Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Villages under PMAGY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2024

## VILLAGES UNDER PMAGY

## 1263. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the details of steps taken under Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) to develop villages with minimum needs of society;
- (b) the details and number of villages selected, work undertaken and the number of people getting benefits from the scheme; and
- (c) the specific monitorable indicators to evaluate any village as Adarsh Gram?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a): In 2021-22 the erstwhile scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana has been subsumed under the umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY). The villages having more than 40% SC population and a total population of 500 or more are eligible for selection under the Scheme. The selected villages are saturated with identified 50 Socio-Economic developmental indicators as detailed at Annexure, under 10 domains namely Drinking Water and Sanitation, Education, Health and Nutrition, Social Security, Rural Roads and Housing, Electricity and Clean Fuel, Agricultural Practices, Financial Inclusion, Digitization, Livelihood and Skill Development, which are the minimum requirements for any person residing in a village.
- (b): Since 2018-19, 29851 villages have been selected; 36896 works have been undertaken covering 41,29,288 beneficiaries.
- (c): The list of 50 socio-economic developmental Monitorable Indicators to evaluate villages as "Adarsh Gram" is at Annexure.

## Annexure

The details of 50 Socio-Economic Developmental Monitorable Indicators are as under:

| SI.   | Domain/ Particulars of Monitorable Indicators                                                                  |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       | Drinking Water and Sanitation                                                                                  |
| 1.1   | Whether adequate sustainable drinking water sources to cover the village are available? (Yes/No)               |
| 1.2   | % of households provided with clean drinking water                                                             |
| 1.3   | 1% of households having Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs)                                                  |
| 1.4   | Have toilets been provided in all schools and Anganwadis in the village?                                       |
| 1.5   | Whether people are still defecating in the open in the village? (Yes/No)                                       |
| 1.6   | % of drains available along all internal roads                                                                 |
| 1.7   | % of existing drains functioning                                                                               |
| 1.8   | % of solid and liquid waste being disposed of effectively                                                      |
| 2.    | Education                                                                                                      |
| 2.1   | % of children (6-10 years), both boys and girls, attending primary schools                                     |
| 2.2   | % of children (11-13 years), both boys and girls, attending middle schools                                     |
| 2.3   | % of children (14-15 years, both boys and girls, attending secondary schools                                   |
| 2.4   | % of children (16-17 years), both boys and girls, attending higher secondary schools                           |
| 2.5   | % of children (18-23 years), both boys and girls, attending post higher secondary schools                      |
| 2.6   | % of SC children (out of those attending school & eligible) receiving pre-matric scholarship)                  |
| 2.7   | 1% of SC children (out of those pursuing post matric education and eligible) receiving post-matric scholarship |
| 3.    | Health and Nutrition                                                                                           |
| 3.1   | 1% of eligible households covered under any Health Protection Scheme                                           |
| 3.2   | Is an emergency Ambulance facility available on call? (Yes/No)                                                 |
| 3.3   | % of pregnant women who are severely anemic                                                                    |
| 3.4   | % of institutional deliveries in the village during the last one year                                          |
| 3.5   | % of low-birth weight children born during the last one year                                                   |
| 3.6   | 1% of full immunization of children (< 1 year)                                                                 |
| 3.7   | 1% of underweight children (0-5 years) in the village                                                          |
| 3.8   | How many pregnant women died during the last one year?                                                         |
| 3.9   | How many children (<1 year) died during the last one year?                                                     |
| 3.10  | % of persons with communicable diseases getting treatment as per protocol                                      |
| 3.11  | Whether all Anganwadis are constructed? (Yes/No)                                                               |
| 4.    | Social Security                                                                                                |
| 4.1   | % of eligible women provided with Widow Pension                                                                |
| 4.2   | 1% of eligible persons provided with Old Age Pension                                                           |
| 4.3   | 1% of eligible persons provided with Disability Pension                                                        |

|      | Rural Roads and Housing                                                     |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 5.1  | Is the village connected by all-weather roads? (Yes/No)                     |
| 5.2  | % of internal roads that are CC/ brick top/ Pakka/ Tiled                    |
| 5.3  | 1% of households living in Kachcha/ unsafe houses                           |
| 6.   | Electricity and clean fuel                                                  |
| 6.1  | Whether the village has been electrified? (Yes/No)                          |
| 6.2  | % of households having electricity connection                               |
| 6.3  | % of households using at least one LED bulb                                 |
| 6.4  | % of households having gas connection                                       |
| 6.5  | % of internal roads having street lights                                    |
| 7.   | Agricultural Practices etc.                                                 |
| 7.1  | % of eligible farmers provided with Soil Health Card                        |
| 7.2  | Extent (in %) of organic farming practices adopted                          |
| 7.3  | Extent (in %) of watershed management practices adopted                     |
|      | Financial Inclusion                                                         |
| 8.1  | % of village population (>5 years) having Aadhar Identification             |
| 8.2  | % of households having accounts in Banks/ Post Office                       |
| 8.3  | % of eligible persons covered under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana     |
| 8.4  | % of eligible persons covered under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana |
| 9.   | Digitization                                                                |
| 9.1  | Does the village have access to Internet connectivity? (Yes/No)             |
| 9.2  | ¡Does the village have a Common Service Centre or Cyber Cafe? (Yes/No)      |
| 9.3  | 1% of eligible persons who are digitally literate                           |
| 10.  | Livelihood and Skill Development                                            |
| 10.1 | % of eligible youth undergoing skill development                            |
| 10.2 | 1% of eligible youth who have been able to avail bank linked loan           |
| 10.3 | 1% of households which have at least one member as a member of any SHGs     |

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