Lok Sabha Question No. 2839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Utilisation of Grants by Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj, Adv Priya Saroj

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2839 ANSWERED ON 10.03.2026

## UTILISATION OF GRANTS BY GRAM PANCHAYATS

## 2839. ADVPRIYASAROJ: SHRI PUSHPENDRASAROJ:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the total Finance Commission grants released and utilised by Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies and the status of utilisation certificates furnished during the last five years, year and State-wise, particularly for Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the number of local bodies reporting delayed utilisation, substantial unutilised balances or incomplete works under these grants and the reasons identified in Central reviews, State-wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh;

(c) the key findings of inspections or performance reviews regarding gaps in planning, technical sanction and execution capacity at the Panchayat level;

(d) the extent of integration of Panchayats with e-Gram Swaraj and Audit Online platforms and compliance with mandatory online accounting and audit requirements, State-wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh; and

(e) the corrective monitoring and capacity-building measures introduced to ensure transparency, timely utilisation and accountability of Finance Commission grants?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) & (b): The State-wise details of grants released under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) of all the States, including Uttar Pradesh, during the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) are given at Annexure-I.

As per the Operational Guidelines for implementation of 15 th Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide letter dated 14.07.2021, grants are released to the States in two instalments in every financial year. States are required to submit a Grant Transfer Certificate, in the prescribed

proforma, in respect of the previous instalment released to the State for considering the release of the next instalment. Submission of separate Utilization Certificate is not required in this matter.

(c): In terms of Entry No. 5 of List-II (State List) of the 7 th Schedule of Constitution of India, Panchayats, being local-government, are within the purview of the States. Accordingly, all matters relating to Panchayats come within the purview of State Governments and information related to inspections or performance reviews of Panchayats is not maintained centrally.

(d) & (e): Ministry manages eGramSwaraj webportal (https://egramswaraj.gov.in) since April 2020, which integrates all financial functions of Panchayats-from planning to payment in respect of all States and UTs including the State of Uttar Pradesh. The progress data obtained from this system is displayed on the portal for concurrent monitoring at the State/UT, District, and Block levels. Ministry has also integrated eGramSwaraj with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for Panchayats, facilitating real-time digital payments to vendors and service providers. Additionally, the AuditOnline application was launched in April 2020 to enable online auditing of Panchayat accounts and their financial management. This tool facilitates the transparent utilisation of Central Finance Commission funds and enhances Panchayat-level financial oversight. The State-wise adoption status of eGramSwaraj for the XV Finance Commission for FY2025-26 is given at Annexure-II and the State wise progress on Audit Online for the audit period 2023-24 and 2024-25 as on 05.03.2026 is given at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.

The Ministry has also been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the major objective of Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) of Elected representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats across all States/UTs for improving overall Panchayat governance.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839 answered on 10.03.2026 regarding Utilisation of Grants by Gram Panchayats.

The State-wise details of funds released for Panchayats during the last five years

|    | States            | Sl. No. Total (2020-21 to 2025-26)   | Sl. No. Total (2020-21 to 2025-26)   | Sl. No. Total (2020-21 to 2025-26)        | Sl. No. Total (2020-21 to 2025-26)         |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|    | States            | Allocation (Rs. in crore)            | Release (Rs. crore)                  | in Expenditure Utilization (Rs. in crore) | / % Utilization Expenditure (Rs. in crore) |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 12,856                               | 12,681                               | 6,413                                     | 51%                                        |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,131                                | 436                                  | 295                                       | 68%                                        |
| 3  | Assam             | 7,857                                | 7,109                                | 3,730                                     | 52%                                        |
| 4  | Bihar             | 24,579                               | 23,340                               | 17,074                                    | 73%                                        |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 7,123                                | 6,515                                | 6,906                                     | 106%*                                      |
| 6  | Goa               | 368                                  | 215                                  | 78                                        | 36%                                        |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 15,650                               | 14,368                               | 11,255                                    | 78%                                        |
| 8  | Haryana           | 6,193                                | 5,820                                | 4,380                                     | 75%                                        |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 2,102                                | 1,984                                | 1,635                                     | 82%                                        |
| 10 | Jharkhand         | 8,274                                | 6,501                                | 5,346                                     | 82%                                        |
| 11 | Karnataka         | 15,756                               | 11,906                               | 11,054                                    | 93%                                        |
| 12 | Kerala            | 7,972                                | 7,322                                | 4,099                                     | 56%                                        |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh    | 19,511                               | 16,060                               | 13,412                                    | 84%                                        |
| 14 | Maharashtra       | 28,540                               | 23,097                               | 19,418                                    | 84%                                        |
| 15 | Manipur           | 867                                  | 243                                  | 97                                        | 40%                                        |
| 16 | Meghalaya         | 893                                  | 277                                  | 324                                       | 117%*                                      |
| 17 | Mizoram           | 455                                  | 396                                  | 374                                       | 94%                                        |
| 18 | Nagaland          | 611                                  | 265                                  | -                                         | 0%                                         |
| 19 | Odisha            | 11,058                               | 10,966                               | 8,058                                     | 73%                                        |
| 20 | Punjab            | 6,798                                | 5,884                                | 6,231                                     | 106%*                                      |
| 21 | Rajasthan         | 18,915                               | 16,443                               | 13,024                                    | 79%                                        |
| 22 | Sikkim            | 207                                  | 195                                  | 138                                       | 71%                                        |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu        | 17,666                               | 15,420                               | 12,129                                    | 79%                                        |
| 24 | Telangana         | 9,048                                | 6,697                                | 2,681                                     | 40%                                        |
| 25 | Tripura           | 937                                  | 936                                  | 964                                       | 103%*                                      |

