Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 34

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## *34. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Members of Parliament who have identified villages under the Phase -I and Phase - II of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  action  plan  to  ensure  effecti implementation of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether non - availability of adequate funds has been attributed as a major reason tardy implementation of t he scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective action being taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

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

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lo k Sabha Starred Queston No.34 for Answer on 17.11.2016

The number of Members of Parliament who have identified Gram Panchayats under the Phase - 1 and Phase -II of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is given below:

|             |          |   Identified |
|-------------|----------|--------------|
| Lok Sabha   | Phase I  |          500 |
| Rajya Sabha |          |          204 |
| Total       |          |          704 |
| Lok Sabha   |          |          130 |
| Rajya Sabha | Phase II |           36 |
| Total       |          |          166 |

2. The preparation of action plan for the holistic development of the panchayats selected under SAGY is done by the respective Gram Panchayat. The GPs prepare the Village Devel Plan  (VDP)  which  contains  prioritised  time - bound  activities  through  convergence  of  vari Central and State Government schemes apart from leve raging Corporate Social Responsibiliti (CSR).  The  Ministry  has  taken  following initiatives  for  effective  implementation  of scheme: -
2. ( i ) 21 Schemes have been amended by various Ministries /Departments of Government of to give priority to SAGY Gram Panchayat projects.
3. ( ii ) The Ministry of Rural Development has brought out 'SAMANVAY' - Compilation of 223 Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored and 1806 State Schemes for convergence unde for  the benefit  of Members  of  Parliament,  District  and  Village  leve l  officials  about  the different schemes for multitude of purposes at the GP level.
4. ( iii )The Ministry has developed 35 point indicators to gauge the impact of SAGY in Progress  is  measured  through  outcome  indicators  broadly  covering  basic  am education,  health,  sanitation,  livelihood,  women  empowerment,  financial  inclu security,  social  security  and  e -governance.    The  impact  is  measured  on  quarterly( indicators) , half yearly(7 indicators) and yearly basis(6 indicators).
5. ( iv ) The Central G overnment sent teams to a few of the SAGY Village Panchayats to under the convergence process and to learn from good practices.  Through a review of p

35 indicators, efforts have been made  to ascertain the performance of SAGY in r Gram Panchayat.

- ( v) With  the  intent  to  tap  the  resources  and  the  strengths  of  the  Private,  V Cooperative sectors (PVC Sectors), the Ministry has circulated suggestive templ Governmentsfor preparing proposals.
- ( vi ) The Ministry has prepar ed a document named 'SAHYOG' which is an indicative guidance document  with  the  essential  information on  the  existing  social  security  schemes  coll from  respective  ministries.  It  will  enrich  the  knowledge  of  villagers  and functionaries  t o achieve  100%  enrollment  into  the  social/financial  Security  Sch SAGY GPs.
- ( vii )The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  coordinating  with  other  Central  Mi Departments to ensure provision of four key basic services viz. power, drinking and education in all SAGY GPs.
- ( viii )SAGY is reviewed by the Ministry every Quarter in the Performance Review Comm (PRC) meeting with State Secretaries.  The Central Govt. has also constituted Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee wh re the performance of programmes are monitored every quarter under Chairmanship of Hon'ble MPs.

3. As per the data uploaded by 541 Gram Panchayats on the Saansad Adarsh Gram Y portal,  many  remarkable  achievements  have  already  been  made  in  the  SAG Y  GPs.  283  Gram Panchayats  under  SAGY  have  achieved  100%  of  Children  Immunization  (0 - 6  age  group),  252 Gram Panchayats have reported 100% Institutional delivery, 378 Gram Panchayats have 100% of Days  Mid  Day  Meal  (MDM)  coverage  to  Schools.  Similarly  171 Gram  Panchayats  reported electricity connection to all Households, 91 Gram Panchayats have safe and secure Hous to  all  Households  in  the  SAGY  villages,  87  Gram  Panchayats  have  full  piped  drink supply.

Likewise  131  Gram  Panchayats  have b come  ODF,  160  Gram  Panchayats  have  now  E Panchayat Service available at Gram Panchayats Office. Similarly, many Gram Panchay made  efforts  in  the  area  of  ensuring  social  and  financial  security  in  their respective Gram Panchayats by enrolling ever y elig ible individual to Government S chemes like Jan Dhan Yojana (101  GPs),  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (25  GPs),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  926 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna(37 GPs), Widow Pension (211 GPs), Old Age Pension (210 G

Furthermore, 19569  number  of  projects  have  already  been  completed  out  of  total projects  that  have  been  planned  to  be  implemented.  Thus  45%  of  the  work  has  alre completed by the SAGY Gram Panchayats.

4. The SAGY lays emphasis on inspiring values ofnational pride &  patriotism and unity, Itis primarily  about  unleashing  the  power  of  people  who  are  expected  to  inculcate  pride encourage  societal  change/Behavioural  change,  take  collective  responsibility  and  in projects.

5. The development  of  Gram  Panchayats  identified  under  SAGY  is  intended  to  take through the convergence    and   implementation of existing Government Schemes and Pro without  allocating  additional  funds.  In  other  words,  SAGY  attempts  to  develop  the alue  chain through value change .