Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Status of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2573

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## STATUS OF SAGY

## 2573. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects undertaken till now under the Saansad Adarsh Gram (SAGY), State/UT - wise;
- (b) the status of the first Adarsh Gram which was to be developed by 2016;
- (c) whetherthere has been a separate budgetary allocation for the said scheme;
- (d) whether any infrastructural development and improvement of socioeconomi conditions has taken place under the said scheme and if so, the details thereo
- (e) whether any difficult ies are being faced in its implementation and if so, the d thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken any steps to address those difficulties and i details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SH RI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

( a) & (b):The Gram Panch ayats(GPs) identified under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)  prepares    the  Village  Development  Plan  (VDP)  which  contains  prioritised  t -bound activities through convergence of various Central and State Governme n  schemes.So far  704  Gram  Panchayats  (GP)  have  been    adopted  by  Member  of  Parliaments  under  t Phase - I  of  SAGY.  Out  of which 662 GPs have uploaded their  Village Development Pl (VDP) in saanjhi website.  The status of the projects undertaken under the Scheme as on 25.11.2016 is as under : -

| VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   | VDP Progress Monitoring Status Report   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No                                   | State / UT                              | Identified GP's                         | No. of GPs Uploaded VDP                 | Total Number of Projects                | No. of Projects Completed               | No. of Projects In- Progress            | No. of GPs updated VDP Progress         |
| 1                                       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS             | 1                                       | 1                                       | 242                                     | 11                                      | 78                                      | 1                                       |
| 2                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                          | 32                                      | 15                                      | 415                                     | 100                                     | 61                                      | 11                                      |
| 3                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                       | 3                                       | 3                                       | 216                                     | 28                                      | 27                                      | 3                                       |
| 4                                       | ASSAM                                   | 21                                      | 21                                      | 2017                                    | 162                                     | 501                                     | 21                                      |
| 5                                       | BIHAR                                   | 53                                      | 52                                      | 3780                                    | 574                                     | 412                                     | 27                                      |
| 6                                       | CHANDIGARH                              | 1                                       | 1                                       | 18                                      | 12                                      | 2                                       | 1                                       |
| 7                                       | CHHATTISGARH                            | 16                                      | 16                                      | 1727                                    | 1008                                    | 333                                     | 16                                      |
| 8                                       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                  | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 9                                       | DAMAN AND DIU                           | 1                                       | 1                                       | 52                                      | 24                                      | 8                                       | 1                                       |
| 10                                      | DELHI                                   | 8                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 11                                      | GOA                                     | 3                                       | 3                                       | 172                                     | 27                                      | 10                                      | 1                                       |
| 12                                      | GUJARAT                                 | 37                                      | 37                                      | 964                                     | 425                                     | 294                                     | 37                                      |
| 13                                      | HARYANA                                 | 15                                      | 15                                      | 861                                     | 471                                     | 257                                     | 15                                      |
| 14                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                        | 7                                       | 7                                       | 595                                     | 161                                     | 93                                      | 7                                       |
| 15                                      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                       | 10                                      | 10                                      | 782                                     | 278                                     | 104                                     | 9                                       |
| 16                                      | JHARKHAND                               | 20                                      | 20                                      | 2343                                    | 521                                     | 598                                     | 20                                      |
| 17                                      | KARNATAKA                               | 39                                      | 39                                      | 6906                                    | 2369                                    | 799                                     | 29                                      |
| 18                                      | KERALA                                  | 31                                      | 30                                      | 1665                                    | 388                                     | 503                                     | 30                                      |
| 19                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                             | 1                                       | 1                                       | 158                                     | 8                                       | 118                                     | 1                                       |
| 20                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                          | 37                                      | 37                                      | 1989                                    | 1139                                    | 365                                     | 37                                      |
| 21                                      | MAHARASHTRA                             | 70                                      | 70                                      | 5221                                    | 2151                                    | 878                                     | 70                                      |
| 22                                      | MANIPUR                                 | 3                                       | 3                                       | 163                                     | 28                                      | 68                                      | 3                                       |
| 23                                      | MEGHALAYA                               | 4                                       | 4                                       | 320                                     | 86                                      | 87                                      | 4                                       |
| 24                                      | MIZORAM                                 | 2                                       | 2                                       | 258                                     | 144                                     | 40                                      | 2                                       |
| 25                                      | NAGALAND                                | 2                                       | 2                                       | 71                                      | 16                                      | 14                                      | 2                                       |
| 26                                      | ODISHA                                  | 28                                      | 19                                      | 264                                     | 58                                      | 13                                      | 7                                       |
| 27                                      | PUDUCHERRY                              | 2                                       | 2                                       | 72                                      | 17                                      | 40                                      | 2                                       |
| 28                                      | PUNJAB                                  | 20                                      | 20                                      | 742                                     | 172                                     | 199                                     | 19                                      |
| 29                                      | RAJASTHAN                               | 34                                      | 34                                      | 1611                                    | 544                                     | 317                                     | 34                                      |
| 30                                      | SIKKIM                                  | 2                                       | 2                                       | 42                                      | 30                                      | 12                                      | 2                                       |
| 31                                      | TAMIL NADU                              | 58                                      | 58                                      | 2840                                    | 1053                                    | 703                                     | 58                                      |
| 32                                      | TELANGANA                               | 22                                      | 22                                      | 1099                                    | 363                                     | 242                                     | 21                                      |
| 33                                      | TRIPURA                                 | 3                                       | 3                                       | 159                                     | 47                                      | 42                                      | 3                                       |
| 34                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                           | 104                                     | 104                                     | 2723                                    | 1284                                    | 470                                     | 85                                      |
| 35                                      | UTTARAKHAND                             | 8                                       | 7                                       | 378                                     | 265                                     | 65                                      | 7                                       |
| 36                                      | WEST BENGAL                             | 5                                       | 1                                       | 61                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |

