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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Fig.8.3
in percentageCategory wise expenditure of Gran-in-Aid to LSGs during 2013-14 (in percentage)

100 91 90 93
83
68 69 76 79 73 75
80 76 72 61 61 62
60 59 58

40

20

0

0

Grama Block Panchayats District Municipalities Corporations Total
Panchayats TSP
Panchayats
SCP
General

Source: Information Kerala Mission, 2014

Sector-wise performance

8.15 The LGs allocate their funds mainly in three sectors viz. productive, service and infrastructure.
Productive sector includes agriculture and allied sectors, soil and water conservation, irrigation
and industries. Service sector consists of education and allied sectors, health and allied services,
women and child development, labour and labour welfare and infrastructure sectors includes energy,
transportation and buildings etc.. The total fund available for these sectors for the year 2013-14 was
` 5057.59 crore. Out of this the allocation to productive, service and infrastructure sectors were 9 per
cent, 54 per cent and 37 per cent respectively and the corresponding figures in the previous year it
was 9 per cent, 58 per cent and 33 per cent respectively. The sector wise allocation and expenditure
details 2013-14 are given in Fig8.4. The sector wise allocation and expenditure details in 2012-13 &
2013-14 are given in Appendix 8.3(a&b).

Fig.8.4
Sector wise Allocation to LGs*

3000 (54) (37)
2500 (58)
2000 (33)
1500 (51) (29)
Rs in Crore1000

519500
3640
441

1,330
2,243
2,755

754
1,264
1,863
(20) (9) (9)

Productive Service Infr as tr ucut r e
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

*Figures in Parenthesis are the percentage to total allocation to each sector
Source: Information Kerala Mission 2014

Kerala State Planning Board