Lok Sabha Question No. 3882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Implementation of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3882

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAGY

## 3882.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) the details of the number of villages in the country developed under the said scheme since its launch till date State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government allocates funds for the said scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  has  issued necessary guidelines for development  of institutional infrastructure of the villages under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  give  impetus  to  the  efforts  of  Members  of Parliament  for  the  successful  implementation  of  the  SAGY  in  their  adopted  Gram Panchayats?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched on 11 October 2014 with the aim of  creating  holistically  developed  model  Gram  Panchayats  across  the  country.  The  salient features of SAGY are placed in the Annexure-I.
- (b) : The Hon'ble Members of Parliament have identified 2477 Gram Panchayats across the country  under SAGY since its launch. The State/UT wise number of GPs identified under SAGY since its launch is given in Annexure-II.
- (c)   :  Under  the  SAGY  Framework of Guidelines, the development of Gram Panchayats is envisaged  through  effective  convergence  and  implementation  of  existing  development schemes  of  Government  under  the  administrative  control  of  respective  Ministries  without allocation of any additional fund.
- (d)  :  The  scheme Guidelines have been distributed to all the stakeholders with the view to achieve its intended objectives and also for the development of institutional infrastructure of the villages under the said scheme. As per the Guidelines, the responsibility of implementing the SAGY largely depends on the functionaries concerned at different levels. As the entire programme  will  be  implemented  in  convergence  model,  the  District  Collector  plays  a significant role. In the SAGY guidelines, as per component 10 (d) 'the District Collector will be  the  nodal  officer  for  implementing  SAGY.  The  District  collector  conducts  a  monthly review meeting with representatives of the participating line departments. The Members of Parliament concerned will chair the review meetings. The heads of the GPs concerned will also  be  invited  for  these  monthly  meetings'.  Also,  the  Ministry  has  provided  training  on SAGY implementation process to the Gram Panchayat heads.  The Ministry has prepared a
- compendium on SAGY containing supporting materials to help various stakeholders in the implementation  of  SAGY  and  distributed  the  same  amongst  the  participants  of  the  said training programme.
- (e)  :  The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  give  impetus  to  the  efforts  of  Members  of Parliament for the successful implementation of the SAGY in their adopted Gram Panchayats are placed in Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I  referred  in  point  (a)  of  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.3882 scheduled for answer on 21st December 2021

## The salient features of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a unique scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development wherein, for the  first  time,  the  leadership,  capacity,  commitment  and  energy  of  the  Members  of  Parliament  are being leveraged directly for development at the Gram Panchayat level. The goal of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is to translate the comprehensive and organic vision of Mahatma Gandhi on village development into reality, keeping in view the present context. These 'Adarsh Grams' serve as 'nucleus of health, cleanliness, greenery and cordiality' within the village community and, becoming schools of local development and governance, inspiring neighboring Gram Panchayats.  Far beyond mere  infrastructure  development,  SAGY  aims  at  instilling  certain  values  in  the  villages  and  their people so that villages get transformed into models for others. These values include:

- o Adopting people's participation as an end in itself - ensuring the involvement of all sections of society in all aspects related to the life of the village, especially in decision-making related to governance
- o Adhering  to  Antyodaya  -  enabling  the  'poorest  and  the  weakest  person'  in  the  village  to achieve well-being
- o Affirming gender equality and ensuring respect for women
- o Guaranteeing social justice
- o Instilling dignity of labour and the spirit of community service and voluntarism
- o Promoting a culture of cleanliness
- o Living in consonance with nature - ensuring balance between development and ecology
- o Preserving and promoting the local cultural heritage
- o Inculcating mutual cooperation, self-help and self-reliance
- o Fostering peace and harmony in the village community
- o Bringing about transparency, accountability and probity in public life
- o Nurturing local self-governance
- o Adhering to the values enshrined in the Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties of the Indian Constitution

## The main objectives of SAGY are:

- o To trigger processes which lead to holistic development of the identified Gram Panchayats
- o To substantially improve the standard of living and quality of life of all sections of the population through  improved  basic  amenities,  higher  productivity,  enhanced  human  development,  better livelihood  opportunities,  reduced  disparities,  access  to  rights  and  entitlements,  wider  social mobilization and enriched Social Capital
- o To  generate  models  of  local  level  development  and  effective  local  governance  which  can motivate and inspire neighbouring Gram Panchayats to learn and adapt

