Lok Sabha Question No. 3930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Financial Assistance to States
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3930 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

## 3930. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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 Bihar;
- (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 such 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; and
- (f) the  current  status  of  poverty  and  rural  employment  in  the country  along  with  the  effective  steps  being  taken  by  the Government for poverty alleviation programmes in the country, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (c): Multi-pronged strategies are being taken by the Ministry of  Rural  Development(MoRD) 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), Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAYG), Pradhan

Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY),  DeendayalAntyodayaYojana  National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDUGKY), Rural Self  Employment  Training  Institutes(RSETIs)  and  National  Social Assistance  Programme  (NSAP).  These  schemes/programmes  are implemented with active participation of States/UTs. Funds allocated  under  the  Revised  Estimate  for  the  Financial  Year  (FY) 2024-25 under these schemes/ programmes are as under:-

| Scheme/Programme               | Revised Estimate for the FY 2024-25 (Rs.in crore)   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| MGNREGS                        | 86000.00                                            |
| PMAY-G                         | 32426.33                                            |
| PMGSY*                         | 30500.00                                            |
| DAY-NRLM                       | 15047.00                                            |
| (including DDU-GKY and RSETIs) | (including DDU-GKY and RSETIs)                      |
| NSAP                           | 9652.00                                             |

- (b): 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  Territory-  wise  numbers  of  rural  households  in  these three categories are given at Annexure-I.
- (d): So far as achievement of targets under these schemes/programmes are concerned, the details on this regard are as under:
- i. MGNREGS is a demand driven wage employment scheme. For the FY 2024-25 (as on 20.03.2025),

- 277.86crorepersondays  has  been  generated  under  this scheme.
- ii. Under PMAY-G, the target has been fixed for construction of 4.95 crorepucca houses with basic amenities up to the financial year 2028-29.  As on 20.03.2025, the total target of 3.79 crore houses have been allocated among States/UTs,  out  of  which  3.56  crore  houses  have  been sanctioned, and 2.72 crore houses have been completed.
- iii. Under PMGSY, since inception, a total of  8,34,880Km of road length has been sanctioned, out of which 7,75,754 Km  of  road  length  has  been  completed  under  various interventions/verticals of PMGSY (as on 20.03.2025).
- iv. Under  DAY-NRLM,  the  Government  had  set  a  target  of mobilizing 10 crore rural households into SHGs under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY -NRLM) by 2023-24. The target of mobilization  of  10  crore  households  was  achieved  in March 2024. Cumulatively, 10.05 crore women have been mobilized into more than 90.90 lakh SHGs.
- v. Under  DDU-GKY,  from  FY  2014-15  upto  February,  2025, 1714917  candidates  have  been  trained  and  1118985 candidates have been placed.
- vi. Under  RSETI,  from  FY  2014-15  upto  February,  2025, 4486282  candidates  have  been  trained  and  3349855 candidates have been settled.
- (e): Review of schemes/programmes of this Ministry is a continuous process and this Ministry in periodical consultation with the States/UTs takes necessary action for better implementation of schemes.
- (f): So  far  as  rural  poverty  is  concerned,  in  January  2024,  NITI Aayog  released  a  discussion  paper  'Multidimensional  Poverty  in India since 2005-06' highlighting a significant decline in multidimensional poverty from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in 202223, resulting  in  24.82  crore  people  escaping  multidimensional poverty during this period.

The State/Union Territory-wise details of MPI are in public domain and can be accessed at:

https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-08/India-NationalMultidimentional-Poverty-Index-2023.pdf

So far as the current status of rural employment in the country is concerned, as per the Annual Report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2023-24 issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according to usual status [(principal status (ps) + subsidiary status (ss)] in rural

Implementation, National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), areas for each State/UT is given at Annexure-II.

