Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Poverty Eradication Programmes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 280

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

## *280. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per Economic Survey 2016 - 17, 77 per cent families in rural areas did not have any  type  of  regular  source  of  income  and  industrialisation  has  not  made  any  pos contribution in poverty eradication in Stat es like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards a news item publish in Dainik Jagaran dated 12 July, 2017 under the caption "Gramin Vikas Mantralaya Nahin Garibon Ki Sudh"; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and spent for the implem of poverty eradication programmes in Bihar during the last three years and the c year?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- ( a) to (c ): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 280 due for answer on 3.08.201 7

- ( a) : Report on 5 th Annual Employment -Unemployment Survey (2015 - 16), based on sample study of 88,783 rural households, reports that unemployment rate in rura sector  was  5.1%.    While  noting  that  77%  of  rural  households  were  having  no regular wage/salaried person, the Report also finds that 52.7% of the persons aged 15  years  and  above  available  for  all  the  12  months  during  the  reference  perio were able to get work throughout the year.  The Report also notes that 24% of t households  benefitted  from  Government  employment  gene ration  schemes  like MGNREGS. Industrialization has a positive correlation with employment generation and therefore usually has a positive impact on poverty reduction. The poverty  estimates  by  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  computed  following  the extant Tend ulkar methodology indicated reduction in rural poverty in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand in 2011 - 12 as compared to 2004 - 05.

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- ( b) :TheMinistry of Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ ment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY - NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU - GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through employme generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self employment skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. These programmes have direct and indirect bearing on poverty reduction. Besides improving  the  pace  of  implementation  of  these  programmes  substantially,  the Ministry  has  also  introduced  major  reforms for  better  outcomes. The  rural development expenditure has been substantially enhanced from Rs. 58630 crore in 2013- 14 to Rs. 95099 cr in 2016 - 17, an increase of 62% with an aim to achieve poverty  free  Gram  Panchayat.  For  the  year  2017 - 18,  the  Ministry  of Rural Development targets an expenditure of Rs.105448 crore. The details of achievements made and reforms initiated during the last three years are following
- ( i ) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): It  is a  flagship  programme of  the  Government,  aimed  at enhancing livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of  guaranteed  wage  employment  in  a financial year. MGNREGA has been transformed with highest ever expenditure during  FY  2016 - 17  and  several  new  governance  initiatives  like Geo - MGNREGA,  NeFMS,  more  independent  and  empowered  system  of Social and Internal Audit etc. to ensure growth, accountability and transparency  under  the  programme.  Other  noticeable  developments  u nder MGNREGA are:
- Persondays of employment: During FY 2016 - 17, 5.04 crore households have been provided employment in 138.64 lakh works. In the process 235 .82crore person days of employment have been generated.
- Highest  completion  of  work: On  an  average ,  25  to  35  lakh  works  get completed every  year.  However in FY 2016 - 17,  52.4  lakh  works  have  been

completed.  The  completion  rate  of  works  has  been  quite  impressive  in  FY 2016- 17.

- Irrigation  potential  created: Around  68%  of  expenditure  has  been  on agricultur e and allied activities which is the highest ever since the inception the programme.
- Focus  on  natural  Resource  Management  (NRM) : About  62%  of  total expenditure in FY 2016 - 17  has been on NRM related works as against 49% during FY 2014 - 15. 30.43 lakh such works have been completed which include 5.79 lakh farm ponds.
- The framework for Mission Water Conservation has been issued.
- Women  participation: Out  of  the  total  employment,  56%  employment  has been generated for women, which is the highest participat ion of women since the inception of the programme.

## ( ii )Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY -NRLM)

The  DAY - NRLM  is  aimed  at  reaching  out  to  all  rural  poor  households estimated at about 9 crore and link them to sustainable livelih ood opportunities through  organizing  them  into  self - managed  institutions,  skill  and  capacity building and enable them to access finance, livelihood services, till they c out of poverty.

