Lok Sabha Question No. 3023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Election to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3023

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## ELECTION TO PANCHAYATS

## 3023.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  Panchayats/local  bodies  for  which  election  have  not  been conducted/could not be conducted in various States in the country during the last three years and the current year along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Tenth Finance Commission had recommended that funds be provided to elected Panchayats/local bodies only and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated/released to the Panchayats/local bodies during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

- (a) Elections  to  Panchayats  as  due  have  not  been  held  in  the  Union  Territory  of Puducherry after expiry of their last term in July, 2011. UT of Puducherry has reported that elections to Panchayats could not be held because of various administrative reasons.
- (b) The Tenth Finance Commission in their award for the period 1995-2000 had not tied disbursal of grants to local bodies with the elections in Panchayats. However, Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  in  their  recommendations  for  the  award  period 2015-20 have recommended devolution of grants to the tune of Rs. 2,00,292.20 crore to the

duly constituted Gram Panchayats.

- (c) The  detailed  State-wise  allocation  and  release  of  grants  for  PRIs  for  the  financial years  2012-13,  2013-14  and  2014-15  under  the  Thirteenth  Finance  Commission  award  is given in Annexure-I to Annexure-IV.  State-wise allocation and release of grants for PRIs for the financial year 2015-16 under the Fourteenth Finance Commission is given in AnnexureV.

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## Annexure-I

Allocation and Release of general basic grant of Local Bodies for PRIs for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 201415  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3023  to  be  answered  on 17.12.2015.

Rs. In lakhs

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2012-13    | 2012-13   | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15    |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release    |
| 1         | 2                 | 3          | 4         | 5          | 6         | 7          | 8          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 69293.13   |           | 79939.48   | 54859.75  | 48982.34   | 119330.84  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 3632.58    |           | 4190.69    | 1614      | 4580.48    | 3632.58    |
| 3         | Assam             | 20915.88   | 30210.88  | 24129.44   | 24129.44  | 26373.78   | 26373.78   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 65683.40   | 65683.40  | 75775.14   | 75775.14  | 82823.18   | 82823.17   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 22149.59   | 22149.59  | 25552.70   | 25552.7   | 27929.42   | 27929.42   |
| 6         | Goa               | 1199.44    |           | 1383.72    |           | 1512.42    |            |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 30934.03   | 14721.62  | 35686.80   | 51899.21  | 39006.11   | 39006.11   |
| 8         | Haryana           | 14404.66   | 14404.66  | 16617.82   | 16617.82  | 18163.48   | 18163.49   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 7379.39    | 3511.88   | 8513.17    | 12380.68  | 9305.00    | 9305       |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 12177.13   | 12177.13  | 14048.05   | 14048.05  | 15354.70   | 15354.7    |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 20104.83   | 20104.83  | 23193.78   | 23193.78  | 25351.09   | 25351.09   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 59720.49   | 59720.49  | 68896.08   | 68896.08  | 75304.27   | 75304.27   |
| 13        | Kerala            | 25850.70   | 12302.44  | 29822.46   | 43370.72  | 32596.32   | 32596.35   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 54545.78   | 54545.79  | 62926.31   | 62926.31  | 68779.25   | 31458.34   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 72902.87   | 72902.87  | 84103.82   | 84103.82  | 91926.52   | 91926.52   |
| 16        | Manipur           | 2901.49    | 1289.00   | 3347.28    |           | 3658.62    | 11196.39   |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 4146.62    |           | 4783.72    | 2073.31   | 5228.66    | 2073.31    |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 2673.03    | 1188.00   | 3083.72    | 1336.51   | 3370.54    | 1336.52    |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 4043.81    |           | 4665.11    |           | 5099.03    | 1797       |
| 20        | Odisha            | 34349.56   | 34349.56  | 39627.11   | 39627.11  | 43312.92   | 43312.92   |
| 21        | Punjab            | 14918.70   | 13259.00  | 17210.84   | 14918.7   | 18811.66   | 36022.5    |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 52215.45   | 52215.45  | 60237.94   | 60237.94  | 65840.82   | 65840.82   |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 2444.56    | 1163.38   | 2820.15    | 2721.77   | 3082.46    | 2920.79    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 40883.63   | 40883.63  | 47165.08   | 47165.08  | 51552.02   | 51552.02   |
| 25        | Telangana         |            |           |            |           | 38392.51   | 55139.36   |
| 26        | Tripura           | 3883.89    | 1848.36   | 4480.62    | 2035.53   | 4897.37    | 4480.62    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 129767.56  | 129767.56 | 149705.33  | 149705.3  | 163629.79  | 163629.78  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 7836.32    | 3918.16   | 9040.30    | 12958.46  | 9881.16    | 9881.16    |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 54945.59   | 50821.81  | 63387.55   | 28796.78  | 69283.39   | 63387.54   |
|           | Total             | 835904.11  | 713139.49 | 964334.24  | 920944.02 | 1054029.33 | 1111126.39 |

Annexure-II

Allocation and Release of general basic grant of Local Bodies Special Area for 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 referred in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3023 to be answered on 17.12.2015.

