| Foreword |
| List of Abbreviations |
| Chapter I: Panchayat Finances in India: An Overview |
| 1. |
Introduction |
| 2. |
Cross-country Experience in Local Government Finances |
| 3. |
Functions and Finances of the PRIs in India |
| 4. |
Transparency and e-Governance |
| 5. |
Conclusion |
| Chapter II: Fiscal Position of Panchayati Raj Institutions |
| 1. |
Introduction |
| 2. |
The State of Panchayat Finances |
| 3. |
Grants |
| 4. |
Conclusion |
| |
Annex: Data and Methodology |
| Chapter III: Role of Panchayats in Economic Development |
| 1. |
Introduction |
| 2. |
Panchayats and Rural Development |
| 3. |
Panchayats and Agriculture Development |
| 4. |
Role of Panchayats in Health |
| 5. |
Role of Panchayats in Education |
| 6. |
Panchayats and Women Empowerment |
| 7. |
Empowerment of Panchayats |
| 8. |
Conclusion |
| Chapter IV: Way Forward |
| References |
| LIST OF BOXES |
| II.1 |
Central Finance Commission Grants to RLBs |
| II.2 |
State Finance Commission Grants to Local Bodies |
| II.3 |
Grants-in-Aid and Horizontal Disparities |
| III.I |
Progress under Various Centrally Sponsored Rural Development Schemes |
| III.2 |
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana |
| III.3 |
Status of Panchayat Empowerment in States |
| LIST OF TABLES |
| I.1 |
Functions Listed in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution |
| I.2 |
Status of State-wise Devolution of 29 Subjects to the Panchayats |
| II.1 |
Number of Panchayats |
| II.2 |
State-wise Number of Village Panchayats in the Balanced Panel |
| II.3 |
Revenue Receipts |
| II.4 |
Panchayat Finances - Key Ratios for 2020-23 |
| II.5 |
Revenue Expenditure |
| III.1 |
Elected Women Representatives in PRIs |
| LIST OF CHARTS |
| I.1 |
State-wise Number of PRIs |
| I.2 |
Structure of the Rural Local Bodies and their Functions |
| I.3 |
Local Government Sources of Revenue |
| I.4 |
Grants to Rural Local Bodies by Successive CFCs |
| II.1 |
Aggregate Revenue Receipts of Village Panchayats |
| II.2 |
Ratio of Revenue Receipts of Panchayats to States’ Own Revenue |
| II.3 |
Average Revenue of Village Panchayat |
| II.4 |
Own Non-Tax Revenue |
| II.5 |
Revenue Expenditure of Panchayats |
| II.6 |
Average Revenue Expenditure per Panchayat |
| II.7 |
Ratio of Revenue Expenditure to GSDP in 2020-21 |
| II.8 |
Revenue Expenditure on Water Supply and Sanitation in 2022-23 |
| II.9 |
Share of Capital Expenditure in Total Expenditure |
| II.10 |
Composition of Capital Expenditure in 2022-23 |
| II.11 |
Ratio of Revenue Expenditure to Capital Expenditure |
| II.12 |
Components of Revenue of Panchayats in 2022-23 |
| II.13 |
Components of State’s Revenue Receipts in 2022-23 |
| III.1 |
Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Gram Panchayats in 2022-23 |
| III.2 |
State-wise Average Panchayat Health, Nutrition and Sanitation Score and Infant Mortality (2018-19) |
| III.3 |
Shortfall in Primary Health Facilities in Rural Areas |
| III.4 |
State-wise Percentage of Children aged 6-14 Years Enrolled in Government Schools |
| APPENDICES |
| I |
Revenue Receipts of Village Panchayats |
| II |
Revenue Expenditure of Village Panchayats |
