Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Mission Antyodaya
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Pradeep Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 233

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## MISSION ANTYODAYA

## 233. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been successful in providing the benefits of Government schemes upto Gram Panchayat level through Mission Antyodaya and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  micro  scheme  is  being  implemented  to  ensure  sustainable  livelihood  of  each deprived family;
- (c) if so, the name of the institutions engaged by the Government for this purpose; and
- (d) whether the target is likely to be achieved by the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): Mission Antyodaya is a framework of convergence and accountability. Under the framework, a country-wide Gram Panchayat (GP) level Survey has been undertaken to find out the development gap in certain parameters in GPs so that the same can be bridged through the preparation and implementation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP). Apart from this, Mission  Antyodaya  framework  seeks  to  converge  Government  interventions  with  GP  as  the basic  unit  for  better  planning  and  more  efficient  use  of  available  resources  with  a  saturation approach targeting mitigation of multi-dimensional poverty.

For  bringing  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, infrastructure development in rural areas, Department of Rural Development has been implementing various Schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  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 Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM). Under Rashritya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)  of  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj,  viability  gap  funding  for  micro  projects  catering  to subjects  enlisted  in  Eleventh  Schedule  taken  up  by  GPs/  cluster  of  GPs  for  economic development and income  enhancement  in  the Panchayat area is also provided.  While MGNREGS is a demand-driven  Programme,  PMAY-G  aims  at  Housing  for  All  by  2022.  In particular, DAY-NRLM seeks to reach out to all rural poor households in a phased manner and impact their livelihoods significantly through following three sub-components-

-  Mahila  Kisan  Sashaktikaran  Pariyojana  (MKSP)  aims  to  meet  the  specific  needs  of women farmers to enable them to achieve socio economic empowerment, as also create and sustain agriculture based livelihoods of rural women.
-  Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) has the objective of helping Self Help Group (SHG) and their family members to set-up small enterprises in the non-farm sector.
-  Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) provides safe, affordable and community monitored transport services in rural areas.

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