Rs. In lakhs

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2012-13    | 2012-13   | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | 2                 | 3          | 4         | 5          | 6         | 7          | 8         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 590.00     |           | 590.00     |           | 224.26     | 448.52    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 3         | Assam             | 730.00     | 1095.00   | 730.00     | 730       | 730.00     | 730       |
| 4         | Bihar             | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 2110.00    | 2110.00   | 2110.00    | 2110      | 2110.00    | 2110      |
| 6         | Goa               | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1440.00    | 720.00    | 1440.00    | 2160      | 1440.00    | 1440      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 30.00      | 15.00     | 30.00      | 45.00     | 30.00      | 30        |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 3500.00    | 3500.00   | 3500.00    | 1750.00   | 3500.00    | 3500      |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 13        | Kerala            | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2650.00    | 2650.00   | 2650.00    | 2847      | 2650.00    | 1128      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 790.00     | 790.00    | 790.00     | 790       | 790.00     | 790       |
| 16        | Manipur           | 180.00     | 90.00     | 180.00     |           | 180.00     | 630       |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 460.00     |           | 460.00     |           | 460.00     |           |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 180.00     | 90.00     | 180.00     |           | 180.00     |           |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 400.00     |           | 400.00     |           | 400.00     |           |
| 20        | Odisha            | 2160.00    | 2160.00   | 2160.00    | 2160      | 2160.00    | 2160      |
| 21        | Punjab            | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 360.00     | 360.00    | 360.00     | 360       | 360.00     | 360       |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 25        | Telangana         |            |           |            |           | 365.74     | 365.74    |
| 26        | Tripura           | 240.00     | 120.00    | 240.00     | 120       | 240.00     | 360       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00       |           |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 160.00     | 160.00    | 160.00     | 80        | 160.00     | 160       |
|           | Total             | 15980.00   | 13860.00  | 15980.00   | 13152.00  | 15980.00   | 14212.26  |

## Annexure-III

Allocation and Release of performance grant including forfeited of Local bodies PRIs for 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15  referred in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3023 answered on 17.12.2015.

Rs. In lakh

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2012-13    | 2012-13    | 2013-14     | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2014-15   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|           |                   | Allocation | Release    | Allocatio n | Release    | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | 2                 | 3          | 4          | 5           | 6          | 7          | 8         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 47489.50   |            | 54587.07    | 101940.7 5 | 33380.35   | 54213.65  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 2489.56    |            | 2861.64     | 510.30     | 3121.49    |           |
| 3         | Assam             | 14334.53   | 17537.82   | 16476.91    | 4655.02    | 17973.13   | 7825.00   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 45015.60   | 32465.87   | 51743.43    | 77083.62   | 56442.12   | 42646.72  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 15180.04   | 10982.40   | 17448.78    | 24489.50   | 19033.26   | 8287.00   |
| 6         | Goa               | 822.02     |            | 944.88      | 166.14     | 1030.68    |           |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 21200.39   |            | 24368.91    | 4391.03    | 26581.78   | 11574.00  |
| 8         | Haryana           | 9872.12    | 9872.12    | 11347.56    | 15917.38   | 12378.00   | 5672.93   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 5057.40    | 5057.40    | 5813.26     | 5244.69    | 6341.15    | 5812.83   |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8345.50    |            | 9592.78     | 1732.68    | 10463.88   | 4556.00   |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 13778.69   | 13778.69   | 15837.99    | 14322.07   | 17276.20   | 7522.00   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 40928.97   | 20464.48   | 47046.03    | 86480.61   | 51318.15   | 22344.00  |
| 13        | Kerala            | 17716.58   | 12777.96   | 20364.41    | 27465.38   | 22213.65   | 20147.75  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 37382.52   | 26961.26   | 42969.54    | 57498.87   | 46871.50   | 41892.77  |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 49963.40   | 61129.61   | 57430.71    | 23167.97   | 62645.84   | 84705.71  |
| 16        | Manipur           | 1988.52    |            | 2285.71     | 2979.28    | 2493.27    | 1086.00   |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 2841.85    |            | 3266.59     | 593.39     | 3563.22    |           |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 1831.94    |            | 2105.73     | 1766.20    | 2296.95    |           |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 2771.40    |            | 3185.60     | 569.65     | 3474.87    |           |
| 20        | Odisha            | 23541.20   |            | 27059.56    | 4877.60    | 29516.77   |           |
| 21        | Punjab            | 10224.41   |            | 11752.51    | 15279.81   | 12819.72   | 5581.00   |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 35785.45   | 35785.45   | 41133.78    | 57739.25   | 44869.03   | 20563.81  |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 1675.36    |            | 1925.76     | 344.16     | 2100.63    | 915.00    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 28019.28   |            | 32206.91    | 5803.27    | 35131.54   | 15296.00  |
| 25        | Telangana         |            |            |             |            | 26163.62   | 33563.73  |
| 26        | Tripura           | 2661.79    | 1268.50    | 3059.61     | 2642.03    | 3337.45    | 1529.58   |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 88935.17   | 19876.20   | 102227.0 2  | 232396.8 8 | 111509.99  | 48551.00  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 5370.56    |            | 6173.22     | 1115.55    | 6733.79    |           |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 37656.53   | 18828.26   | 43284.50    | 36283.93   | 47215.06   | 43284.50  |
|           | Total             | 572880.28  | 286786.0 2 | 658500.3 7  | 807457.0 1 | 718297.09  | 487570.98 |

