Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Appraisal of Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## APPRAISAL OF MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## *72. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the achievements of the Ministry during the last three years;
- (b) whether  any  presentation  has  been  given  before  the  Prime  Minister  about  t achievements of the Ministry during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the problems highlighted before the Prime Minister and the sugges given to tackle these problems;
- (d) the details of sectors in which the Ministry has not succeeded in achieving its tar the deta ils of sectors in which it has performed remarkably; and
- (e) the details of targets fixed and the sectors selected for special focus during the next two years including the action plan formulated for achieving the said targets?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

( a) to ( e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 72 for answer on 2 0.07.201 7

( a) : The Minstry of Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY -NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) ,   Pradhan Mantri Awaas  Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G),  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)  to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through emp generation ,  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  self - employment,  skilling  of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. Besides improving of implementation of these programmes substantially, the Ministry has als o introduced major reforms for better outcomes. The details of achievements made and reforms initiated duri last three years are given at Annexure - I .

(b) and (c) : The implementation of the programmes/schemes of the Ministry are reviewed and discuss ed constantly at various level . Programmes/ schemes of the Ministry is considered and approved by the appropriate authority as per the direction laid down in the Government o (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Transact ion of Business) Rules, 1961.

(d) and (e) : The Department of Rural Development implements schemes in partnership with the State Governments/ UT Administrations with specific targets, as indicated in Annexure - I , under different schemes with a clear focus o n strengthening of livelihood opportunities, creation of  sustainable  community  assets,  provision  of  basic  infrastructure  and  improvement  i quality of life of the rural people.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 72  for answer on 2 0.07.201 7

## Major achievements madeand reforms initiated during last three years

## I. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA):

## New Initiatives/ reforms undertaken under MGNREGA:

- Focus on Natural Resource Management (NRM) works under MGNREGA: States  have  been  advised  to  ensure  that  at  least  65%  of  the  total  expenditure  un MGNREGA is on NRM activities in the identified 2264 water stressed blocks.
- Focus  on  Agriculture  and  Allied activities  under  MGNREGA: 60%  of  the works under MGNREGA in terms of cost are for creation of productive assets directly linked to agriculture and allied activities through development of land, water and t Creation of assets for livelihoods such as ca ttle shed, goat shed, piggery, fodder trough are also being taken up under MGNREGA.
- Geo  MGNREGA has  been  introduced  to  geotag  the  assets  created  under MGNREGA  with  the  application  of  space  technology.  This  will  bring  in  greater transparency, higher visibi lity to the Programme as well as ensure effective monitoring. Over 2.27 crore asset IDs generated so far, 1.53 crore assets have been geo tagged.
- Direct Transfer of Wages to Bank Accounts under MGNREGS: With a view to  streamline  the  fund  flow  system, theMinistry  has  implemented  National  Electronic Fund  Management  System  (NeFMS)  through  which  wage  payments  are  electronically credited into the accounts of the workers through DBT system. 96% of wage payments are electronically credited into the accounts of t he workers through DBT system.
- Ensure  timely  wage  payment  to  MGNREGA  workers : National  Electronic Fund Management System(NeFMS) has been initiated in 21 States and 1 UT to reduce unnecessary  parking  of  funds  in  the  states  and  promote  greater  transparency  in  fu management.The Ministry intends to bring in o ther states and UTs in to the fold in course of time with its consistent efforts . As on date, more than 86% wages are paid on time, i.e. within 15 days of closure of the Muster Roll.
- II. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY -G): In the context of Government's priority for 'Housing for All' by 2022, and to address the gaps that existed in  the erstwhile  rural  housing  scheme,  IAY  has  been  restructured  to  Pradhan  Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G) andis being implemented from the FY 2016 - 17. One crore houses is targeted for construct ionunder PMAY - G by March, 2019.

## New Initiatives/ reforms und ertaken under PMAY -G:

- During  the  year  2016 - 17,  a  total  of  32.1  lakh  houses  have  been  completed  as against completion of 15.9 lakh, 16.5 lakh and 18.3 lakh in the year 2013 - 14, 2014 - 15 and 2015- 16 respectively.
- Enhancement of unit assistance from Rs. 70,00 0 to Rs. 1.20 lakh in plain areas and from Rs 75,000 to Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly states, difficult areas and IAP districts.
- Identification  of  beneficiaries  under  PMAY - G using  Socio - Economic  and  Caste Census (SECC 2011) data and validation by Gram Sabha.
- Support of 90/95 person days in plain areas / hilly states, difficult areas an districts  under  MGNREGS  through  convergence.  Rs.  12,000  for Individual H ousehold Latrine (IHHL) .
- Facilitation for loan of Rs 70,000 under PMAY - G.
- Launch  of  'AwaasApp'  under PMAY - G for  all  beneficiaries  to  report  the construction progress of their houses and as a tool for monitoring the programme.
- Development of house design typologies for States/UTs.
- Mason Training: Training of rural mason to address the issue of quality of houses constructed and to fill the gap of availability of trained mason in rural areas
- III.  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY): The  primary  objective  of PMGSY is to provide all weather road connectivity by way of an All - Weather Road.

