Lok Sabha Question No. 3657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Rural Development through PMGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3657

## ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PMGY

## 3657. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

## Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of developments made through Pradhan MantriGraminYojana (PMGY) during the last five years;
- (b) the  measures taken by the Government to further strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions;
- (c) the present status of women's  participation in the said programmes implemented for the empowerment of women; and
- (d) the  progress  made  in  wasteland  development  and  water conservation projects under the HariyaliProgrammesofar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (c): Ministry of Rural Development is not implementing  any scheme/programme/ initiative named Pradhan MantriGraminYojana (PMGY)  during  the  last  five years. However,  the  Ministry  is implementing various development schemes viz., Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), DeendayalAntyodayaYojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY NRLM), DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETI) etc.

Under MGNREGS, the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) for the financial years from  2021-22  to  2024-25  (as  on  13.12.2024)  is  54.82%,  57.47%, 58.9% and 57.87% respectively.  Under PMAY-G, as on 13.12.2024, out of the total target fixed 84,20,164 houses have been

sanctioned in the name of female beneficiaries solely and 1,53,63,798  houses,  jointly  in  the  name  of  wife  and  husband.   i.e 2,37,83,962  (74%)  of  the  total  houses  sanctioned.  Out  of  the completed 2,67,97,459 houses, 72,65,822 houses are solely owned  by the women beneficiaries and 1,22,47,493 houses jointly owned  by  the  wife  and  husband   i.e.,  1,95,13,315  (72.8%)  of  the completed  houses  are  solely  or  jointly  owned  by  the  women beneficiaries  under  PMAY-G.   DAY-NRLM  is  a  women-oriented scheme with the objective of organizing rural poor women into SelfHelp Groups (SHGs).  It has mobilized 10.05 Crore rural households in to 90.87 SHGs in the country.  Under DDU-GKY, coverage of  33% of women is mandatory.  Since the financial year 2014-15 to 202425(till October, 2024), 8.62 lakh women have been trained and 5.38 lakh  women  placed.   Similarly,  under  RSETI,  since  the  financial year 2014-15 to 2024-25(till October, 2024), 29.99 lakh women have been trained and 22.37 lakh women settled.

PMGSY  is  not  a beneficiary oriented  scheme.   However, women  are  also  involved  in  planning  of  the  rural  road  network. Another initiative under PMGSY has been the involvement of women Self  Help  Groups  in  the  off  carriage  way  maintenance  of  PMGSY works  in  Uttarakhand  and  Madhya  Pradesh.  This  ensures  quicker response  time  and  ownership  of  assets  besides  economically empowering the women Self Help Groups.

(b): For strengthening of Panchayati Raj system in the country, the Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  has  taken  continuous  steps  to  provide assistance  to  the  States  &  Union  Territories  and  reviews  their performance from time to time,  through  studies,  review  meetings, field visits, video conferencing, Information Technology applications, Common Review Missions (CRM) etc.

This Ministry has also launched eGramSwaraj (https://egramswaraj.gov.in), a user friendly web-based portal, which aims to bring in better transparency in the decentralized planning, progress  reporting,  financial  management,  work-based  accounting and details of assets created. Further, for ensuring timely audit of Panchayat accounts i.e. receipts and expenditures of Gram Panchayats,  this  Ministry  has  rolled  out  an  online  application  AuditOnline  (https://auditonline.gov.in).  This  application  not  only facilitates the auditing of Panchayat accounts but also provides for maintaining  of audit records. This  application  streamlines  the process  for  audit  inquiries,  draft  local  audit  reports,  draft  audit

paras  etc.  and  thus  ensures  proper  maintenance  of  accounts  by

Panchayats to improve transparency and accountability.

This Ministry has implemented the Revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. financial  year  2022-23  with  the  main  objective  for  capacitating Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through imparting training to all the Elected Representatives (ERs) and other stakeholders to develop their governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable the  Gram  Panchayats  to  function  effectively  and  to  deliver  on Sustainable  Development  Goals  through  Localization  at  grassroot level.  Further,  scheme  also  supports  training  needs  assessment, development of training material including written material, Audiovisual and other forms of material, training of master trainers, faceto-face training  courses  for  ERs  and  Panchayat  functionaries, satellite  based  system  for  training  for  ERs  and  functionaries  in virtual  mode,  exposure  visits  within  and  outside  the  States  to improve  the Capacity Building &  Training  under  the  scheme. Recently,  Ministry  has  also  started  the  Management  Development Program for the ERs in Indian Institute of Management, Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and other Institutes of Excellence, focusing on the leadership Development of the ERs for upgrading  their  skills  for  effective  rural  governance  and  public service delivery at the grassroots.

(d):       So  far  as  wasteland  development  and  water  conservation projects  are  concerned,  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR) implements Watershed Development Component of Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (WDC-PMKSY) for the development of rainfed and degraded lands in the country. The activities undertaken, 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.

Under WDC-PMKSY  1.0, through implementation of 6382 projects (sanctioned during 2009-10 to 2014-15) significant progress has been registered. Between 2014-15 and 2021-22, 7.65 lakh water harvesting structures have been created / rejuvenated, 16.41  lakh  ha  additional  area  has  been  brought  under  protective irrigation and 36.34 lakh farmers have been benefited. In addition to this,  about  1.63  lakh  ha  area  has  been  brought  under  plantation (Afforestation / Horticulture etc.), 3.36 lakh ha of culturable wasteland has been treated  and 388.66 lakh man-days have been

generated from 2018-19 lo 2021-22. The period of WDC-PMKSY 1.0 projects was over on 31 March, 2022.

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 ha and financial outlay of Rs. 8,134 crore, as the Central share. Under WDC-PMKSY 2.0, DoLR has till date sanctioned 1150 projects to States/UTs covering an area of 50.16 lakh  ha  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.12,303.33  crore  (Central  share:  Rs 8022.69 crore) to 28 States and 2 UTs (J&K and Ladakh).

Since inception of WDC-PMKSY 2.0, an amount of Rs. 4527.92 crore  has  been  released  to  the  States  as  Central  share  (as  on 12.12.2024).

Under  WDC-PMKSY  2.0,  from  2022-23  to  2023-24  (Q-2),  1,15,190 Water  Harvesting  Structures  have  been  created  /  rejuvenated, 1,69,347  ha  land  has  been  brought  under  protective  irrigation, 92,796  ha  land  has  been  brought  under  plantation  (Afforestation/ Horticulture), 9,86,673 farmers have been benefitted and 1,61,54,473 mandays of employment have been generated.

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