Lok Sabha Question No. 3834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Monitoring of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3834

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## MONITORING OF SAGY

## 3834.   SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has a periodic monitoring mechanism to check and ensure the proper development of Adarsh Grams under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) and, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has any mechanism to make the Members of Parliament (MPs) aware about the 233 Government schemes that could be used to develop villages and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure larger participation of the corporate and voluntary organisations to ensure larger CSR funds for Adarsh Grams and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  :  The  SaansadAdarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  is  reviewed  periodically  by  the  Ministry  of Rural  Development.  The  Ministry  has  evolved  a  comprehensive  multilevel  and  multi-tool system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of its programmes which include review  by  the  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Rural  Development,  Performance  Review  Committee, National Level Monitors, Concurrent Monitoring and Impact Assessment studies. Concurrent monitoring  mechanisms  include  the  progress  updated  by  States/Districts  through  SAGY website  regarding  the  identification  of  the  Gram  Panchayats,  progress  tracking  of  Village Development  Plans  (VDPs),  the  progress  reported  for  Panchayat  Darpan  indicators  and  the field visits by MoRD officials.

(b) : The Ministry of Rural Development has brought out 'SAMANVAY' - compilation of 223 Central and 1806 State schemes for convergence under SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) to  help  Members  of  Parliament  in  utilising  relevant  schemes  in  SAGY  planning  and implementation, and  to  dovetail  resources  from  the  basket  of  existing  Government  Schemes and  Programmes  available  for  development  interventions.  The  Ministry  has  undertaken  a detailed mapping exercise on the Central Sector, Centrally Sponsored and State Schemes in this compilation.

(c) : As per the clause 14 of SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana Guidelines,  each Gram Panchayat should proactively tap the resources  and the strengths of the Private, Voluntary and Cooperative sectors (PVC Sectors) which could help in making available relevant technologies for local adoptions and making  investments / providing services for local economic development, either independently or to supplement Government efforts.

The Schedule VII under Section 135 of Companies Act (2013) suggests that the companies in their  Corporate Social Responsibility Policies may include the activities related to the below listed areas:

- Eradicating  hunger,  poverty  and  malnutrition,  promoting  preventive  health  care  and sanitation and making available safe  drinking water.
- Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocational skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects.
- Promoting  gender  equality,  empowering  women,  setting  up  homes  and  hostels  for women and orphans, setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for  senior  citizens  and  measures  for  reducing  inequalities  faced  by  socially  and economically backward groups.
- Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water.
- Protection  of  national  heritage,  art  and  culture  including  restoration  of  buildings  and sites  of  historical  importance  and  works  of  art;  setting  up  public  libraries;  promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts.
- Measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents.
- Training  to  promote  rural  sports,  nationally  recognised  sports,  Paralympic  sports  and Olympic sports.
- Contribution to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women.
- Contributions  or  funds  provided  to  technology  incubators  located  within  academic institutions which are approved by the Central Government.
- Rural development projects.

The  above  suggested  activities are aligned with the activities of the Dept. of Rural Development. Recognising the same, the Ministry has met with the representatives of Industry and Professional Associations linked with Ministry of Corporate Affairs and oriented them on the  opportunities  available  in  the  rural  development  programmes,  especially  SaansadAdarsh Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  for  converging  private  /  corporate  investments  with  the  government initiatives for the development of villages.

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