Lok Sabha Question No. 4091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Assessment of Rural Development Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4091

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 .08.2017

## ASSESSMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## 4091. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether various schemes aimed at improving the lives of rural people have yielded the desired results and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reas therefor along with the Government's reaction thereto;
- (b) the details of implementation reports of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the details of monitoring mechanism available with the Government to ensure that the objectives of the rural development schemes are achieved?

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

- ( a) :The Ministry 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  (DD U - 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 rur through employment gene ration, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting se -employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic am As  per  Reports/  Returns  received  from  the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations,  t implement ation of these programmes have been found to be satisfactory.
- ( b) : The  details  of  implementation  reports  in  terms  of  physical  achievement  und MGNREGA, DAY - NRLM  and  NSAP during the last three years and the current y earare given at table below.

| FY       | MGNREGA Persondays Generated (in crore)   | NSAP Beneficiar y reported i n crore)   | DAY - NRLM Self H elpG roups promoted (in lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 2014- 15 | 166.21                                    | 3.09                                    | 1. 87                                             |
| 2015- 16 | 235.15                                    | 3.09                                    | 3. 44                                             |
| 2016- 17 | 235.8 2                                   | 2.94                                    | 5. 07                                             |
| 2017- 18 | 105.83 *                                  | 3.09 *                                  | 0.74**                                            |

*as on 04.08.2017; **as on June, 2017

( c) :In order to ensure that the programme benefits reach the rural poor in full me theMinistry of Rural Development has developed a multi - level and multi - tool system of monitoring .The important instruments of monitoring are Review by Union Ministers, On -Line Reporting through programme specific Management Information System, Utilization Certificates/Audit  Reports,  Performance  Review  Committee  Meetings/Regional  Review Meetings,  Nati onal  Level  Monitors  and  Area  Officers'  Scheme.  In  addition,  DISHA committees chaired by Hon'ble Members  of  Parliament also  monitor  programme implementation.

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