Lok Sabha Question No. 1085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Appraisal of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1085

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## APPRAISAL OF SAGY

## 1085.   SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  absolute/exact  definition  of  'Adarsh  Gram'  under  the  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) the criteria a village has to meet in order to be recognised as an 'Adarsh Gram';
- (c) whether the Government has any data regarding number of villages which attained the development level to be recognised as 'Adarsh Gram' during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  arrangement  has  been  made  by  the  Government  to  allocate  separate funds for selected Gram Panchayats;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, how a Member of Parliament (MP) is expected to spend the MPLADS fund on a single village and neglect the entire constituency; and
- (f) the manner in which a Member of Parliament (MP) is expected to achieve the target of developing three villages as Adarsh Grams in a situation of unavailability of funds for developing even one village as Adarsh Gram?

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  SaansadAdarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  adopts  a  holistic  approach  towards development  and  envisages  integrated  development  of  the  Gram  Panchayat  -  not  only  in providing  physical  infrastructure  and  access  to  basic  amenities  but  also  in  improving  the standard of living, enriching social capital and building community spirit. An Adarsh Gram evolves out of  people's shared vision,  using  their  capacities  and available  resources to  the best  extent  possible  which  are  also  context  specific.  The  Gram  Panchayats  adopted  under SAGY through a participatory process under the guidance of Hon'ble Members of Parliament prepare  Village  Development  Plans  (VDP)  containing  prioritised  time-bound  activities  to achieve holistic  progress  of  the  village.  In  order  to  keep  track  of  the  progress  of  activities listed  in  the  VDP,  an  online  Tracking  Template  is  put  in  place.  Reports  on  the  same  are available  in  the  respective  logins  of  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  on  the  SAGY  portal (http://saanjhi.gov.in).

(d)  to  (f)  :  Under  the  SaansadAdarsh  Gram  Yojana  framework,  the  development  of  Gram Panchayats  is  envisaged  through  convergence  and  implementation  of  existing  Government Schemes and Programmes under the administrative control of respective Ministries without allocating additional funds. For ensuring convergence, 22 schemes of various Departments of the Government of India have been amended / appropriate advisories were issued to accord priority  to  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  in  the  respective  schemes.  Further,  as  per  the  SAGY Guidelines, additional  resources  to the extent possible  may  be mobilised,  particularly  from CSR / philanthropies. The MPLADS may be leveraged for meeting any critical gaps.