Lok Sabha Question No. 2758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Rural Development Schemes at Panchayat Level
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2758

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES AT PANCHAYAT LEVEL

## 2758.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government to the State Government of Punjab for development of rural areas during each of the last three years, indicating the works on which these funds were spent;
- (b) the  details  of  schemes  being  run  at  present  at  panchayat  level  in  the  State  of Jharkhand, particularly in Giridih Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  found  any  irregularities  in  Government  schemes  at Panchayat level in rural areas, especially in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts in the State of Jharkhand;
- (d) if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  eliminate  the  irregularities  in Government schemes at Panchayat level; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated and utilized so far in the State of Jharkhand particularly in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) (b)&(e):The Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is  implementing  a  number  of  schemes  for  development  of  rural  areas  of  the  country  viz., 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  (RSETIs),  National  Social  Assistance  Programme (NSAP)  and  Shyama  Prasad   Mukherji  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  to  bring  about  overall improvement in the quality of life of the people  in rural areas, strengthening of livelihood opportunities,  providing  minimum  guaranteed  employment,  promoting  self-employment, skilling of rural youths in various useful trades and entrepreneurship qualities, infrastructure development, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. Further, Department of Land  Resources  (DoLR),  MoRD  is  implementing  Watershed  Development  Component (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  which  is  principally  for development of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and  culturable wastelands. All these schemes are being implemented in the State/District/Block/Gram Panchayat level in the State of Punjab and Jharkhand including Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districtsof Jharkhand. The scheme-wise details of funds allocated by the Union Government to the State Government of Punjab  in  the  last  3  years  alongwith  the  works  of  the  schemes  are  at Annexure-I. Funds allocated by the Central Government to Jharkhand including Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts for development of rural areas alongwith its utilsation so far is at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) accords emphasis on proper implementation of all its rural development schemes. In order to ensure that the programme benefits  reach  the  rural  poor,  the  Ministry  has  evolved  a  comprehensive  multi-level  and multi-format system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of rural development  programmes,  including  Performance  Review  Committee  Meetings,  District Development  Co-ordination  and  Monitoring  Committee  ('DISHA')  meetings,  National Level  Monitors  (NLMs),  Area  Officers  Schemes,  Common  Review  Mission,  Concurrent Evaluation  and  Impact  Assessment  Studies.Social  Audits  are  also  conducted  by  some Schemes  like  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  and  PMAY-G.  Third-Party  evaluation  of  the Schemes is also carried out regularly and actions, as appropriate, are taken on the findings. In addition to above, steps have also been taken to strengthen transparency and accountability using  transaction  based  IT  systems  for  MIS  which  include  geo-tagging  of  assets,  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), National electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS), Aadhaar Based  Payment  System  (ABPS),  Software  for  Estimate  Calculation  using  Rural  rates  for Employment (SECURE) and establishment of independent social audit units and appointment of Ombudsman. State specific reviews of States/UTs are also undertaken from time to time.

The  Department  allows  for  registering  complaint  through  various  forums  viz., Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  And  Monitoring  System  (CPGRAMS),  written complaints etc. The complaints received in the Department are forwarded to the concerned State  Governments  /Union  Territory  for  taking  appropriate  action  including  investigation. State Governments are responsible for the disposal of complaints on irregularities reported in a time bound manner.

The Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development have informed that no irregularities have been reported with respect to the implementation of their schemes at Panchayat level in rural areas, especially in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts in the State of Jharkhand.

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Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a),  (b)  &  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.2758 for 14.12.2021 regarding Rural Development Schemes at Panchayat Level

## Funds allocated/released/expenditure made during the last three Financial years i.e., 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 to the State of Punjab alongwith the works of the schemes.

## 1. Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)

The  Scheme  envisages  to  provide  guaranteed  wage  employment  to  unskilled  people  in  rural areas.The details of funds released under the Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

| Year    |   Total Central Release (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                 598.55 |
| 2019-20 |                                 776.89 |
| 2020-21 |                                1287    |

## 2. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)

The Scheme envisages to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural houseless households and households living in kutcha and dilapidated houses in rural areas.The details of funds released under the Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Amount (Rupees In Crores) |
|------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                        0    |
| 2019-20          |                        0    |
| 2020-21          |                       49.22 |

