Lok Sabha Question No. 1347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Status of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1347

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.0 2.2017

## STATUS OF SAGY

## 1347. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status along with the achievements made under the Saansad Adarsh Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) whether the Government is aware of criticisms levelled towards the scheme regarding continued absence of mobile network, lack of all weather roads etc;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any implementing lacuna has been noticed and if so, the details thereo
- (e) thesteps taken by the Government to rectify the same?

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

- (a): 901 Gram Panchayats have been adopted by Hon'ble MPs under the Saansad Adarsh Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  across  the  cou ntry  as  on  31st  January,  2017.  The  status  of implementation of projects from the Village Developments Plans (VDP) of the SAGY Gr Panchayats, according to the data uploaded by the respective States/UTs on the SAGY as on 31st January, 2017 is furnis hed in Annexure -I. Out of the 40,930 projects taken up under the VDPs works on 54% have been initiated. The States/UTs have reported that 3 the works are already completed.

(b)to( e): Under SAGY, Hon'ble Members of Parliament adopt Gram Panchayats and guide their time - bound overall progress. The SAGY GPs prepare Village Development Plans (VDP) through a participatory process giving importance to the specific needs of t -including mobile network coverage and intervillage connectivity. Approval of the VDP is done by the District level committee headed by the District Collector, in the prese MP  duly  considering  his/her  comments  and  suggestions.  The  achievement  of  program objectives of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is intended thro ugh the convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes such as Pradhan Mantr Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY).  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  coordinating  with other  Central  Ministries/  Departments  to  ensure  provision  of  four key  basic  services  viz. power,  drinking  water,  roads  and  education  in  all  SAGY  GPs.  21  Schemes  have  b amended  by  various  Ministries  /Departments  of  Government  of    India  to  give  prior SAGY Gram Panchayat projects as on 31st January, 2017. The list of schemes is enclosed as Annexure-II.  The  Ministry  is  in  the  process  of  conducting  post - project  assessment  of performance and outcomes of SAGY Phase -I and during this process implementing lacunae may be identified.

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Annexure -I : Sector wise Village Development Plan Progress Report under SAGY

| Sl   | Sector                     |   Total Projects |   Completed Projects |   In- Progress Projects |
|------|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1    | Basic Amenities            |             7298 |                 2502 |                    1380 |
| 2    | Ecology & Environment Dev. |             1883 |                  553 |                     364 |
| 3    | Economic Development       |             9568 |                 4342 |                    1898 |
| 4    | Governance                 |              610 |                  280 |                     140 |
| 5    | Health                     |             2002 |                  985 |                     402 |
| 6    | Human Development          |             3602 |                 1557 |                     597 |
| 7    | Infrastructure             |            13318 |                 3142 |                    2280 |
| 8    | Social Development         |             2649 |                 1239 |                     539 |
|      | Total                      |            40930 |                14600 |                    7600 |

## Annexure - II : List of 21 Schemes amended/ Prioritized for SAGY

|   Sl | Name of Ministry                       | Name of Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   01 | Rural Development                      | 1. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), 2. National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), 3. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)                                                                                                             |
|   02 | Land Resources                         | 4. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   03 | MSME                                   | 5. Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) 6. Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Industries (SFURTI)                                                                                                                |
|   04 | Drinking Water                         | 7. National Rural Drinking Water Programme                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   05 | Power                                  | 8. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana.                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|   06 | MNRE                                   | 9. Central Financial Assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   07 | Youth Affairs                          | 10.NSS, NYK, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development) 11.National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development                                                                                                      |
|   08 | Food & Public Distribution             | 12.Targeted PDS                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   09 | Panchayati Raj                         | 13.Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   10 | Consumer Affairs                       | 14.Consumer Awareness                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   11 | Health & Family Welfare                | 15.National Health Mission (NHM)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   12 | Water Resources                        | 16.Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of bodies                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   13 | Dept. of School Education and Literacy | 17.17. Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM) -Performance of MDM in schools located in SAGY GPs, Ensuring enrolment, availability of kitchen shed, utensils, plates, water and washing facilities in schools, Regular cook cum attendants etc. |
|   14 | Women and Child Development            | 18.ICDS, 19.Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, 20.Kishori Shakti Yojana                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   15 | Ministry of Textiles and of Tourism    | Ministry 21.VASTRATAN -Textile Tourism; Linking with tourism. (Promote Traditional Handloom Weavers and Artisans villages as tourist destination, of Craft Village)                                                                |