Lok Sabha Question No. 4461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Status of Implementation of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4461

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SAGY

## 4461.   DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  implementation  and  achievements  made  under  the  Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) the details of bottlenecks in proper implementation of the scheme; and
- (c) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to rectify the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a), (b) and (c) : Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) adopts a holistic approach towards development  and  envisages  integrated  development  of  the  Gram  Panchayat  -  not  only  in providing  physical  infrastructure  and  access  to  basic  amenities  but  also  in  improving  the standard of living, enriching social capital and building community spirit. An Adarsh Gram evolves out of  people's shared vision,  using  their  capacities  and available  resources to  the best  extent  possible  which  are  also  context  specific.  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  have identified 1,308 Gram Panchayats across India under SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) till  20  March  2018.  The  Gram  Panchayats  adopted  under  SAGY  through  a  participatory process under the guidance of Hon'ble Members of Parliament prepare Village Development Plans (VDP) containing prioritised time-bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village. So far 942 Gram Panchayats have uploaded their Village Development Plans (VDP) on  the  SAGY  web-site  (http://saanjhi.gov.in/)  containing  50,380  projects.  Out  of  these, implementation of 21,001 (42%) projects have been completed as on 20 March 2018. As per the Panchayat Darpan data uploaded by 690 Gram Panchayats on the SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana portal, remarkable  achievements  have  taken place in many  SAGY  GPs:  427  Gram Panchayats  under  SAGY  have  achieved  100%  of  Children  Immunization  (0-6  age  group), 252 Gram Panchayats have reported 100% Institutional delivery, 526 Gram Panchayats have 100% of Days Mid Day Meal (MDM) coverage to schools. Similarly 171 Gram Panchayats reported  electricity  connection  to  all  Households  and  91  Gram  Panchayats  have  safe  and secure  Housing  facility  to  all  Households  in  the  SAGY  villages.  Likewise,  160  Gram Panchayats have now e-Panchayat Service available at Gram Panchayats Office. Many Gram Panchayats have also made efforts in the area of ensuring social and financial security in their respective Gram Panchayats by enrolling every eligible individual to Government programmes like Jan DhanYojana (174 GPs), Atal Pension Yojana (58 GPs), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha  BimaYojana  (85  GPs),  RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojna  (70  GPs),  Widow  Pension (332 GPs), Old Age Pension (323 GPs).

The  Ministry,  inter-alia,  has  taken  following  initiatives  for  better  implementation  of  the scheme:

- o As many as 22 central schemes have amended their guidelines or enabled priority for the SAGY Gram Panchayats. A compilation of 223 Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored and 1,806 State Schemes for convergence under SAGY for the benefit of Members of Parliament,  District  and  Village  level  officials  has  been  prepared.  Ministry  has  also published a document named 'SAHYOG' as an indicative guidance document with the essential  information  on  the  existing  social  security  schemes  collated  from  respective Ministries  to  enrich  the  knowledge  of  villagers  and  village  level  functionaries  to achieve 100% enrollment into the social/ financial Security Schemes in SAGY Gram Panchayats.
- o Developed  a  35  point  outcome  indicator  covering  basic  amenities,  education,  health, sanitation,  livelihood,  women empowerment, financial inclusion, food  security,  social security and e-governance to gauge the impact of SAGY in the Gram Panchayats.
- o Coordinated with other Central Ministries/ Departments for ensuring provision of four key basic services viz. power, drinking water, roads and education in all SAGY Gram Panchayats.
- o The  Ministry  has  circulated  suggestive  template  to  state  governments  for  preparing proposals for tapping support from Private, Voluntary and Cooperative (PVC) sectors. The proposals received from States/UTs have been displayed on the SAGY website for wider  circulation.  Further,  Ministry  has  met  with  the  representatives  of  Industry  and Professional Associations linked with Ministry of Corporate Affairs and oriented them on  the  opportunities  presented  by  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana,  Mission  Antyodaya and other schemes for converging private / corporate investments with the government initiatives for the development of villages.
- o Hon'ble  Minister,  RD  has  written  to  Chief  Ministers  of  all  States,  requesting  to encourage effective implementation of SAGY.
- o The convergence approach  of  development  under  SAGY  receives  further  articulation under the Mission Antyodaya which presents a huge opportunity for SAGY in terms of greater efforts towards saturation of village level needs, promotion of livelihoods and better  monitoring.  The  Mission  Antyodaya  Scorecard  data  aggregated  during  the Swachhta Pakhwada in October 2017 has made it possible to identify gaps in physical infrastructure,  human  development  and  levels  of  economic  activities  in  more  than 50,000  Gram  Panchayats  including  779  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats.  The  Ministry  has prepared  gap  analysis  reports  for  696  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  with  respect  to DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen KaushalyaYojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  AwasYojana  -  Gramin  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana which have been shared with States/UTs as well as respective programme divisions for appropriate interventions.

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