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Lok Sabha Question No. 6259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Electrification of Remote Villages in Assam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

ELECTRIFICATION OF REMOTE VILLAGES IN ASSAM

6259. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has taken any steps for electrification of off-grid/unelectrified census villages situated in remote areas of river Brahmaputra through new and renewable energy sources, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of funds released by the Union Government to Assam during the last three years and the current year; and

(c) the details of the present target and plan of the Government to electrify villages in remote areas of Assam through new and renewable energy sources?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : In  Brahmaputra  area,  214  villages  have  been  electrified  with  Solar  PV Standalone System and Solar PV Micro Grid System.

(b) : A grant of Rs.119.13 crore has been released to Government of Assam during the last three years and the current year (up to 27.03.2018) for electrification of remote villages of Assam through off-grid solution.

(c) : As  reported  by  the  State  of  Assam,  there  were  2,892  un-electrified  census villages  in  the  State  as  on  01.04.2015;  which  have  now  been  electrified,  excluding  160 villages found as uninhabited/grazing reserve.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Admission of Foreign Nationals for CPL Course
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

6257.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 6257

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the

April 2018) Sth

## Admission of Foreign Nationals for CPL Course

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN DR C. GOPALAKRISHNAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) is conducting various courses including Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) course, if S0, the details thereof;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof;
- (b) whether IGRUA is admitting foreign nationals for Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) course;
- (d) the total number of foreign students that were admitted in the CPL course in the said academy during the last three years; and
- (e) the criteria adopted to admit these foreign nationals in the said course?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): List of courses conducted by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) is given below:

(CPL) course when they are batch of 10 Ariana Afghan Airline Pilots, Afghanistan was inducted in 2010.

() Ab-initio to Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) coupled with Instrument and Multi Engine Endorsement alongwith an option for BSc (Avation) degree:(ii) Simulator training as per candidates requirements (iii) Multi Engine endorsement (iv) instrument Rating: (v) Licence issuel renewal tests and Licence endorsement checks (vi) Ab-initio to Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) course for foreign nationals as per Regulatory requirements in their respective countries (vii) Specifically designed training courses for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard Pilots: (viii) Crew Resource Management (CRM) Workshop (ix) Multi-Crew Co-operation (MCC) Course (6) to (e): IGRUA admits foreign nationals for Commercial Pilots Licence sponsored by their respective Govt, then approved by Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation-Last
Lok Sabha Question No. 6255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Electricity to All
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## ELECTRICITY TO ALL

## 6255.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any target was fixed by the Government for providing electricity to all by 2012;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the achievements made therein;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide electricity to all the people 24x7 at affordable prices;
- (d) whether all the rural households are not connected with electricity for lighting; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a)  to  (e)  :    Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject  and  distribution  of  electricity  &  management  of associated functions is carried out by concerned State Government / Distribution utility. Government  of  India  has  taken  a  joint  initiative  with  all  the  States/UTs  for  preparation  of  State specific  documents  for  providing  24x7  power  supply  to  all  households,  industrial  &  commercial consumers  and  adequate  supply  of  power  to  agricultural  consumers  as  per  State  policy.  All  the State Governments and Union Territories have signed the '24X7 Power For All' document to provide electricity to all from 1 st  April 2019. Government of India supports the efforts of States through its various  schemes  including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) etc.

Further Government of India have launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya  to  achieve  100%  household  electrification  by  providing  last  mile  connectivity  and electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: New Bridge on NH-66
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6254

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## NEW BRIDGE ON NH-66

## 6254. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received a proposal from Kerala for  construction  of  new  bridge  at  Moorad  between  Kozhikode  and  Vatakara  on  NH-66  in Calicut district of Kerala; and
- (b)  if so, the details of the proposed action in this regard along with the time by which the work is likely to commence?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

- (a)&(b)  The  Moorad  bridge  falls  on  NH-66  between  Kozhikode  and  Vatakara  and  is  a  part  of Bharatmala Pariyojana programme. The work of preparation of DPR for the entire section from Kasargod to Thiruvananthapuram of NH-66 has already been awarded. The work shall be taken up based on the outcome of the ongoing DPR and  completion of land acquisition and other pre construction activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Non-functional Transformers
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## NON-FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMERS

