Lok Sabha Question No. 2664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Review of Implementation of SAGY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2664

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SAGY IN BIHAR

## 2664.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  projects  being  implemented/pending  under  the  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram Yojana (SAGY) across the country particularly in Bihar during the last three years and the current year have been reviewed and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether funds  have  been  provided  by  NGOs,  foreign  institutions,  Public  Enterprises, private companies and others under the said yojana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any effective steps have been taken to ensure successful implementation of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  The  Saansad  Adarsh 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 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.  In  Bihar,  the  progress  of  projects  being  implemented  under  SAGY  is  periodically reviewed  in  the  state  review  of  the  Deputy  Development  Commissioners.  A  special  review meeting with Charge Officers of SAGY was organised at the state level on 27 & 29 June 2018. The Joint Secretary (SAGY) conducted field visit to SAGY Gram Panchayats of Bihar namely, Sonmai and Alawalpur and reviewed progress of implementation of the Scheme on 30 June 2018.

The  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  have  identified  1,408  Gram  Panchayats  under  SAGY across the country till 25 July 2018. So far 1,087 Gram Panchayats have uploaded their VDPs containing  59,002  projects  on  the  SAGY  website  (http://saanjhi.gov.in/).  Out of these, implementation of 27,764 (47%) projects has been completed as on 25 July 2018. In Bihar, out of the 78 SAGY Gram Panchayats, 56 have uploaded VDPs, containing 3,914 projects on the SAGY website and implementation of 813 (21%) projects are reported as completed as on 25 July 2018.

(b) : The SAGY Guidelines advocate that resources and the strengths of the private, voluntary and  cooperative  sectors  may  be  proactively  tapped  for  providing  technical  assistance  in planning  and  monitoring,  making  available  relevant  technologies  for  local  adoptions  and making investments/ providing services for local economic development, either independently or  to  supplement  Government  efforts.  The  details  of  funds  provided  by  NGOs,  foreign institutions,  Public  Enterprises,  private  companies  to  the  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  are  not maintained centrally by this Ministry. As per the information provided by Govt. of Bihar, no funds  have  been  provided  by  NGOs,  foreign  institutions,  public  enterprises  and  private companies to the SAGY Gram Panchayats of Bihar.

(c)  :  The  following  initiatives  have  been  inter  alia  took  for  better  implementation  of  the Scheme:

- The  guidelines  of  as  many  as  22  Central  Schemes  have  been  amended  or  enabled  to accord  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 have 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.
- 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.
- Coordinated with other Central Ministries/ Departments for ensuring the provision of four key  basic  services  viz.  power,  drinking  water,  roads  and  education  in  all  SAGY  Gram Panchayats.
- Recognising that the implementation of SAGY  requires highly motivated and knowledgeable  personnel,  the  Ministry  organised  capacity  building  exercises  for  373 SAGY functionaries from the Phase-II/III Gram Panchayats during April-June 2018.

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