Annual Plan 2025-2026
Udayanapuram Grama Panchayat: Comprehensive Financial and Development Comparative Report
This report analyzes the Panchayat’s revenue growth, allocation of plan funds, and changes compared to the previous year.
1. Financial Overview & Total Receipts
There have been changes in the Panchayat’s overall financial resources compared to the previous year.
- Opening Balance: The opening balance of ₹34,165,697 in 2025–26 decreased to ₹13,055,034 in 2026–27.
- Total Receipts: Total receipts decreased from ₹437,751,478 in 2025–26 to ₹398,192,700 in 2026–27.
- Own Tax Revenue: Total tax revenue, including property tax and profession tax, increased from ₹5,660,000 to ₹5,943,000.
- Fees and User Charges: Fees, which constitute one of the Panchayat’s own-source revenue streams, increased significantly from ₹1,791,000 to ₹2,805,000.
2. Comparison of Development and Maintenance Funds
The changes in government funds allocated for the Annual Plan are as follows:
- Total Development Fund:
- 2025–26: ₹58,426,473 was available. This included approximately ₹1.94 crore under the Central Finance Commission Award.
- 2026–27: This decreased to ₹44,247,000. The Central Finance Commission Award amount is not directly included in the records for the new year.
- However, the State Development Fund (General Sector allocation) increased from ₹26,821,000 to ₹31,289,000.
- Maintenance Fund (Total):
- The total Maintenance Fund increased from ₹23,241,000 in 2025–26 to ₹26,041,000 in 2026–27.
- The allocation for the maintenance of road assets increased from ₹1.11 crore to ₹1.40 crore.
3. Mandatory Sector-wise Allocations
After allocating the required share for the LIFE Housing Scheme, the amount available from the General Sector allocation for sector-wise distribution increased from ₹21,456,800 to ₹25,031,200.
Based on this amount, the minimum allocations required for various sectors are as follows:
| Sectors Requiring Allocation (Minimum Amount) | 2025–26 (₹) | 2026–27 (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Productive Sector (30%) | 6,437,040 | 7,509,360 |
| Housing Sector (20% of total allocation) | 7,795,200 | 8,849,400 |
| Women Component Plan (10%) | 3,361,180 | 3,798,920 |
| Children & Persons with Disabilities (5%) | 1,680,590 | 1,899,460 |
| Senior Citizen Welfare & Palliative Care (5%) | 1,680,590 | 1,899,460 |
4. Mandatory Programmes
The following mandatory programmes require allocations from the Panchayat’s funds:
- Anganwadi Nutritional Food Distribution: ₹1,100,000 has been allocated in both years without any change.
- Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) Projects: ₹300,000 has been allocated in both years.
- Micro Plans for Extremely Poor Families: ₹200,000 has been allocated in both years.
- Information Kerala Mission (IKM) Contribution: Increased from ₹121,273 in 2025–26 to ₹150,000 in the new year.
5. Expenditure and Closing Balance
- Total Expenditure: Total expenditure decreased from ₹458,758,037 in 2025–26 to ₹391,037,700 in 2026–27.
- Establishment Expenses: Expenses including salaries and allowances increased from ₹14,095,000 to ₹20,373,500.
- Closing Balance: Through proper balancing of receipts and expenditure, the budget indicates that the closing balance is expected to increase from ₹13,159,138 in 2025–26 to ₹20,210,034 (more than ₹2 crore) at the end of 2026–27.
Conclusion
The absence of separate amounts under the Production and Service sectors in the main Panchayat Budget (Form 1) is because these amounts have been distributed under the Annual Plan through the decentralized planning process.
The available information indicates that, despite a reduction in certain Central grants, the increase in the State Government Development Fund and own-source revenue has enabled the Panchayat to strengthen its development activities.
In particular, the Panchayat has been able to give greater priority and higher allocations in the new financial year to key areas such as housing, women’s welfare and safety, senior citizen welfare, and road maintenance, compared to the previous year.