Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Schemes for Poor
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 632

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020

## SCHEMES FOR POOR

## †632. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  one  or  more  major  schemes  by  combining various schemes for the poor and low-income citizens;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any specific measures regarding the expenditure to be incurred on the implementation of the schemes and to make them more result-oriented and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  specific  measures  at  central  level  for  speedy implementation of schemes in States with specific geographical conditions like Uttrakhand and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)&(b) The Government is implementing a number of targeted programmes for overall balanced development and amelioration of poverty in the country such as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NULM),  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP),  Pradhan  Mantri  JanDhan  Yojana  (PMJDY),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDUGKY), Shyama Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana,  Stand  Up  India  Scheme  etc.  As  per  the  information received from M/o Rural Development and M/o Housing and  Urban Affairs there is no

proposal under consideration to bring one or more major schemes by combining various schemes for the poor and low-income groups.

- (c)&(d) Government has taken several important measures towards making schemes more resultoriented.  Development  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  Office (DMEO)  was  established  in NITI  Aayog  with  the  mandate  to  undertake  evaluation  of  the  development/welfare programs and policies of the Government of India to assess their performance and impact. DMEO has been preparing  an  Output-Outcome  Monitoring  Framework  (OOMF)  of  all CS/CSS Schemes in close-coordination and approval of respective Ministry/Department, since 2018-19. This defines key Outputs-Outcomes and key indicators for monitoring the implementation/progress of schemes. The concerned Ministries/Departments set targets on these  indicators,  each  year  and  therefore  progress  can  be  updated/tracked  against  the targets set.

Individual Ministries also takes steps to effectively  monitor  the  expenditures  and programme implementation in the States. The Ministry of Rural Development has evolved several initiatives, including submission of periodical reports by the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs), periodic meeting of the Performance Review Committee (PRC) of the Ministry, monitoring the submission of Utilization Certificates, submission of reports by third party monitoring through National Level Monitors and Area Officers, monitoring  through  various  MIS  modules  as  well  as  bi-monthly  financial  management review  of  all  states.  Implementation  Support  Missions  (ISMs)  have  been  carried  out  in some  States  such  as  Assam,  U.P.  and  Karnataka,  wherein,  technical  experts  from  the National Mission Management Unit supervise the work of the SRLMs and support them to resolve  outstanding  issues  and  plan  for  future  implementation  of  the  programme  in  the States in consultation with the SRLMs. The 2 nd installment under DAY-NRLM is released only  after  receipt  of  satisfactory  Utilization  Certificate  and  physical  progress  in  the concerned state.

As  part  of  effective  implementation  and  monitoring,  the  performance  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, is periodically reviewed by M/o Rural Development. The major steps taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  programme  implementation  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGA are as follows:

-  At least 60% of the works to be taken up in a district in terms of cost shall be for creation of productive assets directly linked to agriculture and allied activities through development of land, water and trees.
-  The  wage-material  ratio  for  works  taken  up  by  agencies  other  than  Gram  Panchayats would be counted at the district level to facilitate taking more durable assets.
-  The associated outcomes of each work would be estimated before taking up the work and the same would be measured after completion of the work-thereby bringing in more focus on outcomes.

Similarly, for proper implementation of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) scheme, making it result oriented and to ensure that the projects are completed  in  time,  the  Ministry  follows  a  system  of  concurrent  monitoring  of  projects through State Rural Livelihoods Missions/ State Skills Missions in the State Government, and through the Central Technical Support Agencies designated by the Ministry.