Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Development works under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## DEVELOPMENT WORKS UNDER SAGY

## *219.   SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  development  works  carried  out  in  the  village  adopted  by  Members  of Parliament under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) whether there is a provision for carrying out additional development works in the villages adopted under SAGY, in addition to the works carried out in other villages;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *219 (19 th Position) due for answer on 9th March 2021

(a) The  Gram  Panchayats  adopted  under  SAGY  prepare  Village  Development  Plans  (VDP) containing prioritised time-bound projects through a participatory process under the guidance of Hon'ble Members of Parliament. The projects included in the Village Development Plan for the holistic development of the SAGY GPs  broadly belong to the eight sectors listed in the SAGY Guidelines i.e Personal Development, Human  Development,  Social Development, Basic Amenities  and  Infrastructure,  Economic  Development,  Environmental  Development,  Social Security  and  Good  Governance.  The  illustrative  list  of  works  that  can  be  taken  up  under  the different sectors is available in the Annexure- I .

Out of the 2043 Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY, 1571 Gram Panchayats have prepared VDP to achieve holistic  and  integrated  development  of  the  villages  and  uploaded  their  VDPs containing  77,248  projects  on  SAGY  website  (http://saanjhi.gov.in)  and  implementation  of 48,774    projects  has  been  completed  as  on  3  March  2021.  The  details  regarding  Village Development Plans and the number of projects planned in each Gram Panchayat and its progress are  available  on  saanjhi.gov.in  and  can  be  accessed  by  using  the  respective  logins  of  Hon'ble MPs. The sector wise status of works/activities proposed under the Village Development Plans is given in the Annexure-II .

(b) to (d)  Yes, Sir, the additional developmental works can be taken up in  SAGY GPs with the approval of the Gram Sabha and the District Level Committee chaired by the District Collector after obtaining the consent of the respective Member of Parliament. Also, the guidelines of as many  as  23  Central  Schemes  have  been  amended/advisories  issued  to  enable  priority  for  the Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY.  Recourse to convergence as the primary vehicle for implementing  SAGY, permits  resources  from  many  sources  viz.  CSR  funds,  partnership  with Private,  Voluntary  and  Cooperative  (PVC)  sectors  and  also  from  Gram  Panchayats'  own revenue, resources mobilised in kind and labour, investments by concerned agencies themselves, and  PPP etc.

## Statement  referred  to  in  point  (a)  of  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.219 scheduled for answer on 09.03.2021

List of works that can be taken up under the different sectors as listed in the SAGY Guidelines

## 1. The  activities  that  can  be  taken  up  for  the  personal  development  of  the  villagers include,

- i. Inculcating hygienic behaviour and practices
2. ii.Fostering healthy habits including daily exercise and games
3. iii.Reducing risk behaviouralcoholism, smoking, substance abuse, etc.

## 2. The works that can be taken up for the human development of the village include,

- i. Universal access to basic health facilities consisting of health card, medical examination
- ii. Total immunization
- iii. Balancing the sex-ratio
- iv. 100% institutional delivery
- v. Improving  nutrition  status  for  all,  with  special  focus  on  children,  adolescent  girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers
- vi. Strong focus on the special needs of Persons With Disability (PWD), especially children and women
- vii. Universal access to education facilities up to Class X and retention
- viii. Conversion  of  schools  into  'smart  schools'.  Smart  schools  will  have  IT  enabled classrooms, e-libraries, web based teaching and makes all students e-literate required for providing quality education
- ix. Adult literacy
- x. E-literacy
- xi. Village libraries including e-libraries

## 3. The activities that can be taken up for the social development of the village include,

- i. Activities for promotion of voluntarism like Bharat Nirman Volunteers
- ii. Building the capacity of the people to fully participate and contribute to local development
- iii. Activities  for  honouring  village  elders,  local  role  models  especially  women,  freedom fighters and martyrs
- iv. Activities for violence and crime free villages such as:
- a. Setting up Citizen Committees
- b. Sensitization, especially of youth
- v. Village sports and folk arts festivals
- vi. Having a village song to instil a sense of pride among the people
- vii. Celebrating 'Village Day'
- viii. Proactive  steps  for  inclusion  and  integration  of  socially  excluded  groups,  especially Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

## 4. The works can be taken up for the economic development of the village

All the economic activities should focus particularly on lifting households out of poverty, for which organising and federating women SHGs, providing employment to all workers, and bringing about financial inclusion are very important. Some of the activities that can be taken up under the economic development of the village include,

- i. Promoting diversified agricultural and allied livelihoods, including livestock and horticulture, through:
- a. Organic farming
- b. Soil health cards
- c. Crop intensification such as SRI
- d. Setting up of seed banks
- e. Collection and value addition to Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP)
- f.     Livestock development including Gobar Bank, cattle hostel etc
- g. Micro-irrigation
- h. Agro-service centres
- ii. Rural industrialization like:
- i. Post-harvest technology applications
- j. Micro-enterprises
- k. Dairy development and processing
- l. Food processing
- m. Traditional Industries
- iii. Skill Development of all eligible youth for self-employment and placement
- iv. Village Tourism focusing on eco-tourism.

