Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Panchayati Schemes in Supaul Districts
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2338 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## PANCHAYATI SCHEMES IN SUPAUL DISTRICTS

2338.     SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes being run at panchayat level in Supaul district in Bihar at present;

(b) the details of the funds allocated and utilized so far in Supaul district of the State of Bihar; and

(c) the provisions made to monitor such schemes and the role of the Members of Parliament in such schemes?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  &  (b):    The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  (CSS)  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  with  the  primary  aim  of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) with the main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya. Under the scheme funds are  released  to  States/  Union  Territories.  The  Ministry  does  not  allocate  funds  directly  to Districts  of  the  State.    The  MoPR  has  also  been  incentivizing  best  performing  Panchayats across the country through awards, including financial incentives ranging from Rs.5-50 lakhs for Panchayats under its Incentivization of Panchayats Scheme in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods. District Supaul did not receive any award during the last three years under Incentivization of Panchayats scheme.

The major rural development schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and the scheme  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Grameen)  of  the  Department  Drinking  Water  and

Sanitation are implemented at Panchayat level in the country including in the State of Bihar and its Districts of   Supaul.  The scheme like MGNREGS is demand driven and no separate allocation to the States including the State of Bihar is made.  The total funds utilised in the District of Supaul out of the allocated/released funds to the State of Bihar under the scheme of  MGNERGS  during  2017-18  to  2020-21  (as  on  06.03.2021)  is  Rs.380.92  crore,  under PMAY-G is Rs.558.54 crore and Rs.463.87 crore under PMGSY (up to March 2020 since inception of the scheme).

(c)   Under  the  schemes  of  MoPR,  the  progress  of  implementation  of  the  scheme  including utilisation of funds is closely monitored with the States through meetings, videoconferences etc. For further release of funds to the States, the status of utilization of funds released earlier is also taken into account. In addition to this, an online monitoring and reporting system (MIS) for  RGSA  has  been  developed  and  operationlised.  Transaction  based  PFMS  has  been introduced for release and tracking of funds under RGSA

The Ministry of Rural Development accords emphasis on proper implementation of all its rural development schemes. In order to ensure the programme benefits reach the rural poor, the Ministry has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of rural development programmes, including Performance Review Committee Meetings, District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee ('DISHA') meetings, chaired by the Hon'ble Member of Parliament, National  Level  Monitors  (NLMs),  Area  Officers  Schemes,  Common  Review  Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies. NLMs are deputed to visit the districts periodically, generally twice a year, to monitor and report on various aspects of implementation of all rural development programmes. Besides above, the scheme of PMAYG is also monitored using MIS-AwaasSoft and Evidence based monitoring using AwaasApp. 'AwaasApp' helps monitoring different stages of construction of the house by geo-tagging the same.

Under BSM (Grameen), Geo-tagging of community assets, conduct of Swach Survekshan Grameen, declaration of ODF plus villages, provisions of social audits, third party evaluation like provisions are used to monitor the progress of implementation of the scheme. Moreover, all  the  MPs,  MLAs  and  MLCs  of  a  district  are  the  members  of  District  Swachh  Bharat Mission that is responsible for carrying out Block and Gram Panchayat level reviews of SBM (Grameen) programme on regular basis.