Lok Sabha Question No. 2189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Gram Panchayats Adopted under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2189

ANSWERED ON 14/03/2023

## GRAM PANCHAYATS ADOPTED UNDER SAGY

## 2189.   SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Gram Panchayats adopted under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) from 2014-15 to 2022-23;
- (b) whether the SAGY has been effective in ushering development in the selected Gram Panchayats;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is true that the scheme has proved to be a non-starter even after eight years of its launch in some Gram Panchayats;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to develop the Gram Panchayats?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  (MPs)  have  adopted  3154  Gram  Panchayats under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) from 2014-15 to 2022-23.
- (b) to (e) : The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana has been very effective in ushering all round development  in  the  Gram  Panchayats  selected  by  Hon'ble  MPs  as  per  guidelines  of  the scheme.  The  Gram  Panchayats  prepare  a  Village  Development  Plan  (VDP)  in  which  the proposed  activities  are  implemented  through  convergence  of  various  schemes  of  the Government of India and the State Governments. It aims to trigger processes which lead to the holistic development of the identified Gram Panchayats. As on 7th March 2023, a total of 2,625 SAGY Gram Panchayats have uploaded their Village Development Plans containing 2,34,404 projects, out of which 1,63,632 projects have been completed. There is continuous development of these Gram Panchayats (GPs) under SAGY.
- (f) : The steps being taken by Government to develop the Gram Panchayats under SAGY is given in Annexure -I.

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## Annexure-I referred in part (f) of reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.2189 to be answered on 14/03/2023

## The steps being taken by Government to develop the Gram Panchayats under SAGY are as follows:

- (i) 26  Schemes  of  17  Ministries  of  Government  of  India  have  been  amended  / appropriate advisories have been issued to accord priority to SAGY in respective schemes.
- (ii) The Ministry has brought out a compilation of 127 Central Sector and Centrally sponsored and 1806 State Schemes for convergence under SAGY. This document serves as a ready reckoner especially for the Members of Parliament, District and Village level officials about the different schemes for possible convergence at the GP level.
- (iii) The SAGY is reviewed periodically by the Ministry of Rural Development, which includes  review  by  the  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Rural  Development,  Performance Review Committee, Common  Review  Missions, National Level Monitors, Concurrent Monitoring and Impact Assessment studies.
- (iv) Ministry has published a document named 'SAHYOG' as an indicative guidance document with the essential information on the existing social security schemes collated  from  respective  Ministries  to  enrich  the  knowledge  of  villagers  and village  level  functionaries  to  achieve  100%  enrollment  into  the  social/  financial Security Schemes in SAGY Gram Panchayats.
- (v) The States have been requested to conduct the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC)  meetings  headed  by  the  Chief  Secretary  to  review  the  implementation process  and  to  ensure  seamless  convergence  of  schemes  among  different  State Government Departments.
- (vi) The  Ministry  provides  training  on  preparation  of  VDP  and  the  approaches  to convergence of schemes to the Charge Officers and other stakeholders of the state who  are  coordinating the implementation  at  the  local level and  are fully responsible and accountable for the implementation of VDP.
- (vii) The  parameters  for  dynamic  ranking  of  Gram  Panchayats  have  been  recently developed  and  placed  on  the  portal  so  as  to  instill  competition  amongst  the selected SAGY GPs.
- (viii) MoRD has been holding orientation workshops of representatives of the Members of  Parliament  for  their  capacity  building  and  better  coordination  with  State Governments in implementation of SAGY programme.
- (ix) The  Ministry  has  organized  a  CSR  conclave  with  Corporates  and  PSUs  in collaboration with Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF) to leverage funds for SAGY GPs.
- (x) The States/UTs have been requested to direct the officials concerned to organize District Level Committee meetings regularly to gear up the VDP implementation and also to brief the Hon'ble Members of Parliament.
- (xi) The  Ministry  has  launched  Achhi  Aadat  Campaign  in  SAGY  GPs  to  inculcate hygienic behaviour and practices among the villagers of SAGY GPs.

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