Lok Sabha Question No. 1664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Panchayat Devolution Index
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1664**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**PANCHAYAT DEVOLUTION INDEX**

**1664.** **ADV. JOICE GEORGE:**

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a)	the salient features of the Panchayat Devolution Index (PDI) of States across the country;

(b)	whether any ranking has been given to various States including Kerala on the basis of the PDI;

(c)	if so, details thereof, State-wise;

(d)	whether any special assistance has been given according to PDI; and

**(e)	if so, the details thereof, State-wise?**

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

(a):	The Annual Study on Panchayat Devolution Index (PDI) is undertaken by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to assess where each State stands in the matter of devolution of powers (3Fs - Funds, Functions and Functionaries) to Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs). The salient features of the study for the year 2014-15 included the following:

- Actual outcome of activity mapping covering the transfer of functions, institutions functionaries, and finances to PRIs in the subjects listed in the 11th Schedule;
- Role of Panchayats in major Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) like National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Sakshar Bharath Abhiyan (SBA) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and important State Sponsored Schemes.
- Functions across various tiers of Panchayats and the mechanisms of inter-tier co-ordination; and

- The study arrived at an indicative ranking on the status of devolution based on field studies.

(b) & (c):	Ranking of States on PDI has been done on the basis of the study for 2014-15 as per **Annex.** The State of Kerala ranked 1 st on PDI.

(d)	No Sir

(e)	Does not arise.

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**Annex**

## Statement of Ranking of States on Panchayat Devolution Index (PDI) 2014-15

| **States/UT**        | **Ranking**   |
|----------------------|---------------|
| Maharashtra          | 4             |
| Kerala               | 1             |
| Karnataka            | 3             |
| Tamil Nadu           | 8             |
| Chhattisgarh         | 11            |
| West Bengal          | 5             |
| Rajasthan            | 7             |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 18            |
| Haryana              | 17            |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 9             |
| Gujarat              | 14            |
| Tripura              | 12            |
| Uttarakhand          | 16            |
| Sikkim               | 2             |
| Assam                | 13            |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 24            |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 6             |
| Punjab               | 19            |
| Jharkhand            | 22            |
| Bihar                | 23            |
| J&k                  | 25            |
| Manipur              | 20            |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli | -             |
| Chandigarh           | -             |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 21            |
| Goa                  | -             |
| Odisha               | 10            |
| Lakshadweep          | -             |
| Puducherry           | -             |
| A&N Island           | -             |
| Daman & Diu          | -             |

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