Lok Sabha Question No. 559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Panchayati Raj Institutions
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, V. SATHYABAMA, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, RITA TARAI, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 559

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

559.    SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA, SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA, SHRIMATI RITA TARAI, SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- a) the  number  and  present  status  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  registered  and working in the country including Tamil Nadu, State-wise;
- b) the details of the monitoring units set up to review their working and the steps taken by the Government in order to improve the working of PRIs in the country;
- c) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  utilized,  remained  unspent  and  achievements  made  and works done under various schemes during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise;
- d) whether  elections  to  these  Institutions  take  place  in  all  the  States  as  per  the  statutory provisions and if so, the details thereof;
- e) whether any review or study has been undertaken to know the success or failure of PRIs in the implementation of various schemes in the country including Tamil Nadu during the said period;
- f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- g) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  order  to  improve  the  functioning  of  PRIs  and proper utilization of funds in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

- (a) The  number  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  viz.Gram  Panchayats  Block  /  Intermediate Panchayats and Zila Panchayats in the country, state wise is given in Annexure-I
- (b)  'Panchayats'  is  a  state  subject,  and  monitoring  of  Panchayats  is  undertaken  by  State Governments.  The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  provides  technical,  financial  and

functional  support  to  the  States  to  improve  the  working  of  Panchayats  by  organizing  training programmes and other capacity building activities for the elected representatives and functionaries.

(c)    The  details  of  funds allocated, released and utilized state-wise under the scheme of Rajiv Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA)  during  last  three  years  are  given  at Annexure II . The physical achievement made during the 2013-14 & 2014-15 under the scheme is Annexure-III . The funds provided to states under the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme during the last three years is given as Annexure IV . The schemes of BRGF & RGPSA have been transferred to the States w.e.f. from the year 2015-16

(d) Holding elections to the Panchayats is the responsibility of the State Governments and State Election  Commissions  as  per  the  Constitutional  provisions.  These  provisions  are  generally followed but elections have not been conducted in Puducherry.

(e)  & (f)  MoPR  assesses the extent of devolution of powers and authority to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)by States through an independent study, which ranks States, including Tamil Nadu on a Panchayat Devolution Index (PDI). Ranking of States including Tamil Nadu on PDI from 2011-12 to 2014-15 is at Annexure-(V). Detailed review with State Secretaries on various issues  video  conferences,  zonal  meetings,  development  of  RGPSA  Management  Information System( MIS) are other activities undertaken for review.

(g)  To improve the functioning of PRIs, MoPR has been implementing the RGPSA in the 12 th Plan  under  which financial assistance has been provided to build the capacity of Panchayats through  provision  of  manpower,  infrastructure,  training  etc.  Under  BRGF,  The  Ministry  has supported decentralized planning in Panchayats  and funds were provided to the states for 272 identified  backward  districts  with  a  view  to  address  the  issues  of  regional  imbalances  in development process. The Ministry has also supported States to devolve powers to panchayats through incentivization and regular reviews.  The Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode  Project, under Digital India Programme to make Panchayats more transparent, accountable, and effective.

Handbooks/manuals for Panchayats have been developed and shared with States on the issues  related  to  Child  Development,  Sanitation,  Drinking  Water,  Animal  Husbandry  etc.  to enable them to perform their role in various sectors.

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## Annexure- I

## Annexure referred to in reply to  part (a ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 559  to be answered on 23/7/15 regarding  Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRIs)

## Statewise details of Panchayati Raj Institutions

| S L No.   | States            | GP             | BP             | DP             |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| S L No.   | States            | Total no of GP | Total no of BP | Total no of DP |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 12916          | 659            | 13             |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1779           | 177            | 17             |
| 3         | Assam             | 2202           | 219            | 21             |
| 4         | Odisha            | 6232           | 314            | 30             |
| 5         | Punjab            | 13080          | 146            | 22             |
| 6         | Tripura           | 1118           | 35             | 8              |
| 7         | Uttarakhand       | 7982           | 95             | 13             |
| 8         | West Bengal       | 3349           | 341            | 18             |
| 9         | Bihar             | 8402           | 534            | 38             |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 3243           | 77             | 12             |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 4128           | 143            | 22             |
| 12        | Kerala            | 978            | 152            | 14             |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 27920          | 351            | 33             |
| 14        | Manipur           | 161            | NA             | 4              |
| 15        | Sikkim            | 176            | NA             | 4              |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu        | 12524          | 385            | 31             |
| 17        | Gujarat           | 14003          | 223            | 26             |
| 18        | Chhattisgarh      | 9734           | 146            | 18             |
| 19        | Haryana           | 6083           | 119            | 21             |

