Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Rurban Mission
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 379

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## RURBAN MISSION

## 379. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the progress of Rurban Mission for the allotted 300 clusters in the initial stage, State and cluster-wise; and
- (b) if so, the details of the progress on record for all the funds utilised, under progress and balance funds requirement for which demand has been placed from the clusters, State and cluster-wise especially Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Government has been reviewing the progress of Rurban Mission both State-wise  and  cluster-wise  through  intensive  monitoring  mechanisms  like program  review  meetings,  MIS  based  monitoring,  video  conferences  with States/UTs  and  regular  field  visits  by  officials(Area  Officers).  Apart  from above processes, the Ministry is using various forums such as Annual Action Plan  meetings,    State  Review  meetings,  Performance  Review  Committee (PRC)  meetings  etc.  to  evaluate  the  progress  of  Rurban  Mission  along  with various other rural development programs.

Also, the sectoral evaluation study conducted by NITI Aayog in 2020-21 has suggested   positive   changes   in   the   Rurban   cluster. The  study conducted by  NITI  Aayog  also  states  that  'SPMRM  is  playing  an important  role  in creation of livelihood opportunities in the non-farm  sector which is supporting structural transformation to take place'.  Some of the key observation from the study on SPMRM are elaborated  at Annexure-I.

- (b) The financial and physical progress, State-wise & cluster-wise, under the Mission as on 31st March, 2022 is available at the URL:  https://rurban.gov.in.

| (< Rurbansoft Report>State        | Brief Report>National   |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Level>State Level>Cluster Level>) |                         |

Under the Mission, the funds are released to States and managed as a pool at the  State  level  for  all  clusters  in  the  State.  States  subsequently  assign  fund limits  for  each  cluster  in  line  with  the  Framework  of  Implementation  of  the Mission and the advisories issued by the Ministry  from time to time. Therefore, Ministry  does  not  maintain  the  demand  placed  from  the  clusters  for  each State/UT.  Also, the State-wise funds are not allocated, it is being released to

States/UTs  based  on  fulfillment of certain conditions mentioned  in the guideline of the Mission. Vide  communication  dated  12.07.2022,  from  the  Department  of  Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, it has been decided to release funds only for the ongoing works as on 31 st  March 2022. The details Statewise  are  provided at Annexure-II. Out of this, the State of Maharashtra has an ongoing work committed liability of Rs. 76.81 crore (total including central and state share). The State has Rs. 14.61 crore (central+  state  share) of  unspent balance  as on 31 st  March 2022 and  the  State  is  eligible  for    Rs.    37.323    crore  (central  share)  release  to complete  the  ongoing  committed  liability  as  on 31 March 2022.

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Some of the key observations from the report are as follows:

- i. 'SPMRM,  by  providing  urban-like  amenities  and  better  livelihood  opportunities  in  its clusters  aims  to  reduce  and  reverse  rural  to  urban  migration.  Implementing  officials have also confirmed that population in absolute numbers and in  density  have  been increasing  in the clusters, thereby  revealing  demographic  changes in  India's  rural areas.'
- ii. 'The SPMRM is well aligned with the country context it arose out of marked by the rise  of  large  villages  with  increasingly  urban  characteristics  (in  terms  of  economic growth and employment opportunities), which showed potential for growth. India's migrant  crisis in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to promote more polycentric growth - thereby enhancing the relevance of SPMRM as a post-COVID response to the migrant crisis.'
- iii. 'SPMRM contributes to SDG 1 End Poverty, SDG 3 Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages, SDG  8-Decent  Work and Economic Growth, DG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, and SDG-11 Sustainable  Cities  and  Communities, and SDG 12- Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production.'
- iv. 'It  was  encouraging  to  note  that  the  majority  of  beneficiary respondents  observed positive improvements in sanitation, piped water and road network facilities.'
- v. 'Overall, the scheme is very relevant for ensuring transformational developments in India's rural development sector, as is supported by NITI Aayog's apt recommendation to have a new and extended  programme for over 1,000 clusters in next 3 years.'

