Executive Summary:
This document is a response to a parliamentary question regarding funds allocated for the development of Panchayats, specifically focusing on the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It details fund allocation under centrally sponsored schemes, utilization status, and provisions for deprived sections. The response covers the last three financial years and includes annexures with state-wise data on fund allocation and utilization. The date of the response is July 22, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Funding and Approach:**
* Panchayat is a State subject; the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) supplements State efforts through fund support.
* Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is implemented to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) via capacity building, training, and infrastructural support.
* **Specific Funds for Deprived Classes:**
* No specific fund provision exists under MoPR schemes for deprived classes.
* Panchayats receive Central Finance Commission (CFC) Grants for developmental works, based on the 15th Finance Commission recommendations.
* Grants are divided into Tied (drinking water, sanitation) and Untied (poverty alleviation, social welfare) components.
* Untied grants address needs under the 29 subjects of the XI Schedule, including welfare for weaker sections like SC and ST.
* **Funds for Dadra and Nagar Haveli:**
* Rs. 97.67 crore was allocated to Panchayats in the UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu under schemes like NRLM, MGNREGS, PMAY-G, and Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin.
* Funds were allocated for rural development and employment generation.
* **Annexure I - RGSA Funds (State/UT-wise):**
* Details funds released, utilized, and unspent balances under the RGSA scheme for each State/UT during the last three years.
* Utilized funds include Central and State shares, plus unspent balances from previous years.
* Unspent balance includes the matching State share and interest accrued in the Single Nodal Account.
* **Annexure II - 15th Finance Commission Grants (State-wise):**
* Details component-wise (Tied and Untied) allocation of Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants during 2022-23 to 2024-25 for each State.
Impact Analysis:
* **Panchayats:**
* Impact: Receive funds for development activities, capacity building, and infrastructure. Targeted funds are intended to support basic services and poverty alleviation.
* Action Required: Utilize funds efficiently and as per guidelines for RGSA and 15th Finance Commission grants, focusing on capacity building, infrastructure, and addressing the needs of deprived sections.
* **State Governments/UT Administrations:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing Panchayat development programs and ensuring funds are utilized effectively.
* Action Required: Facilitate the implementation of RGSA, ensure proper utilization of CFC grants, and monitor the progress of development activities in Panchayats.
* **Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR):**
* Impact: Oversees the implementation of RGSA and provides funds to support Panchayats.
* Action Required: Continue to monitor the utilization of funds, provide guidance to State Governments/UTs, and assess the impact of RGSA on strengthening PRIs.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The Indian government ministry responsible for matters related to Panchayati Raj institutions.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: A union territory in India.
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan RGSA: A centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj with the objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Central Finance Commission CFC: An Indian constitutional body that recommends measures for resource distribution between the Union and the States.
15th Finance Commission: The Fifteenth Finance Commission of India constituted to give recommendations on devolution of taxes and other fiscal matters for the period 2020-25.
National Rural Livelihood Mission NRLM: A poverty reduction program implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development in India.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee MGNREG Scheme: An Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 318
ANSWEREDON: 22.07.2025
FUNDS FORDEVELOPMENTOFPANCHAYATS
†318: SMT.DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:
Will the Minister of PanchayatiRaj be pleased tostate;
(a) whether the Government has allocated funds under centrally sponsored schemes to
augment the development of Panchayats in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli during the last three financialyears;
(b) the details of funds allocated, utilised and unutilised, State-wise including Union
Territory of Dadra andNagar Haveli;
(c) whether any specific funds have been allocated to the Panchayats for deprived
ensuring development of various social groups, deprived sections and for promoting
employment;and
(d) if so, the details thereof, year and State-wise including Union Territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE FORPANCHAYATI RAJ
(PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)
(a) & (b) Panchayat is a State subject and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)
supplements and complements the efforts of State Governments, including fund support
under the schemes towards functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) on a
continuousbasis.
