRGF districts

| Sl.No.   | States            | Sl.No.   | Districts          | Sl.No.   | States       | Sl.No.   | Districts         |
|----------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|----------|--------------|----------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1        | Anantpur           |          |              | 37       | Madhepura         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 2        | Chitoor            |          |              | 38       | Madhubani         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3        | Cuddapah           |          |              | 39       | Munger            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 4        | Vizianagaram       |          |              | 40       | Muzaffarpur       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 5        | Upper Subansari    |          |              | 41       | Nalanda           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 5        | Upper Subansari    |          |              | 42       | Nawada            |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 5        | Upper Subansari    |          |              | 43       | Paschim Champaran |
|          | Assam             | 6        | Baksa              |          |              | 44       | Patna             |
|          | Assam             | 7        | Barpeta            |          |              |          | Purbi             |
|          | Assam             | 8        | Bongaigaon         |          |              | 45       | Champaran         |
|          | Assam             | 9        | Cachar             |          |              | 46       | Purnia            |
|          | Assam             | 10       | Chirang            |          |              | 47       | Rohtas            |
|          | Assam             | 11       | Dhemaji            |          |              | 48       | Saharsa           |
|          | Assam             | 12       | Goalpara           |          |              | 49       | Samastipur        |
| 3        | Assam             | 13       | Hailakandi         |          |              | 50       | Saran             |
|          | Assam             | 14       | Karbi Anglong      |          |              | 51       | Sheikhpura        |
|          | Assam             | 15       | Kokarajhar         |          |              | 52       | Sheohar           |
|          | Assam             | 16       | Moregaon           |          |              | 53       | Sitamarhi         |
|          | Assam             | 17       | North Cachar Hills |          |              | 54       | Siwan             |
|          | Assam             |          |                    |          |              | 55       | Supaul            |
|          | Assam             | 18       | North Lakhimpur    |          |              | 56       | Vaishali          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 19       | Araria             | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 57       | Bastar Bijapur    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 20       | Arwal              | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 58 59    | Bilaspur          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 21       | Aurangabad         | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 60       | Dantewada         |
| 4        | Bihar             | 22       | Banka              | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 61       | Dhamtari          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 23       |                    | 5        | Chhattisgarh |          |                   |
| 4        | Bihar             |          | Begusarai          | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 62       | Jashpur           |
| 4        | Bihar             | 24       | Bhagalpur          | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 63       | Kabirdham         |
| 4        | Bihar             | 25       | Bhojpur            | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 64       | Kanker            |
| 4        | Bihar             | 26       | Buxar              | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 65       | Korba             |
| 4        | Bihar             | 27       | Darbhanga          | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 66       | Koriya            |
| 4        | Bihar             | 28       | Gaya               | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 67       | Mahasammund       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 29       | Gopalganj          | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 68       | Narayanpur        |
| 4        | Bihar             | 30       | Jamui              | 5        | Chhattisgarh | 69       | Raigarh           |
| 4        | Bihar             | 31       | Jehanabad          | 5        | Chhattisgarh |          |                   |
| 4        | Bihar             | 32       | Kaimur             |          |              | 70       | Rajnandgaon       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 33       | Katihar            | 6        |              | 71       | Sarguja Khantha   |
| 4        | Bihar             | 34       | Khagaria           |          | Gujarat      | 72       | Banas             |
| 4        | Bihar             | 35       | Kishanganj         |          | Gujarat      | 73       | Dahod             |
| 4        | Bihar             | 36       |                    |          | Gujarat      | 74       | Dang              |
| 4        | Bihar             |          | Lakhisarai         |          | Gujarat      | 75       | Narmada           |

| Sl.No.   | States           | Sl.No.   | Districts             |
|----------|------------------|----------|-----------------------|
|          |                  | 76       | Panchmahal            |
|          |                  | 77       | Sabar Kantha          |
| 7        |                  | 78       | Mahendragarh          |
|          | Haryana          | 79       | Sirsa                 |
|          |                  | 80       | Chamba                |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | 81       | Sirmaur               |
|          |                  | 82       | Doda                  |
|          |                  | 83       | Kishtwar              |
| 9        | Jammu& Kashmir   | 84       | Kupwara               |
|          |                  | 85       | Poonch                |
|          |                  | 86       | Ramban                |
|          |                  | 87       | Bokaro                |
|          |                  | 88       | Chatra                |
|          |                  | 89       | Deoghar               |
|          |                  | 90       | Dhanbad               |
|          |                  | 91       | Dumka                 |
|          |                  | 92       | Garhwa                |
|          |                  | 93       | Giridih               |
|          |                  | 94       | Godda                 |
|          |                  | 95       | Gumla                 |
|          |                  | 96       | Hazaribagh            |
|          |                  | 97       | Jamtara               |
|          |                  | 98       | Koderma               |
| 10       | Jharkhand        | 99       | Khunti                |
|          |                  | 100      | Latehar               |
|          |                  | 101      | Lohardagga            |
|          |                  | 102      | Pakaur                |
|          |                  | 103      | Palamu                |
|          |                  | 104      | Ramgarh               |
|          |                  | 105      | Ranchi                |
|          |                  | 106      | Sahebganj             |
|          |                  | 107      | Saraikela Kharswan    |
|          |                  | 108      | Simdega               |
|          |                  | 109      | West Singhbhum        |
|          |                  | 110      | Bidar                 |
|          |                  | 111 112  | Chitradurga Davangere |
| 11       |                  | 113      | Gulbarga              |
|          | Karnataka        |          |                       |
|          |                  | 114 115  | Raichur Yadgir        |
| 12       | Ke ral a         | 116      | Palakkad              |

