Lok Sabha Question No. 1542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1542 ANSWERED ON 20/09/2020

## SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 1542.   SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  has  been  ineffective  in  ushering development in the selected Gram Panchayats;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is true that the scheme has proved to be a non-starter even after six years of its launch and the People's Representatives are losing interest, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the remedial measures taken by the Government for removing the bottlenecks like lack of tech-savvy officials which would seriously affect the execution of the goal of SAGY as egovernance depends on accessibility as well as technological know-how?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  No  Sir,  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  has   been   effective   in   ushering development  in  the Gram Panchayats selected under the Scheme. As on 15th September, 2020, a  total  of  1471  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  have  uploaded  their  Village  Development  Plans containing  therein  a  total  of  73,943  projects,  out  of  which  45,941  (62%)  projects  has  been completed.  The  report  on  post-project  evaluation  study  of  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  identified during 2014-16 by Osmania University reported that the impact of SAGY was visible in those Gram  Panchayats  where  the  stakeholders  have  taken  interest  and  made  frequent  visits  to  the adopted villages.

(c):  No Sir, the Hon'ble Members of Parliament (MPs) have identified 1921 Gram Panchayats for  development  under  SAGY  since  the  commencement  of  the  programme.  The  process  of identification of Gram Panchayats for 2019-24 is currently underway and the Hon'ble MPs have identified 428 Gram Panchayats for 2019-24 as per information available on the SAGY website (saanjhi.gov.in) uploaded by the States/UTs as on 16 September 2020.

(d):  The  following  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Ministry  for   removing   bottlenecks  and better implementation of SAGY:

-  The Ministry has been organizing periodic capacity building exercises for State Team of Trainers, State Nodal Officers, Charge Officers and other stakeholders. More than 1,600

SAGY  functionaries  have  been  trained  on  participative  planning,  drafting  Village Development  Plans  and  hands-on  training  on  Management  Information  System  of SAGY.

-  A separate web-based monitoring system has been put in place for the scheme which can be accessed from the SAGY website (saanjhi.gov.in).
-  The guidelines of as many as 23 Central Schemes have been amended to accord priority for  the  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats.  A  compilation  of  223  Central  Sector/  Centrally Sponsored  and  1,806  State  Schemes  for  convergence  under  SAGY  for  the  benefit  of Members  of  Parliament.  District  and  Village  level  officials  have  been  prepared  and shared with the States/UTs and also uploaded on the scheme portal (saanjhi.gov.in).
-  An orientation programme on SAGY for the newly elected Hon'ble MPs was organised on 3 December 2019.
-  The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is reviewed periodically by the Ministry of Rural Development, which include review by the Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development,  Performance  Review  Committee,  Common  Review  Missions,  National Level Monitors, Concurrent Monitoring and Impact Assessment studies.

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