Lok Sabha Question No. 2411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Implementation of SPMRM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2411

ANSWERED ON 03/08/2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SPMRM

## 2411.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  implementing  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban Mission (SPMRM) for development of 300 clusters in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of achievements under the SPMRM so far, State-wise;
- (c) the details of clusters developed and funds sanctioned under the scheme, State-wise including the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) whether many proposals from State Governments have been pending under the said scheme;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; State-wise including the State of Karnataka; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government for effective implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes Sir, the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is being implemented by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to  develop  300  Rurban  clusters across  the  country, with a funding support of up to 30% (Central and State Share) of the estimated investment for each Rurban cluster, as Critical Gap Funding  (CGF), while 70% or more of the funds are mobilized by the States through convergence with synergic State and Central programmes. Under the Mission, out of total 300 clusters, the Integrated Cluster Action Plan (ICAP) of 291 Rurban clusters has been approved.

(b) & (c)  The details of State/UT-wise physical and financial progress made so far, under the SPMRM is annexed at Annexure-I .

Under the Mission, there is no provision for States/UT-wise allocation of funds.  However, the funds are being released based on fulfilment of certain progress achieved as defined in the guidelines  of  the  Mission.    The  details  of  funds  released,  State/UT-wise,  is  annexed  at Annexure-II .

(d) & (e) No, Sir.  No proposal from any of the States is pending with the Ministry of Rural Development under the Mission.

(f) The  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  for  effective  implementation  of  SPMRM  are annexed at Annexure-III .

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## Statewise Physical Progress under SPMRM

| Sl. No.   | State Name                               |   Total No. of Cluster approved |   ICAP Approved by Ministry |   DPR approved by SLEC |   Total no. of works proposed |   Total no. works completed |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              |                               1 |                           1 |                      1 |                           207 |                          18 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           |                              13 |                          13 |                     13 |                          8602 |                        4863 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                               4 |                           4 |                      3 |                           376 |                          32 |
| 4         | Assam                                    |                               9 |                           9 |                      9 |                          1947 |                           8 |
| 5         | Bihar                                    |                              11 |                          11 |                     11 |                          2515 |                          63 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                             |                              19 |                          18 |                     18 |                          7719 |                        4311 |
| 7         | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                               2 |                           2 |                      2 |                            63 |                           0 |
| 8         | Goa                                      |                               2 |                           1 |                      1 |                             0 |                           0 |
| 9         | Gujarat                                  |                              16 |                          16 |                     16 |                           633 |                         417 |
| 10        | Haryana                                  |                              10 |                          10 |                     10 |                          1564 |                         552 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                         |                               6 |                           6 |                      6 |                          1268 |                         171 |
| 12        | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                               2 |                           2 |                      2 |                           408 |                          90 |
| 13        | Jharkhand                                |                              15 |                          15 |                     15 |                          3931 |                         617 |
| 14        | Karnataka                                |                               8 |                           8 |                      8 |                          3950 |                        1313 |
| 15        | Kerala                                   |                              13 |                          12 |                     12 |                          2345 |                         659 |
| 16        | Ladakh                                   |                               1 |                           1 |                      1 |                            63 |                           0 |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                              |                               1 |                           1 |                      1 |                            81 |                           0 |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                           |                              19 |                          19 |                     18 |                          1384 |                          13 |
| 19        | Maharashtra                              |                              20 |                          20 |                     19 |                          8929 |                        1679 |
| 20        | Manipur                                  |                               3 |                           3 |                      3 |                            86 |                           1 |
| 21        | Meghalaya                                |                               4 |                           4 |                      4 |                           591 |                          68 |
| 22        | Mizoram                                  |                               4 |                           4 |                      4 |                           335 |                         115 |
| 23        | Nagaland                                 |                               2 |                           2 |                      2 |                            65 |                           0 |
| 24        | Odisha                                   |                              14 |                          14 |                     14 |                          3301 |                         958 |
| 25        | Puducherry                               |                               2 |                           2 |                      2 |                            34 |                           1 |
| 26        | Punjab                                   |                               8 |                           8 |                      8 |                           497 |                          89 |
| 27        | Rajasthan                                |                              16 |                          15 |                     15 |                          6508 |                        1639 |
| 28        | Sikkim                                   |                               3 |                           3 |                      3 |                           175 |                          40 |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                               |                              12 |                          11 |                     11 |                          1850 |                        1209 |
| 30        | Telangana                                |                              17 |                          17 |                     17 |                          9721 |                        6245 |
| 31        | Tripura                                  |                               7 |                           7 |                      7 |                           459 |                          59 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                            |                              20 |                          19 |                     19 |                          1629 |                         502 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                              |                               7 |                           6 |                      6 |                           973 |                         271 |
| 34        | West Bengal                              |                               7 |                           7 |                      0 |                             0 |                           0 |
|           | Total                                    |                             298 |                         291 |                    281 |                         72209 |                       26003 |

