Lok Sabha Question No. 3793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Expansion of Local and National Schemes for Rural Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Nayab Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3793

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## EXPANSION OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL SCHEMES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## 3793.   SHRI SANJAY BHATIA: SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  facilitate  the  active  participation  of  women, youth, local people and rural communities including weaker sections of the society in the  expansion  of  local  and  national  schemes  for  rural  development  in  view  of  the National Law particularly in Karnal, Panipat and Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituencies in Haryana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  for  the  training  of  rural  communities  and  capacity  building  for  the effective implementation of climate change adaptation programs on local level along with the details thereof particularly in Karnal and Panipat Parliamentary Constituencies in Haryana?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a number of rural development  schemes  for  rural  areas  of  the  country  including  Karnal  (which  includes Panipat)  and  Kurukshetra  Parliamentary  Constituencies  in  Haryana  by  taking  up  multipronged  strategies  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(SPMRM)  and  National  Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Most of these schemes have special provisions for women, socially  and  economically  disadvantaged  groups  to  facilitate  their  active  participation  and expansion of these schemes for the benefit of people in rural areas.

(c) : There are no specific training programmes for the effective implementation of climate change adaptation programs by MoRD. However, under DAY-NRLM, regular training along with discussions in the meetings of SHGs and federations are being conducted particularly on change in the cropping pattern, water conservation, plantation etc to inculcate these practices and  create  awareness  among  the  community  across  the  country  including  Karnal  (which includes Panipat) Parliamentary Constituency in Haryana.

As informed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) is the overarching policy framework to mitigate and adapt to the adverse impact of climate change in the country. Subsequent to the NAPCC, State Governments were encouraged to prepare State Action Plan on Climate Change  (SAPCC)  in  consistence  with  strategies  in  the  NAPCC.  Thirty-three  States/UTs including Haryana have prepared their SAPCC with guidance from Ministry of Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC).  In  order  to  support  climate  change  adaptation actions in the country, MoEF&CC has established the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). NAFCC supports adaptation projects that are State driven and are based on needs and priorities identified under the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) and the relevant Missions under the NAPCC. Till date, 30 adaptation projects are sanctioned in 27 States and UTs under NAFCC.

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