Lok Sabha Question No. 4030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4030

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI ADI ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 4030 DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of villages identified  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  especially  in  Nandyal  and Vizianagaram with significant tribal population under the Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY);
- (b) the number of villages, out of the identified villages, having Village Development Plans (VDPs) finalized for implementation under PMAAGY;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  projects  currently  operational  in  each  of  the  selected  villages  under PMAAGY in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Nandyal and Vizianagaram along with the nature and scope of the projects and the expected outcomes of these projects;
- (d)  the  total  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  for  the  said  projects  under  PMAAGY, project and date-wise;
- (e) whether any monitoring mechanism is in place to track the progress and effectiveness of the projects in these villages and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the expected timeline for the completion of all the projects under PMAAGY in the selected villages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY)

(a) to (d): 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)' was launched by Govt for integrated development of eligible villages with 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs selected for undertaking development activities through convergence approach.   An  amount  of  Rs.20.38  lakh  per  village  (Rs  7276  cr  for  36,428  villages)  was earmarked under the scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the States were required to make Village development plan with convergence of Central STC (Schedule tribe component) and State TSP (Tribal Sub Plan) funds available with sectoral Central Govt Ministries and State Govt.  In the VDP, the aim is to address gaps with regard to basic amenities identified through  Antodaya  Mission,  in  each  selected  village  like  Road  connectivity,  Telecom connectivity (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centres, Health Sub- Centre, Drinking water and elecltricity . As on date 17,656 VDPs have been approved and total funds released till date amounts to Rs.2357.50 Cr.

Under the scheme of PMAAGY, 517 Villages have been identified from the State of Andhra Pradesh.  The  district  wise  details  are  at Annexure .  However as Andhra  Pradesh  has  not submitted the VDPs for the proposed villages, funds under the scheme could not be released to  State.   Further,  the  State  has  available  fund  of  Rs.110  cr  in  SNA  account  and  pending Utilization Certificate (UC) of Rs. 119.47 Cr. Thus, it would be possible to release funds to State Government only after the utilization of above funds and presentation of UCs.

Based on learning from the success of PM JANMAN, Dharti Abba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) has been launched which will cover more than 63000 villages including the  villages  covered under  PMAAGY, including 878 villages of Andhra Pradesh as given below.

|   SR. No | Name of the State   |   No. of District |   No. of Block |   No. of Villages |   Total Population |   ST Population |   %ST |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH      |                18 |            107 |               878 |            1113652 |          655450 | 58.86 |

The State Govt has been advised to cover these villages under  DA-JGUA, which is more structured version of PMAAAGY with dedicated convergence of funds and Saturation for key interventions  from  line  Ministries  and  State  departments.  It  envisages providing  dedicated funds  for  multi-sectoral  interventions  through  convergence  of  specific  schemes  of  line Ministries/Departments.  Attempt  has  been  made  to  remove  the  difficulties  and  challenges faced in PMAAGY. With launch of this Mission, the interventions to address gaps which could not be undertaken under PMAAGY are possible to be executed under DA-JGUA.

(e) to (f) : Department of Expenditure has mandated SNA system under PFMS and funds can be released to the State Government, only when the 25% of funds meant for VDP are spent. Further Installments are released by Ministry on satisfactory execution of project approved.  The Ministry regularly reviews the physical and financial progress.     In respect of villages in Andhra, as no Village Development Plans were submitted, therefore no funds could be released and question of completion does not arise.

| S. No.         | District Name   |   Total Villages |
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1.             | Anantapur       |                4 |
| 2.             | Chittoor        |                1 |
| 3.             | East Godavari   |               69 |
| 4.             | Guntur          |                6 |
| 5.             | Krishna         |                7 |
| 6.             | Kurnool         |                2 |
| 7.             | Prakasam        |                6 |
| 8.             | Srikakulam      |               66 |
| 9.             | Visakhapatnam   |              225 |
| 10.            | Vizianagaram    |              104 |
| 11.            | West Godavari   |               26 |
| 12.            | Y.S.R.          |                1 |
| Total Villages | Total Villages  |              517 |

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