Lok Sabha Question No. 2459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Poverty in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N., Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2459

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS

## 2459.  SHRI B.N. BACHE GOWDA: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the programmes/policies formulated/implemented by the Government for improving the lives of rural people and for their economic welfare;
- (b) the details of the measures/schemes undertaken to alleviate poverty and unemployment  among  rural  people,  to  bring  improvement  in  the  health  and education sector and to meet the basic necessities like housing and clothing;
- (c) the present status of these schemes/plans along with the details of the action taken to publicise the Government programmes/policies among the rural people; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  people  living  below  the poverty line in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d)  : The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural  areas,  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  self-employment,  skilling  of rural youths, infrastructure development, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities and alleviation of poverty in rural areas of all the States including the State of Maharashtra.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is implementing Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) for providing health cover upto Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum to around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families as per Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), 2011.  Out of the 10.74 crores entitled families under AB-PMJAY, around 8.19 crore families have been identified from rural areas as per the SECC data. In the state of Maharashtra, around 8.36 lakh families are entitled for benefits under the scheme.

Under  the  National  Programme  of  Nutritional  Support  to  Primary  Education  (NP-NSPE) renamed  as  Mid-Day  Meal  scheme  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Human  Resources Development, every child in every Government and Government aided primary school, children studying in Education Guarantee Scheme(EGS) and Alternative Innovative Education Centres(AIE) is served a prepared mid day meal per day for a minimum of 200 days.  Ministry of Human  Resources  Development  has  operationalised  Infrastructure  Development  in  Minority Institutes (IDMI) scheme to enhance quality of education to minority children.

NSAP is a social welfare/ social security scheme for the persons belonging to Below Poverty Line(BPL) households being implemented in the country including the State of Maharashtra. It comprises  five  separate  welfare  schemes  namely,  Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme(IGNWPS),Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme(IGNDPS), National Family Benefit Scheme and Annapurna.

The  Ministry  has  separate  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  Division  for planning and executing IEC activities to sustain awareness about the programmes of the Ministry amongst the beneficiaries and target groups in rural areas which includes of Maharashtra.

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