## Annexure-1

## State-wise Financial Progress under SPMRM

| Sl. No.   | State Name                               |   Total No. of Cluster approved | Convergence Expenditure   | CGF Expenditure   |   Total Expenditure |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              |                               1 | 20.86                     | 4.2               |               25.06 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           |                              13 | 489.94                    | 134.79            |              624.73 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                               4 | 87.6                      | 16.91             |              104.51 |
| 4         | Assam                                    |                               9 | 95.45                     | 12.42             |              107.87 |
| 5         | Bihar                                    |                              11 | 256.95                    | 15.81             |              272.76 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                             |                              19 | 699.63                    | 220.7             |              920.33 |
| 7         | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                               2 | 74.94                     | 3.07              |               78.01 |
| 8         | Goa                                      |                               2 | 28.76                     | 0                 |               28.76 |
| 9         | Gujarat                                  |                              16 | 749.81                    | 100.45            |              850.26 |
| 10        | Haryana                                  |                              10 | 309.3                     | 66.07             |              375.37 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                         |                               6 | 86.94                     | 20.22             |              107.16 |
| 12        | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                               2 | 31.46                     | 8.26              |               39.72 |
| 13        | Jharkhand                                |                              15 | 535.36                    | 45.7              |              581.06 |
| 14        | Karnataka                                |                               8 | 167.84                    | 39.49             |              207.33 |
| 15        | Kerala                                   |                              13 | 606.2                     | 142.29            |              748.49 |
| 16        | Ladakh                                   |                               1 | 28.41                     | 5.21              |               33.62 |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                              |                               1 | 0                         | 0                 |                0    |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                           |                              19 | 345.72                    | 120.6             |              466.32 |
| 19        | Maharashtra                              |                              20 | 1,650.66                  | 87.99             |             1738.65 |
| 20        | Manipur                                  |                               3 | 139                       | 46.1              |              185.1  |
| 21        | Meghalaya                                |                               4 | 16.77                     | 23.07             |               39.84 |
| 22        | Mizoram                                  |                               4 | 73.73                     | 30.45             |              104.18 |
| 23        | Nagaland                                 |                               2 | 14.5                      | 12.6              |               27.1  |
| 24        | Odisha                                   |                              14 | 364.18                    | 114.5             |              478.68 |
| 25        | Puducherry                               |                               2 | 23                        | 8.63              |               31.63 |
| 26        | Punjab                                   |                               8 | 549.86                    | 88                |              637.86 |
| 27        | Rajasthan                                |                              16 | 616.41                    | 125.33            |              741.74 |
| 28        | Sikkim                                   |                               3 | 70.72                     | 22.35             |               93.07 |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                               |                              12 | 706.81                    | 165.93            |              872.74 |
| 30        | Telangana                                |                              17 | 1,288.36                  | 192.77            |             1481.13 |
| 31        | Tripura                                  |                               7 | 252.51                    | 61.54             |              314.05 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                            |                              20 | 929.92                    | 269.33            |             1199.25 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                              |                               7 | 175.25                    | 63                |              238.25 |
| 34        | West Bengal                              |                               7 | 0                         | 0                 |                0    |
|           | Total                                    |                             298 | 11,486.85                 | 2,267.78          |            13754.6  |

(Rs. in crore)

