Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Irregularities under Rural Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER RURAL SCHEMES

## 2590. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that there is much corruption, mis malpractice in the implementation of the programme at every level - from selection of beneficiaries  to  the  getting  benefits  under  the rural  schemes  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether bribing is a sine qua non for getting benefits under the rural deve schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor the imp lementation of the rural schemes so as to initiate corrective measures; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- ( a) :The Min i stryof Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (DAY - NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU - GKY),    Pradha n  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 through  employment  generation,  strength ening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  sel employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic Detaile d  instructions  by  way  of  Standar d  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  dealing  with complaints have been issue d to States/UTs.
- ( b) : No Madam. The Ministry has been receiving programme specific complaints fr time to time on certain irregularities in implementation of these programmes such as payment  of  wages,  non  adherence  to  the  programme  guidelines,  cor rupt  practices  and favouritism etc. Since the responsibility of implementation of Programmes is vested State Governments, all complaints received in the Department are forwarded to the co state Governments for taking appropriate action incl uding investigations, as per law.
- ( c) & (d): In order to ensure that the programme benefits reach the rural poor measure  and  the  objectives  of  schemes  are  achieved,  the  Department  has  evolv comprehensive  multi - level  and  multi - tool  system  of  monit oring  and  evaluation  of  the implementation  of  its  programmes  which  include  Review  by  the  Union  Minister Performance  Review  Committee  Meetings,  State  Vigilance  &  Monitoring  Committees, District  Development  Co - ordination  and  Monitoring  Committee    named  as 'DISHA', submission  of  reports  by  third  party  monitoring  through  National  Level  Monitors, Officers  Schemes,  Concurrent  Evaluation  and  Impact  Assessment  Studies,  monitoring submission  of  Utilization  Certificates.  Corrective  measures  are  taken  by  th e  Government, when required, for effective implementation of rural development schemes.

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