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17 April 2021 Report on the Evaluation of Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) in the State of Maharashtra Submitted to The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India By Jos Chathukulam Centre for Rural Management (CRM), Kottayam, Kerala 1 Report on the Evaluation of Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) in the State of Maharashtra CONTENT Executive Summary 08-26 CHAPTER 1 27-48 Introduction CHAPTER 2 : 49-121 Major Finding CHAPTER 3: 122-141 Calculation of Performance Index CHAPTER 4: 142-147 Gaps, Recommendations and Conclusions 2 List of Tables Table No. E.1: Selected Districts, Blocks, Gram Panchayats and ULBs in Maharashtra 10-10 Table No. E.2: Details of Questionnaires Covered in the Study 11-11 Table No.E.3: Consolidation Sheet to Assess the Extent of Fulfillment of the Objectives 20-20 of B RGF Table No1: District Wise & Year Wise Allocation of Fund under BRGF (Rs. in 28-28 crores) Table No.2: District Wise &Year Wise Release of Fund under BRGF (Rs. in Crores 28-28 Table No.3: District Wise & Year Wise Expenditure Made under BRGF (Rs. in 29-29 Crores) Table No. 4: Selected Districts, Blocks, Gram Panchayats and ULBs in Maharashtra 32-33 Table No. 5: Details of Questionnaires Covered in the Study 34-34 Table No. 6: Details of Funds Received and Expenditure under BRGF in Ahmednagar 37-37 District Table No. 7: Year Wise Category & Number Wise of Works Completed in 37-37 Ahmednagar District Table No. 8.i : Investment in Health Sector under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 38-38 Table No. 8.ii: Investment in Sanitation under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 38-38 Table No. 8.iii: Investment in Education under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 38-38 Table No. 8.iv: Investment in Infrastructure under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 38-38 Table No. 8.v: Investment in Anganwadi under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 39-39 Table No. 8.vi: Investment in Panchayat Bhavan under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 39-39 Table No. 8.vii: Investment in Cremation Grounds under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 39-39 Table No. 8.viii: Investment in Water Supply under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 39-39 Table No. 8.ix: Investment in Water Conservation under BRGF, Ahmednagar District 40-40 Table No.9: Percentage Wise Investment on Notable Categories under BRGF in 40-40 Ahmednagar District Table No.10: Year Wise Funds Received by the 3 Selected Panchayat Samitis in 41-41 Ahmednagar District (Rs in Lakhs) Table No.11: Details of Gram Panchayats Visited and Number of Works Undertaken, 42-42- Ahmednagar District Table No.12: Funds Received by the Gram Panchayats from 2009-10 to 2014-15, 42-42 Ahmednagar District Table No.13: Funds Received by Amaravati District under BRGF 43-43 Table No.14: Category Wise &Year Wise Number of Works Completed, Amaravati 44-44 District Table No.15: Funds Received by Selected Panchayat Samitis, Amaravati District (Rs. 44-44 In lakhs) Table No.16: Details of the Selected Gram Panchayats Visited and Assets Details, 45-45 Amaravati District Table No.17: Funds Received by each Gram Panchayats from 2009-10 to 2014-15, 46-46 Amaravati District 3 List of Tables Table No.18: Year wise Funds Allocated to 4 Municipalities under BRGF Amaravati , 47-47 District (Rs. in lakhs) Table No.19: Demographic Details of the Municipalities, Amaravati District 47-47 Table No.20: Category Wise Number of Projects undertaken by each Municipal 47-47 Council, Amaravati District Table No.2.1.1: Local Planning Process of the PRIs & ULB under BRGF in the Selected 56-56 Two Districts (Ahmed Nagar & Amaravati) Table No.2.2.1: Responses of the Panchayat Committees & Municipal Councils towards 59-59 the Proposals by Gram Sabhas & Municipal Council for the Preparation of the District Plans /Annual Action Plans under BRGF in Ahmednagar District Table No.2.2.2: Responses of the Panchayat Committees & Municipal Councils 59-59 towards the Proposals by Gram Sabhas & Municipal Council for the Preparation of the District Plans/ Annual Action Plans under BRGF in Amaravati District Table No. 2.2.3: Infrastructure Details (Present Status, Demand and Proposed from 60-60 BRGF), Identified in the Perspective Plan, Ahmednagar, District Table No. 2.5.1: Important Assets Created Under BRGF from the Inception of Scheme 79-79 Table No.2.5.2: The Details of Assets Verified in the 24 Gram Panchayats and 4 80-81 Municipalities from Two Selected Districts of Maharashtra Table No.2.5.3: Details of Projects Formulated to Bridge Gaps 81-81 Table No. 2.6.1: Gram Panchayats and ULBs Attempted for Convergence and the Number 84-84 of Works Table No. 2.6.2: Details of Gram Panchayats Attempted for Convergence in 84-84 Ahmednagar