Lok Sabha Question No. 4586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Rural Development Projects and Schemes in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4586

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND SCHEMES IN TAMIL NADU

## 4586.   SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  for  various  rural  development projects and schemes in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  for  the  implementation  of  rural  development  projects  & schemes during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any specific norms and rules for getting both the Government and external funding for the implementation of various rural development projects and schemes in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the external loans provided to Tamil Nadu during the said period?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)  to  (c):    The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development, inter  alia,  is  implementing  through  States/ Union  Territory  Administrations  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan 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 rural areas through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. The funds allocated to the State Government of Tamil  Nadu  under  various  rural  development  programmes  during  last  three  years  and  the current year are given in the following table:

(Rs. in crore)

|          | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| MGNREGA* | 3781.80   | 5470.37   |   4552.78 |   5856.44 |
| PMAY-G   | 291.72    | 230.69    |   1320.41 |    975.04 |
| PMGSY    | 239.65    | 205.00    |    309.58 |    636.39 |
| DAY-NRLM | 73.29**   | 26.02**   |     17.97 |     94.2  |

(d)  &  (e):  The  Government  has  availed  a  credit  of  US$  500  million  from  the  International Development Association (IDA) for implementing the National Rural Livelihood Project (NRLP) under DAY-NRLM. The project duration of NRLP was from July, 2011 to December 31, 2017, which has now been extended up to June, 2018. The National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) is  being  implemented  in  13  high  poverty  states  accounting  for  about  90%  of  rural  poor  in  the country. The NRLP has been designed as a sub-set of DAY-NRLM to create 'proof of concept', build capacities of the Centre and States and create an enabling environment to facilitate all States and Union Territories to transit to the NRLM. The  total  allocation  of  funds to  the  State  of Tamil  Nadu  under  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Project  (NRLP),  supported  by  loan assistance from World Bank during the last three years and current year is as under:

(Rs. In lakhs)

|         |   Central |   State |   Total |
|---------|-----------|---------|---------|
| 2014-15 |   5069.18 | 3379.45 | 8448.63 |
| 2015-16 |   2473.5  | 1649    | 4122.5  |
| 2016-17 |   3717    | 2478    | 6195    |
| 2017-18 |   1528.26 | 1018.84 | 2547.1  |

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