| 26   | Uttar Pradesh   | 47,764   | 45,408   | 42,982   | 95%   |
|------|-----------------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
| 27   | Uttarakhand     | 2,813    | 2,436    | 1,839    | 75%   |
| 28   | West Bengal     | 21,611   | 20,321   | 18,879   | 93%   |
|      | Total           | 2,97,555 | 2,63,238 | 2,12,817 | 81%   |

*Note: The percentage of utilization in respect of these State is reflecting more than 100% on account of the interest accrued on the grant amount and expenditure thereof.

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839 answered on 10.03.2026 regarding Utilisation of Grants by Gram Panchayats.

## State-wise adoption status of eGramSwaraj for the XV Finance Commission for FY 202526

|   Sr. No. | State Name        |   Total Number of Village Pancha yats & Equival ent |   Villag e Panch ayat onboar d |   Villag e Panch ayats & Equiva lent With Online Payme nt |   Total Num ber of Bloc k Panc haya ts & Equi vale nt |   Bloc k Panc haya t onbo ard |   Bloc k Panc haya ts With Onli ne Pay ment |   Total Num ber of Zila Panc haya ts & Equi vale nt |   Zil a Pan cha yat onb oar d |   Zila Panch ayats With Onlin e Paym ent |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                               13327 |                          13320 |                                                     13025 |                                                   660 |                           660 |                                         649 |                                                  13 |                            13 |                                       13 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                2108 |                           2108 |                                                      1486 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                  27 |                            26 |                                       22 |
|         3 | Assam             |                                                2663 |                           2186 |                                                      2075 |                                                   182 |                           182 |                                         179 |                                                  30 |                            29 |                                       27 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                                                8054 |                           8054 |                                                      8047 |                                                   534 |                           534 |                                         529 |                                                  38 |                            38 |                                       38 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                               11692 |                          11687 |                                                     11313 |                                                   146 |                           146 |                                         146 |                                                  33 |                            33 |                                       27 |
|         6 | Goa               |                                                 191 |                            191 |                                                       116 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                   2 |                             2 |                                        2 |
|         7 | Gujarat           |                                               14619 |                          14596 |                                                     13800 |                                                   248 |                           248 |                                         248 |                                                  33 |                            33 |                                       33 |
|         8 | Haryana           |                                                6227 |                           6227 |                                                      6010 |                                                   143 |                           143 |                                         141 |                                                  22 |                            22 |                                       22 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                3615 |                           3615 |                                                      3562 |                                                    92 |                            81 |                                          81 |                                                  12 |                            12 |                                       12 |
|        10 | Jharkhand         |                                                4345 |                           4345 |                                                      4252 |                                                   264 |                           264 |                                         262 |                                                  24 |                            24 |                                       24 |
|        11 | Karnataka         |                                                5949 |                           5949 |                                                      5938 |                                                   238 |                           232 |                                          93 |                                                  31 |                            31 |                                       23 |
|        12 | Kerala            |                                                 941 |                            941 |                                                       937 |                                                   152 |                           152 |                                         152 |                                                  14 |                            14 |                                       14 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                               23011 |                          23011 |                                                     22194 |                                                   313 |                           313 |                                         309 |                                                  52 |                            52 |                                       52 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |                                               28002 |                          27934 |                                                     26438 |                                                   351 |                           351 |                                         265 |                                                  34 |                            34 |                                       33 |
|        15 | Manipur           |                                                3175 |                            161 |                                                       113 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                  12 |                             6 |                                        4 |
|        16 | Meghalaya         |                                                6884 |                              0 |                                                         0 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                   3 |                             3 |                                        3 |
|        17 | Mizoram           |                                                 855 |                            841 |                                                       817 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                   0 |                             0 |                                        0 |
|        18 | Nagaland          |                                                1312 |                            984 |                                                         0 |                                                     0 |                             0 |                                           0 |                                                   0 |                             0 |                                        0 |
|        19 | Odisha            |                                                6794 |                           6794 |                                                      6785 |                                                   314 |                           314 |                                         313 |                                                  30 |                            30 |                                       30 |
|        20 | Punjab            |                                               13236 |                          13233 |                                                     12341 |                                                   155 |                           152 |                                         150 |                                                  23 |                            23 |                                       22 |

