- Panchayat being a State subject, providing Panchayat Building in Gram Panchayats (GPs) is primarily the responsibility of State Governments.
- The States are expected to mobilise funds for construction of Panchayat Buildings from various sources.
- However, to supplement efforts of states, the Ministry under its different scheme/s has been providing financial assistance to States/UTs for construction of Panchayat Bhawans.
- Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), being implemented w.e.f 2018-19
- also has a provision to provide funds to States/UTs
- for construction of GP building on limited scale
- at the rate of Rs. 20 lakhs per GP building and
- Construction of approx 4500 GP buildings have been approved under the scheme.
- States have been advised to ensure that the construction of GP buildings are taken up on priority by
- converging funds / resources under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS),
- unspent funds of 14th Finance Commission ,
- funds from 15th Finance Commission and
- Also those from State schemes etc., so as to saturate the gap by the end of year 2022.