Allocation and Release of Performance grant of Local Bodies Special Area for 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 referred in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3023 to be answered on 17.12.2015.

|         |                   | 2012-13     | 2012-13   | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | Rs. In Lakhs.      | Rs. In Lakhs.   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No. | States            | Allocatio n | Release   | Allocation | Release   | 2014-15 Allocation | Release         |
| 1       | 2                 | 3           | 4         | 5          | 6         | 7                  | 8               |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 590.00      |           | 590.00     | 1755.98   | 224.26             | 447.24          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 3       | Assam             | 730.00      | 730.00    | 730.00     | 898.64    | 730.00             | 347.00          |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 2110.00     | 1055.00   | 2110.00    | 5248.13   | 2110.00            | 1002.00         |
| 6       | Goa               | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 1440.00     |           | 1440.00    | 663.25    | 1440.00            | 684.00          |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 30.00       | 30.00     | 30.00      | 53.64     | 30.00              | 30.00           |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 3500.00     | 3500.00   | 3500.00    | 5034.11   | 3500.00            | 1663.00         |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 2650.00     | 1325.00   | 2650.00    | 5273.71   | 2650.00            | 1259.00         |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 790.00      | 790.00    | 790.00     | 1170.22   | 790.00             | 1360.00         |
| 16      | Manipur           | 180.00      |           | 180.00     | 305.04    | 180.00             | 86.00           |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 460.00      |           | 460.00     | 211.53    | 460.00             |                 |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 180.00      |           | 180.00     | 126.17    | 180.00             | 90.00           |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 400.00      |           | 400.00     | 182.89    | 400.00             |                 |
| 20      | Odisha            | 2160.00     |           | 2160.00    | 993.78    | 2160.00            |                 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 360.00      | 360.00    | 360.00     | 541.01    | 360.00             | 531.00          |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 25      | Telangana         |             |           |            |           | 365.74             | 446.76          |
| 26      | Tripura           | 240.00      | 120.00    | 240.00     | 347.73    | 240.00             | 240.00          |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 0.00        |           | 0.00       |           | 0.00               |                 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 160.00      |           | 160.00     | 72.71     | 160.00             |                 |
|         | Total             | 15980.00    | 7910.00   | 15980.00   | 22878.54  | 15980.00           | 8186.00         |

Annexure-V

Allocation and Release of grant to Local Bodies for PRIs for 2015-16 referred in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3023 to be answered on 17.12.2015.

Rs. In lakhs

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2015-16    | 2015-16    |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | Allocation | Release    |
| 1         | 2                 | 3          | 4          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 93434.00   | 46717.00   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 8852.00    | 4426.00    |
| 3         | Assam             | 58480.00   | 29240.00   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 226918.00  | 113459.00  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 56618.00   | 28309.00   |
| 6         | Goa               | 1444.00    | 722.00     |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 93225.00   | 46613.00   |
| 8         | Haryana           | 41928.00   | 20964.00   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 19539.00   | 9770.00    |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 37396.00   | 18698.00   |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 65283.00   | 32642.00   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 100285.00  | 50143.00   |
| 13        | Kerala            | 43376.00   | 21688.00   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 146361.00  | 73181.00   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 162332.00  | 162332.00  |
| 16        | Manipur           | 2225.00    | 1113.00    |
| 17        | Odisha            | 95552.00   | 4776.00    |
| 18        | Punjab            | 44170.00   | 22085.00   |
| 19        | Rajasthan         | 147195.00  | 73598.00   |
| 20        | Sikkim            | 1603.00    | 1604.00    |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | 94765.00   | 47383.00   |
| 22        | Telangana         | 58034.00   | 29017.00   |
| 23        | Tripura           | 3624.00    | 1812.00    |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 386260.00  | 193130.00  |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 20326.00   | 10163.00   |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 153221.00  | 73542.90   |
|           | Total             | 2162446.00 | 1160127.90 |

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