| 21    | Rajasthan     |   13128 |   11184 |   10774 |   361 |   353 |   351 |   37 |   33 |   33 |
|-------|---------------|---------|---------|---------|-------|-------|-------|------|------|------|
| 22    | Sikkim        |     199 |     199 |     196 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    6 |    6 |    6 |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu    |   12482 |   12482 |   12437 |   388 |   388 |   388 |   36 |   36 |   36 |
| 24    | Telangana     |   12760 |   12674 |    9570 |   565 |   547 |   400 |   32 |   32 |   27 |
| 25    | Tripura       |    1194 |    1194 |    1192 |    75 |    75 |    75 |    9 |    9 |    9 |
| 26    | Uttarakhand   |    7817 |    7790 |    6926 |    95 |    95 |    94 |   13 |   13 |   13 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh |   57695 |   57693 |   57579 |   826 |   826 |   820 |   75 |   75 |   74 |
| 28    | West Bengal   |    3339 |    3339 |    3337 |   345 |   345 |   345 |   22 |   21 |   21 |
| Total | Total         |  265614 |  252732 |  241260 |  6447 |  6401 |  5990 |  663 |  650 |  620 |

## Annexure - III

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839 answered on 10.03.2026 regarding Utilisation of Grants by Gram Panchayats.

## State wise progress on AuditOnline for the audit period 2023-24 as on 05.03.2026

|    | S.No.State Name      | No. PRIs             | of Audit prepared   | Plans   | %progress Audit generated   | Reports %progress   |
|----|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh       | 14,001               | 13,999              | 99.99%  | 13,994                      | 99.95%              |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh    | 2,133                | 2,131               | 99.91%  | 2,125                       | 99.62%              |
| 3  | Assam                | 2,884                | 2,418               | 83.84%  | 2,418                       | 83.84%              |
| 4  | Bihar                | 8,627                | 8,626               | 99.99%  | 8,621                       | 99.93%              |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh         | 11,829               | 11,825              | 99.97%  | 11,809                      | 99.83%              |
| 6  | Goa                  | 193                  | 191                 | 98.96%  | 191                         | 98.96%              |
| 7  | Gujarat              | 14,946               | 14,919              | 99.82%  | 14,880                      | 99.56%              |
| 8  | Haryana              | 6,393                | 6,384               | 99.86%  | 6,360                       | 99.48%              |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh     | 3,708                | 3,708               | 100.00% | 3,708                       | 100.00%             |
| 10 | Jharkhand            | 4,635                | 4,633               | 99.96%  | 3,504                       | 75.60%              |
| 11 | Karnataka            | 6,220                | 5,950               | 95.66%  | 5,950                       | 95.66%              |
| 12 | Kerala               | 1,107                | 1,107               | 100.00% | 1,107                       | 100.00%             |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh23,377 | Madhya Pradesh23,377 | 23,376              | 100.00% | 23,312                      | 99.72%              |
| 14 | Maharashtra          | 28,341               | 28,313              | 99.90%  | 28,069                      | 99.04%              |
| 15 | Manipur              | 3,823                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 16 | Meghalaya            | 3                    | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 17 | Mizoram              | 835                  | 835                 | 100.00% | 810                         | 97.01%              |
| 18 | Nagaland             | 1,326                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 19 | Odisha               | 7,138                | 7,138               | 100.00% | 7,133                       | 99.93%              |
| 20 | Punjab               | 13,410               | 13,373              | 99.72%  | 13,307                      | 99.23%              |
| 21 | Rajasthan            | 11,650               | 11,633              | 99.85%  | 11,381                      | 97.69%              |
| 22 | Sikkim               | 205                  | 205                 | 100.00% | 204                         | 99.51%              |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu           | 12,949               | 12,951              | 100.02% | 12,949                      | 100.00%             |
| 24 | Telangana            | 13,344               | 13,341              | 99.98%  | 13,313                      | 99.77%              |
| 25 | Tripura              | 1,278                | 1,260               | 98.59%  | 1,260                       | 98.59%              |
| 26 | Uttarakhand          | 7,892                | 7,892               | 100.00% | 7,890                       | 99.97%              |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh        | 58,655               | 58,649              | 99.99%  | 58,598                      | 99.90%              |
| 28 | West Bengal          | 3,706                | 3,594               | 96.98%  | 3,581                       | 96.63%              |
|    | Total                | 2,64,608             | 2,58,451            | 97.67%  | 2,56,474                    | 96.93%              |

