Lok Sabha Question No. 3104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Poverty Alleviation
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajveer Diler, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3104 ANSWERED ON 08/08/2023

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## 3104. SHRI RAJVEER DILER: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided financial assistance to the States to tackle the problem of poverty, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  the  families  living  below  poverty  line  in  the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the  details  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  launched  for poverty alleviation in the country;
- (d) whether the targets fixed thereunder have been achieved in all the above programmes, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to review the poverty alleviation schemes being implemented by various States of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the  current  status  of  poverty  and  rural  employment  in  the country, State-wise; and
- (g) the effective steps being taken in respect of poverty alleviation programmes in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Multi-pronged strategies are being taken by the Ministry of Rural Development to address rural poverty and improve the economic well-being of the people in rural areas with the main focus on  increasing  livelihood  opportunities,  empowering  rural  women, providing  social  safety  net,  skilling  of  rural  youth,  infrastructure development  etc through its  programmes viz. Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission(DAYNRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-  G),Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme  (NSAP).  The  funds  allocated/released  for  each  of  these above  mentioned  schemes/  programmes  to  the  States/UTs  are  as under:

| Scheme/Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released            |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| MGNREGS            | Rs. 8,63,409.46 (as on 28.07.2023) |
| PMAY-G             | Rs.2,08,035.85 (as on 26.07.2023)  |
| PMGSY              | Rs. 2,48,429.18 (as on 28.07.2023) |
| DAY-NRLM           | Rs. 61,965.72 (as on 27.07.2023)   |
| DDU-GKY            | Rs.7,444.11 (as on 30.06.2023)     |
| RSETIs             | Rs. 1,092.69 (as on 30.06.2023)    |
| NSAP               | Rs. 311568.57 (as on 28.07.2023)   |

After  2002  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  Census,  recognizing  the multi-dimensional  nature  of  poverty,  Socio  Economic  and  Caste Census  2011  (SECC  2011)  was  conducted  in  association  with  the States/UTs. SECC-2011  provides  data of households  on various aspects of their socio-economic status viz., housing, landholding/landlessness, educational status, status of women, the differently abled, occupation, possession of assets, scheduled caste/ scheduled  tribe  (SC/ST)  households,  income,  etc.  The  beneficiaries under several schemes of Government of India as well as many state governments  are  selected  based  on  the  (i)'automatically  excluded households', (ii)'automatically included households' and (iii) 'deprived households' data of SECC-2011. The State/Union Territorywise numbers of rural households in these three categories are given at Annexure-I.

- (d): So far as achievement of targets under the schemes/ programmes are concerned, the details in this regard are as under:
- (i) MGNREGS is a demand driven wage employment programme. Hence, no target has been fixed under the scheme.   However,  since  inception,  4256.14  crore  persondays  has been generated (as on 05.08.2023) under the programme.
- (ii)  Under  PMGSY,  Since  inception  till  03.08.2023,  1,86,193  roads  of 8,11,124 Km road length and 11,094 bridges have been sanctioned at the  value  of  projects  of  Rs.  3,71,112  crore,   out  of  which  1,76,411 roads  of  7,42,383  Km  road  length  and  8,242  bridges  have  been completed  at  an  investment  of  Rs.  3,05,537  crore  (including  State Share).
- (iii)  Under  PMAY-G,  Ministry  is  committed  to  achieve  target  of construction of 2.95 crore pucca houses by 31 st  March, 2024. Out of this, a total of 2.93 crore houses have been sanctioned to beneficiaries by various States/UTs and 2.41 crore houses have been completed as on 03.08.2023.
- (iv) Under DAY-NRLM ,  target and achievements are as given below:
- (v)  Under  DDU-GKY  ,  during  the  year  2022-23,  out  of  the  target  of 260000, a total of 225994 candidates are trained and under RSETI out of the target of 404079, a total of 409802 candidates were trained for the same period.
- (vi)     Under  NSAP,  the  Government  has  approved  a  State/UT-wise ceiling of beneficiaries and financial assistance under the schemes of NSAP  is  sanctioned  upto  the  approved  ceiling  of  beneficiaries. The states  have  option  to  provide  financial  assistance  from  their  own

