Lok Sabha Question No. 3572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: DISHA Guidelines
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3572

ANSWERED ON 10/08/2021

## DISHA GUIDELINES

## 3572.   DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  clear  guidelines  of  the  District  Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) about the members who are eligible to participate and who are not in the DISHA meetings, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Chairperson of DISHA has the power to debar any member permanently on the ground of misconduct in the meeting;
- (c) whether  a  member  of  Legislative  Assembly  and  Legislative  Council  of  the  concerned district are eligible to participate in meetings in any districts of States, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether a Member nominated by the Governor to the Legislative Council is eligible to participate in DISHA meetings in any districts of States, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether a Member nominated by the Governor to the Legislative Council, is a Minister, eligible to participate in the DISHA meeting in any districts of States, if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Para  3    of  guidelines  of  the  District  Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring Committee  (DISHA)  clearly  specifies  the  composition  of  the  DISHA  Committee  and  all members of the DISHA Committee are supposed to attend the meetings of the Committee. The composition of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee   (DISHA) is at Annexure-I.
- (b) No, Sir. No such power has been assigned to Chairperson of DISHA.

(c) to (e ) As per  DISHA guidelines, all members of the State Legislative Assembly elected from the  district  are  members  of  the  DISHA  Committee  of  the  District  and  hence,  supposed  to participate in the meetings of that particular district. There is no provision in DISHA guidelines for nominating members of Legislative Council as members in DISHA Committee of the district.

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## Annexure referred to  reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3572 for 10.08.2021

## Composition of District Level DISHA Committee:

1. Chairperson :  The Chairperson of the DISHA should be a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected from the district.

## 2. Co-Chairperson :

- (a) The  other  Members  of  Parliament  (Lok  Sabha)  representing  the  district  should  be designated as Co-Chairpersons.
- (b) Rajya Sabha MP : One MP (Rajya Sabha) representing the State and exercising option to be associated with the district level Committee of that district (on first come basis), to be designated as Co-Chairpersons by the Ministry of  Rural Development.
3. Member  Secretary: The  Member  Secretary  of  the  DISHA  should  be  the  District Collector / District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner.
4. Members: The other Members of the Committee should be as follows:
- (i) All Members of the State Legislative Assembly elected from the district.
- (ii) One representative of the State Government / UT Administration.
- (iii) All Mayors / the Chairpersons of Municipalities (inclusive of at least one woman) and five elected heads of Gram Panchayat (inclusive of two women)  to be nominated by the Chairperson and the other Members of Parliament in the Committee.
- (iv) Chairperson of the Zila Panchayat.
- (v) Head of the Autonomous District Council in districts having Schedule VI Areas.
- (vi) All Chairpersons of Intermediate Panchayats in the district.
- (vii) Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Panchayat.
- (viii) Project Director, DRDA/Poverty Alleviation Unit.
- (ix) Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India may nominate up to 4 members.
- (x) One Member from a reputed NGO, to be nominated by the Chairperson and the other Members of Parliament in the Committee.
- (xi) One representative each of SC, ST and Women to be nominated by the Chairperson and the other Members of Parliament in the Committee.
- (xii) Lead Bank officer of the district.
- (xiii) Senior Superintendent/ Superintendent of the Postal Department.
- (xiv) District  level  nodal  functionaries  of  all  Programmes  that  will  be  under  the  purview  of DISHA.

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