Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: DISHA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## DISHA

- *87. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formed District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee known as DISHA in all the districts for monitoring effective implementation of rural development schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  DISHA  provides  for  a  role  of  Members  of  Parliament  (MPs)  and other elected representatives in monitoring major programmes and if so, the details thereof including MPs nominated as members/ chairpersons;
- (c) whether  quarterly  meetings  have  been  conducted  under  DISHA  to  review various  schemes  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  outcome  of meetings, State/UT-wise summary report;
- (d) whether the Government has evaluated the functioning of DISHA and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  achievements  made,  shortcomings  noticed, changes, if any, required in the guidelines, etc.; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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 Lok Sabha Starred Question Number 87  for reply on 8 th February 2018 regarding DISHA

(a) &(b): Yes, Madam. District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees  (DISHA)  have  been  constituted  under  the  chairpersonship  of  Members  of Parliament with a view to fulfill the objective of ensuring better coordination among all the  elected  representatives  in  Parliament,  State  Legislatures  and  Local  Governments (Panchayati  Raj  Institutions,  Municipal  Bodies),  in  monitoring  the  progress  of  major projects  aimed  at  socio-  economic  transformation  at  the  district  level.  Members  of Parliament are nominated as Chairperson/Co-Chairperson of the DISHA Committees .The details of Chairperson/co-chairperson of district level DISHA Committees can be accessed at http://rural.nic.in/sites/default/files/updated\_list\_chairman\_02022018.pdf.

- (c): The Guidelines  provide for  the  meetings  of  the  DISHA  to  be  organized  at  least once  in  every  Quarter.  According  to  status  uploaded  on  DISHA  Website,  772  DISHA meetings were conducted during 2016-17 and 532 meetings during 2017-18 so far. State authorities are being reminded on continuous basis for convening the meetings on regular basis. State/UT-wise details of DISHA meetings conducted during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given in Annexure. Proceedings of the meetings uploaded by districts can be accessed at  http://ruraldiksha.nic.in/DISHA/vigi\_MoMreport.aspx .
- (d) & (e): As the programme is at its formation stage,  Government  has not  mooted any proposal for evaluation of the functioning of DISHA. For strengthening information technology interface, DISHA Dashboard has been launched by the Prime Minister on 11 th October 2017. Login/ Password has been shared with all the Members of Parliament to facilitate  effective  monitoring  of  progress  of  schemes  in  DISHA  meetings.  Next  step includes integration of Meeting Management Software with DISHA Dashboard.

Annexure referred to in part (c ) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question 87 for reply on 08.02.2018

State/UT-wise details of DISHA meetings conducted during 2016-17 & 2017-18

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/Uts   | Number of Meetings Conducted   | Number of Meetings Conducted   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|           |                     | 2016-17                        | 2017-18                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 10                             | 3                              |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 14                             | 5                              |
| 3         | Assam               | 38                             | 21                             |
| 4         | Bihar               | 46                             | 13                             |
| 5         | Chhandigarh         | 0                              | 0                              |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        | 67                             | 47                             |
| 7         | Delhi               | 0                              | 0                              |
| 8         | Goa                 | 0                              | 3                              |
| 9         | Gujarat             | 46                             | 30                             |
| 10        | Haryana             | 33                             | 26                             |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh    | 16                             | 6                              |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 3                              | 3                              |
| 13        | Jharkhand           | 45                             | 35                             |
| 14        | Karnataka           | 51                             | 28                             |
| 15        | Kerala              | 33                             | 28                             |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh      | 68                             | 34                             |
| 17        | Maharashtra         | 44                             | 37                             |
| 18        | Manipur             | 2                              | 1                              |
| 19        | Meghalaya           | 8                              | 9                              |
| 20        | Mizoram             | 12                             | 16                             |
| 21        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 22        | Odisha              | 32                             | 18                             |
| 23        | Punjab              | 7                              | 12                             |
| 24        | Rajasthan           | 71                             | 43                             |
| 25        | Sikkim              | 3                              | 0                              |
| 26        | Telangana           | 3                              | 11                             |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu          | 3                              | 1                              |
| 28        | Tripura             | 8                              | 6                              |
| 29        | Uttarakhand         | 17                             | 28                             |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh       | 84                             | 66                             |
| 31        | West Bengal         | 6                              | 2                              |
| 32        | Andaman &Nicobar    | 2                              | 0                              |
| 33        | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 34        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0                              | 0                              |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 0                              | 0                              |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              |
| Total     | Total               | 772                            | 532                            |