| Financial Year   | Social mobilisation of SHGs   | Social mobilisation of SHGs   | Total Number of SHGs provided Revolving Fund(RF)   | Total Number of SHGs provided Revolving Fund(RF)   | Total Number of SHGs provided Community Investment Fund (CIF)   | Total Number of SHGs provided Community Investment Fund (CIF)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  | Target                        | Progress                      | Target                                             | Progress                                           | Target                                                          | Progress                                                        |
| 2020-21          | 646387                        | 602329                        | 731240                                             | 554224                                             | 616721                                                          | 322154                                                          |
| 2021-22          | 780595                        | 602368                        | 996278                                             | 678964                                             | 673486                                                          | 459027                                                          |
| 2022-23          | 826690                        |                               | 8044721118574                                      | 773589                                             | 711681                                                          | 324185                                                          |

sources  in  case  there  are  more  eligible  beneficiaries.   The  total number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  three  pension  schemes  (old  age, widow and disabled) of NSAP is capped at 297.49 lakh and all three pension schemes have achieved 100% saturation.

- (e)        Review of schemes/porgammes of this Ministry it a continuous process and this Ministry in periodical consultation with the States/ UTs take necessary action for better implementation of scheme.
- (f)         So  far  as  rural  poverty  is  concerned,  the  erstwhile  Planning Commission estimated poverty line and poverty ratio on the basis of Large  Sample  Surveys  on  Household  Consumer  Expenditure  carried out  by  the  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  of  the  Ministry  of Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation.   Based  on  the  data  of Large Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure published by  NSSO  for  the  68 th   round, the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission estimated  poverty  lines  and  poverty  ratio  in  2011-12  following  the extant  Tendulkar  Committee  methodology.  The  result  was released through a Press Note issued on 22 nd  July 2013. The number of persons living  below poverty line in India in 2011-12, including the State/UTwise details is given at Annexure-II.

So far as the current status of rural employment in the country is concerned, from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during July 2021 - June 2022, estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according  to  usual  status  [(principal  status  (ps)  +  subsidiary  status (ss)] in rural areas for each State/UT is given at Annexure-III.

- (g)        MoRD  accords  emphasis  on  proper  implementation  of  all  its rural  development  schemes.  In  order  to  ensure  that  the  programme benefits reach the rural poor, the Ministry has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-format system of monitoring and evaluation  of  the  implementation  of  rural  development  programmes, including Performance Review Committee Meetings, District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee ('DISHA') meetings, National Level Monitors, Area Officers Schemes, Common Review  Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and  Impact  Assessment Studies.  Social  Audits  are  also  conducted  by  some  Schemes  like MGNREGS and PMAY-G. Third-Party evaluation of the Schemes is also carried  out  regularly  and  actions,  as  appropriate,  are  taken  on  the findings. In addition to  above,  steps  have  also been  taken  to strengthen transparency and accountability using transaction based

IT systems for MIS which include geo-tagging of assets, Direct Benefit Transfer  (DBT),  National  electronic  Fund  Management  System  (NeFMS), Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS), Software for Estimate Calculation using Rural rates for Employment (SECURE) and establishment  of  independent  social  audit  units  and  appointment  of Ombudsman. State specific reviews of States/UTs are also undertaken from time to time.

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Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  in  part  (b)  to  (c)   of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3104  for reply on 08.08.2023

State-wise result of SECC-2011 (Rural):

