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GOVERNMENTOF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATIRAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2839
ANSWEREDON 10.03.2026
UTILISATIONOFGRANTS BYGRAM PANCHAYATS
2839. ADVPRIYASAROJ:
SHRIPUSHPENDRASAROJ:
Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ 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
andState-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
andparticularlyfor Uttar Pradesh;
(c) the key findings of inspections or performance reviews regarding gaps in planning, technical
sanction andexecutioncapacity at the Panchayatlevel;
(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
particularlyfor Uttar Pradesh; and
(e) the corrective monitoring and capacity-building measures introduced to ensure transparency,
timelyutilisation andaccountabilityof FinanceCommission grants?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRIRAJIVRANJAN 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
(FY2020-21 toFY2024-25) are givenat Annexure-I.
As per the Operational Guidelinesfor implementation of 15th 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
1proforma, inrespect of the previousinstalment releasedtothe State for considering the release of
the next instalment. Submission of separate UtilizationCertificate isnot requiredinthismatter.
(c): In terms of Entry No. 5 of List-II (State List) of the 7th 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
relatedtoinspectionsor performance reviews of Panchayatsisnot maintainedcentrally.
(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
FinanceCommissionforFY2025-26isgivenatAnnexure-IIandtheStatewiseprogressonAudit
Online for the audit period 2023-24 and 2024-25 ason 05.03.2026 is givenat Annexure-III and
Annexure-IVrespectively.
The Ministry has also been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya
GramSwarajAbhiyan(RGSA)withthemajorobjectiveofCapacityBuilding&Training(CB&T)
of Elected representatives, functionaries and other stakeholders of Panchayats across all
States/UTsforimprovingoverallPanchayatgovernance.
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2Annexure-I
Annexure referredtoinreplytopart (a)of theLokSabhaUnstarred Question No.2839answered
on10.03.2026regardingUtilisationofGrantsbyGramPanchayats.
TheState-wise detailsof fundsreleased forPanchayats duringthelast five years
Sl. States Total
No. (2020-21 to2025-26)
Allocation Release Expenditure /% Utilization /
(Rs. incrore) (Rs. inUtilization Expenditure
crore) (Rs. incrore) (Rs. incrore)
1 Andhra 12,856 12,681 6,413 51%
Pradesh
2 Arunachal 1,131 436 295 68%
Pradesh
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 2,102 1,984 1,635 82%
Pradesh
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 19,511 16,060 13,412 84%
Pradesh
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%*
326 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: Thepercentage of utilizationinrespect of these Stateisreflecting morethan100%
onaccountof theinterestaccruedonthegrantamountandexpenditurethereof.
4Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839
answered on 10.03.2026regardingUtilisation of Grants byGram Panchayats.
State-wise adoptionstatusof eGramSwaraj fortheXVFinance Commission forFY2025-
26
Total
Villag Total
Num Bloc
e Num
Total ber k Zil Zila
Panch Bloc ber
Number Villag of Panc a Panch
ayats k of
of e Bloc haya Pan ayats
& Panc Zila
Sr. Village Panch k ts cha With
State Name Equiva haya Panc
No. Pancha ayat Panc With yat Onlin
lent t haya
yats & onboar haya Onli onb e
With onbo ts &
Equival d ts & ne oar Paym
Online ard Equi
ent Equi Pay d ent
Payme vale
vale ment
nt nt
nt
Andhra
1
Pradesh 13327 13320 13025 660 660 649 13 13 13
Arunachal
2
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
Himachal
9
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
Madhya
13
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
521 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 265614 252732 241260 6447 6401 5990 663 650 620
6Annexure– III
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839
answered on 10.03.2026regardingUtilisation of Grants byGram Panchayats.
Statewise progress onAuditOnlinefor theauditperiod2023-24 ason05.03.2026
No. ofAudit Plans Audit Reports
S.No.State Name % progress % progress
PRIs prepared generated
1 Andhra Pradesh 14,001 13,999 99.99% 13,994 99.95%
Arunachal
2 2,133 2,131 99.91% 2,125 99.62%
Pradesh
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%
Himachal
9 3,708 3,708 100.00% 3,708 100.00%
Pradesh
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 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%
7Annexure- IV
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2839
answered on 10.03.2026regardingUtilisation of Grants byGram Panchayats.
Statewise progress onAuditOnlinefor theauditperiod2024-25 ason05.03.2026
No. ofAudit Plans Audit Reports
S.No.State Name % progress % progress
PRIs prepared generated
1 Andhra Pradesh 14,000 13,942 99.59% 12,238 87.41%
Arunachal
2
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%
Himachal
9
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 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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