What do Panchayats spend money on?

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Local governments spend most of their money on the upkeep of roads and bridges, water supply, buildings and community assets, but a break-up reveals spending imbalances.

Every panchayat spent Rs 189 per capita on an average - between 2007-08 and 2012-13, on roads and Rs 130 per capita on community assets, according to an Indiaspend analysis of panchayat budgets. This is likely to increase.

Little money is being spent on water supply (Rs 73), sanitation (Rs 24) and other services like streetlights (Rs 10). Total expenditure has increased 104 per cent, from Rs 309 per capita in 2007-08 to Rs 631 per capita in 2012-13