Lok Sabha Question No. 5456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Implementation of PMAGY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.+5456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAGY

## +5456. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) along with the details of its budget, objectives, targets and eligibility under the scheme;
- (6) the number of villages adopted under PMAGY for integrated development in Odisha;
- (c) the number of villages declared as Adarsh village with the targets achieved with the details of targets achieved in such villages; along
- the funds sanctioned/released and utilized by the Government in Odisha during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the number of allotments made under PMAGY houses to all eligible families in Odisha the last five years; district wise? during

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): The centrally sponsored scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) is being implemented   since 2009-10 for  integrated   development of   Scheduled Castes(SCs) majority villages  Since 2018-19, the scheme implementation guidelines were comprehensively revised During 2021-22, this scheme has been   merged with two other existing schemes of this Department to be known as Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana(PM-AJA Y), for which an amount of Rs.1800.00 cr. has been allocated for the financial year 2021-22.

The principal objective of the Adarsh Gram component of the merged scheme of PM-AJAY is integrated development of SC majority villages:

1. Primarily through convergent implementation of the relevant Central and State Schemes; and,
2. To take up identified activities, which do not covered under the existing Central and State Government Schemes, through -Gap-filling' funds provided as Central Assistance to the extent of Rs.20.00 lakh per village. get
3. The scheme was started on pilot basis wherein 1000 such villages were selected. In 2014-15, the scheme was further expanded to 1500 more villages  Since 2018-19, 19080 villages have been selected SO far  under the scheme. Till 2017-18, all such villages having more than SO% SC population were eligible for selection under the scheme. Since 2018-19 onwards, villages having total population 500 or more with more than 50% SC population are eligible for selection under the scheme at present:

(b): In Odisha, a total of 175 villages were selected in 2014-15 out of which 169 were found eligible. Since 2018-19, 946 villages have been selected of which 904 have been found eligible till date.

- (c): Till date 2487 villages have so far been declared as 'Adarsh Gram' on achieving the desired parameters, out of which 83 villages are from Odisha.
- (d): The funds released by the Department to the State Government of Odisha and utilized by them each of the last three years and the current year are under: during as

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Funds released |   Funds utilized |
|---------|------------------|------------------|
| 2018-19 |          2818    |           2591.7 |
| 2019-20 |          1787.6  |              0   |
| 2020-21 |             0    |              0   |
| 2021-22 |          8172.34 |              0   |

(e): In 2018-19, the existing scheme guidelines of PMAGY were revised wherein provision has been made to saturate all the eligible households of the selected villages under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri As per the position uploaded by the State Government of Odisha on the portal for PMAGY, as on date, out of a total of 61,554 households found eligible for houses under PMAY-G, in the PMAGY villages of Odisha, 73 households have been allotted houses under PMA Y-G. The district-wise details are annexed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5456 asked by Shri Sunil Kumar Singh and Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Hon"ble Members of Parliament regarding Implementation of PMAGY' to be answered on 05.04.2022.

## District-wise details of allotments made under PMAY-G to households in PMAGY Villages of Odisha

| No.                | District           | No. of Households found eligible forNo. of Households provided Awasl hhouses  under PMA Y-G in PMAGYunder PMA Y-G (as on 31.3.2022) Ivillages of Odisha   | No. of Households found eligible forNo. of Households provided Awasl hhouses  under PMA Y-G in PMAGYunder PMA Y-G (as on 31.3.2022) Ivillages of Odisha   |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    | Anugul             | 17661                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | BBalangir          | 15061                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | Balasore           | 68371                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4_                 | Bargarh            | 993                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5_                 | [Bhadrak           | 6378                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                  | Boudh              | 484                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7.                 | Cuttack            | 38251                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                  | [Deogarh           | 614                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9.                 | Dhenkanal          | 2491                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10.                | Gajapati           |                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11_                | Ganjam             | 1108                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | [Jagatsinghapur    |                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 113.               | [ajapur            | 3159                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14.                | [harsuguda         | 558                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | Kalahandi          | 2234                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16.                | Kandhamal          | 1705                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 17.                | KKendrapara        | 4379                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                 | Kendujhar          | 3114                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| h19.               | Khordha            | 1152                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | KKoraput           | 884                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p1.                | [Malkangiri_       | 2843                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p2                 | MMayurbhanj        | 1287                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p3.                | Nabarangpur_       | 3451                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | Nayagarh           | 799                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p5.                | Nuapada            | 903                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | PPuri              |                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p7.                | Rayagada           | 2561                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
|                    | [Sambalpur         | 4361                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| p9 30.             | ISonepur           | 1724                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           |
| ISundargarh Totall | ISundargarh Totall | 61554                                                                                                                                                     | 73                                                                                                                                                        |

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