Lok Sabha Question No. 131 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 131

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## *131.   SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

## SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA) recently  and  if  so,  the  details  including  the  salient  features  thereof  along  with  the activities undertaken for Panchayati Raj Institutions under RGSA;
- (b) the total funds released and spent on each scheme under this Abhiyan along with the monitoring mechanism developed by the Government in this regard till date;
- (c) the  number  of  schemes  covered  in  the  first  phase  of  the  Abhiyan  along  with  the achievements made by the Government therein, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the period of time during which the second phase of the said Abhiyan is likely to be implemented along with the details of the targets set to be achieved during the said period and the number of villages proposed to be covered, State/ UT-wise; and
- (e) whether the model village scheme now includes 12 flagship welfare programmes and has been extended to more villages and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 131  for answer on 26.07.2018

(a)&(b) : Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, has been launched in April, 2018. RGSA is to be implemented from 2018-19 to 2021-22 with total outlay of Rs 7255.50 crore having Central share of Rs 4500 crore and State share of 2755.50 crore. The central components includes Technical Assistance, collaboration with institutions, incentivization  of  Panchayats  and  project  on  e-Panchayat.  The  state  component  includes activities like Capacity Building and Training (CB&T) of Panchayat stakeholders, strengthening  training  infrastructure,  technical  &  infrastructure  support  to  Panchayat.  The scheme covering all States/ UTs, provides for National Steering Committee (NSC) under the Chairmanship  of  Minister-Panchayati  Raj,  Government  of  India  and  a  Central  Empowered Committee  (CEC)  headed  by  Secretary,  Panchayati  Raj,  Government  of  India  to  oversee implementation of the  scheme.  At  the  State  level,  there  will  be  a  State  Advisory  Committee under the Chairmanship of Minister of Panchayati Raj of the State concerned and State Steering Committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of  the  Chief  Secretary  of  the  State  for  monitoring  and review.

- (c)  to  (e):  In  addition  to  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan (RGSA), the  Government had also launched Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (GSA) in April, 2018 with the objective to saturate 7 flagship schemes on saturation mode from 14.04.2018 to 05.05.2018. Seven schemes include Pradhan Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana(Saubhagya),  Ujala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  and  Mission  Indradhanush.  Under  these  programmes,  16,850 villages  in  484  districts  were  taken  up.    During  the  Abhiyan,  8  days  were  also  celebrated namely Ambedkar Jayanti on 14 th April, Swachh Bharat Parv on 18 th April, Ujjwala   Panchayat on  20 th April,  Panchayati  Raj  Diwas  on  24 th April,  Gram  Shakti  Abhiyan  on  28 th April, Ayushman Bharat Abhiyan on 30 th April, Kisan Kalayan Karyashala on 2 nd May and Ajeevika & Kaushal Vikas Mela on 5 th May, 2018.
2.  In  continuation  of  GSA,  Extended  Gram    Swaraj  Abhiyan  (EGSA)  has  been  initiated  for 48,929  villages  in  117  Aspirational  districts  including  eligible  villages  of  West  Bengal  & Karnataka,  which  could  not  be  taken  up  under  GSA  due  to  imposition  of  Model  Code  of Conduct, planned to be completed by 15 th of  August,2018. These villages are to be saturated under  those  7  programmes  which  were  taken  up  in  GSA.    In  addition,  5  themes  related  to Health and Family Welfare, School Education, Skills, Nutrition and Agriculture have also been included under EGSA.
3. For both GSA and EGSA, Nodal Officers at the level of Director/DS/US in Govt. of India have  been  deputed  to  the  identified  districts  to  facilitate,  monitor  and  provide  feedback  on saturation  of  identified  schemes.  For  Aspirational  Districts,  Prabhari  Officers  at  the  level  of Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary to the Government of India have also been deployed for similar  purposes.  GSA/EGSA  has  been  supported  by  a  robust  MIS  platform, gsa.nic.in and egsa.nic.in which also captures feedback from the Prabhari Officers and Nodal Officers through online. Details of progress made under GSA and target villages under EGSA at Annexure-I & Annexure  II  respectively.  Progress  made  under  GSA  and  EGSA  in  detail  can  be  seen  at egsa.nic.in/ gsa.nic.in .

