Lok Sabha Question No. 2477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Achievements in Rural Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## ACHIEVEMENTS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## 2477.  SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the achievements of the Ministry during the last two years;
- (b) whether any presentation has been made before Hon'ble Prime Minister regarding the achievements of the Ministry during the last two years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the areas in which it could not achieve targets and the areas where it excelled;
- (e) the target fixed for the next three years along with the roadmap to achieve them;
- (f) the details of the difficulties about which Hon'ble Prime Minister has been apprised of along with the details of the suggestions put forward to deal with them; and
- (g) the details of the important areas on which the Ministry is likely to focus during the next three years?

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

(a) to (g): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)  and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through employment generation, strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  self-employment,  skilling  of  rural  youths, infrastructure development, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities.

Details of achievements under different Rural Development programmes are at Annexure-I .  Targets  under  different  programmes  are  subject  to  the  approval  of  competent authority, respective programme/scheme guidelines and availability of funds.

The  implementation  of  the  programmes/schemes  of  the  Ministry  are  reviewed  and discussed regularly  at  various  levels.  Programmes/  schemes  of  the  Ministry  are  considered  and approved by the competent authority as per Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of  India  (Transaction  of  Business)  Rules,  1961.  Rural  Development programmes  and  schemes  are  aimed  at  addressing  multidimensional  poverty  through  evidence based  selection  of  areas  and  beneficiaries.  Different  Rural  Development  programmes  are implemented based on their respective guidelines/framework for implementation. The Ministry of Rural  Development  implements  schemes  in  partnership  with    the  State  Governments/  UT Administrations  with  a  clear  focus  on  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  creation  of sustainable community assets, provision of basic infrastructure and improvement in the quality of life of the rural people.

*********

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2019 REGARDING ' ACHIEVEMENTS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT'

## I. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS):

The achievement during the last two years are as under:

(Fig. in lakhs)

| Year                                                                  |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Person days Generated                                                 |  23374    |  26800    |
| No. of completed assets                                               |     62.63 |     89.96 |
| Percentage of Expenditure on agriculture and agriculture allied works |     66    |     63    |

## II. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G):

The achievement during the last two years are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Houses Completed* (including IAY houses) |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2017-2018        |                                    4454624 |
| 2018-2019        |                                    4733509 |

## III. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY):

The achievements in terms of completion of road length during the last two years are as under:

|   S.No. | Years   |   Length constructed (in Km) |
|---------|---------|------------------------------|
|       1 | 2017-18 |                        48719 |
|       2 | 2018-19 |                        49042 |

## IV. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAYNRLM) :

The detailed achievement during the last two years are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Social Mobilisation of no. of SHG |
|-----------|---------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18 |                              791850 |
|         2 | 2018-19 |                              985587 |

## V. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana ( DDU-GKY ):

Achievement (number of candidates trained) under DDU-GKY and Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) during the last two years and current year is given below:

|   Sr. No. | Year    |   DDU-GKY |   RSETI |
|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|
|         1 | 2017-18 |    131527 |  423343 |
|         2 | 2018-19 |    228955 |  403672 |

## VI. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY):

A total of 1692 Gram Panchayats (GPs) have been identified till 25.11.2019 by Hon'ble Members of Parliament. 1324 no. of GPs have uploaded Village  Development Plan 42342 no. of projects have been completed.

## VII. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

| Year    |   Amount released (Rs. crore) |
|---------|-------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                       8679.16 |
| 2018-19 |                       8408.31 |

## VIII. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission(SPMRM) :

The achievement during the last two years are as under:

|   Sr. No. | Year    |   Cluster Identified |
|-----------|---------|----------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18 |                   67 |
|         2 | 2018-19 |                   43 |