The MoPR implements a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
(RGSA) with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) by
way of capacity building and training of the Elected Representatives (ERs) and their
functionaries, and providing infrastructural support like Gram Panchayat Bhawan and
computerization. The State/UT-wise (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
funds released, utilised and unspent balance under the RGSA scheme during the last three
yearsare at Annexure-I.
(c)& (d) There isnospecific fund provision for the Panchayatsfor the deprivedclasses under
the scheme of MoPR. However, the Panchayats receive Central Finance Commission (CFC)
Grants for various developmental works. At present, the Panchayats are receiving funds
based on recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission that have two components - Tied
and Untied. Tied Grants are used for drinking water, rainwater harvesting, water recycling,
sanitation and maintenance of Open Defecation Free status. Untied grants are used for felt
needsunder the 29subjects enshrined in the XI Schedule of the Constitution of India –which
include, inter alia, poverty alleviation, women and child development, social welfare,
1including welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded and welfare of the weaker
sections, and particularly, of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST). The
State-wise allocation of tied and untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission
recommendationsduring the last three yearsisat Annexure-II.
As per the information received from the UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu, a total of Rs.97.67 crore was allocated to the Panchayats in the UT under
schemes of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-
G) and Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin during the last three years for rural development
andemploymentgeneration purposes inthe Panchayats.
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2Annexure-I
Statement Referred to in Reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.318
Answeredon22.07.2025RegardingFundsforDevelopmentofPanchayats
State/UT-wise Funds Released and Utilised during the last three years and Unspent Balance lying with
themundertheRGSAScheme
(Rs. In crore)
SL. State/UT Funds Funds Unspent
No. Released* Utilised# Balance$
1 ANDHRAPRADESH 2.52 81.01 15.53
2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 250.78 300.36 0.18
3 ASSAM 192.99 259.16 2.40
4 BIHAR 58.37 199.93 1.25
5 CHHATTISGARH 34.07 85.9 1.60
6 GOA 2.24 3.41 0.15
7 GUJARAT 0 16.77 9.13
8 HARYANA 5 20.14 8.36
9 HIMACHALPRADESH 107.17 149.92 6.14
10 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 170 214.25 0.29
11 JHARKHAND 31 70.95 12.12
12 KARNATAKA 72.25 114.2 6.52
13 KERALA 50.4 92.82 1.92
14 MADHYAPRADESH 100.17 316.25 3.25
15 MAHARASHTRA 233.96 458.1 5.16
16 MANIPUR 18.19 15.56 8.12
17 MEGHALAYA 14 20.27 0.54
18 MIZORAM 36.27 63.81 2.73
19 NAGALAND 20 23.74 1.63
20 ODISHA 58.73 129.2 8.84
21 PUNJAB 49.25 89.86 9.79
22 RAJASTHAN 36.72 103.41 20.61
23 SIKKIM 19.01 20.23 1.13
24 TAMILNADU 70.42 98.3 1.80
25 TELANGANA 20 32.71 27.76
26 TRIPURA 27.23 35.01 0.48
27 UTTARPRADESH 207.95 436.12 39.97
28 UTTARAKHAND 157.15 187.16 2.92
29 WESTBENGAL 90.65 190.89 14.45
30 ANDAMANANDNICOBARISLAND 2.91 3.49 1.12
31 DADRAANDNAGARHEVELIANDDAMANANDDIU 3.14 4.88 0.00
32 LADAKH 1 2.9 0.16
*FundreleasedasCentral Shareonly.
# Utilized funds comprise both the Central and State shares released during the respective
years, alongwith the unspent balances carriedforward from previousyears.
$Unspent balance includes matching State share and interest accrued in Single Nodal
Account.
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3Annexure-II
Annexure Referred to in Reply to Parts (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
No. 318 answeredon 21.07.2025regarding“Fundsfor Developmentof Panchayats”.