## New Initiatives/ reforms undertaken under PMGSY:

- Action  Plan  for  accelerated  execution  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by 2019 with enhanced financial allocation and modified funding pattern.
- The Target of connecting eligible habitations under PMGS Y has been advanced to 2019 instead of 2022.
- Pace of construction enhanced from 73 km per day of road construction during 2012- 13  to  130  kms  road  construction  per  day during 2016 - 17 which is an increase of 78%.
- Road Connectivity project in LWE Affected Ar eas : During 2016 - 17, a new vertical  under  PMGSY,  'Road  Connectivity  project  in  LWE  Affected  Areas'  has  been launched for construction of all weather roads in 9 LWE states in 44 worst affected L districts  and  adjoining  districts  with  estimated  cost  of  R s  11,725  crore.  This  would  be completed by March, 2020.
- Use  of  IT,  Space  technology  and  Mobile  technology  under  PMGSY  and launch  of  'Meri  Sadak'  Mobile  App: A  Mobile  Application  'Meri  Sadak'  has  been launched which has 7,23,560 downloads. 55,773 complai nts have been received and only 64 complaints are pending for final redressal .
- Green  Technologies  : PMGSY  encouraging  use  of  'Green  Technologies'  and non- conventional  materials  like  waste  plastic,  cold  mix,  geo - textiles,  fly -ash,  iron  and copper slag etc. 4113 Km roads completed in 2016 - 17 with these technologies.
- Satellite  imagery is  being  used  to verify  the  completion  of  road  length  being reported by States as well as to verify habitation connectivity.

IV.    Deendaya l Antyodaya  Yojana - National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY -NRLM) : DAY -NRLM seeks to organize all rural poor households in the count ry and continuously nurture and support them till they come out of abject poverty.  34.4 l SHGs have been formed with 4.08 crore women members.  In 2016 - 17,Banks provided

Rs.  41,700  crore  as  credit  to Self  Help  Groups ( SHGs ) .    A  study  of  DAY - NRLM progr amme indicates that households associated with SHGs experienced a 22% increase in income.    The  expenditure  on  education  by  these  households  also  increased.    The Government  has  set  a  target  of  covering  atleast  one  member  from  a  poor/deprived household under SHGs by 2024- 25.  The total women under NRLM SHG coverage by 2024- 25 would be around 9 crores.

## New Initiatives/ reforms undertaken under DAY - NRLM:

- Provision  of  interest  subvention  scheme  for  women  SHGs  in  100  more districts over and above the 150 distri cts (mostly IAP districts) where it is already being implemented.
- Special  Package  for  North  Eastern  States (excluding  Assam  which  is  already covered under the World Bank aided component of NRLM)  to  accelerate  the  phase  of implementation  of  NRLM  in  the  Nor th  Eastern  States  to  cover  all  vulnerable  rural households  estimated  at  2/3rd of  the  total  rural  households  in  these  States  by  the  year 2023- 24.
- Start - up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP) has  been  launched during 2015 - 16 to organize the rural poor to promote 1.8 lakh enterprises in 125 blocks in 24 states in four years and create employment for 3.78 lakh rural poor in four years from 2015- 2019.
- 30 lakh women farmers have been provided assistance under Mahila Kisan Shashaktikar Pariyojna in 18 States .
- RSETI courses assigned with Common Norms for Skill Development schemes as notified by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana ( DDU -GKY )  is  a Placement Linked Skill Development scheme for rural poor youth under DAY - NRLM. Under Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETI) scheme,  rural  youth  are provided  skilling  with  entrepreneurial  training  primarily  to  take  bank  credit  and hi s/her own Micro -enterprise.

## V. New Initiatives/ reforms undertaken under National Social Assistance Programme ( NSAP ) :

- Digitisation Push: Nearly 100% digitization achieved, except in NE States.
- Aadhar  Based  Authentication  and  payment: 1.54  crore beneficiaries  have reported their Aadhar and 63 lakh beneficiaries' Aadhar have been verified.
- Direct Benefit Transfer: 100% DBT has been operationalized in Gujarat and UT of Lakshadweep while the work is under progress in other States.
- VI.  Shyama  Prasad Mukherjee  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM): The  scheme  had  been launched in February, 2016 with an aim to create 300 Rurban Clusters and plugging th gaps in basic, social, economic and digital amenities in these clusters.

## Progress:

- 28 States have completed their I ntegrated Cluster Action plans and availed funds for Phase - I in 98 clusters.
- Under Phase I, the total investment estimated over the next 3 years, in these plan 98 clusters is Rs 10400 crores.