## In order to achieve these objectives, SAGY is guided by the following approach:

- o Leveraging the leadership, capacity, commitment and energy of the Members of Parliament (MP) to develop model Gram Panchayats.
- o Engaging with and mobilizing the community for participatory local level development.
- o Converging  different  government  programmes  as  well  as  private  and  voluntary  initiatives  to achieve comprehensive development in tune with people's aspirations and local potential.
- o Building  partnerships  with  voluntary  organizations,  cooperatives  and  academic  and  research institutions.
- o Focusing on outcomes and sustainability

## Annexure-II  referred  in  point  (b)  of  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.3882 scheduled for answer on 21st December 2021

The Statewise/UT wise number of villages identified under SAGY since its launch date:

4

7

2

5

4

2

9

9

8

5

9

3

|    | S.NoName of the State / UT             |   Identified GPs since 2014 |
|----|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            |                           4 |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                         |                         160 |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                           7 |
| 4  | Assam                                  |                          47 |
| 5  | Bihar                                  |                          91 |
| 6  | Chandigarh                             |                           2 |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                           |                          91 |
| 8  | Delhi                                  |                          13 |
| 9  | Goa                                    |                           5 |
| 10 | Gujarat                                |                         144 |
| 11 | Haryana                                |                          73 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh                       |                          22 |
| 13 | Jammu And Kashmir                      |                          17 |
| 14 | Jharkhand                              |                          87 |
| 15 | Karnataka                              |                          87 |
| 16 | Kerala                                 |                         147 |
| 17 | Ladakh                                 |                           4 |
| 18 | Lakshadweep                            |                           2 |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh                         |                         107 |
| 20 | Maharashtra                            |                         219 |
| 21 | Manipur                                |                          28 |
| 22 | Meghalaya                              |                           9 |
| 23 | Mizoram                                |                           9 |
| 24 | Nagaland                               |                           8 |
| 25 | Odisha                                 |                          84 |
| 26 | Puducherry                             |                           5 |
| 27 | Punjab                                 |                          38 |
| 28 | Rajasthan                              |                         135 |
| 29 | Sikkim                                 |                           9 |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu                             |                         286 |
| 31 | Telangana                              |                          61 |
| 32 | Tripura                                |                          14 |
| 33 | UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman |                           3 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh                          |                         422 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand                            |                          27 |
| 36 | West Bengal                            |                          10 |
|    | Total                                  |                        2477 |

## Annexure-III referred in point (e) of reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No.3882 scheduled for answer on 21st December 2021

The steps taken by the Government to give impetus to the efforts of Members of Parliament for the successful implementation of the SAGY in their adopted Gram Panchayats

- i. The National Level Committee meeting headed by the Secretary, Rural Development has  been  conducted  wherein  all  the  20  members  Ministries/Departments  have  been requested to issue necessary advisories and to advise the State Government to arrange to  complete  the  pending  VDP  activities  that  are  mapped  with  their  respective schemes/programmes and also to saturate all the major programmes/schemes in the SAGY GPs on priority.
- ii. The  Ministry  has  organised  capacity  building  exercises  for  State  Nodal  Officers, Charge  Officers  and  other  stakeholders  through  webinars.  Around  1000  SAGY functionaries have been trained on participatory planning, drafting Village Development  Plans,  resource  envelope,  and  hands-on  training  on  the  Management Information System of SAGY.
- iii. 26  Schemes  of  17  Ministries  of  Government  of  India  have  been  amended  and appropriate  advisories  have  been  issued  to  accord  priority  to  SAGY  in  respective schemes for ensuring convergence
- iv. To reboot rural economy, an advisory has been issued that the Village Development Plans of the SAGY Gram Panchayats, if needed, may be recast in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and its socio-economic fallout.
- v. At the national level, a separate web-based MIS is available at SAGY website. The website has been revamped with more pertinent information related to the scheme for comprehensive  view  by  the  public.  The  website  contains  detailed  information, extensive reports, graphs and maps on the progress of the scheme.Also, the portal is linked  with  Mission  Antyodaya  website  wherein  the  status  of  each  of  the  adopted SAGY  Gram  Panchayats  with  respect  to  infrastructure  facility  and  public  service delivery  along  with  ranking  and  gap  is  available  to  aid  the  SAGY  GPs  to  prepare comprehensive Village Development Plan by using the  information available in the revamped portal for the holistic development of the GPs.
- vi. The  MP  dashboard  has  been  recently  developed  and  has  been  linked  with  e  Gram Swaraj  dashboard  of  Ministry  of  Panchayat  Raj  and  GP  wise  status  of  Gram Panchayat Development Plan and the GP profile are visible.
- vii. The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is reviewed periodically by the Ministry of  Rural  Development,  which  include  review  by  the  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Rural Development, Performance Review Committee, Common Review Missions, National Level Monitors, Concurrent Monitoring and Impact Assessment studies.