Lok Sabha Question No. 2038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: RGPSA and BRGF
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, S. RAJENDRAN, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, BANSHILAL MAHTO, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2038

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## RGPSA and BRGF

2038. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA: SHRI S. RAJENDRAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL: SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ  SAHU:  SHRI  FEROZE  VARUN  GANDHI:  SHRI  HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI P.K. BIJU.

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- a) whether  some  ongoing  activities  under  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan (RGPSA) and Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) have been affected in various States due to delinking of these schemes from central support and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- b) whether the Government had conducted any study regarding the consequences/difficulties likely to  be  faced  by  State  Governments  as  a  result  of  such  delinking,  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome thereof;
- c) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  various  State  Governments  including Odisha  to  release  funds  for  completing  the  ongoing/incomplete  activities  under  the  RGPSA  and BRGF;
- d) if so, the details and the present status thereof along with the details of funds allocated/released thereunder during the current year so far, State/UT-wise; and
- e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that the ongoing/incomplete activities under the RGPSA and BRGF are not affected due to delinking thereof from the central support?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   &  (b):    Backward  Region  Grant  Fund  (BRGF)  and  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran Abhiyan  (RGPSA)  were  transferred  to  states  and  delinked  from  central  funding  from  2015-16 though a sum of Rs.60 crore was provided for RGPSA. . Subsequently, at the request of Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), another Rs.300 crores were provided for RGPSA. MoPR has not conducted any study in this regard.  However, as funds have become available to Gram Panchayats as per the recommendation of the Fourteenth Finance Commission (14 th FC), the Ministry has supported States in preparing guidelines for Gram Panchayats to prepare Gram Panchayat Development Plans.
- (c) to (e):  Requests have been received from States including Odisha for funds. Under RGPSA, plan proposals were received from the States/UTs including Odisha  during 2015-16 for capacity building and  training  support  to  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plan.    Rs.540.98  crore  has,  so  far,  been approved under RGPSA to 21 States/UTs including Rs.19.59 crore to Odisha State during 2015-16. A statement containing state-wise funds approved under RGPSA for the current year (2015-16) is given at Annex. Further, Rs.200,292.20 crore are being provided to Gram Panchayats as per the 14 th FC recommendations, for the five year  period from 2015-16 to 20119-20 to develop basic services such  as  sanitation,  drinking  water,  maintenance  of  community  assets,  maintenance  of  roads, footpaths, street lights, burial and cremation grounds.

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## Annex  referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Untarred Question No.2038 for 10.12.2015 regarding BRGF and RGPSA

State-wise sanction/approval of funds under RGPSA for the year 2015-16 (as on 3.12.2015).

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   |                   | 2015-16                        |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|          | State(s)/UTs      | Fund sanctioned on 3.12..2015) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 10.78                          |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.78                           |
| 3        | Assam             | 39.48                          |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 29.68                          |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh  | 13.13                          |
| 6        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7.08                           |
| 7        | Jharkhand         | 23.89                          |
| 8        | Karnataka         | 77.76                          |
| 9        | Kerala            | 10.55                          |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh    | 38.3                           |
| 11       | Maharashtra       | 39.77                          |
| 12       | Manipur           | 11.40                          |
| 13       | Odisha            | 19.59                          |
| 14       | Rajasthan         | 19.12                          |
| 15       | Sikkim            | 2.51                           |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu        | 18.27                          |
| 17       | Telangana         | 36.39                          |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     | 96.75                          |
| 19       | Goa               | 2.12                           |
| 20       | West Bengal       | 37.14                          |
| 21       | Lakshedweep       | 4.26                           |
| Total    | Total             | 540.75                         |

Note: Fund  sanctioned by Central Executive Committee under RGPSA.