MoRD  accords  emphasis  for  targeted  implementation  of  its affecting taken schemes/projects. The programme wise factors performance are analyzed and tailored actions are accordingly. Some of the major strategies in this regard are:-

- i. In order to ensure that the schemes reach closure, the  Ministry  has  evolved  a  comprehensive  multilevel  and  multi-format  system  of  monitoring  and evaluation of the implementation of rural development schemes, including Performance Review Committee Meetings, District Development Co ordination and Monitoring Committee ('DISHA') meetings,  National  Level  Monitors  (NLMs),  Area Officers Schemes, Common Review Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies.  State  specific  reviews  of  States/UTs  are also  undertaken  from  time  to  time  and  action  is taken on the basis of their findings.
- ii. The schemes of the Rural Development have been brought  upon  end-to-end  transaction  based  MIS, which  enables  all the stakeholders to monitor status of schemes in a real time basis. The works are  photographed  with  geo-tags  and  time  stamps. All the data of RD schemes are available on public domain.
3. In  addition  to  above,  the  Ministry  arranges  for sufficient funds for completion of works facilitates forest  clearances,  coordinates  convergence  with manpower,
- iii. related Ministries/Agencies for technical support etc.
- iv. Social Audits are also conducted for some Schemes like Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and PMAY-G. Ombudsman are also appointed for attending to any grievances regarding MGNREGA works. In addition,

- grievance redressal is being given due attention in all schemes of the Rural Development.
- v. States  are  advised  to  recruit  adequate  staff  for implementation  of  the  programme.  Norms  have been laid for staffing. Funds are provided for supporting hiring of manpower and other administrative expenditure. The training and orientation of programme manpower is also arranged from time to time.
- vi. Norms  for  administrative  and  technical  oversight and audit have been laid down. Mobile application for inspection viz. Area Officer App  has been developed.  Similar  apps  have  been  developed  in other areas too and is an ongoing process depending on the requirements. The performance of officials is monitored against them.
- vii. Regular coordination with the State Govt. for preparation of the fund release proposals and documentation is made and timely advice is tendered to them in this regard. In cases of delay, the matter is escalated to higher levels for seeking release of funds.
- viii. Women  networks,  community  based  organisations and  civil  society  organisations  are  mobilised  for creating demand from below for proper implementation of the schemes.

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Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  in  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.3930 for reply on 25.03.2025

## 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 |
| Westbengal           |           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 |
| Damananddiu          |              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

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  in  part  (f)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.3930 for reply on 25.03.2025

| State/UT                           |                                    |                                    |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 48.4                               |                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 53.5                               |                                    |
| Assam                              | 47.8                               |                                    |
| Bihar                              | 34.0                               |                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 56.9                               |                                    |
| Delhi                              | 35.5                               |                                    |
| Goa                                | 36.9                               |                                    |
| Gujarat                            | 53.6                               |                                    |
| Haryana                            | 36.0                               |                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 58.6                               |                                    |
| Jharkhand                          | 46.6                               |                                    |
| Karnataka                          | 46.4                               |                                    |
| Kerala                             | 43.7                               |                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 54.3                               |                                    |
| Maharashtra                        | 48.5                               |                                    |
| Manipur                            | 42.2                               |                                    |
| Meghalaya                          | 49.0                               |                                    |
| Mizoram                            | 40.5                               |                                    |
| Nagaland                           | 48.2                               |                                    |
| Odisha                             | 49.5                               |                                    |
| Punjab                             | 42.7                               |                                    |
| Rajasthan                          | 48.0                               |                                    |
| Sikkim                             | 64.9                               |                                    |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 50.7                               |                                    |
| Telangana                          | 50.6                               |                                    |
| Tripura                            | 51.1                               |                                    |
| Uttarakhand                        | 47.3                               |                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 40.6                               |                                    |
| West Bengal                        | 47.5                               |                                    |
| Andaman& N. Island                 | 50.5                               |                                    |
| Chandigarh*                        |                                    |                                    |
| Dadra&Nagar Haveli & Daman &Diu    | 57.0                               |                                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | 46.6                               |                                    |
| Ladakh                             | 49.3                               |                                    |
| Lakshadweep                        | 41.9                               |                                    |
| Puducherry                         | 47.1                               |                                    |
| All India                          | 45.6                               |                                    |
| Source: Annual Report,PLFS,2023-24 | Source: Annual Report,PLFS,2023-24 | Source: Annual Report,PLFS,2023-24 |