Lok Sabha Question No. 2413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Review of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2413 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## REVIEW OF SAGY

## 2413. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  done  an  interim  review  of  the  implementation Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) if so, the major achievements and shortcomings in the overall performance of S
- (c) if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  con duct  an  interim  valuation  of  the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  make  any  changes  in  order  to  ens effective implementation of the scheme on the basis of experiences; and
- (e) ifso, the details thereof?

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

( a) to( e) : Various mechanisms are being followed by the Ministry of Rural Development review the progress of  Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana Programme. Concurrent Monitoring mechanisms include the SAGY website, progress tracking of Village Development Plans the Panchayat Darpan.

At the national level, a separate web based monitoring system has been put i for  the  schem e  which  can  be  accessed  from  the  SAGY  website.  Dynamic  website www.saanjhi.gov.in has  been  created  and  the  login  credentials  to  this  website  circ among all the Members of Parliament, State Nodal Officers, Di strict Collectors and Charge Officers. The users can use Feedback portion on website for any query, which is mo on weekly basis by the Ministry. A cloud based web portal support.saanjhi.in has be for  encouraging  discussions  among  the  stakeho lders  viz.  Member  of  Parliament,  Central Government, State Government, District Administration and the Public. The portal al as a dynamic repository to share knowledge, as a tool for exchange of ideas and reso grievances by the implementing authorities. A single point of contact email has been cre i.e., support@saanjhi.in . All the emails  being received at the central level are being the  concerned authorities   for monitoring and taki ng necessary action in the matter.

The  Gram  Panchayats  adopted  under  SAGY  prepare  Village  Development  Plans (VDP) containing prioritised time - bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the vil Gram  Panchayats  have  very  systematically  taken  up d velopment  approach  by  involving Gram Sabha and they have prepared comprehensive VDP for their development. In order keep  track  of  the  progress  of  projects  listed  in  the  VDP,  a  Tracking  Template  h developed and the progress is monitored online. As per the data updated as on 14th March, 2017 in the website, the  identified Gram Panchayats have so far completed 14696  p Further 7466 projects are in progress.

The Ministry has developed a 35 point impact monitoring tool to gauge the imp ct of SAGY in the GPs. Progress is measured through outcome indicators broadly covering b amenities, education, health, sanitation, livelihood, women empowerment, fin inclusion, food security, social security and e -governance.The information are to be updated in the Panchayat Darpan by the GPs on quarterly (22 indicators), half yearly (7 i and yearly basis (6 indicators).

Video  Conferencing  Network  has  been  established  with  State  Governments  an District Collectors. Ministry of Rural development (MoRD) reviews the progress of SAGY with State Nodal Officers (SNO) , District Collectors and Charge Officers.

State Review meetings have taken place in respect of 18 States/ UTs. The det completed review meetings are as under;

|   SI | Name of States reviewed                                                                                    | Date of Review Meeting     |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|    1 | Haryana                                                                                                    | 01- April - 2015           |
|    2 | North Eastern States (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) | 10- June - 2015            |
|    3 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 23- June - 2015            |
|    4 | Maharashtra & Goa                                                                                          | 07- July - 2015            |
|    5 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 24- September - 2015       |
|    6 | Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Punjab and Chandigarh                                      | Kashmir, 07- January -2016 |

The Ministry also deputes its officials to various  SAGY Gram Panchayats to get first hand information of the various developmental activities  taking place there.

The Ministry has prepared National Overview of Performance Progress Reports SAGY and Performance Progress Report for 325 Gram Panchayats adopted under SAGY in September, 2016.

Progress of implementation is satisfactory as could be gauged from the fact th out of 703 Gram Panchayats (GP)  adopted by Hon'ble Members of Parliaments in  Phase -I of the scheme, 671 GPs have uploaded their Village Develop ment Plan (VDP) on the web -site (saanjhi ). Further out of total 40811 projects undertaken in these 671 Gram P 22162 projects (54%)  have either been completed or in progress.

The  Ministry  has  developed  a  35  point  impact  monitoring  tool  named  P anchayat Darpan to gauge the impact of SAGY in the GPs. As per the Panchayat Darpan data uplo by  541  Gram Panchayats on the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana portal, many remarkab achievements have taken place in the SAGY GPs. 283 Gram Panchayats under SA GY 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 Meal  (MDM)  coverage  to    schools.  Similarly  171  Gram  Panchayats  reported  electri y connection to  all Households, 91 Gram Panchayats have   safe and secure Housing fac all Households in the SAGY villages, 87 Gram Panchayats have full piped drinking supply.

Likewise 131 Gram Panchayats have become ODF, 160 Gram Pancha yats have now E Panchayat Service available at Gram Panchayats Office. Similarly, many Gram Pancha have  made  efforts  in  the  area  of  ensuring  social  and  financial  security  in  their Gram  Panchayats  by  enrolling  every  eligible  individual  to  Gov ernment  Schemes  like  Jan Dhan  Yojana  (101  GPs),  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (25  GPs),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bim Yojana (26 GPs), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (37 GPs), Widow Pension (211 GPs), Ol Age Pension (210 GPs).

The Ministry is in the process of con ducting post - project assessment of performance and outcomes of SAGY Phase -I. The Government is not proposing to make any changes in the implementation of the scheme right now.

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