Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Funds for Panchayat Buildings
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1915

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## FUNDS FOR PANCHAYAT BUILDINGS

## † 1915. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the State/UT-wise details of the funds allocated by the Union Government to Gram Panchayats for the construction of Panchayat Buildings during the last two years;
- (b) the State/ UT-wise details of the Panchayats building constructed in Gram Panchayats along with the expenditure thereon till 30 June, 2016;
- (c) the  State/UT-wise  details  of  Gram  Panchayats  in  the  country  not  having  their  own Panchayat building at present; and
- (d) the targets fixed by the Union Government to provide a separate Panchayat building to all the Gram Panchayats in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) The details of funds sanctioned to States/UTs during 2014-15 and 2015-16 under the scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan  (RGPSA)  for  construction  and repair of buildings for Gram Panchayats are given at Annexe I.
- (b) The  details  of  the  Panchayat  buildings  constructed  till  June  30,  2016  out  of  funds sanctioned under RGPSA along with State-wise expenditure thereon is at Annexe-II.
- (c) The details of Gram Panchayats not having their own buildings as per the information received from the States/UTs are given at Annexe III.
- (d) Providing a separate building for each Gram Panchayat is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government.  No  such  targets have been fixed by the  Union Government.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1915 to be answered on 28.7.2016 regarding Funds for Panchayat Building

## Amount Sanctioned and Utilized for Construction and Repairs of Panchayat Ghars

| S.L No.   | States              | Construction &Repair of GP building   | Construction &Repair of GP building   | Cumulative Funds utilized under the scheme as on March-April, 2016   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                     | 2014-15                               | 2015-2016                             |                                                                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 29.63                                 | 0                                     | 8.53                                                                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 2.21                                  | 0                                     | 1.82                                                                 |
| 3         | Assam               | 19.05                                 | 0                                     | 4.68                                                                 |
| 4         | Bihar               | 8.85                                  | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 12.88                                 | 0                                     | 10.18                                                                |
| 6         | Gujarat             | 12.28                                 | 0                                     | 8.76                                                                 |
| 7         | Haryana             | 12.74                                 | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    | 9.16                                  | 0                                     | 9.16                                                                 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir      | 7.08                                  | 0                                     | 0.00                                                                 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           | 6.79                                  | 0                                     | 8.28                                                                 |
| 11        | Karnataka           | 29.69                                 | 0                                     | 26.10                                                                |
| 12        | Kerala              | 11.38                                 | 0                                     | 1.91                                                                 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      | 28.12                                 | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 14        | Maharashtra         | 42.00                                 | 0                                     | 42.00                                                                |
| 15        | Manipur             | 2.54                                  | 0                                     | 1.82                                                                 |
| 16        | Odisha              | 24.10                                 | 0                                     | 0                                                                    |
| 17        | Punjab              | 0.00                                  | 0                                     | 0.00                                                                 |
| 18        | Rajasthan           | 9.40                                  | 0                                     | 2.4                                                                  |
| 19        | Sikkim              | 2.91                                  | 0                                     | 1.25                                                                 |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu          | 20.02                                 | 0                                     | 18.57                                                                |
| 21        | Telangana           | 29.97                                 | 0                                     | 24.81                                                                |
| 22        | Tripura             | 2.64                                  | 0                                     | 1.18                                                                 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh       | 27.81                                 | 0                                     | 9.89                                                                 |
| 24        | Uttarakhand         | 10.37                                 | 0                                     | 6.55                                                                 |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 1.04                                  | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 26        | West Bengal         | 17.52                                 | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 27        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0.33                                  | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 28        | Daman &Diu          | 0.36                                  | 0                                     | **                                                                   |
| 29        | Chandigarh          | 0                                     | 0.22                                  | 0                                                                    |
| 30        | Lakshadweep         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                                                    |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 1915 to be answered on 28.7.2016 regarding Funds for Panchayat Building

## Panchayat Buildings Constructed and Expenditure incurred

| S.No.   | States            | Bhawans Constructed   | Expenditure incurred (Rs. in crores)   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam             | 46                    | 54.64                                  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 220                   | 26.6                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 26                    | 312                                    |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0                     | 0                                      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 0                     | 0                                      |
| 6       | Goa               | 0                     | 0                                      |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 246                   | 29.52                                  |
| 8       | Haryana           | 5                     | 20.94                                  |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 250                   | 11.18                                  |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0                     | 0                                      |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 100 *                 | 8.28                                   |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 176                   | 26.4                                   |
| 13      | Kerala            | 11                    | 1.65                                   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                     | 0                                      |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 551                   | 74.28                                  |
| 16      | Manipur           | 17                    | 2.55                                   |
| 17      | Odisha            | 57                    | 6.84                                   |
| 18      | Punjab            | 22                    | 2.64                                   |
| 19      | Rajasthan         | 437                   | 17.08                                  |
| 20      | Sikkim            | 8                     | 0.15                                   |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        | 218                   | 26.76                                  |
| 22      | Telangana         | 193                   | 23.25                                  |
| 23      | Tripura           | -                     | -                                      |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       | 41                    | 11.37                                  |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh     | 98                    | 9.8                                    |
| 26      | West Bengal       | 4                     | 0.30                                   |
|         | Total             | 2626                  | 639.47                                 |

Annex referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1915 for 28.7.2016 regarding Funds for Panchayat Building

## State-wise details of Number of Panchayats without building

| State                   | Number of Panchayats without building   |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          | 11,811                                  |
| Andaman &Nicobar Island | **                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 1247                                    |
| Assam                   | 314                                     |
| Bihar                   | 2182                                    |
| Chandigarh              | **                                      |
| Chhattisgarh            | 93                                      |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli      | **                                      |
| Daman &Diu              | **                                      |
| Goa                     | 7                                       |
| Gujarat                 | 336                                     |
| Haryana                 | 2516                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 212                                     |
| Jammu &Kashmir          | 1943                                    |
| Jharkhand               | 952                                     |
| Karnataka               | 0                                       |
| Kerala                  | 3                                       |
| Lakshadweep             | **                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 3500                                    |
| Maharashtra             | 4363                                    |
| Manipur                 | 57                                      |
| Mizoram                 | **                                      |
| Odisha                  | 245                                     |
| Pudducherry             | **                                      |
| Punjab                  | 7754                                    |
| Rajasthan               | 723                                     |
| Sikkim                  | 17                                      |
| Tamil Nadu              | 613                                     |
| Telangana               | 275                                     |
| Tripura                 | 150                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 16342                                   |
| Uttarakhand             | 1143                                    |
| West Bengal             | 60                                      |
| Total                   | 57078                                   |

Source of information: Plan Proposal of States submitted under RGSA scheme Information as on 25/7/2016