## 5. The  works  that  can  be  taken  up  for  environmental  development  of  the  village include ,

- i. Activities for a clean and green village consisting of:
- a. Providing toilets in each household and in all public institutions and ensuring their proper use
- b. Appropriate solid and liquid waste management system
- ii. Roadside plantations
- iii. Tree plantation in accordance with local preferences in homesteads, schools and public institutions - including green walkways
- iv. Social forestry
- v. Watershed management especially renovation and revival of traditional water bodies
- vi. Rainwater harvesting- rooftop as well as others
- vii. Reducing local pollution of air, water and land

## 6. The works that can be taken up for providing basic amenities and services in the village include,

- i. Pucca houses for all houseless poor/poor living in kuccha houses
- ii. Drinking water, preferably treated piped water with household taps
- iii. Internal all weather roads with covered drains
- iv. All weather road connectivity to the main road-network
- v. Electricity  connection  to  all  households  and  street-lights  including  from  alternative sources of energy, especially solar
- vi. Pucca  infrastructure  for  public  institutions-  Anganwadis,  schools,  health  institutions, Gram Panchayat Office and libraries
- vii. Civic infrastructure including community halls, buildings for SHG  federations, playgrounds and burial grounds/ crematoria
- viii. Village markets
- ix. Infrastructure for PDS outlets
- x. Micro mini banks /post offices/ATMs
- xi. Broadband connectivity and Common Service Centres
- xii. Telecom connectivity
- xiii. CCTVs in public places

## 7. The  activities  that  can  be  taken  up  for  providing  social  security  measures  in  the village include,

- i. Pensions for all eligible families- old age, disability and widow
- ii. Insurance schemes like AamAadmiBimaYojana
- iii. Health insurance
- iv. PDS- universal access to all eligible households

## 8. The activities that can be taken up to ensure good governance in the village include,

- i. Strengthening of local democracy through strong and accountable Gram Panchayats and active Gram Sabhas
- ii. E-Governance resulting in better service delivery
- iii. Provision of Aadhaar cards for all
- iv. Ensuring regular and punctual attendance of government and panchayat staff
- v. Time bound service delivery in line with Department's Citizen's Charter
- vi. Holding of Mahila Gram Sabhas before every Gram Sabha
- vii. Holding of a Gram Sabha at least 4 times a year
- viii. Holding of Bal Sabhas every quarter
- ix. Proactive disclosure of all information pertaining to the implementation  of the programme in the public domain and through  wall-writing, notice boards in  the  local language. This should include the list of beneficiaries, item-wise budgets and expenditure.
- x. Gram Panchayat acting as an information facilitation centre
- xi. Timely redressal of grievances filed by people, such that:
- a. Grievances of all nature to be submitted to the Gram Panchayat / Charge Officer and dated receipt to be given
- b. Grievances to be redressed within three weeks along with written reply
- c. Institutionalization  of  regular  open  platforms  for  airing  of  grievances  and  their redressal, coordinated by the Gram Panchayat
- xii. Half  yearly  Social  Audit  of  the  programme  implementation  by  the  Gram  Sabha facilitated by the Social Audit Units set up under MGNREGA

Statement  referred  to  in  point  (a)  of  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.219  for answer on 09.03.2021

Sector-wise progress of activities included under Village Development Plan under SAGY as per data available on SAGY website (http://saanjhi.gov.in) as on 3rd March 2021:

| S.No   | Name of the Sector as listed in SAGY Guidelines   |   Total no of activities proposed under VDP |   No. of activities Completed |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1      | Basic Amenities and Infrastructure                |                                       36596 |                         21488 |
| 2      | Economic Development                              |                                       15861 |                         11185 |
| 3      | Environmental Development                         |                                        4045 |                          2383 |
| 4      | Good Governance                                   |                                        1209 |                           799 |
| 5      | Human Development                                 |                                        9117 |                          6281 |
| 6      | Personal Development                              |                                        1797 |                          1148 |
| 7      | Social Development                                |                                        7613 |                          4774 |
| 8      | Social Security                                   |                                        1010 |                           716 |
|        | Grand Total                                       |                                       77248 |                         48774 |

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