| 20   | Jharkhand           |   4423 | 259   | 24   |
|------|---------------------|--------|-------|------|
| 21   | Karnataka           |   5629 | 176   | 30   |
| 22   | Madhya Pradesh      |  23006 | 313   | 50   |
| 23   | Rajasthan           |   9177 | 248   | 33   |
| 24   | Goa                 |    190 | NA    | 2    |
| 25   | Uttar Pradesh       |  51914 | 821   | 75   |
| 26   | Daman &Diu          |     14 | NA    | 2    |
| 27   | Dadar Nagar Haveili |     11 | NA    | 1    |
| 29   | Lakhdweep           |     10 | NA    | 1    |
| 30   | Chandigarh          |     17 | NA    | 1    |
| 31   | Delhi               |      0 | NA    | 7    |
| 32   | Telangana           |   8685 | 438   | 9    |
| 33   | Mizoram             |    784 | NA    | NA   |
| 34   | Andman &nikobar     |     69 | 7     | 2    |
|      | Total               | 239939 | 6378  | 602  |

## Annex-II

Annexure referred to in reply to  part (C) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 559  to be answered on 23/7/15 regarding Panchayati Raj Institutions

## Details of  funds sanctioned, released and spent state wise during    2012-13 2013-14 & 2014-15 under RGPSA( As on 31/3/2015)

## Rs. In Cr.

|   S.L No. | State             |   Funds Released/Sanc tioned2012-13 |   Funds Spent 2012-13 |   Fund sanctioned 2013-14 |   Funds Release d 2013- 14 |   Fund sanctioned 2014-15 |   Funds Release d 2014- 15 |   *Funds Spent (Cumulat ive 2013- 14& 2014-15 |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   0 |                     0 |                    110.92 |                      41.59 |                    144.35 |                      24.19 |                                         52.58 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                0.99 |                  0.71 |                     21.55 |                       8.71 |                     23.13 |                       7.72 |                                          6.89 |
|         3 | Assam             |                                   0 |                     0 |                     37.00 |                      16.65 |                     98.21 |                      26.04 |                                         12.58 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                                   0 |                     0 |                     22.98 |                       8.61 |                     192.3 |                      63.67 |                                          2.35 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                1.25 |                  1.25 |                     71.94 |                      25.73 |                     94.33 |                      11.39 |                                         17.05 |
|         6 | Gujarat           |                                3.32 |                  3.32 |                     93.25 |                      31.65 |                     37.70 |                       1.06 |                                         26.02 |
|         7 | Haryana           |                                5.66 |                  5.66 |                     20.09 |                       2.93 |                     57.90 |                      18.78 |                                          0.88 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                4.95 |                  4.95 |                     55.43 |                      15.84 |                     51.59 |                      15.26 |                                         29.54 |
|         9 | Jammu& Kashmir    |                                   0 |                     0 |                     25.19 |                       9.45 |                     45.71 |                       8.58 |                                          0.89 |
|        10 | Jharkhand         |                                   0 |                     0 |                     43.87 |                      16.45 |                     47.92 |                       16.2 |                                         19.57 |
|        11 | Karnataka         |                                2.27 |                  2.27 |                     68.12 |                      25.56 |                    160.09 |                      46.80 |                                         25.38 |
|        12 | Kerala            |                                   0 |                     0 |                     44.22 |                      16.58 |                     60.35 |                      14.49 |                                         13.33 |