†6253.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether electricity is not being supplied for months as transformers being used in rural electrification across Jharkhand particularly in Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda and Dumka districts remain out of order for several months;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has made any review regarding quality of transformers so as to address the above mentioned problems; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) : As reported by the Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL), under the  erstwhile  Rajiv  Gandhi  Grameen  Vidyutikaran  Yojana  (RGGVY),  mostly  10  KVA  &  16 KVA  transformers  were  installed  in  villages  of  Districts  Sahebganj,  Pakur,  Godda  and Dumka, which failed at many places due to overloading.  Majority of these transformers have  already  been  replaced  by  3  phase  25  KVA  transformers  by  creating  necessary infrastructure.    Further,  to  prevent  burning  of  existing  transformers,  additional  25  KVA transformers are targeted for installation / replacement. As  per  prevailing  practice  all transformers are tested before installation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Acquisition of Land for Bharatmala Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  will  have  to acquire  more  land  for  undertaking  works  under  Bharatmala  Project  which covers 24,800 kms  of fresh highway  network,  including 800 kms  of expressway;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by NHAI to acquire the land for the Bharatmala project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  Yes, Madam. (b)  It  is  not  possible  to  quantify  the  same  at  this  stage  as  the  proposals  for preparation of Detailed Project Report are in the initial stages. (c) The process of Land Acquisition has been further streamlined with development of a    Land  Acquisition  Portal for  online  processing  of  Notifications,  Regional  Officers have been delegated full powers for release of compensation, High Level Committees comprising  of NHAI  &  State  Government  officials formed  for monitoring  land acquisition,  and  Project  Implementation  Units  (PIUS)  and    Competent  Authority  for Land  Acquisition  (CALA)  offices  have  been  strengthened  with  additional  manpower and  infrastructure.  Further,  detailed  comprehensive  guidelines  for  Land  Acquisition under NH Act, 1956 has been issued by the Ministry to all its implementation agencies, State  Governments  and  Union  Territories  on  28 th December,  2017  for  smooth implementation of NH projects.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6252

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  APRIL, 2018

## ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR BHARATMALA PROJECT

## 6252. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 6248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Open Sky Policy with Nepal
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 6248

(To be answered on the April 2018) Sth

Opem Policy with Nepal Sky

## 6248. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (2) whether Nepal has rejected India's 'open sky' offer to allow unlimited flights between the two countries;
2. the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and S0,
3. (c) the present status in this regard?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) to (c): Nepal side welcomed the India'$ proposal of open sky but did not accept the same as Nepal was in the process 0f upgrading existing airports, constructing new airport infrastructure and were revising their Civi Aviation Policy:
Lok Sabha Question No. 6247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Allotment of Houses to Same Family
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6247

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## ALLOTMENT OF HOUSES TO SAME FAMILY

## 6247.   SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  of  the  instances  of  selection  of  only  one family/person more than one time in the schemes related to rural housing;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of provisions made in this regard and the monitoring mechanism in place for these provisions;
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the error  of  selecting  the  members  of  only  one  family  more  than  one  time under the housing scheme has been removed through these corrective steps and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a),  (b),  (c),  (d)  and  (e)  :  The  beneficiary  household  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) are selected on the basis of Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011 data base and as verified by Gram Sabha. Moreover, necessary mechanism to sanction only  one  house  per  household  has  been  built  into  the  scheme  MIS-  AwaasSoft  to  ensure proper selection of beneficiaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Divisional Office of NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6246

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## DIVISIONAL OFFICE OF NHAI

6246. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  persons  engaged  in  the  works  pertaining  to  construction  of  highways  are  facing problems  as  there  is  no  divisional  office  of  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  in Chakradharpur sub-division in Western Singhbhum in Jharkhand;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in   this regard; and
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to set up a divisional office in Chakradharpur along with the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

- (a) There  is  no  construction  work  carried  out  on  NH-75  Extn.  in  Chakradharpur  by  National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). However, Detailed Project Report for 4-laning from km 103.000 to  km  152.000  has  been  initiated.  As  far  as  DPR  work  is  concerned,  so  far, NHAI has not faced any problem in Chakradharpur.

- (b) to (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Promotion of Kho-Kho
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

- (a)
- (b)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †6243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## Promotion of Kho-Kho

†6243. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government proposes to appoint coaches at Panchayat level  to  promote  the  games  of  Kho-Kho  in  schools  in  rural  areas  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time-frame set for the purpose; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the other steps taken/being taken for promotion of Kho-Kho?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

{COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- No, Madam.
- Does not arise.
- (c) Sports  is  a  State  subject,  and,  therefore,  it  is  primarily  the responsibility of the State Governments to promote sports in the country including  Kho-Kho  in  schools  in  rural  areas.  The  Central  Government however complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments.