## 3. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

The  Scheme  envisages  to  provide  all-weather  road  connectivity  to  eligible  unconnected habitations.The  details  of  funds  released  under  the  Scheme  during  the  last  three  financial years are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Central Released |   Funds Expenditure, including state share (Rupees In Crores) |
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                 00 |                                                        227.64 |
| 2019-20          |                 00 |                                                         32.1  |
| 2021-21          |                 00 |                                                          2.67 |

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

The Scheme envisages for organizing the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs), and continuously nurturing  and supporting them to take  economic activities till they attain appreciable increase in income over a period of time to improve their quality of life and come out of abject poverty.The details of funds allocated/released under the Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

(Rs. In Crores)

| Year    |   Central Funds Allocated |   Central Funds Released |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                     15.94 |                     13.8 |
| 2019-20 |                     22    |                     11   |
| 2020-21 |                     24.81 |                     18.6 |

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

This is a placement linked skill development programme for rural poor youth under NRLM.The details  of  funds  allocated  under  the  Scheme  during  the  last  three  financial  years  are  given below:

(Rs. In Crores)

| Year    |   Fund allocated |
|---------|------------------|
| 2018-19 |            10.82 |
| 2019-20 |            80.73 |
| 2020-21 |             0    |

## 6. Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs )

These Institutes enable a trainee to take bank credit and start his/her own Micro-enterprise. Some of such trainees may also seek regular salaried jobs.  The details of funds allocated under the Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

( Rs. in crores )

| Year    |   Fund allocated |
|---------|------------------|
| 2018-19 |             1.69 |
| 2019-20 |             0.64 |
| 2020-21 |             1.93 |

## 7. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM)

The Mission envisages to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters. The mission takes cluster as a unit for development.The details  of  funds  released  under  the  Scheme  during  the  last  three  financial  years  are  given below:

( Rs. in crores )

| Year    |   Fund allocated |
|---------|------------------|
| 2018-19 |              5.4 |
| 2019-20 |             16.2 |
| 2020-21 |             11.7 |

## 8. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

This  Programme  aims  to  provide  social  securityfor  below  poverty  line  households.  The Scheme is applicable to senior citizens, widows, disabled persons and bereaved families on death  of  primary  bread  winner.The  details  of  funds  allocated/utilised  under  the  Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

( Rs. in crores )

| Year    |   Fund allocated |
|---------|------------------|
| 2018-19 |            32.37 |
| 2019-20 |            32.86 |
| 2020-21 |            47.38 |

## 9. Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

This  programme  envisages  for  development  of  rainfed  portions  of  net  cultivated  area  and culturable wastelands. The details of funds released/utilised under the Scheme during the last three financial years are given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Years   |   Central funds released |   Funds utilized* |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 2018-19 |                        0 |              3.25 |
| 2019-20 |                        0 |              2.54 |
| 2020-21 |                        0 |              9.32 |

*including previous releases + State share +other misc.

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a),  (b)  &  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.2758 for 14.12.2021 regarding Rural Development Schemes at Panchayat Level

## Funds allocated and utilized so far in the State of Jharkhand including Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts

## 1. Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)

The details of fund released to the State of Jharkhand under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and current FY 2021-22 (as on 09.12.2021) is given below:-

(Rs. in crores)

|   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 09.12.2021) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|   1538.05 |   1311.14 |   3489.83 |                      2098.84 |

Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, no funds are directly released to the districts. The details of expenditure  incurred  under  the  scheme  in  FY  2018-19,  2019-20,  2020-21  and  current  FY 2021-22  (as  on  09.12.2021)  in  the  Giridih,  Bokaro  and  Dhanbad  districts  in  the  State  of Jharkhand is given below :

(Rs. in crores)

| Districts   |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |   2020-2021 |   2021-2022 (as on 09.12.2021) |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
| Giridih     |      140.37 |      165.05 |      291.95 |                         206.61 |
| Bokaro      |       69.5  |       69.07 |      111.25 |                          91.62 |
| Dhanbad     |       53.15 |       66.35 |       90.74 |                          55.49 |

## 2. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)

Since FY 2016-17 till 09.12.2021, a total of Rs.9,959.37 crore has been released as Central Share to the State of Jharkhand under PMAY-G and a total of Rs. 15,321.78 crores (including Central  Share  and  State  Share)  has  been  utilized  by  the  State.  Further,  utilization  for  3 districts is given below:

| Districts   |   Expenditure including state share (Rs. Crore) (as on 09.12.2021) |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Giridih     |                                                            1037.56 |
| Bokaro      |                                                             756.67 |
| Dhanbad     |                                                             501.18 |