| Sl.No.   | States         | Sl.No.   | Districts              |
|----------|----------------|----------|------------------------|
|          |                | 117      | Wayanad                |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh | 118      | Alirajpur              |
|          |                | 119      | Anuppur                |
|          |                | 120      | Ashoknagar             |
|          |                | 121      | Balaghat               |
|          |                | 122      | Barwani                |
|          |                | 123      | Betul                  |
|          |                | 124      | Burhanpur              |
|          |                | 125      | Chhattarpur            |
|          |                | 126      | Chhindwara             |
|          |                | 127      | Damoh                  |
|          |                | 128      | Dhar                   |
|          |                | 129      | Dindori                |
|          |                | 130      | Guna                   |
|          |                | 131      | Jhabua                 |
|          |                | 132      | Katni                  |
|          |                | 133      | Khandwa                |
|          |                | 134      | Khargone               |
|          |                | 135      | Mandla                 |
|          |                | 136      | Panna                  |
|          |                | 137      | Rajgarh                |
|          |                | 138      | Rewa                   |
|          |                | 139      | Satna                  |
|          |                | 140      | Seoni                  |
|          |                | 141      | Shahdol                |
|          |                | 142      | Sheopur                |
|          |                | 143      | Shivpuri               |
|          |                | 144      | Sidhi                  |
|          |                | 145      | Singrauli              |
|          |                | 146      | Tikamgarh              |
|          |                | 147      | Umaria                 |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 148      | Ahmednagar             |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 149      | Amravati               |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 150      | Aurangabad             |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 151      | Bhandara               |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 152      | Chandrapur             |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 153      | Dhule                  |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 154      | Gadchiroli             |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 155      | Gondia                 |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 156      | Hingoli                |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 157      | Nanded                 |
| 14       | Maharashtra    | 158      | Nandurbar              |
|          |                | 159      | Yavatmal               |
| 15       | Mani pur       | 160 161  | Chandel Churchandrapur |

| Sl.No.   | States    |   Sl.No. | Districts            |
|----------|-----------|----------|----------------------|
|          |           |      162 | Tamenglong           |
| 16       | Meghalaya |      163 | Ri-bhoi              |
| 16       | Meghalaya |      164 | South Garo Hills     |
| 16       | Meghalaya |      165 | West Garo Hills      |
| 17       | Mizoram   |      166 | Lawngtlai            |
| 17       | Mizoram   |      167 | Saiha                |
| 18       | Nagaland  |      168 | Kiphrie              |
| 18       | Nagaland  |      169 | Longleng             |
| 18       | Nagaland  |      170 | Mon                  |
| 18       | Nagaland  |      171 | Tuensang             |
| 18       | Nagaland  |      172 | Wokha                |
| 19       | Odisha    |      173 | Bargarh              |
| 19       | Odisha    |      174 | Bolangir             |
| 19       | Odisha    |      175 | Boudh                |
| 19       | Odisha    |      176 | Deogarh              |
| 19       | Odisha    |      177 | Dhenkanal            |
| 19       | Odisha    |      178 | Gajapati             |
| 19       | Odisha    |      179 | Ganjam               |
| 19       | Odisha    |      180 | Jharsuguda           |
| 19       | Odisha    |      181 | Kalahandi            |
| 19       | Odisha    |      182 | Kandhamal            |
| 19       | Odisha    |      183 | Keonjhar             |
| 19       | Odisha    |      184 | Koraput              |
| 19       | Odisha    |      185 | Malkangiri           |
| 19       | Odisha    |      186 | Mayurbhanj           |
| 19       | Odisha    |      187 | Nabarangpur          |
| 19       | Odisha    |      188 | Nuapada              |
| 19       | Odisha    |      189 | Rayagada             |
| 19       | Odisha    |      190 | Sambalpur            |
| 19       | Odisha    |      191 | Sonepur (Subarnapur) |
| 20       | Punjab    |      193 | Hoshiarpur           |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      194 | Banswara             |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      195 | Barmer               |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      196 | Chittaurgarh         |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      197 | Dungarpur            |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      198 | Jaisalmer            |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      199 | Jalore               |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      200 | Jhalawar             |
| 21       | Rajasthan |      201 | Karauli              |

