Lok Sabha Question No. 408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Rural Development Projects in Sonipat
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 408 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN SONIPAT

## 408.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the various projects related to rural development in the Parliamentary Constituency of Sonipat during the last five years;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, released and utilized under the various schemes to the said constituency during the said period;
- (c) the number of proposals received, approved and rejected for the said Constituency during the last three years, scheme-wise; and
- (d) the reasons due to which the proposals were not approved?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  The  Department  of  Rural  Development  (DoRD),  Ministry  of  Rural Development  (MoRD)  is  implementing  a  number  of  schemes,  namely Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM), Deen  Dayal  Upadhayay-  Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  and  National  Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Further, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), MoRD is also implementing Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which  is principally for development  of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands.

- i. Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, total 2805 number of works has been  completed  in  Sonipat  district  of  Haryana  (Source:  As  per NREGASoft).
- ii. Under  PMAY-G,  total 968 houses  have  been  completed  in Sonipat.
- iii. Under  DAY-NRLM,  2139  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs),  136  Village Organisation (VOs) and 6 Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) formed, Rs.190.60 lakh  Revolving  Fund  and  Rs.292.00 lakh Community Investment Fund (CIF) released to the Parliamentary Constituency of Sonipat
- iv. Under  PMGSY,  during  last  five  year  and  current  year  i.e.  since April 2018,  14  roads  works  of  131  Km  length  have  been sanctioned  in  the  Sonipat  District.  Road  length  of  128  Km  has been completed during the said period in Sonipat District.
- v. Under  DDU-GKY,  663  candidates  trained  and  400  placed  under DDU-GKY  in  Sonipat  from  2019  to  2023  [Source:  Inputs  from Haryana State]
- vi. Under  RSETIs,  2514  candidates  trained  and  1831  placed  under RSETIs  in  Sonipat  [Source:  National  Centre  for  Excellence  of RSETIs (NACER)]
- vii. NSAP is a social security programme.   Hence, it does not have any project.
- viii. The  activities  undertaken  under  WDC-PMKSY, inter  alia, include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rainwater harvesting, nursery raising, pasture development, livelihoods for asset-less persons etc. WDC-PMKSY, through these interventions, seeks to ensure sustainable development  through  improved  natural  resource  management and better resilience of farmers to climate change.  The period of WDC-PMKSY 1.0 projects (sanctioned during 2009-10 to 2014-15) was over on 31 March, 2022. Under WDC-PMKSY 1.0, 2 projects sanctioned in Sonipat district have been completed.

(b):  The  Central component of funds under the schemes/programmes of  this  Ministry  are  released  to  the  States/UTs,  which  subsequently allocate funds to the districts. However,  the details of funds allocated,  released  and  utilized  under  the  various  rural  development schemes of MoRD during the last five years in the said constituency, wherever applicable/maintained, are  given at Annexure.

- (c)  &  (d):  Proposals  under  the  schemes/programmes  of  this  Ministry are received through the respective States/UTs and this Ministry does not consider proposals directly from any district/constituency.
- i. Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS is a demand driven wage employment scheme and funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of "agreed to" Labour Budget (LB) as per the proposal received from them.   Total  number  of  works  completed   during  the  last  five Financial  years  under  this  Scheme  is  given  at  para  (a)  to  the reply.
- ii. Under  PMAY-G,  the  beneficiaries  are  identified  based  on  the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011. These parameters/criteria  are  applied  on  SECC  2011  &  Awaas+  2018 database and thus a priority list called the Permanent Wait List (PWL)  is prepared  for the States/UTs. This PWL  is  further subjected to verification by Gram Sabhas and completion of an Appellate Process thereafter. Therefore, no proposal for selection  of  households  for  benefit  under  PMAY-G  is  required from the States/UTs.
- iii. There is no proposal received under DAY-NRLM in the Parliamentary Constituency of Sonipat.
- Under PMGSY, during last three years and current year i.e. since 2020,  14  roads  works  of  131  Km  length  have  been sanctioned  in  the  Sonipat  District.  Road  length  of  128  Km  has been  completed  during  the  said  period  in  Sonipat  District.  The State  has  been  sanctioned  road  works  under  PMGSY  III  as  per
- iv. April their full entitlement.
- v. Under DDU-GKY, the proposals are not restricted to one district/constituency, a proposal may have multiple districts/constituencies.
- vi. Under  RSETIs,  no  new  proposal  has  been  received  for  RSETI institute and trainings are undergoing in the existing one.
- vii. NSAP is a social security programme under which beneficiaries
- have already been identified based on the criteria of the scheme.
- viii. Under WDC PMKSY 2.0, no project has been sanctioned in Jind and Sonipat districts lying in Sonipat constituency in Haryana.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred   Question No. 408 to be answered on 05.12.2023.

