Lok Sabha Question No. 1560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: DISHA meetings in Daman and Diu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1560 ANSWERED ON 29/07/2025

## DISHA MEETINGS IN DAMAN AND DIU

## 1560. Shri Patel UmeshbhaiBabubhai:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  number  of  meetings  of  District  Level  DISHA Committees  have  been  held  in  Daman  and  Diu  District  since the formation of 18th LokSabha;
- (b) the  number  of  meetings  of  District  Level  DISHA  Committees are to be held mandatorily in a year as per DISHA guidelines issued by the Ministry of Rural Development;
- (c) the action likely to be taken against the district administration in case it fails to hold the minimum number of meetings;
- (d) the  date  on  which  the  meetings  held  in  both  the  districts,  if any;
- (e) whether  the  minutes  and  summaries  of  said  meetings  have been shared, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the time by which the minutes and summaries of the meetings are  likely  to  be  shared  as  per  the  guidelines  along  with  the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (d): Following the formation of the 18th LokSabha,  the District  Level  DISHA  Committees  (DLDC),  comprising  Members  of the 18th LokSabha, were reconstituted on August 8, 2024, in all the districts across the country, including Daman and Diu districts. The details of DLDC meeting held in Daman and Diu Districts since the formation of 18 th LokSabha are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of District   |   Number of meetings held | Date on which the meeting held   |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Daman              |                         1 | 13.05.2025                       |

(b) & (c): As  per  DISHA  guidelines,  meetings  of  District  Level DISHA Committees should be held at  least  once  in  every  quarter, after giving sufficient notice to the Hon'ble MPs/MLAs and all other Members  of  the  DISHA  Committee.  During  the  year  at  least  4 meetings are to be organized. However, if chairperson so desires, number of meetings to be convened can be more than four.

Recognizing the critical importance of DISHA, Ministry of Rural Development  (MRD)  is  persistently  working  to  ensure  that  these meetings are convened on a regular basis. All States/UTs have been urged to take necessary actions and instruct the relevant Member Secretaries (District Collectors, Magistrates, Deputy Commissioners)  to  ensure  that  District  Level  DISHA  meetings  are held as per DISHA guidelines. The Hon'ble Members of Parliament have also been requested from time to time to hold DISHA meetings in their respective districts on regular basis.

(e) & (f): As per DISHA guidelines, the proceedings of the DISHA meetings  should  be  issued  within  10  days  of  the  meeting  and  it should  be  immediately  uploaded  on  the  'Meeting  Reporting  Portal' (https://erp.disha.gov.in),  a  portal  developed  by  Ministry  of  Rural Development to support the operations of DISHA. Proceedings of the DISHA meetings held in Daman and Diu Districts have not yet been uploaded on the 'Meeting Reporting Portal'.

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