| Total   | 704   | 662   | 40926   | 13964   | 7753   | 586   |
|---------|-------|-------|---------|---------|--------|-------|

(c) : The achievement of programme objectives is intended to be achieved  through convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes withou allocating additional funds.

(d) : The  Ministry  has  developed  a  35  point  impact  monitoring  tool  named  Panchay Darpan to gauge the impact of SAGY in the GPs. As per the Panchayat Darpan data uplo by  541  Gram Panchayats on the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana portal, many remarkab achieve ments have taken place in the SAGY GPs. 283 Gram Panchayats under SAGY have achieved  100%  of  Children  Immunization(0 - 6  age  group),  252  Gram  Panchayats  have reported  100% Institutional delivery, 378 Gram Panchayats have  100% of Days Mid Meal  (MDM)  cov erage  to    schools.  Similarly  171  Gram  Panchayats  reported  electri connection to  all Households, 91 Gram Panchayats have   safe and secure Housing fac all Households in the SAGY villages, 87 Gram Panchayats have full piped drinking supply .

Likewise  131  Gram  Panchayats  have  become  Open  Defection  Free(ODF),  160  Gram Panchayats have now e -Panchayat Service available at Gram Panchayats Office. Similarl many Gram Panchayats have made efforts in the area of ensuring social and financial ity in their respective Gram Panchayats by enrolling every eligible individual to Gov Schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana (101 GPs), Atal Pension Yojana (25 GPs), Pradhan Man Suraksha Bima Yojana (26 GPs), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (37 GPs), Widow P ension (211 GPs), Old Age Pension (210 GPs).

(e) & (f) : The SAGY lays emphasis on inspiring values of national pride & patriot and unity. It is primarily about unleashing the power of people who are expected to pride in village, encourage Societal Change/Behavioural Change, take collective responsibility  and  initiate  People  Projects.he  development  of  Gram  Panchayats  id under  SAGY  is  intended  to  take  place  through  the  convergence  and  implementation existing Government Schemes and Programmes without allocating additional funds.

The Ministry has taken following  steps for effective implementation of the scheme: -

(i) 21  Schemes  have  been  amended  by  various  Ministries  /Departments  of Government of India to give priority to SAGY Gram Panchayat projects.

(ii) The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  brought  out  'SAMANVAY' -Compilation of 223 Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored and 1806 State Schemes convergence under SAGY for the benefit of  Members of Parliament, District Villag e level officials about the different schemes for multitude of purpose GP level.

- (iii)The Ministry has developed 35 point indicators to gauge the impact of S in the GPs.  Progress is measured through outcome indicators broadly covering amenities, education, health, sanitation, livelihood, women empowerment, fin inclusion, food security, social security and e -governance.  The impact is measured on quarterly(22 indicators) , half yearly(7 indicators) and yearly basis(6 in

(iv) The Central Government sent teams to a few of the SAGY Village Panchayat to understand the convergence process and to learn from good practices.  Thr review  of  progress  on  35  indicators,  efforts  have  been  made    to  ascerta performance of S AGY in a particular Gram Panchayat.

(v) With the intent to tap the resources and the strengths of the Private, V and  Cooperative  sectors  (PVC  Sectors),  the  Ministry  has  circulated  sugge template to State Governments for preparing proposals. (vi) The  Ministry  has  prepared  a  document  named  'SAHYOG'  which  is  an indicative guidance document with the essential information on the existing security schemes collated from respective ministries. It will enrich the know villagers  and  vil lage  level  functionaries  to  achieve  100%  enrollment  into social/financial Security Schemes in SAGY GPs. (vii)The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  coordinating  with  other  Centr Ministries/ Departments to ensure provision of four key basic services v iz. power, drinking water, roads and education in all SAGY GPs. SAGY is reviewed by the Ministry every Quarter in the Performance Revie Committee  (PRC)  meeting  with  State  Secretaries.    The  Central  Govt.  has t  Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committee quarter

(viii) constituted  the  District  Developmen where the performance of programmes are monitored every Chairmanship of Hon'ble MPs.

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