## 3. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Since inception of the Scheme, the State of Jharkhand has been released a sum of Rs.7606.74 crore.    The  State  has  so  far  incurred  an  expenditure  of  Rs.10,445.78  crore  including  State Share (as on 10.12.2021).  The fund in this regard is released to the State as a whole and not to the Districts.  Hence, district-wise release is not maintained by this Ministry.  However, the expenditure incurred by the Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts are as under:

| Districts   |   Expenditure including state share (Rs. Crore) (as on 10.12.2021) |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Giridih     |                                                                978 |
| Bokaro      |                                                                716 |
| Dhanbad     |                                                                152 |

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

Under the scheme, a total amount of Rs. 3389.13 Crores has been allocated to the State of Jharkhand so far. And the total fund utilised stands at Rs. 2860.95 Crores.  Cumulative funds allotted/utilised in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts are as under:

| District Name   | Cumulative(Rs. In Crores)   | Cumulative(Rs. In Crores)   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                 | Fund allotment              | Fund Utilization            |
| Giridih         | 122.02                      | 118.63                      |
| Bokaro          | 78.64                       | 76.40                       |
| Dhanbad         | 53.82                       | 52.71                       |

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

Under DDU-GKY, the funds released from FY 2014-15 to 2020-21 (as on 31.10.2021) to the State  of  Jharkhand  are  Rs.187.34  Crores. Under  the  scheme,  funds  are  allocated  to  the State and no district wise allocation of funds is made.

## 6. Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs )

Under  RSETIs,  the  funds  released  to  the  State  from  FY  2014-15  to  2020-21  (as  on 31.10.2021)  to  the  State  of  Jharkhand  isRs.14.50Crores. Under  the  scheme,  funds  are allocated to the State and no district wise allocation of funds is made.

## 7. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)

The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) launched in February 2016, is a scheme with the objective to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters. The mission takes cluster as a unit for development. 300 Clusters from all the States/ UTs are selected in the first phase of the Mission in Tribal and Non-Tribal categories. SPMRM provides the Critical Gap Funding to the projects which directly  or  indirectly  bring  economic  growth.  SPMRM  aims  to  provide  amenities  in  four categories viz. Basic, Economic, Social and Digital and promotes economic growth through integrated and balanced investments with social inclusion.

Total number of ten clusters has been allocated to the State of Jharkhand. The total proposed investment of Rs.1017.82 crore and Rs.256.45 crore have been proposed under convergence and  Critical  Gap  Fund  (CGF)  respectively.  The  total  expenditure  reported  as  on  6th December 2021 is Rs.589.67 crore and Rs.54.30 crore respectively. The details of the clusters allocated in the districts of Giridih, Dhanbad and Bokaro is follows:

(Rs. in crores)

| Districts   | Cluster     |   Convergence Investment Approved |   Convergence Expenditure |   CGF Investment Approved |   CGF Expendi- ture |   Total Investment Approved |   Total Expendi- ture |
|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
| Giridih     | Bhandaridih |                             67.23 |                     44.04 |                     25.39 |                8.24 |                       92.62 |                 52.28 |
| Dhanbad     | Palani      |                             61.34 |                     50.03 |                     25.74 |                4.83 |                       87.08 |                 54.86 |
| Bokoro      | Siyaljori   |                             75.21 |                     48.65 |                     29.19 |                2.76 |                      104.4  |                 51.41 |

## 8. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  is  a  social  security/social  welfare programme  for  below  poverty  line  households  applicable  to  senior  citizens,  widows, disabled  persons  and  bereaved  families  on  death  of  primary  bread  winner.  The  funds released  under  NSAP  are  used  in  making  payment  of  pension/financial  assistance  to  the beneficiaries  of  NSAP.  U nder  the  scheme,  funds  are  allocated  to  the  States  and  no district  wise  allocation  of  funds  is  made.    The  funds  released  to  Jharkhand  since inception from 2000-2001 to 2021 (as on 10.12.2021) under NSAP is Rs. 3604.11 Crore.

## 9. Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

Under the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) funds are released to  the State Governments. State Governments further release to State Level Nodal Agencies and districts for its utilization for implementation of projects.  Further,  district-wise  allocation  of  funds  remains  in  the  jurisdiction  of  State Government. Central funds released andfunds utilized in the State of Jharkhand is as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

|   Central funds released |   Funds utilized* |
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|                   270.21 |            295.09 |

* State share & other misc receipts.

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