Lok Sabha Question No. 1259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Schemes of Niti Aayog
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## SCHEMES OF NITI AAYOG

## †1259. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any special scheme is under consideration to promote Gram Swaraj in rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  special  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  in  the  State  of Madhya Pradesh for the development of rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the names and details of the places where various schemes are being run by NITI Aayog in tribal dominated areas of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c): NITI Aayog has no such special scheme to promote Gram Swaraj in Rural Areas of the country.

However, under the Aspirational Districts Programme, 8 districts of Madhya Pradesh viz. Chhatarpur, Damoh, Barwani, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Guna, Singrauli and Khandwa have been selected on the basis of their relatively less progress on key social and economic indicators and  on  the  basis  of  published  data.  Therefore,  all  initiatives  undertaken  under  the Aspirational Districts Programme in Madhya Pradesh are applicable upto these 8 Districts.

The programme aims at rapid transformation of these districts in the State across sectors which are critical for improving quality of life or economic productivity of citizens and these sectors are Health and Nutrition, School Education, Basic Infrastructure, Agriculture and Water Resources and Financial Inclusion & Skill Development. 49 key performance indicators  have  been  selected  across  these  sectors  and  each  district's  performance  is monitored on the basis of progress made on these indicators. The broad strategy of the Aspirational Districts Programme rests on the 3 Cs - Convergence (between Central and State Schemes), Collaboration (between Centre, State, District Administration, Development Partners and Citizens) and Competition (between Districts). Every month, districts  are  ranked  on  the  basis  of  progress  made  and  this  instils  them  with  a  sense  of competition  which  results  in  rapid  improvement.  Another  strategy  of  the  programme  is nomination of an official from Government of India as Central Prabhari Officers for each of the districts. The role of these Prabhari Officers is to guide the district administration on the basis of their long experience.

As  the  main  strategy  of  the  programme  is  based  on  convergence  of  existing  schemes which  have  their  own  funding  arrangement,  large  infusion  of  additional  fund  is  not envisaged. However, in order to foster a competitive spirit, and for addressing the critical gaps,  additional  allocation  on  the  basis  of  performance  is  also  envisaged.  Every  month, districts are assessed on the basis of monthly progress and the best performing Districts in overall terms and in each of the five sectors are identified. The first and second rankers in overall  terms  are  awarded  ₹10  crores  and  ₹5  crores  respectively.  The  first  ranker  from each  of  the  five  sectors  is  awarded  ₹3  crores  each.  Based  on  the  performance  grant  as mentioned above, it is  the  districts  which  undertake  specific  projects  to  address  critical need  felt  by  them.  Details  of  the  projects  undertaken  by  the  Aspirational  Districts  of Madhya Pradesh is provided at Annexure .

As  stated  above,  the  Aspirational  Districts  Programme  is  over  and  above  the  existing schemes  of  the  Central  and  the  State  Governments  concerned  and  as  such  it  is  in  the nature of additionality. The Programme, primarily works towards improving governance in  these  Districts  through  the  instruments  described  in  (a)  above,  with  the  objective  of improving  the  overall  ease  of  life  of  the  people  in  these  districts,  including  the  tribal dominated areas. Tribal dominated districts of Madhya  Pradesh have also been encouraged to take benefit of the on-going Van Dhan Scheme being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

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## Annexure

## Details of projects under various stages of implementation in the Aspirational Districts of Madhya Pradesh

| State          | District   | Projects                                                                                               |
|----------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Upgradation of Health Infrastructure                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Smart Classes for 60 high schools                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Skill development and capacity building through Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in District       |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Installation of solar power system in 74 govt schools having smart classes                             |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Skill development and capacity building through ongoing projects on industrial training institutes     |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Constructions of 10 new Anganwadi buildings                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Establishment of Community Nutrition Hubs and Nutrition Gardens                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Livelihood improvement project through construction of two check dams                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Construction of Boundary wall in 6 schools                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Improving School Infrastructure in order to improve attendance and enrollment                          |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh      | Improvement and Construction work in Health Facility of District Hospital                              |
| Madhya Pradesh | Barwani    | Transformation of 328 model schools                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh | Barwani    | Strenghthening of ICDS and Health Services facilities                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh | Vidisha    | Construction of 32 New Anganwadi Centre Buildings                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh | Guna       | Safe and Organic Product Program                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh | Guna       | Improving ANC coverage through provision of conducive environment during antenatal checkups            |
| Madhya Pradesh | Guna       | Upgradation of Aaganwadis to 'Anganwadi Pathshalas'                                                    |
|                |            | Strengthening of High load delivery points                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh | Khandwa    | Capacity Building and Leadership development of teachers, headmasters and Cluster Academic coordinator |
|                |            | Construction of 4 multipurpose halls                                                                   |