Lok Sabha Question No. 1280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Gram Panchayats under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1280 ANSWERED ON 27/07/2021

## GRAM PANCHAYATS UNDER SAGY

## 1280.   SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Gram Panchayats that have been nominated under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) since 2019 in Odisha, Member of Parliament (MP)-wise;
- (b) the total number of such panchayats which have achieved the intended development targets in the State of Odisha, MP-wise;
- (c) the number of SAGY panchayats that do not have Village Development Plans prepared since nomination in Odisha, MP-wise; and
- (d) the contribution of the State towards achieving the desired development targets for Gram Panchayats under SAGY in Odisha MP-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Hon'ble Members of Parliament from Odisha have identified 22 Gram Panchayats under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) since 2019. The total number of Gram Panchayats that  have  been  nominated  under  SAGY since 2019 in Odisha, Member of Parliament-wise, is given in Annexure-I.

The  Gram  Panchayats,  adopted  under  SAGY,  prepare  Village  Development  Plans  (VDP) through a participatory process under the guidance of Hon'ble Members of Parliament. The VDP includes prioritised time-bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village. So far three Gram Panchayats out of the 22 GPs mentioned above have uploaded their VDP containing 136 projects,  as  per  the  data  available  on  SAGY  website  (http://saanjhi.gov.in).  Out  of  these,  23 projects have been completed as on 21st July, 2021. None of these GPs mentioned above have substantially executed their VDPs.

(d) : The financing of the projects taken up in the Village Development Plan prepared for SAGY GPs is done through convergence of Central and State schemes, Gram Panchayat  own revenue, resources  that  can  be  mobilised  locally  in  cash,  kind  and  labour,  and  resources  from  private, voluntary  and  cooperative  sectors  such  as  CSR  funds  and  this  is  facilitated  by  the  State Government.

The  District  Collector  is  the  nodal  officer  for  implementing  SAGY.  The  District  Collector conducts  monthly  review  meetings  under  the  leadership  of  Members  of  Parliament  concerned with the representatives of line departments to facilitate convergence of schemes in the SAGY GP.  The  Charge  officer  for  each  SAGY  GP  is  appointed  by  the  District  Collector  for coordinating the implementation of SAGY at the local level and assisting the District Collector for the implementation of projects taken up in the Village Development Plans in SAGY Gram Panchayats.  21 such Charge Officers have been appointed in Odisha.

A baseline survey is conducted by the State Government in the nominated SAGY GPs to identify the  gaps  in  infrastructure,  amenities  and  services  and  prepare  a  plan  for  future  economic  and human development. This Village Development Plan is approved by the District level committee headed by the District Collector, in the presence of the Member of Parliament. The monitoring of the  implementation  of  the  VDP  is  done  by  the  State  Government  through  regular  reviews  in SLEC and at the district level by the District Collector.

The implementation of SAGY is overseen by the State Government.The Government of Odisha has constituted the State Level Empowered Committees (SLEC) headed by Chief Secretary to ensure seamless convergence of schemes among different Government Departments as per the priority set in the Village Development Plans of respective SAGY GPs.

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## Annexure-I  referred  in  point  (a)  of  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.  1280 scheduled for answer on 27 July 2021

The  total  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  that  have  been  nominated  under  SAGY  since  2019  in Odisha, Member of Parliament-wise as per information available on SAGY  website (http://saanjhi.gov.in) as on 21 July  2021.

|   S. No. | Name of Hon'bleMP           | District       | Name of the GP identified under SAGY since 2019   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Dr. Amar Patnaik            | Sundargarh     | Megdega                                           |
|        2 | Dr. Amar Patnaik            | Sundargarh     | Hurmei                                            |
|        3 | Dr. Amar Patnaik            | Sundargarh     | Bamdera                                           |
|        4 | Dr. Amar Patnaik            | Sundargarh     | Lahandabud                                        |
|        5 | Dr. Amar Patnaik            | Sundargarh     | Jareikela                                         |
|        6 | Ms. Chandrani Murmu         | Kendujhar      | Baradapal                                         |
|        7 | Shri Achyutananda Samanta   | Nayagarh       | Rasanga                                           |
|        8 | Shri Basanta Kumar Panda    | Kalahandi      | Bijamara                                          |
|        9 | Shri Basanta Kumar Panda    | Nuapada        | Tukla                                             |
|       10 | Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab     | Cuttack        | Babujanga                                         |
|       11 | Shri Pinaki Misra           | Puri           | Bidyadharapur                                     |
|       12 | Shri Ramesh Chandra Majhi   | Nabarangpur    | Jharigam                                          |
|       13 | Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | Koraput        | Garidi                                            |
|       14 | Shri Sujeet Kumar           | Kalahandi      | Sagada                                            |
|       15 | Shri Sujeet Kumar           | Kalahandi      | Bhatangpadar                                      |
|       16 | Smt. Aparajita Sarangi      | Khordha        | Badapari                                          |
|       17 | Smt. Manju Lata Mandal      | Bhadrak        | Napanga                                           |
|       18 | Smt. Manju Lata Mandal      | Bhadrak        | Andola                                            |
|       19 | Smt. Manju Lata Mandal      | Bhadrak        | Dosinga                                           |
|       20 | Smt. Manju Lata Mandal      | Bhadrak        | Amboroli                                          |
|       21 | Smt. Rajashree Mallick      | Jagatsinghapur | Arana                                             |
|       22 | Smt. Sarmistha Sethi        | Jajapur        | Beruda                                            |