Lok Sabha Question No. 2439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Implementation of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2439

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAGY

## 2439.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of model villages developed under Saansad Adarsh GramYojana (SAGY) in each stage, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  amount  of  funds  utilized  during  the  last  three  years  under  the  Yojana, through MPLADS, CSR activities and otherwise, State-wise;
- (c) whether there are any Operational Guidelines for the model villages, particularly in light of the requirement of the cooperation of the local administration in running the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the number of villages which have fulfilled these requirements and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  : The  Hon'ble  MPs  identified  703  Gram  Panchayats  across  the  country  under  Phase-I  of SAGY.  Further,  500  Gram  Panchayats  were  taken  up  under  Phase-II,  290  Gram  Panchayats under Phase-III and 203 Gram Panchayats under Phase-IV for development under SAGY as per the data available on SAGY website (saanjhi.gov.in) as on 27 November 2019. The State-wise and  Phase-wise  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  identified  for  development  under  SAGY  by  the Hon'ble Members of Parliament is given in Annexure.

(b)  : The  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  utilises  resources  available  from  a  range  of  existing Government Schemes and Programmes, including Member of Parliament Local Area Development  Scheme  (MPLADS)  and  CSR  funds  in  a  convergent  manner  to  achieve  the programme  objectives.  Data  on  funds  utilised  through  MPLADS,  CSR  and  otherwise  for  the development  of  villages  adopted  by  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  under  SAGY  are  not maintained centrally.

(c)  : The  scheme  Guidelines  have  been  prepared  in  14  languages  (  English,  Hindi,  Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Malayalam, Assamese, Kashmiri, Konkani and Oriya) and distributed to all the stakeholders with a view to achieve its intended objectives. As per  the  Guidelines,  the  responsibility  of  implementing  the  SAGY  largely  depends  on  the functionaries  concerned  at  different  levels.  As  the  entire  programme  is  implemented  in convergence model, the District Collector plays a significant role. In the SAGY guideline, as per component  10  (d)  'the  District  Collector  is  the  nodal  officer  for  implementing  SAGY.  The Members of Parliament concerned chair the review meetings. The heads of the GPs concerned are  also  invited  for  these  monthly  meetings'.  Also,  the  Ministry  has  provided  training  on preparation  of  village  development  plan  and  the  approaches  to  convergence  to  the  Charge Officers who are coordinating the implementation at the local level and are fully responsible and accountable  for  the  implementation.  The  Ministry  has  prepared  compendium  on  SAGY  that contains supporting material that helps the various stakeholders in the implementation of SAGY and the same has been distributed among the participants of the said training programme. Also, the  Ministry  has  published  a  compilation  titled  'Samanvay'  containing  223  central  and  1,806 state schemes available for village development for the benefit of SAGY Gram Panchayats. The SAGY Guidelines, Clause no 12(b) mentioned that State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) on SAGY headed by the Chief Secretary is to coordinate and ensure seamless convergence of schemes  among  different  State  Government  Departments.  Though  the  elements  of  an  Adarsh Gram is context specific,  the  clause  No  7  of  SAGY  guidelines  provide  the  broadly  identified important activities for the reference of the officials.

(d) : The Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY prepare Village Development Plans (VDP) through a participatory process under the guidance of Hon'ble Members of Parliament. The VDP includes prioritised time-bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village. So far, 1,327 Gram Panchayats have uploaded their VDPs containing 70,008 projects on the SAGY website (http://saanjhi.gov.in).  Out  of  these,  implementation  of  42,483  (61%)  projects  have  been completed  as  per  the  information  available  on  the  SAGY  website  (saanjhi.gov.in)  as  on  27 November 2019.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Rajya  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2439  for  reply  on 03.12.2019

State/UT-wise  Phase-wise  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  identified  under  SAGY  as  on  27 November 2019, based on the information uploaded by the respective States on the SAGY portal (saanjhi.gov.in)

|   S.N o | Name of the States/UTs      |   Phase-I | Phase-II   | Phase-III   | Phase-IV   |   Grand Total |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |         1 | 1          | 1           | 1          |             4 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh              |        32 | 19         | 14          |            |            65 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |         3 | 2          | 2           |            |             7 |
|       4 | Assam                       |        21 | 10         | 4           |            |            35 |
|       5 | Bihar                       |        53 | 20         | 9           |            |            82 |
|       6 | Chandigarh                  |         1 | 1          |             |            |             2 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                |        16 | 16         | 12          | 8          |            52 |
|       8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |         1 |            |             |            |             1 |
|       9 | Daman and Diu               |         1 |            |             | 1          |             2 |
|      10 | Delhi                       |         8 | 3          | 2           |            |            13 |
|      11 | Goa                         |         3 | 2          |             |            |             5 |
|      12 | Gujarat                     |        37 | 28         | 10          | 22         |            97 |
|      13 | Haryana                     |        15 | 11         | 6           | 2          |            34 |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh            |         7 | 5          | 3           |            |            15 |
|      15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |        10 | 4          |             |            |            14 |
|      16 | Jharkhand                   |        20 | 19         | 12          | 2          |            53 |
|      17 | Karnataka                   |        39 | 16         | 2           | 8          |            65 |

| 18   | Kerala         |   31 | 29   | 23   | 17   |   100 |
|------|----------------|------|------|------|------|-------|
| 19   | Lakshadweep    |    1 |      |      |      |     1 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh |   37 | 20   | 11   | 8    |    76 |
| 21   | Maharashtra    |   70 | 49   | 17   | 27   |   163 |
| 22   | Manipur        |    3 | 6    | 6    | 1    |    16 |
| 23   | Meghalaya      |    4 | 2    | 1    |      |     7 |
| 24   | Mizoram        |    2 | 2    | 1    | 1    |     6 |
| 25   | Nagaland       |    2 | 2    | 2    | 2    |     8 |
| 26   | Odisha         |   28 | 13   | 7    | 3    |    51 |
| 27   | Puducherry     |    2 |      |      |      |     2 |
| 28   | Punjab         |   20 | 8    | 4    | 4    |    36 |
| 29   | Rajasthan      |   34 | 31   | 15   | 17   |    97 |
| 30   | Sikkim         |    2 | 2    | 2    |      |     6 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     |   58 | 55   | 45   | 32   |   190 |
| 32   | Telangana      |   22 | 15   | 9    | 6    |    52 |
| 33   | Tripura        |    3 | 1    |      |      |     4 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  |  104 | 100  | 66   | 41   |   311 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    |    7 | 6    | 2    |      |    15 |
| 36   | West Bengal    |    5 | 2    | 2    |      |     9 |
|      | Grand Total    |  703 | 500  | 290  | 203  |  1696 |