Lok Sabha Question No. 4835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Rural Development Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4835

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

## 4835.  DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  for  the  various  Rural  Development projects and schemes in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  funds  allocated  for  the  implementation  of Rural Development projects and schemes during the last three years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  specific  norms  and  rules  for  getting  both Government and external funding for the implementation of various Rural Development projects in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the external loans provided to Tamil Nadu during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): For bringing overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through  employment  generation,  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  selfemployment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance, infrastructure development in rural areas, the Department of Rural Development is implementing various Schemes such as Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  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 (PMAYG),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  National  Social  Assistance  Programme (NSAP)  and  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM).  The  details  of  funds allocated/released  during  last  three  years  under  these  schemes  in  Tamil  Nadu  are  placed  at Annexure .

(c) & (d): The proposals received from State Governments/UTs for external assistance are first screened by a Screening Committee  in  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  and  are subsequently  posed  to  the  bilateral  agency  depending  upon  the  nature  of  the  project,  funding mandate  and  project  size.   Once  the  proposal  is  posed  to  a  particular  bilateral  agency,  the decision to fund or otherwise is taken by that concerned agency.   The loan approval/sanction is then issued by the concerned funding agency.  No external funding has been granted for Rural Development Projects in Tamil Nadu during the last three years.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  AND  (B)  OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4835 DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 23.07.2019 REGARDING  ' RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS'

Funds    released  to  Tamil  Nadu  state  under  different  Rural  Development  schemes  during  FYs  2016-17  to 2018-19:

Rs in Lakh

|   S.N |   Scheme | 2016-17   | 2017-18           | 2018-19   |
|-------|----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
|     1 |   455278 | 583166.13 | 498193.66         | MGNREGA   |
|     2 |    30958 | 59107.00  | 58900.00          | PMGSY     |
|     3 |     2591 |           | - 5291.000        | DDU-GKY   |
|     4 |        0 |           | - 309.31          | RSETI     |
|     5 |    48673 |           | 63219.31 63610.69 | NSAP      |
|     6 |     2805 |           | 4425.00 1620.00   | SPMRuM    |

MGNREGA

: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

PMGSY

: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

DDU-GKY

: Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

RSETI

: Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes

NSAP

: National Social Assistance Programme

SPMRM

:Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission

Funds allocated/released under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAYNRLM) for FY 2016-17 to 2018-19.

(Amount in Rs lakh)

| Sl.   | State/UT   | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2017-18       | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2018-19       |
|-------|------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| No.   |            | Total Central | Total Release | Total Release | Total Central | Total Release | Total Release | Total Central | Total Release |
|       |            | Allocation    | NRLM          | NRLP*         | Allocation    | NRLM          | NRLP*         | Allocation    | NRLM          |
| 1.    | Tamil Nadu | 1797.46       | 1797.46       | 2920.50       | 9420.09       | 13907.84      | 995.73        | 13094.93      | 17444.53      |

Funds allocated/released under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) for FY 2016-17 to 2018-19.

## (Rs in Lakh)

| S.No.   | State      | 2016-17            | 2016-17         | 2017-18            | 2017-18         | 2018-19            | 2018-19         |
|---------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|         |            | Central Allocation | Central Release | Central Allocation | Central Release | Central Allocation | Central Release |
| 1.      | Tamil Nadu | 132041.910         | 69059.770       | 97504.240          | 84848.578       | 15724.800          | 50279.810       |