Lok Sabha Question No. 1329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Rural Poverty
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.

(c)  Multi-pronged strategies are being taken by the Ministry of Rural Development to address rural poverty and improve the economic well-being of the people in rural areas with the main focus on increasing livelihood opportunities, empowering rural women, providing social safety net, skilling of rural youth, infrastructure development etc through its programmes viz. Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National RuRBAN Mission and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP).

Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission(DAY-NRLM)  aims  to reduce  poverty  by  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.  There  are  also  two  skill  development programmes for rural poor youth under DAY-NRLM, namely, DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  and  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs). Both these schemes are aimed at increasing employability of rural poor youth either for wage or self-employment.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1329 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## RURAL POVERTY

## 1329.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the ground reality has not changed regarding rural poverty in the country inspite of much discussions and deliberations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the measures the Government is taking to eradicate rural poverty?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which is a demand driven wage employment programme, at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year is provided to every rural household whose adult members volunteer  to  do  unskilled  manual  work.  It  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  Scheme. During  the  current  FY  2020-21,  more  than  324  crore  persondays  has  been  generated  so  far under MGNREGS

National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  is  a  social  welfare  programme  for  the  aged, widows,  disabled  and  in  the  cases  of  death  of  the  primary  breadwinner  belonging  to  Below Poverty Line (BPL) Households. It is 100% centrally funded Central Sponsored Schemes (CSS) implemented in the entire country including rural and remote areas.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G) aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities  to  all  rural  houseless  households  and  households  living  in  kutcha  and  dilapidated house upto two rooms in rural areas by 2022. Besides, the Government of India has rolled out Rural Mason Training (RMT) Programme under PMAY-G. The initiative is being assisted by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in the  year 2000 as a measure towards alleviation of poverty in rural areas by providing access to basic services to the rural population by providing them good quality roads. PMGSY has helped in better access of market place for the rural masses and generate employments in various forms.

Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  is  a  unique  programme,  designed  to deliver catalytic interventions to rural areas on the threshold of accelerated growth. 300 Rurban Clusters with thematic economic growth points are being developed across the country under this Mission.

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched on 11 October 2014 with the objective of creating  model  Gram  Panchayats  in  different  parts  of  the  country  by  leveraging  leadership, capacity,  commitment  and  energy  of  the  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  (MP).  Under  the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana framework, the development of Gram Panchayats is envisaged through  convergence  and  implementation  of  existing  Government  Schemes  and  Programmes under  the  administrative  control  of  respective  Ministries  without  allocating  additional  funds. The Gram Panchayats adopted under SAGY prepare Village Development Plans (VDP) through a  participatory  process  under  the  guidance  of  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament.  The  VDP includes prioritised time-bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village. Further, the VDP is prepared for every identified Gram Panchayat with special focus on enabling every poor household to come out of poverty.

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