| 13    | Madhya Pradesh       | 0.99   | 0.99   |   116.86 |   42.83 |   160.73 |   37.46 |   34.63 |
|-------|----------------------|--------|--------|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|
| 14    | Maharashtra          | 0      | 0      |   221.84 |   83.17 |   214.31 |   34.75 |   59.51 |
| 15    | Manipur              | 0      | 0      |     3.55 |    1.60 |    12.03 |    5.42 |    6.53 |
| 16    | Odisha               | 0      | 0      |    76.62 |   28.73 |   116.51 |   32.92 |   22.29 |
| 17    | Punjab               | 2.9    | 2.9    |    28.97 |    7.97 |     7.36 |       0 |    7.96 |
| 18    | Rajasthan            | 13.61  | 13.61  |    64.26 |   15.45 |    44.84 |   11.55 |   19.64 |
| 19    | Sikkim               | 0      | 0      |     7.00 |    3.15 |    17.77 |    6.84 |     2.5 |
| 20    | Tamil Nadu           | 0      | 0      |   155.03 |   58.14 |    54.10 |   20.16 |   58.01 |
| 21    | Telangana            | 0      | 0      |    92.41 |   34.64 |   154.26 |   29.94 |   21.23 |
| 22    | Tripura              | 0.08   | 0.08   |    23.13 |    9.09 |    13.34 |    2.36 |    6.06 |
| 23    | Uttar Pradesh        | 4.77   | 4.5    |   125.70 |   42.37 |    87.17 |       0 |    8.96 |
| 24    | Uttarakhand          | 2.11   | 2      |    18.65 |    5.47 |    46.82 |   13.04 |    4.22 |
| 25    | Mizoram              |        |        |        0 |       0 |     5.52 |    2.48 |       0 |
| 26    | West Bengal          | 0      | 0      |    21.93 |    8.23 |   102.88 |   27.71 |     6.6 |
| 27    | Dadar &Nagar Haveili | 0      | 0      |     2.99 |       0 |     2.90 |    1.08 |       0 |
| 28    | Daman &Diu           | 0      | 0      |     3.47 |       0 |     4.02 |     1.5 |       0 |
| Total | Total                | 42.9   | 42.24  |  1576.97 |  560.59 |  2058.14 |  481.39 |  465.20 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part ( c ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 559  to be answered on 23/7/15 regarding  Panchayati Raj Institutions

## Physical Progress under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan during 2013-14 & 2014-15

## Administrative and Technical Support to Gram Panchayats sanction in RGPSA

| Activity                                                      | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| No. of Account cum DEOs sanctioned for Gram Panchayats:       | 54753     |     71727 |
| No. of Panchayat Sachiv/ PDOs sanctioned for Gram Panchayats: | 15290     |     11001 |
| No. of JE/technical staff sanctioned:                         | 2570      |      8247 |
| Others                                                        | -         |       876 |

## Construction & Repair of Gram Panchayat buildings sanctioned in RGPSA

| Activity                              |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   Total |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| No of new Panchayat bhavan sanctioned |      3128 |      2497 |    5165 |
| No of repair sanctioned               |      7727 |      8356 |   15583 |
| E-enablement                          |     22506 |     29948 |   42247 |

The number of trainings of Elected Representatives and functionaries that has been sanctioned under RGPSA during 2013-14 and 2014-15 is given as under:

| Activity                                                          |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Total no of ERs and functionaries training sanctioned under RGPSA |   1096825 |   1721786 |

## Institutional structure:

| Activity                                       |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| State Panchayat Resource Centres sanctioned    |        23 |        23 |
| District Panchayat Resource Centres sanctioned |       136 |       189 |

| Block Panchayat Resource Centres sanctioned   |   338 |   851 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| Faculty support to SPRC                       |    16 |    17 |
| Upgrade of ETC                                |    30 |    84 |

| Activity                | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| SATCOM support provided | 2         | 8         |
| PESA                    | 9 states  | 10 states |
| SEC                     | 2         | 14 States |
| Innovative activities   | 0         | 3 States  |
| IEC                     | 26 states | 28 States |
| PMU                     | 26 states | 28 States |

Annexure referred to in reply to part( c ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 559  to be answered on 23/7/15 regarding Panchayati Raj Institutions

