Lok Sabha Question No. 3399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Digital Monitoring of Assets Created under Rural Development Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3399

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## DIGITAL MONITORING OF ASSETS CREATED UNDER RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## 3399.   SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  for  digital  monitoring  of  all  permanent  assets created  under  various  rural  development  schemes  being  implemented  all  over  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to involve IT companies in this project and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any strategy has been chalked out in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the funds allocated for the said purpose; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  effective  monitoring  of  all  rural development schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter  alia,  is  implementing  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), DeendayalAntyodaya Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  DeenDayalUpadhyay  GraminKaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan MantriAwaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAYG),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee  National RuRBAN Mission and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)  to bring about overall improvement  in  the  quality  of  life  of  the  people  in  rural  areas  through  employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural  youths,  provision  of  social  assistance  and  other  basic  amenities.  To  maximize  the outcome of Government expenditure on rural development, the Department has completely revamped the governance framework of rural development programmes. The new governance  framework  includes  use  of  information  technology,  Direct  Benefit  Transfer, space technology and use of SECC data for identification of beneficiaries. The Ministry is digitally  monitoring  permanent  assets  created  under  its  various  programmes  across  the country. The assets created under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  are  geotagged  and  uploaded  over  Bhuvan  platform  of  ISRO.    A Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU)  was  signed between the Ministry of Rural Development  and  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO),  Department  of  Space  for Geo-tagging the assets under the MGNREGS in each Gram Panchayat. Under the Pradhan MantriAwaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) the physical progress of stage-wise construction of house on ground is verified and monitored through geo-referenced, date and time stamped photographs  using  mobile  based  application  -  'AwaasApp'  on  AwaasSoft  platform.  The Ministry has entered into an MoU, through the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA),  with  the  Centre  for  Development  of  Advance  Computing  (CDAC),  Pune  for creation of web based GIS under PMGSY costing Rs 2.95 crore through which all rural roads in  the  country  are  being  mapped.  The  Ministry  has  also  signed  an  MoU  with  NIRD&PR,

Hyderabad for use of Geo-Informatics under PMGSY for verification of road length with the help  of  satellite  in  selected  5  states  viz.,  Odisha,  Rajasthan,  Chhattisgarh,  Telengana  and Assam  on  pilot  basis.  Expenditure  on  geotagging,  GIS  etc.  is  met  from  the  allocated programme funds.

(e) : In  order  to  ensure  that  the  programme  benefits  reach  the  rural  poor  in  full measure and the objectives of schemes are achieved, the Ministry has evolved a comprehensive  multi-level  and  multi-tool  system  of  monitoring  and  evaluation  of  the implementation of its programmes which include Review by the Union Ministers, Performance  Review  Committee  Meetings,  State  Vigilance  &  Monitoring  Committees, District  Development  Co-ordination  and  Monitoring  Committee    named  as  'DISHA', Common Review Mission, Submission of reports by third party monitoring through National Level  Monitors,  Area  Officers  Schemes,  Concurrent  Evaluation  and  Impact  Assessment Studies.

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