| Sl.No.   | States        | Sl.No.   | Districts            |
|----------|---------------|----------|----------------------|
|          |               | 202      | Pratapgarh           |
|          |               | 203      | Sawai Madhopur       |
|          |               | 204      | Sirohi               |
|          |               | 205      | Tonk                 |
|          |               | 206      | Udaipur              |
| 22       | Sikkim        | 207      | North District       |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 208      | Cuddalore            |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 209      | Dindigul             |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 210      | Nagapattinam         |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 211      | Sivaganga            |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 212      | Tiruvannamalai       |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu    | 213      | Villupuram           |
| 24       | Telangana     | 214      | Adilabad             |
| 24       | Telangana     | 215      | Karimnagar           |
| 24       | Telangana     | 216      | Khammam              |
| 24       | Telangana     | 217      | Mahaboobnagar        |
| 24       | Telangana     | 218      | Medak                |
| 24       | Telangana     | 219      | Nalgonda             |
| 24       | Telangana     | 220      | Nizamabad            |
| 24       | Telangana     | 221      | Rangareddy           |
| 24       | Telangana     | 222      | Warrangal            |
| 25       | Tripura       | 223      | Dhalai               |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 224      | Ambedkar Nagar       |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 225      | Azamgarh             |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 226      | Badaun               |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 227      | Bahraich             |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 228      | Balrampur            |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 229      | Banda                |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 230      | Barabanki            |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 231      | Basti                |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 232      | Chandauli            |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 233      | Chitrakoot           |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 234      | Etah                 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 235 236  | Farukkhabad Fatehpur |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 237      |                      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh |          | Gonda                |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 238      | Gorakhpur Hamirpur   |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 239      |                      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 240      | Hardoi Jalaun        |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | 241 242  | Jaunpur              |

| Sl.No.   | States   |   Sl.No. | Districts        |
|----------|----------|----------|------------------|
|          |          |      243 | Kanshiram Nagar  |
|          |          |      244 | Kaushambi        |
|          |          |      245 | Kushinagar       |
|          |          |      246 | Lakhimpurkhiri   |
|          |          |      247 | Lalitpur         |
|          |          |      248 | Maharajganj      |
|          |          |      249 | Mahoba           |
|          |          |      250 | Mirzapur         |
|          |          |      251 | Pratapgarh       |
|          |          |      252 | Raibareilly      |
|          |          |      253 | Sant Kabir Nagar |
|          |          |      254 | Shrawasti        |
|          |          |      255 | Siddhartha Nagar |
|          |          |      256 | Sitapur          |
|          |          |      257 | Sonbhadra        |
|          |          |      258 | Unnao            |

|   Sl.No. | States      |   Sl.No. | Districts          |
|----------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|       27 | Uttarakhand |      259 | Chamoli            |
|       27 | Uttarakhand |      260 | Champawat          |
|       27 | Uttarakhand |      261 | Tehri Garhwal      |
|       28 | West Bengal |      262 | 24 South Paraganas |
|       28 | West Bengal |      263 | Bankura            |
|       28 | West Bengal |      264 | Birbhum            |
|       28 | West Bengal |      265 | Dinajpur Dakshin   |
|       28 | West Bengal |      266 | Dinajpur Uttar     |
|       28 | West Bengal |      267 | Jalpaiguri         |
|       28 | West Bengal |      268 | Maldah             |
|       28 | West Bengal |      269 | Medinipur East     |
|       28 | West Bengal |      270 | Medinipur West     |
|       28 | West Bengal |      271 | Murshidabad        |
|       28 | West Bengal |      272 | Purulia            |

Annexure-II

## BRGF: Funds released, utilisation reported and unspent balance since inception (as on 31.03.2015)

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl.No.   | Name of State     |   Releases since inception (2006-07 to 2014- 15) |   Utilisation Reported |   Unspent Balance |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                           782.86 |                 728.43 |             54.43 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                            78.97 |                  63.62 |             15.35 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                           736.13 |                 535.26 |            200.87 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                          3828.43 |                3203.04 |            625.39 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                          1837.85 |                1582.90 |            254.95 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                                           479.73 |                 378.96 |            100.77 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                                           200.47 |                 169.47 |             31.00 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                           207.76 |                 176.73 |             31.03 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                           225.16 |                 161.85 |             63.31 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                                          1526.37 |                1148.97 |            377.40 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                           633.53 |                 506.05 |            127.48 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                           163.27 |                 128.20 |             35.07 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                          2995.59 |                2480.92 |            514.67 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                                          1562.30 |                1294.72 |            267.58 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                           262.22 |                 218.04 |             44.18 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                                           206.58 |                 186.93 |             19.65 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                                           165.20 |                 140.18 |             25.02 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                                           301.56 |                 240.14 |             61.42 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                          2149.42 |                1824.42 |            325.00 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                            76.70 |                  61.62 |             15.08 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                          1761.57 |                1449.78 |            311.79 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                                            87.55 |                  73.10 |             14.45 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                                           632.53 |                 557.27 |             75.26 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                                          1655.60 |                1463.32 |            192.28 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                            86.70 |                  74.07 |             12.63 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                          3187.07 |                2644.21 |            542.86 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                           148.66 |                  91.23 |             57.43 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                          1658.32 |                1389.95 |            268.37 |
|          | Total             |                                         27638.09 |               22973.36 |           4664.72 |