Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Rural Development Fund to Punjab
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Rinku, Jasbir Singh Gill

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND TO PUNJAB

## *239. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR RINKU: SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various Rural Development Schemes being implemented across the country including Punjab;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned and allocated for each of these schemes within Punjab during the last year and current year;
- (c) whether the Government is aware about the non-release of Rural Development Fund (RDF) to Punjab and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the amount of RDF due for Punjab along with the time by which the Government will release the withheld RDF to Punjab; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to increase the RDF for Punjab along with the time by which it is likely to be increased?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR REPLY ON 19.12.2023

(a):  Department  of  Rural  Development  (DoRD),  Ministry  of  Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a number of schemes all over the  rural  areas  of  the  country,  including  Punjab,  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), National Social Assistance Programme  (NSAP)  and  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherji  Rurban  Mission (SPMRM). However, Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), which was launched in February, 2016, has been discontinued  from  31st  March,  2022.  Further,  Department  of  Land Resources (DoLR), MoRD is also implementing Watershed Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with primary objective to develop rainfed/ degraded lands.

(b):  The  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  allocated  for  each  of  these schemes within Punjab during the last year and current year are at Annexure.

(c)  to  (e):  So  far  as  non-release  of  Rural  Development Fund (RDF) is concerned, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has  informed  that  the  matter  is  currently  sub-judice  in  the  Hon'ble Supreme court of India.  So far as this Ministry is concerned, release of  funds  for  rural  development  is  a  continuous  process.    Funds  are released taking into account the balance of funds available with the States, submission of requisite documents / utilization certificate as per  schematic  requirements,    ensuring  proper  utilization  of  funds already allocated under the schemes, ensuring strict adherence of the schematic  guidelines  and  assessing  the  actual  requirement  at  the ground level.  This Ministry remains constantly in touch with the State Governments for effective implementation of the schemes/programmes of Rural Development and increases the allocation to States, including Punjab, wherever feasible.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 239 to be answered on 19.12.2023.

Details of funds sanctioned and allocated for each of these schemes within Punjab during the last year and current year

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

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year           |   Fund released |
|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 2022-23                  |         1194.49 |
| 2023-24 (as on 14.12.23) |          877.58 |

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

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year            |   Central Release |
|---------------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23                   |             71.68 |
| 2023-24 (till 14.12.2023) |             17.28 |

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

(Rs in Crore)

| Financial Year             |   Funds Released |   Expenditure including state share |
|----------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2022-23                    |          231.063 |                              428.72 |
| 2023-24 (as on 14.12.2023) |          215.1   |                              423.41 |

## 4. Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-  NRLM)

(Rs .in Lakhs)

| Financial Year   |   Central Allocation | Central Release              |
|------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23          |              4644.38 | 3483.28                      |
| 2023-24          |              2644.28 | 2322.19 (upto November, 2023 |

## 5.

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

(Rs .in Lakhs)

| Financial Year     |   Central Release |
|--------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23            |            164.89 |
| 2023-24(till date) |             16.43 |

(Source:- Records under DDU-GKY)

## 6. Rural Self Employment Training Institutes

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Financial Year     |   Central Release |
|--------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23            |            966.27 |
| 2023-24(till date) |            361.67 |

(Source:- Records under RSETI)

7. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year            |   Central Release |
|---------------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23                   |              0    |
| 2023-24(as on 13.12.2023) |             13.07 |

8. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year   | Central Release   |
|------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23          | 33.90839          |
| 2023-24          | --                |

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

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year   |   Tentative Allocation |   Central Release |
|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23          |                  15.17 |              5.3  |
| 2023-24          |                  12.93 |              3.23 |

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