## State wise details of fund released under SPMRM as on 30.07.2021

| S.No.   | States                                   |   Total Investment (including convergence and CGF) | Total CGF Investment Approved   |   Total CGF released (Central and State share) |
|---------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              |                                             106.56 | 30                              |                                         9.35   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                           |                                            1313.73 | 362.6                           |                                       193.55   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                             239.3  | 45                              |                                        22.1    |
| 4       | Assam                                    |                                            1076.21 | 194.91                          |                                        61.65   |
| 5       | Bihar                                    |                                            1324.52 | 339.61                          |                                       102.85   |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                             |                                            1441.34 | 375                             |                                       291.3    |
| 7       | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                                             224.58 | 60                              |                                        18.698  |
| 8       | Goa                                      |                                             100    | 30                              |                                         9.7    |
| 9       | Gujarat                                  |                                            1174.38 | 315.26                          |                                       149.4    |
| 10      | Haryana                                  |                                            1199.51 | 294.03                          |                                       123.29   |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh                         |                                             338.37 | 90                              |                                        43.342  |
| 12      | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                                             110.55 | 31.04                           |                                        18.7    |
| 13      | Jharkhand                                |                                            1234.16 | 216.41                          |                                       100.9    |
| 14      | Karnataka                                |                                             556.89 | 162.91                          |                                        52.3034 |
| 15      | Kerala                                   |                                            1618.27 | 360                             |                                       155.8    |
| 16      | Ladakh                                   |                                              64.92 | 15                              |                                         9.35   |
| 17      | Lakshadweep                              |                                             109.81 | 30                              |                                         9.35   |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh                           |                                            1540.09 | 405.04                          |                                       184.4    |
| 19      | Maharashtra                              |                                            2667.99 | 435                             |                                       147.07   |
| 20      | Manipur                                  |                                             259.93 | 75                              |                                        47.55   |
| 21      | Meghalaya                                |                                             204.76 | 60                              |                                        33.655  |
| 22      | Mizoram                                  |                                             200    | 60                              |                                        47.14   |
| 23      | Nagaland                                 |                                             100.01 | 29.99                           |                                        14.2    |
| 24      | Odisha                                   |                                            1127.34 | 300                             |                                       157.9    |
| 25      | Puducherry                               |                                             226.73 | 60                              |                                        18.7    |
| 26      | Punjab                                   |                                             878.83 | 240                             |                                       112.25   |
| 27      | Rajasthan                                |                                            1373.37 | 344.99                          |                                       185.25   |
| 28      | Sikkim                                   |                                             172.08 | 45                              |                                        29.55   |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                               |                                            1129.88 | 330                             |                                       222.85   |
| 30      | Telangana                                |                                            1885.12 | 434.99                          |                                       203.86   |
| 31      | Tripura                                  |                                             618.1  | 165                             |                                        92.45   |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh                            |                                            2083.37 | 553.8                           |                                       404.834  |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                              |                                             412.89 | 120                             |                                        68.855  |
| 34      | West Bengal                              |                                             652.2  | 192.11                          |                                        38.6    |
|         | Total                                    |                                           27765.8  | 6,802.69                        |                                      3381.09   |

## Annexure-II

- 1) The State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) has been designated as the final authority to approve the DPRs of cluster for assisting the States.  A sub-committee thereof has been empowered to sanction DPRs in between the meetings of the SLEC.
- 2) States/UTs have been permitted to modify projects/works proposed in ICAP of cluster and include more economic activities in order to reboot the rural economy.
- 3) A major step of de-linking of planning notification and spatial planning condition from the fund release conditions, which helped in faster and effective implementation of the Mission.
- 4) RurbanSoft MIS portal has been developed to track the progress on real time basis. PFMS integration  with  Rurbansoft MIS portal  for  payment  to  vendors  has  simplified  the  fund flow mechanism and ensured transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in payments.
- 5) Geo-Rurban mobile application has been developed and launched for physical monitoring and geo-tagging of the assets developed under SPMRM.
- 6) Ranking  of  Rurban  clusters initiated  on  the  basis  of  performance  based  indicators  on RurbanSoft portal.   This will enhance the spirit of competition among the States/Clusters.
- 7) Social  Audit  framework  has  been  extended  to  SPMRM.  Pilot  projects  are  now  being undertaken by eight States.
- 8) The Ministry has issued an advisory to States/UTs for continuation of projects in Rurban clusters which have afterwards been partly/fully notified as statuary urban .
- 9) Towards more efficient fund utilization, the fund pooling mechanism has been introduced at the State level for purpose of release of funds to the States/UTs.
- 10) State/UTs  were  advised  to  include Wi-Fi  zones  in  Rurban  clusters  to  improve  digital access to all the citizenry.
- 11) Initiatives taken to institutionalize Spatial Planning in Rurban cluster areas in collaborating with relevant institutions and stakeholders, and undertaking pilots / proof of concept.
- 12) Guidelines for Model Land Uses ,  Development Controls, and Service Level Benchmarks with Appropriate Enforcement Mechanisms for Rurban Clusters developed with support of technical Institutions School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi and CEPT University, Ahmedabad and shared with all the States/UTs.
- 13) Spatial Planning Portal has been developed in collaboration with BISAG (N). This portal integrates the satellite imagery, various datasets to enable the Spatial Planning exercise in the Cluster. The platform will serve as a digital interface for getting baseline data and cluster land  suitability;  land  use,  economic  activity  planning  etc.  Spatial  Planning  Platform  is  in testing stage and pilot spatial plan for three Rurban clusters is under progress.
- 14) Nomination of Mentor Institutions : Spatial plan preparation requires experts from various fields like rural & regional planners, Rural Management experts, GIS specialist, Convergence specialist etc. Hence 'Mentor Institutes' like IITs, NITs, Institutes of National repute etc having expertise in planning, architecture, engineering etc. are being on boarded for each State.
- 15) Pilot States initiated Spatial Planning: Spatial planning has been initiated by States like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Tripura, Odisha.

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