Lok Sabha Question No. 3859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Goals of Rural Development during 12th Five Year Plan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3859

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.1 2.2016

## GOALS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DURING 12TH FIVE YEAR PLAN

## 3859. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the major goals set out for the Ministry in the 12th Five Year Plan to bri much needed improvement in the rural life;
- (b) whetherthe Union Government has taken appropriate steps to achieve those go during the plan period and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  set  up  a  monitoring  cell  to  oversee  whet Ministry is moving in tandem with rural development goals set for the 12th Five Y Plan;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

( a) & (b):The 12 th Five Year Plan aims at faster, more inclusive and sustainable gro Various  initiatives  have  been  proposed  in  the  12 th Five  Year  Plan  on  rural  development programmes so as to improve the quality of life of rural people. These include e xpansion of list o f permissible works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA); strengthening the demand - driven character of MGNREGA; reducing delay in wage payments; better social audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal; modificatio guidelines  of  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission(NRLM  )  now  restructured  as  Deenda Antyodaya  Yojana- National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (DAY - NRLM)  to  make  it  more effective  and  sustainable;  supporting  rural  youth  for  skill  development  and  pl enhancement of unit cost assistance under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) now restructur Pradhan Mantr i Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G) andsmoother transfer of fund to States and connecting villages with all weather road.

The steps taken by the Ministry in th is direction are:

- ( i ) New works have been added to the existing list of permissible works under Mah Gandhi  NREGA  with  a  focus  on  strengthening  synergy  between  MGNREGA  and  rural livelihoods, particularly in agriculture.
- ( ii ) Participatory bottom -up planning for the preparation of Labour Budget is done under MGNREGA.
- ( iii ) To reduce delay in the payment of wages the Ministry has initiated Electroni Management System (e -FMS).
- ( iv ) Provision for upto 50 days of additional employment has been made over and above 100 days per households in notified drought affected areas.

( v) The  guidelines  of  the  DAY - NRLM  was  amended  for  improved  targeting  of beneficiaries by identifying the target group with at least one deprivation as per the Socio Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  2011  data.  The  DAY - NRLM  is  being  implemented  in  a phased manner to cover all the blocks in the country over a period of 7 -8 years.

( vi ) The  issue  of  skilling  and  placement  are  being  addressed  thro ugh  Deen  Dayal Upadhayay  Grameen  Kaushal  Yojana  and  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes (RSETIs).

( vii ) The  unit  assistance  under  PMAY - G  has  been  enhanced  to  Rs.  1,20,000  for  new construction in plain areas and Rs. 1,30,000 in hilly/difficult areas includi ng IAP di tri ts.

( viii ) The PMAY - G envisages construction of 1 crore houses in rural areas over a period of three years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 - 19.

( ix ) The PMGSY permits upgradation (to prescribed standards) of existing rural roa districts  where  all  the  eligible habitations  of  the  designated  population  size  have  be provided all weather road connectivity.

( x) PMGSY -II has been launched to consolidate the existing rural road network.

( xi ) Based on the recommendations of the Sub - Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, the fund sharing pattern under PMGSY wi be in 60:40 ratio between the Centre and States (except for 8 North Eastern and 3 H States for which it will be 90:10) for all the ongoing as well as outstanding works.

( xii ) To improve the impact of rural development programmes, steps have been tak for  the  convergence  of  rural  development  programmes  within  the  Ministry  and  with programmes of other Ministries/ Departments.

( c) to (e) : In order to ensure that the programme benefits reach the rural poor, in full measure  and  the  objectives  of  schemes  are  achieved,  the  Department  has  evolv comprehensive  multi - level  and  multi - tool  system  of  monitoring  and  evaluation  of  the implementation  of  its  programmes  which  include  Revi ew  by  the  Union  Ministers, Performance  Review  Committee  Meetings,  State  Vigilance  &  Monitoring  Committees, District  Development  Co -ordination  and  Monitoring  Committee    named  as  'DISHA', submission  of  reports  by  third  party  monitoring  through  National  Level Monitors,  Area Officers  Schemes,  Concurrent  Evaluation  and  Impact  Assessment  Studies,  monitoring submission  of  Utilization  Certificates.  Corrective  measures  are  taken  by  the  Gove when required, for effective implementation of rural development schemes.

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