| States/UTs           |   Total Households |   Automatically Excluded Households |   Automatically Included Households |   Deprived Households |
|----------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| JAMMU & KASHMIR      |            1601606 |                              761875 |                               13791 |                586345 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     |            1263756 |                              840852 |                                1938 |                259855 |
| PUNJAB               |            3269467 |                             2438567 |                                8004 |                778245 |
| CHANDIGARH           |              15657 |                                9250 |                                  10 |                  3925 |
| UTTARAKHAND          |            1479742 |                              823330 |                                4726 |                429888 |
| HARYANA              |            2969509 |                             1779954 |                                6519 |                997129 |
| NCT OF DELHI         |            1051097 |                              881667 |                                1127 |                 89744 |
| RAJASTHAN            |           10223073 |                             4069999 |                               72091 |               5165212 |
| UTTAR PRADESH        |           26015592 |                            12466832 |                               68190 |              10381355 |
| BIHAR                |           17829066 |                             4793001 |                               37657 |              10876054 |
| SIKKIM               |              88723 |                               39442 |                                 235 |                 33480 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |             201842 |                              118987 |                                3559 |                 72937 |
| NAGALAND             |             284310 |                               97323 |                                 969 |                182441 |
| MANIPUR              |             448163 |                              147003 |                                4963 |                236653 |
| MIZORAM              |             111626 |                               44437 |                                 512 |                 66499 |
| TRIPURA              |             697062 |                              165435 |                               33343 |                401458 |
| MEGHALAYA            |             485897 |                              151711 |                                1224 |                327506 |
| ASSAM                |            5743835 |                             1689138 |                               33451 |               2892859 |
| WEST BENGAL          |           15756750 |                             3302481 |                              203209 |              10056266 |
| JHARKHAND            |            5044234 |                             1566811 |                               52045 |               2694061 |
| ODISHA               |            8677615 |                             1628400 |                              119772 |               5730372 |
| CHHATTISGARH         |            4540999 |                              819609 |                              112084 |               3179327 |
| MADHYA PRADESH       |           11288946 |                             3301696 |                              396787 |               6748026 |
| GUJARAT              |            6920473 |                             3236193 |                               31216 |               2967972 |
| DAMAN AND DIU        |              31795 |                               16707 |                                3519 |                  6313 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |              45352 |                               15780 |                                 298 |                 25378 |
| MAHARASHTRA          |           13841960 |                             5440356 |                              227678 |               6064157 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       |            9344180 |                             3595077 |                               59470 |               4822104 |
| TELANGANA            |            5643739 |                             3143322 |                               13543 |               2136159 |
| KARNATAKA            |            8048664 |                             4022702 |                               30074 |               2836539 |
| GOA                  |             220731 |                              185010 |                                 135 |                 23816 |
| LAKSHADWEEP          |              10929 |                                9410 |                                  13 |                  1455 |
| KERALA               |            6319215 |                             4388457 |                               14289 |               1469167 |
| TAMILNADU            |           10088119 |                             4657981 |                               38549 |               4704939 |
| PUDUCHERRY           |             115249 |                               65854 |                                 311 |                 40336 |
| A&N ISLANDS          |              68481 |                               39354 |                                 168 |                 15976 |
| Total                |          179787454 |                            70754003 |                             1595469 |              87303948 |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (f)   of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3104   for reply on 08.08.2023

Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by States - 2011-12

(Tendulkar Methodology)

