Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Appraisal of Rural Development Projects in A&N Islands
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## APPRAISAL OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN A&N ISLANDS

## 349. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  of  various  ongoing  projects  of  the  Union  Government  for better livelihood and infrastructure in A&N Islands, district-wise;
- (b) the reasons for inadequate pace of implementation of projects in certain districts of the Union Territory;
- (c) the  estimate  of  livelihood  opportunities  made  available  through  new  livelihood  and infrastructure projects implemented in A&N Islands after June, 2014; and
- (d) the  comparative  figures of amount  spent  on  rural development  related  projects implemented in A&N Islands between 2009-2014 and 2014-2018?

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

(a) to (d)  : The Ministry of Rural Development, inter-alia, is implementing 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),  National  Social  Assistance  Programme (NSAP)  and  Shyama  Prasad  Mukerjee  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  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 rural development programmes are being implemented in rural areas of the country through State Governments/UT Administrations  including  in  the  UT  Administrations  of  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Island.  The district-wise details of the progress made under major rural development programmes and the details of amount spent during 2009-2014 vis-a-vis 2014-2018 are given at Annexure-I .

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 349 due for reply on 19.07.2018

## i) Details of the progress under major rural development programmes:

| Name of the scheme                   | Achievement                               |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| South Andaman District               |                                           |
| MGNREGA(Persondays generated)        | 41505 persondays                          |
| DAY-NRLM (SHGs formed)               | 149 SHGs                                  |
| PMAY-G (Houses Sanctioned/Completed) | Sanctioned-54 Houses Completed-12 Houses  |
| N&MAndaman district                  |                                           |
| MGNREGA(Persondays generated)        | 484411 persondays                         |
| DAY-NRLM (SHGs formed)               | 169 SHGs                                  |
| PMAY-G (Houses Sanctioned/Completed) | Sanctioned-311 Houses Completed-03 Houses |
| Nicobar district                     |                                           |
| MGNREGA(Persondays generated)        | 63954 persondays                          |
| DAY-NRLM (SHGs formed)               | 36 SHGs                                   |
| PMAY-G (Houses Sanctioned/Completed) | Sanctioned-09 Houses Completed-Nil Houses |

## ii) Details of amount spent during 2009-2014 vis-a-vis 2014-2018 in A&N Islands:

(Amount in Lakh)

| Name of the scheme   | Expenditure incurred during 2009-2014   | Expenditure incurred during 2014-2018   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 7059.08              | 4485.56                                 | MGNREGA                                 |
| *                    | 122.56                                  | DAY-NRLM                                |
| PMAY-G               | IAY-404.29                              | IAY-927.24                              |