Annual Financial Statement 2016-17

Key Revenue / Income

Tax Revenue: Totaled ₹89,58,147. Major contributors included Profession Tax (Employees) at ₹52,52,450 and Residential Building Tax at ₹24,06,107.
Grants & Subsidies: Totaled ₹6,74,89,850. Key allocations included:
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension: ₹1,48,65,265
- MGNREGS (Employment Guarantee Scheme): ₹1,38,08,285
- Agricultural Labourers Pension: ₹87,13,330
- General Purpose Grant: ₹80,50,752
- General Development Fund: ₹77,14,574
Rent from Panchayat Properties: ₹58,23,295 (including rent from buildings).
Fees & User Charges: ₹15,13,639.

Key Expenditure

Welfare Pensions & Welfare Schemes: ₹3,20,56,455 was spent across various state-sponsored pension schemes.
Decentralised Plan Schemes:
- Service Sector: ₹2,52,97,876 (including housing, Anganwadis, sanitation, and poverty reduction)
- Productive Sector: ₹45,38,252 (including paddy cultivation, animal husbandry, and dairy development)
- Infrastructure Sector: ₹4,04,206
Establishment Expenses: ₹1,08,93,362 spent on staff salaries, honorariums, and pension contributions.
Administrative Expenses: ₹30,76,764.
Operations & Maintenance: ₹15,74,548 (including electricity charges for streetlights and water supply schemes).
Maintenance Projects: ₹39,11,643 spent on road and non-road asset repairs.

Balance Sheet Overview (As of March 31, 2017)

Panchayat General Fund: ₹4,61,19,320.99 (including a net surplus/income over expenditure of ₹3,28,71,658.05).
Fixed Assets: Total value of ₹3,33,34,226 (after depreciation), covering buildings, roads, water supply networks, and streetlights.
Capital Work In Progress: ₹1,01,38,187.
Cash & Bank Balances: Total cash in hand and bank balances stood at ₹2,90,21,044.94.

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