**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1712, answered on 10.02.2026, regarding grants released to Panchayati Raj Institutions in Uttar Pradesh by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The response details scheme-wise and year-wise fund releases from 2020-21 to 2024-25 under the Revamped/Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), and SVAMITVA schemes. The annexure lists the year-wise and district-wise funds for award-money in lakhs.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Fund Release Details (2020-21 to 2024-25):**
* Details are provided for funds released to Uttar Pradesh under the following schemes:
* Revamped/Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)
* Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP)
* SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi & Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas)
* Funds are released by the State to the districts, not directly.
* The IoP funds are released to the National Panchayat Awards winning Panchayats.
* The SVAMITVA scheme has been implemented since 2020-21.
* **RGSA Scheme Conditions:**
* Grant releases are based on:
* Timely receipt and approval of the annual action plan.
* Contribution of matching state share.
* Utilization certificates of the previous grants.
* **IoP Scheme Conditions:**
* Grant releases are contingent on timely receipt of utilization certificates of previous grants.
* **Fund Utilization:**
* Under the RGSA scheme, Rs. 790.70 crore has been utilized for capacity building of elected representatives, functionaries of PRIs, and infrastructure like Gram Panchayat Bhawan.
* Under the IoP scheme, Rs. 16.16 crore has been utilized as financial incentives to the best-performing Panchayats.
* Under the SVAMITVA scheme, no fund was utilised by the State out of Rs.1.45 crore.
* **Award-Money Distribution:**
* Year-wise and District-wise data of funds as award-money is available for various tiers of Panchayats from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in Annexure.
* The remaining amount of Rs.24 lakh for Moradabad was released in 2025-26.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Panchayati Raj**
* **Impact:** Accountable for providing grant details and ensuring proper utilization of funds.
* **Action Required:** Monitor fund utilization and ensure compliance with scheme guidelines.
**Stakeholder: State Government of Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving and distributing grants to districts.
* **Action Required:** Ensure timely distribution of funds, proper utilization, and submission of utilization certificates.
**Stakeholder: Panchayati Raj Institutions in Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries of the grants for capacity building, infrastructure development, and incentives.
* **Action Required:** Utilize funds effectively, provide necessary documentation for compliance, and improve service delivery.
**Stakeholder: National Panchayat Award winning Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries of the IoP funds for financial incentives.
* **Action Required:** Utilize funds effectively, provide necessary documentation for compliance, and improve service delivery.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: Union government ministry responsible for Panchayati Raj institutions and related schemes.
Uttar Pradesh: Indian state and the primary recipient of the grants discussed in the document.
Revamped/Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA): A scheme under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj aimed at improving the effectiveness of Panchayati Raj institutions.
Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP): A scheme providing financial incentives to best performing Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh.
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi & Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas): A scheme for surveying and mapping land in rural areas.
GOVERNMENTOF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATIRAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1712
ANSWEREDON10.02.2026
GRANTS FORPANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTION IN UTTARPRADESH
1712: SHRISANATAN PANDEY
Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state:
(a) the details of grants released to Uttar Pradesh under various schemes of the Ministry
of PanchayatiRaj during the last five years, district-wise;
(b) whether the said grantshave been releasedintime during the said period;
(c) if so, the scheme, year and district-wise details of the grants released so far including
Ballia district; and
(d) the detailsof the said grants utilizedduring the said period,area-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRIRAJEEVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) to (c) The scheme-wise and years-wise funds released by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
under the schemes of (i) Revamped/Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), (ii)
Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP) and (iii) SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi &
Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) to Uttar Pradesh during the last five
yearsi.e.2020-21 to2024-25 isasunder:
(In Crores of Rupees)
Year RGSA^ IoP@ SVAMITVA#
2020-21 4.79 1.45
32.54
2021-22 4.78 0.00
83.08
2022-23 3.83 0.00
85.05
2023-24 1.75 0.00
84.13
2024-25 1.01 0.00
38.77
^ Fundsare not releasedtothe districts directly. The Statesrelease fund tothe districts.
@ Funds are not allocated but released only to the National Panchayat Awards winning
Panchayats.
#Schemeisbeingimplemented since 2020-21.
1Based on the award money released for the Award-winning Panchayats at various tiers in
Uttar Pradesh, the details of district-wise and year-wise outgo of funds under IoPscheme are
givenat Annexure.
The release of grants under the RGSA Scheme are based on timely receipt and approval of
annual action plan, contribution of matching State share (for RGSA) and utilization
certificates of the previous grants. The release of grantsunder IoPScheme iscontingent upon
timelyreceipt of utilizationcertificatesof the previousgrants.
(d) An amount of Rs.790.70 crore hasbeen utilised bythe State underthe RGSAscheme that
includes Central share of Rs. 323.57 crore, matching State share of Rs. 215.71 crore and Rs.
251.42 crore unspent balance of previous years released for capacity building of the elected
representatives and theirfunctionaries of the PRIs andfor infrastructure like Gram Panchayat
Bhawan, computers and peripherals. The entire amount of Rs.16.16 released under the IoP
scheme has been utilised as financial incentives to the best performing Panchayats in the
State in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods
selected under the National Panchayat Award competitions. Of the Rs.1.45 crore released
under the SVAMITVA scheme for IEC (Information, Education and Communication)
activities for creation of awareness for popularisation of the scheme and setting up of State
ProjectManagement Unit, no fund was utilised by the State.
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2Annexure
Annexure referredto inreplyto Part(a) to (c)of theLok SabhaUnstarredQuestionNo.
1712 answered on 10.02.2026 regarding Grants for Panchayati Raj Institution in Uttar
Pradesh
Year-wise and District-wise Funds as Award-money for Various Tiers of Panchayats in
UttarPradesh during2020-21 to 2024-25
(Rs. In lakhs)
Name of the District 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Agra 8 - 24 - -
Amethi - 8 - - -
Auraiya 8 16 8 - -
Ayodhya - - 20 - -
Baghpat - 16 - - -
Banda 20 - - - -
Barabanki 33 8 - - -
Bareilly - - 17 - 75
Basti - - 16 - -
Bijnor - 20 - - -
Chandauli 16 - - - -
Deoria 37 - 25 - -
Etah - 8 - - -
Etawah - 13 - - -
Firozabad - 45 - - -
Ghaziabad 8 8 - - -
Gorakhpur 16 16 - - -
Hamirpur 16 - - - -
Hapur 50 58 - - -
Jalaun 30 13 63 - -
Jhansi 16 8 41 - -
Kanpur Nagar - 16 - - -
Kheri 8 - - - -
3Kushi Nagar - - 8 - -
Lucknow 16 - - - -
Mainpuri 8 - - - -
Mathura - 30 33 - -
Mirzapur - - 50 - -
Moradabad 50 8 16 125 26*
Muzaffar Nagar 12 8 17 - -
Pratapgarh 8 10 - - -
Prayagraj 12 - - - -
Rampur - 33 - - -
Sambhal - 12 - - -
SantKabeer Nagar - 8 - - -
Shamli 8 50 12 - -
SiddharthNagar 41 41 33 50 -
Sonbhadra 8 - - - -
Sultanpur 50 - - - -
Unnao - 25 - - -
*The remainingamount of Rs.24lakh was releasedin2025-26.
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