The  Ministry  is  implementing  a  number  of  sports  promotional schemes for development of sports in the country. Such major Schemes, which provide for promotion of Kho-Kho are as under :

- i. Khelo  India  Scheme  :  This  Scheme  forms  the  basic  platform  to showcase  sporting  skills  and  talent  spotting  and  for  providing development pathways for gifted and talented children to achieve excellence.  The  Scheme  provides  for  organising  Khelo  India National  School  Games  and  Khelo  India  National  University Gamesin  respect  of  High  priority  /  priority  sports  disciplines, including Kho-Kho.
- ii. Scheme  of  Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations  (NSF)s: Under  this  Scheme,  financial  assistance  is  given  to  NSFs  for various  activities,  such  as,  holding  coaching  camps  for  national level sportspersons, national championships for sub-junior, junior and  senior  categories,  organizing  international  tournaments  in India, participation in international tournaments abroad, procurement of sports/sports science equipment and consumables,  engagement  of  foreign  coaches/experts  to  train athletes, etc. Kho-Kho Federation of India has been recognized by the Government as a National Sports Federation.

In  addition,  the  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI),  an  autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is implementing  a  number  of  sports  promotional  schemes  across  the country to identify talented sports persons in the age group of 8-25 years and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions. Kho Kho is one of the sports disciplines being supported under some of these

Schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Solar Car
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6242

TO BE ANSWERED ON-05.04.2018

## SOLAR CAR

| 6242. SHRIALOK SANJAR                                                                    |
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| Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:-                      |
| (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce solar car in the country;               |
| (b) if so, the details thereof; and                                                      |
| (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government for the manufacturing of such cars? |
| ANSWER                                                                                   |
| THE MINISTER OF STATE FORNEW &RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)         |
| (a) No Madam.                                                                            |
| (b) and (c) Does not arise.                                                              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Production of Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6241

TO BE ANSWERED ON-05.04.2018

## PRODUCTION OF WIND ENERGY

## 6241. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total increase in production of wind energy during each of the last three years;
- (b)  whether  wind  energy  production  in  the  country  is  quite  less  when  compared  to  China, USA and Spain;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  production  of wind energy in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  The  total  increase  in  the  wind  power  capacity  installation  during  the  last  three  years  is given below:
- (b)&(c) The total installed capacity for the wind energy in the country up to 28th February, 2018 was 32957.86 MW. According to Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report, India has  4th  largest  wind  energy  installed  capacity  in  the  world.  China,  US  and  Germany  rank above India.
- (d)  Inter  alia,  following  steps  have  been  taken  to  increase  development  and deployment of wind energy in the country:
- Declaration of bidding trajectory for wind power
- Notification  of  bidding  guidelines  for  procurement  of  wind  power  throughout  the country.
- Providing  fiscal  incentives  such  as  Accelerated  Depreciation  benefit;  concessional custom duty exemption on certain components of wind electric generators.
- Providing technical support including wind resource assessment and identification of potential  sites  through  the  National  Institute  of  Wind  Energy,  Chennai,  an  autonomous institution under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

| Year    |   Capacity Addition (MW) |   Cumulative Capacity (MW) end of the year |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                  2311.78 |                                    23354.3 |
| 2015-16 |                  3423.05 |                                    26777.4 |
| 2016-17 |                  5502.37 |                                    32279.8 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: SHGs under DAY-NRLM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6236

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## SHGS UNDER DAY-NRLM

## 6236.   SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) that have been established as a part of Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaNational Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM);
- (b) the main source of credit for these SHGs; and
- (c) whether there has been a positive impact on women's socio-economic condition since the implementation of this scheme?

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

(a) & (b):  The Government is implementing DeendayalAntyodayaYojana-National Rural Livelihoods  Mission(DAY-NRLM)  across  the  country  in  all  States  and  five  Union Territories.  Till  date,  40.24  lakh  women  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  have  been  promoted under  the  programme.  DAY-NRLM  also  focuses  on  credit  linkage  of  the  Community Institutions to support their income generating and livelihoods activities. The sourcing of credit  for  the  community  initiatives  under  DAY-NRLM  is  mainly  from  Banks.  The cumulative Bank Credit mobilized for women SHGs and their federations since inception is to the tune of Rs.1.53 lakh crores.

(c):  An  independent  assessment  of  DAY-NRLM  carried  out  by  Institute  of  Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in January - March, 2017 has come out with the following findings:

- (i) The programme has helped to enhance the productive assets of the target groups.
- (ii) It  has  also  developed  saving  habit  amongst  the  beneficiaries  and  increased  their capacity to avail higher loans.
- (iii)The  household  income  of  the  target  group  has  shown  a  22%  increase  due  to income from enterprises.

The  programme  has  significantly  contributed  to  development  of  social  capital  and empowerment of women from economically weaker sections in the rural areas. Intensive capacity  building  under  the  programme  has  enabled  a  substantial  number  of  SHG members to act as Community Resource Persons for imparting training and handholding of other SHGs.

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