Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Implementation of SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAGY

## 1279.   SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any special action plan is being formulated by the Government for development of villages adopted under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to launch any scheme to set up small industries and to provide employment opportunities to the villages and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (b) The Gram Panchayats adopted under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY) prepare Village Development Plans (VDP) comprising different projects to be taken up for implementation in the SAGY Gram Panchayats under different schemes of the Central and State Governments with the approval of the Gram Sabha and District Level Committee headed by the District Collector. The Ministry provides training on preparation of VDP and the approaches to convergence of schemes to the Charge Officers of the state who coordinate the implementation at the  local  level  and  are  fully  responsible  and  accountable  for  the  implementation  of  VDP.  The implementation of the VDP  is monitored through Saanjhi portal / MIS of SAGY maintained by the Ministry wherein the State and District officials update the progress of implementation of the projects taken under the VDP. As the entire programme is implemented in a convergence mode, the District Collector plays a significant role. As per the SAGY guidelines, the District Collector is  the nodal officer for implementing SAGY. The District collector conducts review meetings with  representatives  of  the  participating  line  departments  for  effective  implementation  of  the VDP. The State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) on SAGY, headed by the Chief Secretary, reviews the implementation of schemes in the SAGY GPs to ensure seamless convergence of schemes among different State Government Departments.

The scheme Guidelines have been prepared in 14 languages ( English, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Malayalam, Assamese, Kashmiri, Konkani and Oriya)

and  uploaded  on  the  portal  saanjhi.gov.in.  The  guidelines  have  been  distributed  to  all  the stakeholders with the view to achieve the intended objectives of the scheme. The Ministry has prepared  a  compendium  on  SAGY  containing  supporting  materials  that  helps  the  various stakeholders in the implementation of SAGY which has been distributed among the participants during the training programmes. Also, the Ministry has prepared a compilation titled 'Samanvay' containing 127 central and 1,806 state schemes available for village development for the benefit of SAGY Gram Panchayats which has been shared with the States for facilitating convergence.

(c)  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is  implementing  the  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme  aimed  at  generating  self-employment  opportunities  through  establishment  of  new micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. A total of 6.53 lakh micro enterprises have been assisted generating employment for an estimated 53.8  lakh  persons.    Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI) supports  traditional  artisans  and  organizes  them  in  clusters  for  sustainable  employment.    335 clusters have been approved benefitting 1.98 lakh artisans.

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