Componentwise andState-wise Allocationof Fifteenth FinanceCommission Grants
during 2022-23 to 2024-25
S States 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
l. Untied Tied Total Untied Tied Total Untied Tied Total
N Allocatio Allocatio Allocation
o. n n
1 Andhra 804.00 1206. 2010.00 812.40 1218.6 2031.00 860.80 1291.20 2152.00
Pradesh 00 0
2 Arunacha 70.80 106.2 177.00 71.60 107.40 179.00 75.60 113.40 189.00
l Pradesh 0
3 Assam 491.20 736.8 1228.00 496.40 744.60 1241.00 526.00 789.00 1315.00
0
4 Bihar 1536.8 2305. 3842.00 1553.6 2330.4 3884.00 1645.6 2468.40 4114.00
0 20 0 0 0
5 Chhattisg 445.60 668.4 1114.00 450.00 675.00 1125.00 476.80 715.20 1192.00
arh 0
6 Goa 22.80 34.20 57.00 23.20 34.80 58.00 24.80 37.20 62.00
7 Gujarat 978.40 1467. 2446.00 989.20 1483.8 2473.00 1047.6 1571.40 2619.00
60 0 0
8 Haryana 387.20 580.8 968.00 391.60 587.40 979.00 414.40 621.60 1036.00
0
9 Himachal 131.60 197.4 329.00 132.80 199.20 332.00 140.80 211.20 352.00
Pradesh 0
10 Jharkhand 517.20 775.8 1293.00 522.80 784.20 1307.00 554.00 831.00 1385.00
0
11 Karnataka 985.20 1477. 2463.00 996.00 1494.0 2490.00 1054.8 1582.20 2637.00
80 0 0
12 Kerala 498.40 747.6 1246.00 504.00 756.00 1260.00 533.60 800.40 1334.00
0
13 Madhya 1220.0 1830. 3050.00 1233.2 1849.8 3083.00 1306.0 1959.00 3265.00
Pradesh 0 00 0 0 0
14 Maharash 1784.4 2676. 4461.00 1804.0 2706.0 4510.00 1910.4 2865.60 4776.00
tra 0 60 0 0 0
15 Manipur 54.00 81.00 135.00 54.80 82.20 137.00 58.00 87.00 145.00
16 Meghalay 56.00 84.00 140.00 56.40 84.60 141.00 59.60 89.40 149.00
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17 Mizoram 28.40 42.60 71.00 28.80 43.20 72.00 30.40 45.60 76.00
18 Nagaland 38.40 57.60 96.00 38.80 58.20 97.00 40.80 61.20 102.00
19 Odisha 691.20 1036. 1728.00 698.80 1048.2 1747.00 740.40 1110.60 1851.00
80 0
20 Punjab 424.80 637.2 1062.00 429.60 644.40 1074.00 455.20 682.80 1138.00
0
21 Rajasthan 1182.8 1774. 2957.00 1195.6 1793.4 2989.00 1266.4 1899.60 3166.00
0 20 0 0 0
22 Sikkim 13.20 19.80 33.00 13.20 19.80 33.00 14.00 21.00 35.00
23 Tamil 1104.4 1656. 2761.00 1116.4 1674.6 2791.00 1182.8 1774.20 2957.00
4Nadu 0 60 0 0 0
24 Telangana 566.00 849.0 1415.00 572.00 858.00 1430.00 605.60 908.40 1514.00
0
25 Tripura 58.80 88.20 147.00 59.20 88.80 148.00 62.80 94.20 157.00
26 Uttar 2986.4 4479. 7466.00 3018.8 4528.2 7547.00 3197.6 4796.40 7994.00
Pradesh 0 60 0 0 0
27 Uttarakha 176.00 264.0 440.00 178.00 267.00 445.00 188.40 282.60 471.00
nd 0
28 West 1351.2 2026. 3378.00 1366.0 2049.0 3415.00 1446.8 2170.20 3617.00
Bengal 0 80 0 0 0
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