- Compared to 2.9 lakh SHGs promoted during FY 2013 - 14, nearly 3.7 lakh and 5.1 lakh SHGs have been promoted during 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 respectively under DAY - NRLM.
- During  2016 - 17,  60  lakh  households  have  been  brought  into  SHG  network through 5.1 lakh new SHGs taking the total number to 3.86 crore Households and 32.53 lak h SHGs.
- SHGs  have  accessed  Rs.  91381  crore  bank  credit  during  2014 - 2017  as compared to Rs. 55305 crore bank credit accessed by them during 2011 - 2014.
- About  950  SHG  members  have  been  trained  and  placed  as  Banking Correspondents  Agents  for  providing  door  ste p  banking  services  to  SHG members in rural areas.
- Start - up  Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) has been rolled out in 17 States covering 47 blocks with an outlay of Rs. 208 crore for promoting about 84,000 rural enterprises.

## ( iii ) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU -GKY) :

DDU - GKY is the Placement Linked Skill Development scheme, implemented in PPP mode. It targets    rural youth from poor families in the age group of to 35 years.

- Against a target of training 10.50 lakh candidates in FY 2012 - 2017, a total of 9.38 lakh candidates have been trained and 5.79 lakh candidates placed.
- Out of 1, 62,586 candidates trained during 2016 - 17, nearly 39 per cent were women.
- Under RSETIS, 60 per cent of candidates trained were women in 2016 - 17, i.e. out of 444982 candidates trained, 266989 were women.
- 37007  candidates  have  been  trained  under  Project  LIFE  (Livelihoods  under Full Employment) MGNREGA by Rural Self Employment Tr aining Institutes (RSETIs) and 19327 candidates trained by RSETIs have been linked to credit under PM MUDRA programme.

## ( iv ) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Grmain (PMAY - G)

The rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been restructured as Pradhan  MantriAwaas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY - G)  ,  in  line  with  the government's stated objective of 'Housing for All' by 2022. The new scheme PMAY - G are being implemented from the year 2016 - 17.

## Salient features of PMAY - G:

- Target  of  construction  of  1.00  crore  houses  in  rur al  areas  from  2016 - 17  to 2018- 19.
- Enhancement of unit assistance from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1.20 lakhs in plain area and from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1.30 lakhs in hilly states, difficult areas and districts
- Enhancement of minimum area from 20 to 25 square met er.
- Using SECC- 2011 data for identification of beneficiaries.
- Facilitation to avail loan of upto Rs. 70,000/ -for construction of the house.
- Provision of Rs. 12,000/ -as assistance for construction of toilet under Swachh Bharat Mission (G), MGNREGA or any other dedicated financing source over and above unit assistance.
- Support of 90/95 person days in plain areas/hilly states, difficult areas and districts under MGNREGS through convergence.
- H ouse design typologies inco rporating disaster resilient features compiled in a compendium PAHAL (Prakriti Hunar Lokvidya) .
- Training, assessment and certification of rural masons, as per the Qualificat Pack  endorsed  by  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  for improvementin construction quality of houses under PMAY - G.
- Various innovative initiatives like use of 'AwaasApp'  to  capture  geo -referenced, time and date stamped photographs of the house at various stages of construction, and 100% DBT mode of payment have been a brea kthrough in implementation of the programme in a transparent manner.
- A total of 34.82 lakh houses have been constructed during 2014 - 15 to 2015 - 16 under the erstwhile rural housing scheme Indira Awwas Yojana (IAY). During 2016- 17, a total of 32.14 lakh houses have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 16,074 crore.

## ( v) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

The primary objective of PMGSY is to provide connectivity by way of an All -Weather road. Under PMGSY, the unit of programme is a Habitation and not a revenue village or panchayat.