District Table No.2.6.3: Details of Gram Panchayats Attempted for Convergence in 85-85 Amaravati District Table No.2.6.4: Details of ULBs Attempted for Convergence in Ahmednagar District 85-85 Table No.2.6.5. Details of ULBs Attempted for Convergence in Ahmednagar 86-86 District Table No.2.7.1 : District Wise Details on Master Trainers Trained in BRGF 88-88 Districts Table No.2.7.2: Elected Representatives & Functionaries Trained 2008-2009 89-89 Table No.2.7.3: Year Wise Capacity Building Activities 90-91 TableNo.2.7.4: Details of Training Received by Elected Representatives and 94-94 Functionaries Selected PRIs and ULBs from the Two Selected Districts Table No.2.7.5: Components for Capacity Building in Selected Gram Panchayats & 94-94 ULBs Table No.2.7.6: Component (Block Resource Centre) for Capacity Building in 95-95 Selected Intermediate Panchayats (Panchayat Samiti) Table No. 2.8.1: Time Frame Taken to Complete the Assets after Initial Funding 100-100 Table No.2.9.1 : Time Frame to Complete the Assets 103-103 4 List of Tables Table No.2.10.1: Quality of Selected Assets from the Two Districts as per the 106-106 Perception of the Local Community/Stakeholders Table No.2.11.1: Perception of the Community Regarding the Usage of Assets Created 110-110 Table No.2.12.1: Number of PRIs and ULBs Maintained Asset Register 114-114 Table No.2.12.2: Status of Maintenance of Assets verified under BRGF in Ahmednagar 114-115 District Table No.2.12.3: Status of Maintenance of Assets Verified under BRGF, Amaravathi 115-115 District Table No.2.12.4: Details on the Source of Fund Status for Maintenance of Assets Verified 116-116 from the Gram Panchayat under BRGF in Amaravati District Table No.2.12.5: Detail of Source of Fund Status for Maintenance of Assets Verified from 116-116 ULBs under BRGF in Amaravti District Municipality Table No.2.13.1: Response on the Conduct of Social Audit by Stakeholders/ Community, 119-119 Amaravati district Table No.2.13.2: Whether Social Audit was Conducted by the Panchayats /ULBs under 119-119 BRGF?, Amaravati district Table No.2.13.3: Response on the Conduct of Social Audit by Stakeholders/ Community, 120-120 Ahmednagar district Table No.2.13.4: Whether Social Audit was conducted by the Panchayats /ULBs 120-120 under BRGF?, Ahmednagar district Table No.3.1: Assessment of whether BRGF helped to bridge critical gaps in local 123-126 infrastructure and other development requirements which were not being adequately addressed through existing inflows (Refer Table No A1.1 in Annexure for detailed methodology for calculation) Table No.3.2: Calculation Sheet for the assessment of whether the various BRGF 127-131 schemes: Table No.3.3. Calculation Sheet for the Assessment of Professional Support Provided 132-134 to Local Bodies towards Planning, Implementation and Monitoring under BRGF (Refer Table No A1.3 in Annexure for detailed methodology for calculation) Table No.3.4: Calculation sheet for the Assessment of the improvement in performance 135-138 and delivery of critical functions assigned to Panchayats & Municipalities and counter possible efficiency and equity losses on account of inadequate local capacity (Refer Table No A1.4 in Annexure for detailed methodology for calculation) Table No. 3.5: Cumulative Performance Index 139-140 5 List of Diagrams Diagram E. 1: Selected Districts of Maharashtra 10-10 Diagram E.2: Cumulative BRGF Performance Index’ 21-21 Diagram No.1: Selected Districts of Maharashtra 33-33 Diagram No.2: Percentage Wise Investment on Notable Categories under BRGF in 40-40 Ahmednagar District Diagram No.2.1.1 2.1.1: Steps for Planning 57-57 Diagram No.2.2.1 Planning Process 61-61 Diagram No.2.3.1: Institutional Structure for Quality Programme Management 72-72 Diagram No.2.7.1: Capacity Building Structure 95-95 Diagram No.2.9.1: Flow of Funds 104-104 Diagram No.3.1: Cumulative BRGF Performance Index’ 141-142 6 List of Annexures Table No.A1.1: Assessment of whether BRGF helped to bridge critical gaps in local 148-153 infrastructure and other development requirements which were not being adequately addressed through existing inflows Table No. A1. 2: Assessment of whether the various BRGF schemes: 154-159 Table No.A1.3: Assessment of professional support provided to local bodies towards 160-162 BRGF Planning, Implementation and Monitoring. Table No.A1.4: Assessment of whether BRGF contributed 163-167 Table No.A2.1: District Panchayat Schedule: Ahamednagar & Amaravati Maharashtra 168-173 State Table No.A2.2: Intermediate Panchayat Schedule: Ahamednagar & Amaravati Districts, 174-193 Maharashtra State Table No.A2.3.a: Gram Panchayat /ULB Schedule, Ahamednagar District, Maharashtra 194-257 State Table No.A2.3.b: Gram Panchayat /ULB Schedule, Amaravati District, Maharashtra State 258-325 Table No.A2.4.a: Asset Schedule, Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra State 326-337 Table No A2.