Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Progress of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 216 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## PROGRESS OF GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## 216. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government will inform the house regarding the progress of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Odisha.
- (b) the number of village people in the State who have benefited under different segments, the details thereof, district-wise and provide figures thereto; and
- (c) the number of villages which are yet to benefited therefrom?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c) : Gram Swaraj Abhiyan' was organized from 14 th April to 5 th May, 2018 under the aegis of Department of Rural Development and the same was extended to 117 Aspirational Districts from 1 st June, 2018. As a special endeavor during the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, efforts were made to saturate the  eligible  households  /persons  under  flagship  pro-poor  programmes  namely,  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala  Yojana,  PM  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana ( Saubhagya),  Ujala  scheme,  PM  Jan  Dhan Yojana, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PM Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush. As per the information provided by the Department of Rural Development, the district-wise number of beneficiaries for different segment under the extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in the State of Odisha is at Annexure .   In these districts the numbers of beneficiary have already saturated except in the case of PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya).

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Annexure Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 216 to be answered on 02.02.2021

## regarding Progress of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

| Name Districts Odisha Covered under Extended GSA   | of of   |   PM Ujjwala Yojana (Total connecti ons) |   PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Total Connecti ons) |   Ujala Scheme (Number of Village covered) |   PM Jan Dhan Yojana |   PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna (Number of Beneficiari es) |   PM Surakshya Yojana (Number of Beneficiarie s) |   Mission Indra- Dhanush (Number of Children Vaccinate d) |   Mission Indra- Dhanush (Number of Pregnant women Vaccinate d) |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Balangir                                           |         |                                    44238 |                                                 19209 |                                        474 |                38121 |                                                   19225 |                                            50457 |                                                      5182 |                                                            1466 |
| Dhenkanal                                          |         |                                    25291 |                                                 39423 |                                        386 |                20575 |                                                   18626 |                                            37260 |                                                      2618 |                                                             727 |
| Gajapati                                           |         |                                    10135 |                                                  6007 |                                         82 |                 6636 |                                                    2482 |                                            10697 |                                                       636 |                                                             172 |
| Kalahandi                                          |         |                                    43206 |                                                 19892 |                                        484 |                63928 |                                                    7569 |                                            29962 |                                                      4350 |                                                            1589 |
| Kandhamal                                          |         |                                    16295 |                                                  7192 |                                         87 |                 8363 |                                                    2977 |                                             7128 |                                                       533 |                                                              98 |
| Koraput                                            |         |                                    40869 |                                                 32687 |                                        342 |                26912 |                                                    3436 |                                            16162 |                                                      1743 |                                                             524 |
| Malkanagiri                                        |         |                                    20353 |                                                 10220 |                                        146 |                 8341 |                                                     963 |                                             4713 |                                                       771 |                                                             126 |
| Nabarangapur                                       |         |                                    57932 |                                                 34565 |                                        425 |                47684 |                                                   17842 |                                            44386 |                                                      8863 |                                                            1798 |
| Nuapada                                            |         |                                    18420 |                                                  8173 |                                        250 |                22896 |                                                   10782 |                                            18656 |                                                      4214 |                                                             720 |
| Rayagada                                           |         |                                    18398 |                                                 11753 |                                        131 |                 9694 |                                                    7564 |                                            12744 |                                                      1162 |                                                             257 |

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