- Under PMGSY, the pace of construction of road has reached a record of 130 kms. per day , which is the highest average annual construction rate, in the la 7 years, with a record 47,447 kms of PMGSY roads constructed during 2016 -17 thereby connecting 11,641 habitations, which implies providing connectivity of an average of 32 habitations every day, the highest ever in last 7 years.
- During the last three years (2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17), 1, 20 ,233 km of road length hasbeen completed under PMGSY.
- During 2016 17, 'Road Connectivity project in LWE Affected Areas' has been launched for construction of all weather roads in 9 LWE states in 44 worst affected LWE districts and adjoining districts wit h estimated cost of Rs 11,725 crore. This would be completed by March, 2020.
- Green  Technologies: PMGSY  is  aggressively  encouraging  use  of  'Green Technologies' and non - conventional materials in rural roads. 4,113.13 kms. of PMGSY  roads  were  constructed  usin g  'Green  Technologies',  in  2016 - 17 which  is substantially  higher  than  2,634.02  kms  achieved  during  2014 -2016 and 806.93 kms achieved during 2000 - 2014.

## ( vi ) National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

There has been remarkable progress under NSAP with improved focus on

- Disbursement efficiency to plugging the leakages due to inclusion errors through digitization of records
- Aadhar Based authentication
- DBT
- Evaluation of the programme to enhance its penetration and efficiency.

## ( vii ) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)

- The Hon'ble MPs have adopted 703 Gram Panchayats (GPs) under Phase -I and 314 GPs under Phase -II of the scheme as on 23 rd May, 2017.
- Gram  Panchayatsunder  SAGY  prepared  Village  Development  Plans  (VDP) containing prioritized time - bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village, through convergence of resources.
- 40,627 Projects have been proposedf or671 GPs inVDP under SAGY. 17,267 (42.7%)  Projects  have  been  completed  and  6380  (15.7%)  Projects  are  in progress.

## ( viii ) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

The  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban  Mission  or  the  National  Rurban  Mission (NRuM) launched in February 2016, with an aim to create 300 Rurban cl usters and plugging the gaps in basic, social, economic and digital amenities in these clust

- 28 States have completed their Integrated Cluster Action plans and availed funds for Phase -I in 98 clusters .
- Simultaneously under Phase -II, 9 8 clusters have been identified by 26 States and 4  UTs  have  been  approved  by  the  Ministry.  This  was  ahead  of  the  targeted milestone for 2016 - 17.
- 34 clusters have been approved under phase III in 10 States .
- Of the 230 clusters approved ,63 clusters are Tribal clusters .
- The allocated funds of Rs 300 crore during 2016 - 17 has been released to the States  and  there  has  been  100%  increase  in  the  allocation  making  the  tota allocation to Rs 600 crores, against which the expenditure has been 100%.
- (c):  The  details  of  fund  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  major  rur development programme in the State of Bihar during last three years and curren year are at Annexure .

Annexure

## Annexure referred to in part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 280 due for reply on 3.08.2017

Funds allocated and expenditure incurred under major rural development programme in the State of Bihar during the last three years and current year

(Rs in crore)

| Scheme   | MGNREGA#    | PMAY - G    | PMGSY       | DAY - NRLM*   | NSAP        |
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|          | Allocation  | Allocation  | Allocation  | Allocation    | Allocation  |
| 2014- 15 | 959.68      | 1530.19     | 1650.00     | 101.42        | 992.94      |
| 2015- 16 | 1024.12     | 1032.03     | 2781.00     | 56.97         | 1499.65     |
| 2016- 17 | 1667.41     | 4774.78     | 3000.00     | 48.36         | 1085.32     |
| 2017- 18 | 1797.69     | 4035.73     | 2728.00     | 253.45        | 1083.29     |
|          | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure   | Expenditure |
| 2014- 15 | 1077.76     | 2290.94     | 2259.30     | 598.95        | 1494.38     |
| 2015- 16 | 1625.98     | 1284.99     | 1776.49     | 470.81        | 1249.23     |
| 2016- 17 | 2192.88     | 606.72      | 2830.38     | 346.67        | 582.81      |
| 2017- 18 | 1615.85     | 905.11      | 221.95      | 48.48         | NR          |

NR - Not Reported, * Expenditure includes and National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) # MGNREGA is a demand driven programme, so this is release figure.