Lok Sabha Question No. 410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: DISHA Committees
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 410

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2020

## DISHA COMMITTEES

## 410. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Hon'ble Members of Parliament are appointed as president and copresident  in  District  Development  Cooperation  and  Surveillance  Committee named "DISHA" by the Rural Development Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints from the public representatives  through  various  District  Magistrates,  particularly  from  District Magistrate  of  Sitapur,  Uttar  Pradesh  regarding  non-compliance  of  directions issued by the Government for the meetings of 'DISHA' Committee, not sending study material and contour etc. of development schemes on time;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken/likely to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  & (b): Yes sir. Hon'ble Members of Parliament are nominated as Chairperson and CoChairperson  in  District  Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committees  (DISHA) formed by Ministry of Rural Development in 698 Districts.
- (c):  Yes,  sir.  Government  has  received  eleven  complaints  from  the  public  representatives against District officials, including one against District Magistrate of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh regarding  non-compliance  of  directions  issued  by  the  Government  for  the  meetings  of 'DISHA' Committee.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  complaints  received  are  taken  up  with  State  Governments  for  appropriate action  as  district  officials  work  under  respective  State  Government.    Details  of  the complaints  received  from  public  representatives  regarding  non-compliance  of  directions issued by the Government for the meetings of 'DISHA' Committees and action taken thereon is at Annexure .

Annexure referred to in part (d) & (e) of reply to the LS USQ No. 410 for reply on 04.02.2020

Complaints from the public representatives regarding non-compliance of directions issued by the Government for the meetings of 'DISHA' Committee by Districts

|   Sl.No. | Name of Hon'ble MP                                                                                                                       | Nature of complaint                                                                     | Action Taken by Ministry                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|        1 | Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat, MP(LS-Misrikh, Uttar Pradesh) letter dated 23.12.2019                                                            | Non-compliance of provisions in DISHA Guidelines in Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh     | A factual report from State has been sought vide D.O. No. Q- 13016/29/2017-DISHA dated 14.01.2020.                                                                                             |
|        2 | Shri Rajeev Pratap Rudy, MP(LS-Saran, Bihar), Letter dated 29.07.2019                                                                    | Non-uploading of minutes of DISHA meetings                                              | Issue of non- uploading of minutes of DISHA meeting was taken up with District vide D.O. No. Q- 13016/05/2017-DISHA dated 9.1.2019 and minutes were uploaded                                   |
|        3 | Shri Bhola Singh (MP-LS, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh) Letter dated 23.11.2018                                                            | Non-compliance of provisions in DISHA Guidelines in Bulandshahar District Uttar Pradesh | Issue of non-compliance of provisions in DISHA Guidelines in Bulandshahar District was taken up with State vide D.O. No. Q- 13016/29/2017-DISHA dated 01.01.2019                               |
|        4 | Shri A H Khan Chowdhury, MP (LS- Maldah South, West Bengal)) & Smt. Mausam Noor, MP(LS- Maldah North, West Bengal), Ltr dated 13.02.2018 | Inordinate delay in convening DISHA Meetings in Maldah District, West Bengal            | Issue of inordinate delay in convening DISHA Meetings in Maldah District was taken up with state vide D.O. No. Q- 13016/30/2017-DISHA, dated 26.02.2018 and again vide letter dated 10.08.2018 |
|        5 | Shri Pankaj Choudhary, MP(LS-Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh) letter dated 24.10.2017                                                         | No information about DISHA Meetings                                                     | Issue was taken up with State vide D.O. No. Q-13016/29/2017-DISHA dated 27.12.2017 and DISHA Committee meeting was held under Chairmanship of Shri Pankaj Choudhary, MP(LS) on 27.01.2018      |
|        6 | Smt. Kothapalli Geetha, MP(LS-Arku, Andhra Pradesh) Letter dated 28.09.2017                                                              | Non-convening of DISHA Meetings in Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh               | Issue was taken up with the State Government Vide D.O. No. Q- 13016/02/2017 dated 20.10.2017                                                                                                   |
|        7 | Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, MP(LS- West Bengal), raised in Parliament on 04.08.2017                                                     | Non-convening of DISHA Meetings in Murshidabad District, West Bengal                    | Issue of non-convening of DISHA Meetings was taken up with State vide D.O. No. 11014/03/2017-dated .08.09.2017                                                                                 |
|        8 | Md. Badaruddoza Khan, MP(LS- Murshidabad, West Bengal), Ltr dated 18-05-2017                                                             | Non-convening of DISHA Meetings in Murshidabad District, West Bengal                    | Issue of non-convening of DISHA Meetings in Murshidabad District was taken up with State vide D.O. No. Q-22012/01/2016-dated 3.08.2017                                                         |

|   Sl.No. | Name of Hon'ble MP                                                    | Nature of complaint                                                                                                                              | Action Taken by Ministry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|        9 | Smt. Veena Devi, MP(LS- Munger, Bihar), 30.03.2017                    | Non-cooperation and casual attitude displayed by district officials of the District Munger and Lakhisarai in conducting DISHA committee meetings | The matter of non-cooperation and casual attitude displayed by district officers of Munger and Lakhisarai Districts were taken up with State vide D.O. No. H-11011/02/2017- DISHA dated 27.04.2017. Meetings were held in Munger on 16.08.2017 and 22.11.2017 under the Chairpersonship of Smt. Veena Devi, MP |
|       10 | Shri P. K. Biju, MP(LS- Alathur, Kerala) Letter dated 16.12.2016      | Non-participation and unpreparedness of officials representing programmes in Thrissur District, Kerala                                           | The matter of non-participation and unpreparedness of officials representing programmes in Thrissur District has been taken up with State Govt. Vide D.O. No. Q- 18012/14/2016-VMC dated 28.03.2017 and thereafter Seven meetings were held in Thrissur under chairmanship of shri P.K. Biju, MP(LS)           |
|       11 | Shri Dushyant Chautala , MP(LS-Hisar, Haryana) Letter dated 6.10.2016 | Arbitrary conduct of officials in respect of DISHA proceedings, Bhiwani District, Haryana                                                        | The matter of arbitrary conduct of officials, Bhiwani District, as raised by Hon'ble MP was taken with State Government vide D.O. No. Q- 18012/09/2016-VMC dated 8.11.2016                                                                                                                                     |