Details regarding funds released, utilized and unspent under Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) during 2012-13 2013-14 & 2014-15

(Amount in Rs. crores)

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2012-13         | 2012-13               | 2012-13           | 2013-14         | 2013-14                | 2013-14           | 2014-15         | 2014-15                | 2014-15           | Total           | Total                  | Total           |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reported | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reporte d | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisati on Reporte d | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reporte d | Unspent Balance |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 97.22           | 96.30                 | 0.92              | 114.26          | 107.23                 | 7.03              | 43.80           | 0.00                   | 43.80             | 255.28          | 203.53                 | 51.75           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 13.88           | 13.88                 | 0.00              | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00              | 15.35           | 0.00                   | 15.35             | 29.23           | 13.88                  | 15.35           |
| 3         | Assam             | 142.35          | 117.45                | 24.90             | 76.40           | 44.82                  | 31.58             | 139.41          | 0.00                   | 139.41            | 358.16          | 162.27                 | 195.89          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 490.51          | 403.83                | 86.68             | 485.80          | 187.38                 | 298.42            | 206.52          | 0.00                   | 206.52            | 1182.8 3        | 591.21                 | 591.62          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 229.37          | 229.37                | 0.00              | 192.56          | 155.87                 | 36.69             | 218.26          | 0.00                   | 218.26            | 640.19          | 385.24                 | 254.95          |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 55.70           | 44.35                 | 11.35             | 42.87           | 18.88                  | 23.99             | 65.07           | 0.00                   | 65.07             | 163.64          | 63.23                  | 100.41          |
| 7         | Haryana           | 32.05           | 30.35                 | 1.70              | 26.41           | 10.09                  | 16.32             | 12.98           | 0.00                   | 12.98             | 71.44           | 40.44                  | 31.00           |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 35.19           | 35.19                 | 0.00              | 27.79           | 10.65                  | 17.14             | 11.92           | 0.00                   | 11.92             | 74.90           | 45.84                  | 29.06           |
| 9         | Jammu& Kashmir    | 37.36           | 32.26                 | 5.10              | 20.40           | 10.52                  | 9.88              | 45.67           | 0.00                   | 45.67             | 103.43          | 42.78                  | 60.65           |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 166.60          | 112.23                | 54.37             | 40.85           | 17.62                  | 23.23             | 281.75          | 0.00                   | 281.75            | 489.20          | 129.85                 | 359.35          |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 106.32          | 80.23                 | 26.09             | 71.22           | 19.91                  | 51.31             | 46.53           | 0.00                   | 46.53             | 224.07          | 100.14                 | 123.93          |