Details of funds allocated, released and utilized under the various schemes to Sonipat constituency, wherever applicable/maintained,  during the last five years

## 1.      Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)

Funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of "agreed to" Labour Budget  (LB)  and  performance  of  the  States/UTs  during  the  financial  year.  No State/UT-wise financial allocation is made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. Fund release  is  a  continuous  process.  Government  of  India  releases  material  and admin funds to State Government and State Government releases the fund to its Districts  accordingly.  Government  of  India  does  not  release  material  funds directly to the District. Details of expenditure incurred by the Sonipat district of Haryana under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the last five financial years from 201819 to 2022-23 is given below:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Financial Years                                         |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure incurred by the Sonipat district of Haryana |    278.81 |    627.24 | 1,739.69  | 1,593.20  | 1,269.62  |

(As per NREGASoft)

## 2.   Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)

The Central Assistance under PMAY-G is released directly to the State/UT considering  the  State/UT  as  a  unit  and  further  release  of  these  funds  to beneficiaries  in  various  Districts/Blocks/GPs  is  done  by  the  respective  State Government/UT Administration. The details of Funds Allocated/Released to the State of Haryana and Funds Utilized by the State thereafter is given below:

(Rs. In Crores)

| Financial Year   |   Funds Utilized in Sonipat District Sonipat Constituency |   Funds Utilized in Jind District Sonipat Constituency |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                                                      3.25 |                                                   2.7  |
| 2019-20          |                                                      1.97 |                                                   1.47 |
| 2020-21          |                                                      0.05 |                                                   0.04 |
| 2021-22          |                                                      0.31 |                                                   1.61 |
| 2022-23          |                                                      4.27 |                                                   2.88 |

3.      Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAYNRLM)

The details of funds allocated, released and utilised under DAY-NRLM in the Parliamentary Constituency of Sonipat during the last five years is as under:-

(in Rs.in lakhs)

| F.Y     |   Fund Allocated | Fund Released   | Total Fund Utilized   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 2018-19 |           124.66 | 124.66 96.73    |                       |
| 2019-20 |           324.85 | 324.85          | 312.14                |
| 2020-21 |           149.82 | 149.82          | 172.76                |
| 2021-22 |           235.23 | 235.23          | 213.95                |
| 2022-23 |           372.18 | 372.18          | 292.71                |
| Total   |          1206.75 | 1206.75         | 1088.30               |

## 4.      Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Under  PMGSY,  funds  are  released  to  State  as   a  whole  and  not  to  Districts separately. During last five year and current year i.e. since April 2018, funds of Rs. 588.06 crore have been released as central share to State of Haryana under PMGSY.  During  the  same  period,  expenditure  of  Rs.  1014.15  crore  (including State share) has been incurred by Haryana on PMGSY projects.

## 5. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

DDU-GKY Schemes is demand driven schemes and funds are not allocated State/ District-wise.

6. Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs)

RSETIs Schemes is demand driven schemes and funds are not allocated State/ District-wise.

## 7.         National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

Under  NSAP,  funds  are  released  to  the  States/UTs  as  a  whole.  Details  of funds released to the State of Haryana during last five years, are as under:

(Rs. In lakh)

| Year      |   Allocation |   Release |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|
| 2018-2019 |     10263.6  |  10113.8  |
| 2019-2020 |     12273.4  |  12273.4  |
| 2020-2021 |      9573.03 |   4617.14 |
| 2021-2022 |      9573.03 |      0    |
| 2022-2023 |     25020    |  25020    |

8. Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

The funds under WDC-PMKSY were / are released to the concerned State Governments  and  no  district-wise  releases  were  /  are  made  at  national  level. Government of India approved continuation of programme as WDC-PMKSY 2.0 for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a physical target of 49.5 lakh hectare(ha.)  and financial outlay of Rs. 8,134 crore, as the Central share. Out of this, Haryana State has been allocated  a target area of 31,221 ha. Haryana has been sanctioned 9 projects covering the entire allocated area of 31,221 ha based on  PPRs  submitted  by  the  State  Government  following  the  Guidelines  of  the Scheme and with due approval of the competent authority i.e. State Level  Sanctioning Committee (SLSC).

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