Question : ALLOCATION OF FUND UNDER RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES



(a) whether the Union Government have decided that the funds which have been given to the State Governments will now be given to the Panchayats, block committees and District councils in the ratio of 50:30:20 respectively;

(b) if so, whether the President of district councils in many States use the fund in their own way by ignoring the Panchayats and even the shelf of district committees and the recommendations of district councils; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to check this misuse ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHANTA KUMAR)


(a) The Ministry of Rural Development are implementing the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana through the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Funds under the Scheme are distributed among the Gram Panchayat, Intermediate Level Panchayat and District Panchayat in the ratio of 50:30:20.

(b) No such report has been received in the Ministry.

(c) Question does not arise.