| Sl. No.   | State          | 2012-13         | 2012-13               | 2012-13           | 2013-14         | 2013-14                | 2013-14           | 2014-15         | 2014-15                | 2014-15           | Total           | Total                  | Total           |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State          | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reported | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reporte d | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisati on Reporte d | Unspen t Balanc e | Funds Release d | Utilisatio n Reporte d | Unspent Balance |
| 12        | Kerala         | 20.23           | 15.82                 | 4.41              | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00              | 29.20           | 0.00                   | 29.20             | 49.43           | 15.82                  | 33.61           |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh | 476.07          | 386.24                | 89.83             | 279.21          | 82.53                  | 196.68            | 221.22          | 0.00                   | 221.22            | 976.50          | 468.77                 | 507.73          |
| 14        | Maharashtra    | 267.91          | 267.91                | 0.00              | 246.82          | 215.38                 | 31.44             | 236.14          | 0.00                   | 236.14            | 750.87          | 483.29                 | 267.58          |
| 15        | Manipur        | 21.86           | 21.86                 | 0.00              | 39.83           | 32.41                  | 7.42              | 36.76           | 0.00                   | 36.76             | 98.45           | 54.27                  | 44.18           |
| 16        | Meghalaya      | 35.25           | 34.81                 | 0.44              | 32.41           | 15.76                  | 16.65             | 2.56            | 0.00                   | 2.56              | 70.22           | 50.57                  | 19.65           |
| 17        | Mizoram        | 19.42           | 19.16                 | 0.26              | 25.36           | 25.28                  | 0.08              | 24.39           | 0.00                   | 24.39             | 69.17           | 44.44                  | 24.73           |
| 18        | Nagaland       | 41.51           | 41.21                 | 0.30              | 9.12            | 8.87                   | 0.25              | 60.87           | 0.00                   | 60.87             | 111.50          | 50.08                  | 61.42           |
| 19        | Odisha         | 240.05          | 209.45                | 30.60             | 283.63          | 168.69                 | 114.94            | 179.46          | 0.00                   | 179.46            | 703.14          | 378.14                 | 325.00          |
| 20        | Punjab         | 12.93           | 12.72                 | 0.21              | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00              | 14.87           | 0.00                   | 14.87             | 27.80           | 12.72                  | 15.08           |
| 21        | Rajasthan      | 262.09          | 210.05                | 52.04             | 62.30           | 17.02                  | 45.28             | 211.45          | 0.00                   | 211.45            | 535.84          | 227.07                 | 308.77          |
| 22        | Sikkim         | 11.11           | 11.06                 | 0.05              | 8.68            | 6.60                   | 2.08              | 12.32           | 0.00                   | 12.32             | 32.11           | 17.66                  | 14.45           |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu     | 100.16          | 95.89                 | 4.27              | 94.42           | 65.85                  | 28.57             | 42.42           | 0.00                   | 42.42             | 237.00          | 161.74                 | 75.26           |
| 24        | Telangana      | 230.53          | 207.28                | 23.25             | 211.36          | 137.77                 | 73.59             | 89.42           | 0.00                   | 89.42             | 531.31          | 345.05                 | 186.26          |
| 25        | Tripura        | 13.66           | 13.66                 | 0.00              | 13.04           | 13.04                  | 0.00              | 12.63           | 0.00                   | 12.63             | 39.33           | 26.70                  | 12.63           |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh  | 207.65          | 176.56                | 31.09             | 273.35          | 164.70                 | 108.65            | 346.86          | 0.00                   | 346.86            | 827.86          | 341.26                 | 486.60          |
| 27        | Uttarakhand    | 46.84           | 14.90                 | 31.94             | 22.79           | 0.00                   | 22.79             | 2.53            | 0.00                   | 2.53              | 72.16           | 14.90                  | 57.26           |
| 28        | West Bengal    | 306.37          | 303.45                | 2.92              | 99.12           | 60.31                  | 38.81             | 226.64          | 0.00                   | 226.64            | 632.13          | 363.76                 | 268.37          |
|           | Total          | 3720.19         | 3237.47               | 482.72            | 2800.00         | 1597.18                | 1202.8 2          | 2837.00         | 0.00                   | 2837.0 0          | 9357.1 9        | 4834.65                | 4522.54         |

Annexure - V

Annexure referred to in reply to part(e &f ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 559  to be answered on 23/7/15 regarding Panchayati Raj Institutions

Comparative Statement of Ranking of States on Panchayat Devolution Index (PDI) from 201112 to 2014-15 .

| States/UT         | 2011-2012   | 2012-2013   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| Maharashtra       | 3           | 1           |         1 |         4 |
| Kerala            | 1           | 3           |         2 |         1 |
| Karnataka         | 2           | 2           |         3 |         3 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 6           | 5           |         4 |         8 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 9           | 8           |         5 |        11 |
| West Bengal       | 7           | 6           |         6 |         5 |
| Rajasthan         | 5           | 4           |         7 |         7 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | -           | -           |         8 |        18 |
| Haryana           | 11          | 9           |         9 |        17 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 4           | 7           |        10 |         9 |
| Gujarat           | 10          | 10          |        11 |        14 |
| Tripura           | -           | 12          |        12 |        12 |
| Uttarakhand       | 14          | 13          |        13 |        16 |
| Sikkim            | 8           | 14          |        14 |         2 |
| Assam             | -           | 16          |        15 |        13 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21          | 25          |        16 |        24 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 12          | 17          |        17 |         6 |
| Punjab            | 19          | 19          |        18 |        19 |
| Jharkhand         | 22          | 22          |        19 |        22 |
| Bihar             | 17          | 20          |        20 |        23 |