| S.No.   |                                 | Rural        | Rural                  | Urban        | Urban                  | Total        | Total                  |
|---------|---------------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | States                          | % of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | % of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | % of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 10.96        | 61.80                  | 5.81         | 16.98                  | 9.20         | 78.78                  |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh               | 38.93        | 4.25                   | 20.33        | 0.66                   | 34.67        | 4.91                   |
| 3       | Assam                           | 33.89        | 92.06                  | 20.49        | 9.21                   | 31.98        | 101.27                 |
| 4       | Bihar                           | 34.06        | 320.40                 | 31.23        | 37.75                  | 33.74        | 358.15                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                    | 44.61        | 88.90                  | 24.75        | 15.22                  | 39.93        | 104.11                 |
| 6       | Delhi                           | 12.92        | 0.50                   | 9.84         | 16.46                  | 9.91         | 16.96                  |
| 7       | Goa                             | 6.81         | 0.37                   | 4.09         | 0.38                   | 5.09         | 0.75                   |
| 8       | Gujarat                         | 21.54        | 75.35                  | 10.14        | 26.88                  | 16.63        | 102.23                 |
| 9       | Haryana                         | 11.64        | 19.42                  | 10.28        | 9.41                   | 11.16        | 28.83                  |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh                | 8.48         | 5.29                   | 4.33         | 0.30                   | 8.06         | 5.59                   |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 11.54        | 10.73                  | 7.20         | 2.53                   | 10.35        | 13.27                  |
| 12      | Jharkhand                       | 40.84        | 104.09                 | 24.83        | 20.24                  | 36.96        | 124.33                 |
| 13      | Karnataka                       | 24.53        | 92.80                  | 15.25        | 36.96                  | 20.91        | 129.76                 |
| 14      | Kerala                          | 9.14         | 15.48                  | 4.97         | 8.46                   | 7.05         | 23.95                  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh                  | 35.74        | 190.95                 | 21.00        | 43.10                  | 31.65        | 234.06                 |
| 16      | Maharashtra                     | 24.22        | 150.56                 | 9.12         | 47.36                  | 17.35        | 197.92                 |
| 17      | Manipur                         | 38.80        | 7.45                   | 32.59        | 2.78                   | 36.89        | 10.22                  |
| 18      | Meghalaya                       | 12.53        | 3.04                   | 9.26         | 0.57                   | 11.87        | 3.61                   |
| 19      | Mizoram                         | 35.43        | 1.91                   | 6.36         | 0.37                   | 20.40        | 2.27                   |
| 20      | Nagaland                        | 19.93        | 2.76                   | 16.48        | 1.00                   | 18.88        | 3.76                   |
| 21      | Odisha                          | 35.69        | 126.14                 | 17.29        | 12.39                  | 32.59        | 138.53                 |
| 22      | Punjab                          | 7.66         | 13.35                  | 9.24         | 9.82                   | 8.26         | 23.18                  |
| 23      | Rajasthan                       | 16.05        | 84.19                  | 10.69        | 18.73                  | 14.71        | 102.92                 |
| 24      | Sikkim                          | 9.85         | 0.45                   | 3.66         | 0.06                   | 8.19         | 0.51                   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                      | 15.83        | 59.23                  | 6.54         | 23.40                  | 11.28        | 82.63                  |
| 26      | Tripura                         | 16.53        | 4.49                   | 7.42         | 0.75                   | 14.05        | 5.24                   |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                     | 11.62        | 8.25                   | 10.48        | 3.35                   | 11.26        | 11.60                  |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh                   | 30.40        | 479.35                 | 26.06        | 118.84                 | 29.43        | 598.19                 |
| 29      | West Bengal                     | 22.52        | 141.14                 | 14.66        | 43.83                  | 19.98        | 184.98                 |
| 30      | Puducherry                      | 17.06        | 0.69                   | 6.30         | 0.55                   | 9.69         | 1.24                   |
| 31      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands       | 1.57         | 0.04                   | 0.00         | 0.00                   | 1.00         | 0.04                   |
| 32      |                                 | 1.64         | 0.004                  | 22.31        | 2.34                   | 21.81        | 2.35                   |
| 33      | Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 62.59        | 1.15                   | 15.38        |                        | 39.31        | 1.43                   |
| 34      | Daman & Diu                     | 0.00         | 0.00                   | 12.62        | 0.28                   | 9.86         | 0.26                   |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                     | 0.00         |                        |              | 0.26                   |              | 0.02                   |
|         |                                 |              | 0.00                   | 3.44         | 0.02                   | 2.77         |                        |

Notes:    1. Population as on 1st March 2012 has been used for estimating number of persons below poverty line. (2011 Census population extrapolated)

2. Poverty line of Tamil Nadu has been used for Andaman and Nicobar Island.

3. Urban Poverty Line of Punjab has been used for both rural and urban areas of Chandigarh.

4. Poverty Line of Maharashtra has been used for Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Annexure-III  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (f)   reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3104  for reply on 08.08.2023

| State/UT                           |   WPR (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                  50   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                  35.3 |
| Assam                              |                                                  38.1 |
| Bihar                              |                                                  25.5 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                                  50.4 |
| Delhi                              |                                                  34.2 |
| Goa                                |                                                  34.1 |
| Gujarat                            |                                                  47.8 |
| Haryana                            |                                                  31.9 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                  57.1 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                                  45.8 |
| Karnataka                          |                                                  44.1 |
| Kerala                             |                                                  42.2 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                  47.8 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                                  47.1 |
| Manipur                            |                                                  29.3 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                                  39.2 |
| Mizoram                            |                                                  38.4 |
| Nagaland                           |                                                  43   |
| Odisha                             |                                                  40.3 |
| Punjab                             |                                                  38.5 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                                  43.5 |
| Sikkim                             |                                                  60.2 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                                  47.6 |
| Telangana                          |                                                  49.7 |
| Tripura                            |                                                  41.2 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                                  39.3 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                  36.2 |
| West Bengal                        |                                                  42.1 |
| Andaman & N. Island                |                                                  48.7 |
| Chandigarh                         |                                                  32.7 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu |                                                  58.2 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                    |                                                  45.9 |
| Ladakh                             |                                                  44.4 |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                                  32.5 |
| Puducherry                         |                                                  45   |
| all India                          |                                                  40.8 |

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