Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Rural Development Schemes at Panchayat Level
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES AT PANCHAYAT LEVEL

## 239. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes related to rural development being run at the panchayat level in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the new rural development schemes being run at the panchayat level in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) whether any special schemes are being run in aspirational districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b)  For the development of rural areas, different programmes and schemes are being implemented by the Government of India in the country including Madhya Pradesh. These schemes are being run at the State/District/Block/Gram Panchayat level. The details of the main schemes for rural development of Ministry of Rural Development are as given below:-

(i)  The  Department  of  Rural  Development  (DoRD),  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Shyama Prasad  Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM).

(ii)  The  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR),  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is implementing  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 28 States (except Goa) including Madhya Pradesh, which is principally development of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands.

The above mentioned Schemes/Programmes are being implemented in various States/UTs  in  the  country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  for  the  development  of  rural  areas. However,  no  other  new  Rural  Development  Scheme  is  being  run  at  the  Panchayat  level  by  this Ministry.

(c)  The Aspirational Districts Programme covers 112 districts, across 26 states and 1 Union Territory,  which  had  shown relatively  less  progress  in  the  socio-economic parameters.  The main strategy of the Programme is bringing convergence of existing schemes and programs of the Central, State and District Administration, and as such, the programme is in the nature of  an  additionality.  Under  the  programme,  49  Key  Performance  Indicators  have  been identified across five sectors, which are Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure.

Since the main strategy of the Programme is bringing convergence of existing schemes and programs of the Central, State and District Administration, which have their own funding arrangements,  large  infusion  of  additional  funds  is  not  envisaged  under  this  programme. However, to foster  a  competitive  spirit  and  address  critical  gaps,  a  provision  of  additional allocation  has  been  devised  for  districts  securing  good  ranks  based  on  their  monthly incremental  progress. On  a  monthly  basis,  the  best  performing  district  receives  additional allocation upto  Rs.10  crore,  the  second-best  performing  district  receives  Rs.5 crore  and districts performing well in the five sectors receive Rs.3 crore each.

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