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## Annexure-I

|       | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   | State-wise no. of Villages saturated under various schemes of GSA (14 th April to 5 th May)   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State_Name                                                                                    | No. of villages under GSA                                                                     | Mission Indra- dhanush                                                                        | PMJDY                                                                                         | PMJJBY                                                                                        | PMSBY                                                                                         | SAUBHAGYA                                                                                     | UJJAWALA                                                                                      | UJALA                                                                                         |
| 1.    | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                | 305                                                                                           | 305                                                                                           | 296                                                                                           | 273                                                                                           | 295                                                                                           | 305                                                                                           | 305                                                                                           | 305                                                                                           |
| 2.    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                             | 299                                                                                           | 299                                                                                           | 283                                                                                           | 161                                                                                           | 244                                                                                           | 146                                                                                           | 299                                                                                           | 119                                                                                           |
| 3.    | ASSAM                                                                                         | 3042                                                                                          | 3042                                                                                          | 2296                                                                                          | 1121                                                                                          | 1980                                                                                          | 1285                                                                                          | 3042                                                                                          | 3038                                                                                          |
| 4.    | BIHAR                                                                                         | 635                                                                                           | 635                                                                                           | 544                                                                                           | 297                                                                                           | 497                                                                                           | 635                                                                                           | 635                                                                                           | 635                                                                                           |
| 5.    | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                  | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           | 346                                                                                           |
| 6.    | GUJARAT                                                                                       | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            | 96                                                                                            |
| 7.    | HARYANA                                                                                       | 235                                                                                           | 235                                                                                           | 235                                                                                           | 234                                                                                           | 234                                                                                           | 235                                                                                           | 235                                                                                           | 232                                                                                           |
| 8.    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                              | 93                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            | 81                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            | 93                                                                                            |
| 9.    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                             | 124                                                                                           | 124                                                                                           | 124                                                                                           | 118                                                                                           | 123                                                                                           | 109                                                                                           | 124                                                                                           | 124                                                                                           |
| 10.   | JHARKHAND                                                                                     | 252                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 250                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 251                                                                                           |
| 11.   | KERALA                                                                                        | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 2                                                                                             |
| 12.   | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                | 404                                                                                           | 404                                                                                           | 402                                                                                           | 396                                                                                           | 403                                                                                           | 404                                                                                           | 404                                                                                           | 404                                                                                           |
| 13.   | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                   | 192                                                                                           | 192                                                                                           | 180                                                                                           | 152                                                                                           | 167                                                                                           | 192                                                                                           | 190                                                                                           | 192                                                                                           |
| 14.   | MANIPUR                                                                                       | 573                                                                                           | 573                                                                                           | 565                                                                                           | 481                                                                                           | 570                                                                                           | 573                                                                                           | 573                                                                                           | 535                                                                                           |
| 15.   | MEGHALAYA                                                                                     | 1176                                                                                          | 1176                                                                                          | 864                                                                                           | 790                                                                                           | 744                                                                                           | 220                                                                                           | 1176                                                                                          | 1173                                                                                          |
| 16.   | MIZORAM                                                                                       | 382                                                                                           | 382                                                                                           | 256                                                                                           | 143                                                                                           | 164                                                                                           | 185                                                                                           | 382                                                                                           | 372                                                                                           |
| 17.   | NAGALAND                                                                                      | 738                                                                                           | 738                                                                                           | 738                                                                                           | 738                                                                                           | 738                                                                                           | 353                                                                                           | 738                                                                                           | 474                                                                                           |
| 18.   | ODISHA                                                                                        | 388                                                                                           | 388                                                                                           | 363                                                                                           | 192                                                                                           | 326                                                                                           | 388                                                                                           | 387                                                                                           | 365                                                                                           |
| 19.   | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                    | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            | 10                                                                                            |
| 20.   | PUNJAB                                                                                        | 1261                                                                                          | 1261                                                                                          | 1250                                                                                          | 1219                                                                                          | 1254                                                                                          | 1261                                                                                          | 1261                                                                                          | 1257                                                                                          |
| 21.   | RAJASTHAN                                                                                     | 599                                                                                           | 599                                                                                           | 594                                                                                           | 587                                                                                           | 590                                                                                           | 599                                                                                           | 599                                                                                           | 599                                                                                           |
| 22.   | SIKKIM                                                                                        | 101                                                                                           | 101                                                                                           | 79                                                                                            | 87                                                                                            | 83                                                                                            | 101                                                                                           | 101                                                                                           | 101                                                                                           |
| 23.   | TAMIL NADU                                                                                    | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          | 1477                                                                                          |
| 24.   | TELANGANA                                                                                     | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            | 73                                                                                            |
| 25.   | TRIPURA                                                                                       | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           | 531                                                                                           |
| 26.   | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                 | 3387                                                                                          | 3387                                                                                          | 3387                                                                                          | 3387                                                                                          | 3386                                                                                          | 3387                                                                                          | 3387                                                                                          | 3385                                                                                          |
| 27.   | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                   | 116                                                                                           | 116                                                                                           | 114                                                                                           | 60                                                                                            | 113                                                                                           | 110                                                                                           | 116                                                                                           | 116                                                                                           |
|       | Total                                                                                         | 16,850                                                                                        | 16,850                                                                                        | 15,463                                                                                        | 13,317                                                                                        | 14,804                                                                                        | 13,379                                                                                        | 16,847                                                                                        | 16,305                                                                                        |

## State-wise number of villages being covered under EGSA

| S.No.   | States            |   No. of Districts | Total No. of Villages   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                  3 | 1,782                   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                  1 | 15                      |
| 3       | Assam             |                  7 | 2,728                   |
| 4       | Bihar             |                 13 | 8,569                   |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                 10 | 1,870                   |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                  2 | 758                     |
| 7       | Haryana           |                  1 | 299                     |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |                  1 | 70                      |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                  2 | 501                     |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |                 19 | 6,512                   |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                 28 | 1,440                   |
| 12      | Kerala            |                  1 | 48                      |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |                  8 | 3,048                   |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |                  4 | 1,707                   |
| 15      | Manipur           |                  1 | 11                      |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |                  1 | 33                      |
| 17      | Mizoram           |                  1 | 21                      |
| 18      | Nagaland          |                  1 | 16                      |
| 19      | Odisha            |                 10 | 2,807                   |
| 20      | Punjab            |                  2 | 461                     |
| 21      | Rajasthan         |                  5 | 1,603                   |
| 22      | Sikkim            |                  1 | 56                      |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        |                  2 | 583                     |
| 24      | Telangana         |                  3 | 656                     |
| 25      | Tripura           |                  1 | 102                     |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     |                  8 | 5,130                   |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |                  2 | 695                     |
| 28      | West Bengal       |                 18 | 7,408                   |
|         | Total             |                156 | 48,929                  |