Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Pro-poor Public Welfare Programmes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 169

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## PRO-POOR PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMMES

## *169. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  an  urgent  need  for  taking  steps  to improve the pro-poor public welfare programmes;
- (b) if so, the details of the programmes identified for improvement;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any effective measures to improve service delivery of the Social Programmes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government  has put any mechanism in place to ensure better implementation  of  the  pro-poor  public  welfare  programmes  for  the  benefit  of  the people and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.* 169 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.03.2020

(a) to (d): Ministry of Rural development is implementing various programmes with propoor  welfare  orientation,  namely  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  -  Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY), Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). These programmes  aim  to  eradicate  multi  dimensional  poverty  and  to  facilitate  an  overall improvement in the quality of life of the poor people in rural areas. In addition to above, the  Government  is  also  implementing  various  pro-poor  schemes  through  various  other ministries, namely Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana,  Ujala  scheme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Dhan  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Mission Indradhanush, Ayushman Bharat  -  Pradhan  mantri  Jan  Aarogya  Yojana,  Poshan  Abhiyan,  Jal  Jeevan  Mission, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, National Food Security Act etc..

To ensure effective service delivery under these interventions, various field level functionaries  are  trained  and  their  skills  upgraded,  collaboration  with  Panchayati  Raj Institutions  and  elected  representatives  is  strengthened,  Community  Connect,  social auditing  and  beneficiary  connect  etc.  are  reinforced,  as  well  as,  effective  use  of Information Technology and Space Technology is factored into for good governance and transparency.  A  very  strong  mechanism  for  improving  the  effectiveness  of  41  flagship schemes is put in place which provides information to all Hon'ble MPs for co-ordination and monitoring of schemes on real time basis on a single platform DISHA.

The  implementation  status  of  the  programmes/schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development is reviewed regularly at various levels like Meeting of Performance Review Committee, Common Review Mission, Third Party Evaluation, National level monitors etc.  For  effective  implementation  of  the  programmes,  the  major  programmes  of  the Ministry  have  transaction  based  Online  Management  Information  System(MIS)  viz., NaregaSoft for MGNREGS, OMMAS for PMGSY, AwaasSoft for PMAY-G and citizen centric mobile Apps viz, Gram Samvad, Jan manrega, Awwas, Kaushal Panji, Evidence based  beneficiary  selection  and  monitoring  of  public  delivery  system  including  Geotagging of assets etc.

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