Lok Sabha Question No. 3706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3706

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM PARIVAHAN YOJANA

## 3706.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Parivahan  Yojana (PMGPY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives of the said Yojana;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  or  the Government sharing a part of the cost for public vehicle and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether a study/survey has been conducted by the Government to introduce commercial passenger  vehicles  (10-12  seater)  service  in  rural  areas  to  promote  public  transport system in villages and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the role of the State Governments in implementation of the said scheme along with the details of amount earmarked thereunder, State/UT-wise;
- (f) whether the scheme also aims at providing new employment opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled rural youth and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the  time  by  which  the  said  scheme  is  likely  to  be  launched  and  the  other  steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve unsafe, poorly regulated, informal and unorganized rural transport system in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The Ministry is implementing Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), the sub-scheme  under  DeendayalAntyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNRLM) to facilitate transport facilities in the rural areas and also provide job opportunities to rural  youth.  The scheme was launched in Aug 2017. However, the Ministry does not have a scheme called Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana (PMGPY).

## (b) : AGEY has the following two objectives

i. To  provide  safe,  affordable  and  community  monitored  rural  transport  services  to connect remote villages with key services and amenities (including access to markets, education and health) for the overall economic development of the area by making use of the supports available within the framework of DAY-NRLM

ii. To provide an alternative source of livelihoods to members of Self Help Groups(SHGs) and their families  under DAY-NRLM by facilitating them to operate public transport services in backward rural areas, as identified by the States.

The  scheme  is  currently  being  implemented  in  14  States  and  466  vehicles  are operational under the scheme as on 30 th June, 2018.

- (c) : There  is  no  provision  of  Viability  Gap  Funding(VGF)  for  supporting  the scheme.  The  existing  Community  Investment  Support  Fund  (CISF)  provided  to  Community Based  Organizations  (CBOs)  under  the  existing  provisions  of  DAY-NRLM  are  utilized  for providing interest free loans to the SHG members for  procuring vehicles.
- (d) : A  pre-feasibility  study  was  conducted  by  M/s.  Urban  Mass  Transit  Company Limited,  Gurgaon,  which  has  partnership  with  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs (MoH&UA), State Governments and various local bodies,in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh State. This study covered various aspects including the assessment of total travel demand and fleet  size,  route  planning  linking  villages,  district  and  block  headquarters,  total  capital  and Operation  &Maintenance  cost  etc.  for  the  rural  transportation  network.  The  findings  of  the study were used for designing the scheme.

The  State  Rural  Livelihood  Missions  (SRLMs)  undertake  a  feasibility  assessment  of  the vehicles in the identified blocks and routes before submitting proposals under AGEY.

- (e) : SRLMs, the nodal agency in the state for implementing AGEY, has to identify the  blocks  for  implementing  the  programme,  coordinate  with  the  transport  departments  for permits  and  other  permissions,  support  the  CBOs  in  operating  the  scheme  and  monitor  the overall performance of the scheme. No specific amounts are earmarked for AGEY.
- (f) : AGEY aims to provide alternate sources of livelihood to SHGs and their family members who operate the vehicles under the scheme.
- (g) : The  Scheme  has  been  rolled  out  on  August  2017.  The  Ministry  of  Rural Development  is  implementing  another  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) to provide all-weather roads to improve connectivity to remote and far flung rural areas.

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