## Annexure- IV

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839 answered on 10.03.2026 regarding Utilisation of Grants by Gram Panchayats.

## State wise progress on AuditOnline for the audit period 2024-25 as on 05.03.2026

|    | S.No.State Name      | No. PRIs             | of Audit prepared   | Plans   | %progress Audit generated   | Reports %progress   |
|----|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh       | 14,000               | 13,942              | 99.59%  | 12,238                      | 87.41%              |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh    | 2,135                | 1,212               | 56.77%  | 504                         | 23.61%              |
| 3  | Assam                | 2,997                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 4  | Bihar                | 8,625                | 7,599               | 88.10%  | 1,447                       | 16.78%              |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh         | 11,892               | 471                 | 3.96%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 6  | Goa                  | 193                  | 116                 | 60.10%  | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 7  | Gujarat              | 14,968               | 14,936              | 99.79%  | 14,863                      | 99.30%              |
| 8  | Haryana              | 6,395                | 6,377               | 99.72%  | 3,988                       | 62.36%              |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh     | 3,708                | 3,247               | 87.57%  | 2,908                       | 78.43%              |
| 10 | Jharkhand            | 4,635                | 11                  | 0.24%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 11 | Karnataka            | 6,221                | 5,950               | 95.64%  | 5,949                       | 95.63%              |
| 12 | Kerala               | 1,107                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh23,376 | Madhya Pradesh23,376 | 20,843              | 89.16%  | 12,040                      | 51.51%              |
| 14 | Maharashtra          | 28,337               | 21,748              | 76.75%  | 13,460                      | 47.50%              |
| 15 | Manipur              | 3,823                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 16 | Meghalaya            | 6,857                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 17 | Mizoram              | 843                  | 2                   | 0.24%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 18 | Nagaland             | 1,327                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 19 | Odisha               | 7,138                | 7,137               | 99.99%  | 5,232                       | 73.30%              |
| 20 | Punjab               | 13,414               | 11,159              | 83.19%  | 10,158                      | 75.73%              |
| 21 | Rajasthan            | 11,624               | 11,604              | 99.83%  | 7,268                       | 62.53%              |
| 22 | Sikkim               | 205                  | 205                 | 100.00% | 205                         | 100.00%             |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu           | 12,949               | 9,472               | 73.15%  | 9,123                       | 70.45%              |
| 24 | Telangana            | 13,598               | 13,300              | 97.81%  | 12,906                      | 94.91%              |
| 25 | Tripura              | 1,278                | 1,277               | 99.92%  | 1,198                       | 93.74%              |
| 26 | Uttarakhand          | 7,895                | -                   | 0.00%   | -                           | 0.00%               |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh        | 58,592               | 58,594              | 100.00% | 37,357                      | 63.76%              |
| 28 | West Bengal          | 3,706                | 3,594               | 96.98%  | 3,230                       | 87.16%              |
|    | Total                | 2,71,838             | 2,12,796            | 78.28%  | 1,54,074                    | 56.68%              |

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