Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Implementation of Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2352

ANSWERED ON 03/08/2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AAJEEVIKA GRAMEEN EXPRESS YOJANA (AGEY)

## 2352.   SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objective behind the move;
- (c) the details of the States which have implemented AGEY as on date;
- (d) the achievement made since the inception of the Yojana along with the funds allocated/utilized for the Yojana;
- (e) the challenges faced by the Government while implementing the Yojana;
- (f) whether any special provision has been made for women under the said Yojana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to implement the Yojana in all the States which will facilitate transport facilities in the rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes sir.
- (b) This  Ministry  is  implementing  Aajeevika  Grameen  Express  Yojana  (AGEY),  the  subscheme  under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNRLM), to facilitate transport facilities in rural  areas and  also to provide job opportunities to members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The scheme was launched in August, 2017.
- (c) The  scheme  has  been  approved  for  34  States/Union  Territories  (UTs),  presently  26 States/UTsare  implementing  the  scheme.  The  current  status  of  the  scheme  is  given  in  the Annexure .
- (d) As  on  30 th June,  2021,  1811  vehicles  are  operational  across  26  States/UTsunder AGEY.There  is  no  separate  budgetary  allocation  for  AGEY.  Under  the  programme,  the Community Investment Fund (CIF) provided to Community Based Organisations (CBOs) under the existing provisions of DAY-NRLM is utilised for providing interest free loan to the SHG members.The  States/UTs  wise  allocation  of  Community  Investment  Fund(CIF)  limit  in  this regard is detailed in Annexure .
- (e) The CIF provided to SHG network is used for various activities including livelihoods. Few  States  have  reported  that  CIF  had  competing  demands  hencesometimes  making  funds available for AGEY becomes difficult. (f) Yes  sir.  The  beneficiaries  are  selected  from  among  the  women  SHG  members  of  the DAY-NRLM network. The scheme has been approved for 34 States/UTs. Further, based on the suggestions from the States, AGEY guidelines were modified in December, 2019, removing the upper limit on the number of Blocks and vehicles in a State subject to the total expenditure remaining within the

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(g) State wise ceiling under the scheme.

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c)& (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2352  to  be  answered  on  03.08.2021  regarding  'Implementation  ofAajeevika  Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)'.

List  of  the  34  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  where  AGEY  is  approved  and  details  of allocation of Community Investment Fund (CIF)& Present Progress

| S.No   | State/UT                 | Maximum CIF fund permissible (Rs. Lakhs)   |   No. of Vehicles operational (upto 30 th June, 2021) |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 51.00                                      |                                                     0 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           | 306.00                                     |                                                    16 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 204.00                                     |                                                    21 |
| 4      | Assam                    | 408.00                                     |                                                   112 |
| 5      | Bihar                    | 867.00                                     |                                                   102 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh             | 918.00                                     |                                                   482 |
|        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli      | 51.00                                      |                                                     0 |
| 7      | Daman &Diu               | 51.00                                      |                                                     0 |
| 8      | Goa                      | 51.00                                      |                                                     0 |
| 9      | Gujarat                  | 357.00                                     |                                                   131 |
| 10     | Haryana                  | 306.00                                     |                                                    29 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh         | 204.00                                     |                                                     0 |
| 12 13  | Jammu &Kashmir Ladakh    | 306.00                                     |                                                     0 |
| 14     | Jharkhand                | 1,020.00                                   |                                                     5 |
| 15     | Karnataka                | 408.00                                     |                                                     5 |
| 16     | Kerala                   | 204.00                                     |                                                     3 |
| 17     | Lakshadweep              | 51.00                                      |                                                     0 |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh           | 969.00                                     |                                                   176 |
| 19     | Maharashtra              | 663.00                                     |                                                    44 |
| 20     | Manipur                  | 102.00                                     |                                                    24 |
| 21     | Meghalaya                | 153.00                                     |                                                     2 |
| 22     | Mizoram                  | 153.00                                     |                                                    48 |
| 23     | Nagaland                 | 255.00                                     |                                                    29 |
| 24     | Odisha                   | 1,071.00                                   |                                                    17 |
| 25     | Pondicherry              | 51.00                                      |                                                     6 |
| 26     | Punjab                   | 306.00                                     |                                                    10 |
| 27     | Rajasthan                | 459.00                                     |                                                    28 |
| 28     | Sikkim                   | 102.00                                     |                                                    23 |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu               | 459.00                                     |                                                     0 |
| 30     | Telangana                | 255.00                                     |                                                    84 |
| 31     | Tripura                  | 153.00                                     |                                                    20 |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh            | 1,224.00                                   |                                                   261 |
| 33     | Uttarakhand              | 204.00                                     |                                                    46 |
| 34     | West Bengal              | 408.00                                     |                                                    87 |
|        | Total                    | 12,750.00                                  |                                                  1811 |