## Annexure-II

## STATUS ON ONGOING WORKS, COMMITTED LIABILITY AS ON 31 MARCH 2022 AND BALANCE FUND ELIGIBILITY

|   Sl. No . | State                    |   Name |   No. of ong oing CGF works |   No. of ongoi ng Co nverge nce w orks |   Com mitted Lia bility (Rs. c rore) |   Commi tted Li ability- central share ( Rs. cro re) Unspe Bal with te/UT (Rs. ore) |   nt ance Sta cr Fund s to b e released (centr |   al) Funds t o be rel eased st ate shar e |
|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|          1 | A&N ISLANDS              |     46 |                          24 |                                  17.93 |                                17.93 |                                                                                4.44 |                                          13.49 |                                       0    |
|          2 | ANDHRA PRADESH           |   1273 |                        1577 |                                 116.45 |                                69.87 |                                                                               47.92 |                                          41.12 |                                      27.41 |
|          3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |     28 |                           0 |                                   0.18 |                                 0.17 |                                                                                3.54 |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|          4 | ASSAM                    |    419 |                          28 |                                  93.72 |                                84.35 |                                                                               29.79 |                                          57.54 |                                       6.39 |
|          5 | BIHAR                    |    315 |                          65 |                                  35.56 |                                21.34 |                                                                               68.12 |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|          6 | CHHATTISGARH             |    852 |                         216 |                                  33.11 |                                19.87 |                                                                               33.09 |                                           0.01 |                                       0.01 |
|          7 | D&N HAVELI& DAMAN & dDIU |     12 |                          18 |                                  10.63 |                                10.63 |                                                                               13.96 |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|          8 | GOA                      |      0 |                           0 |                                  33.18 |                                19.91 |                                                                                9    |                                          14.51 |                                       9.67 |
|          9 | GUJARAT                  |     99 |                          19 |                                  70.23 |                                42.14 |                                                                               24.05 |                                          27.71 |                                      18.47 |
|         10 | HARYANA                  |    523 |                         146 |                                 133.67 |                                80.2  |                                                                               27.43 |                                          63.75 |                                      42.5  |
|         11 | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |    186 |                          83 |                                  27.22 |                                24.5  |                                                                                9.44 |                                          16    |                                       1.78 |
|         12 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR        |     51 |                           1 |                                   3.01 |                                 2.71 |                                                                                8.86 |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|         13 | JHARKHAND                |   1763 |                         265 |                                 129.66 |                                77.79 |                                                                               24.52 |                                          63.08 |                                      42.06 |
|         14 | KARNATAKA                |    447 |                         165 |                                  84.99 |                                51    |                                                                               25.39 |                                          35.76 |                                      32.97 |
|         15 | KERALA                   |    506 |                          88 |                                  66.89 |                                40.14 |                                                                               49.89 |                                          10.2  |                                      20    |
|         16 | LADAKH                   |      5 |                           0 |                                   2.37 |                                 2.37 |                                                                                2.7  |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|         17 | LAKSHADWEEP              |      1 |                           6 |                                   0.39 |                                 0.39 |                                                                                9    |                                           0    |                                       0    |
|         18 | MADHYA PRADESH           |    464 |                         205 |                                  61.45 |                                36.87 |                                                                               57.15 |                                           2.58 |                                       1.72 |
|         19 | MAHARASHTRA              |    778 |                         343 |                                  76.81 |                                46.09 |                                                                               14.61 |                                          37.32 |                                      24.88 |
|         20 | MANIPUR                  |      9 |                          16 |                                  24    |                                21.6  |                                                                                0.4  |                                          21.24 |                                       2.36 |
|         21 | MEGHALAYA                |     41 |                           1 |                                   8.94 |                                 8.05 |                                                                               11.74 |                                           0    |                                       0.48 |
|         22 | MIZORAM                  |     54 |                          15 |                                   6.98 |                                 6.28 |                                                                                5.72 |                                           1.14 |                                       0.13 |
|         23 | NAGALAND                 |      0 |                           0 |                                  29.62 |                                26.66 |                                                                                0    |                                          26.66 |                                       2.96 |
|         24 | ODISHA                   |    242 |                          43 |                                   7.77 |                                 4.66 |                                                                               35.09 |                                           0    |                                       0    |

| 25    | PUDUCHERRY    |     9 |    1 |   16.15 |   16.15 |   0.87 |   15.28 |   0.00 |
|-------|---------------|-------|------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| 26    | PUNJAB        |   188 |   45 |   97.52 |   58.51 |  51.21 |   27.79 |  39.04 |
| 27    | RAJASTHAN     |   629 |  219 |   42.41 |   25.45 |  50.68 |    0    |   0    |
| 28    | SIKKIM        |    35 |   19 |   19.97 |   17.98 |   3.49 |   14.84 |   1.65 |
| 29    | TAMIL NADU    |   250 |   77 |  104.66 |   62.79 |  88.25 |    9.84 |  30.69 |
| 30    | TELANGANA     |  1518 |  135 |  148.12 |   88.87 |  15.05 |   79.84 |  75.82 |
| 31    | TRIPURA       |   222 |   67 |   75.45 |   67.91 |  14.8  |   54.59 |   6.07 |
| 32    | UTTAR PRADESH |   490 |  146 |  208.73 |  125.24 |  72.49 |   81.74 |  54.49 |
| 33    | UTTARAKHAND   |   323 |   60 |   19.94 |   17.94 |  18.64 |    1.17 |   0.13 |
| 34    | WEST BENGAL   |     0 |    0 |    0    |    0    |  58.5  |    0    |   0    |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | 11778 | 4093 | 1807.73 | 1196.34 | 889.82 |  717.19 | 441.66 |

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