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Key Data Tables and Statistics

Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, State Finance Commission

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Key Data Tables and Statistics

Table 1: Rajasthan PRI Structure and Financial Flows 2024-25

Parameter Value
Zila Parishads 33
Panchayat Samitis 365
Gram Panchayats 11,194
15th FC grants — Budget ₹4,100 crore
15th FC grants — Transferred ₹2,203.29 crore
15th FC grants — Works completed 42,028
6th SFC — Budget ₹4,000 crore
6th SFC — Transferred ₹621.07 crore
6th SFC — Works completed 37,394
Fund distribution — Gram Panchayat 75%
Fund distribution — Panchayat Samiti 20%
Fund distribution — Zila Parishad 5%
RGSA — Approved funds ₹162.95 crore
New GP buildings completed 1,220 / 1,443

Source: Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26, Chapter 3, Panchayati Raj Department

Table 2: Rajasthan Rural Development Program Outcomes 2024-25

Program Key Metric Value
MGNREGS Expenditure (Apr–Dec) ₹7,676.98 crore
MGNREGS Man-days generated 2,309.72 lakh
MGNREGS Households employed 53.28 lakh
MGNREGS Households completing 100 days 1.27 lakh
SBM-G Phase II Toilets constructed 1,03,566
SBM-G Phase II ODF Plus villages 32,793
SBM-G Phase II GOBAR-dhan projects 11
Svamitva Yojana Villages with drone survey completed 35,955 / 36,352
Svamitva Yojana Property cards distributed 6,85,935
Annapurna Rasoi (Rural) Active kitchens 891
Annapurna Rasoi (Rural) Meals served 2.27 crore
Vimukt/Nomadic communities Plots/pattas allotted 17,156

Source: Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26, Chapter 3

Table 3: Comparative Timeline — Panchayati Raj Milestones in Rajasthan

Year Event
October 2, 1959 Panchayati Raj launched at Nagaur, Rajasthan by PM Nehru — first in India
1959 Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad Act enacted
1973 Rajasthan Panchayat Act — replaced earlier laws
December 22, 1992 73rd Constitutional Amendment passed by Parliament
April 24, 1993 73rd Amendment enforced; Part IX and Schedule 11 added to Constitution
1994 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994 enacted — operationalized the Amendment
1994-95 1st State Finance Commission constituted
1995 Section 19 (two-child norm) inserted into 1994 Act
2011 Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act
2012 Rajasthan Right to Hearing Act — first such law in India
2019 Jan Soochna Portal launched (September 13)
April 24, 2020 Svamitva Yojana launched (National Panchayati Raj Day)
2020-21 6th State Finance Commission constituted
March 8-9, 2026 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill 2026 — two-child norm scrapped
March 19, 2026 'Viksit Gaon-Ward Abhiyan' launched for all 11,341 GPs

Source: Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Rajasthan; Constitution of India