Lok Sabha Question No. 698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Gram Panchayats Adopted under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan, M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 698

## ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## GRAM PANCHAYATS ADOPTED UNDER SAGY

698.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Gram Panchayats adopted under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) has been effective in ushering development in the selected Gram Panchayats;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is a fact that the yojana has proved to be a nonstarter even after eight years of its launch in some Gram Panchayats;
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to develop the Gram Panchayats?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):    The  Hon'ble  Members of Parliament (MPs) adopted 372 Gram Panchayats (GPs) during 2020-21; 338 GPs during 2021-22; 303 GPs during  2022-23;  and  217  GPs  during  the  current  year(1.4.2023  to 20.7.2023) under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) .
- (b) to (e):  The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana has been very effective in  ushering  all  round  development  in  the  Gram  Panchayats(GP) selected by Hon'ble MPs as per guidelines of the scheme. The Gram Panchayat prepares a Village Development Plan (VDP) and activities proposed  in  this  plan  are  implemented  through  convergence  of various schemes  of the Government of India and the State Governments.  SAGY  aims  to  trigger  processes,  which  lead  to  the holistic development of the adopted Gram Panchayats. As on 20th

July 2023, a total of 2,788 SAGY Gram Panchayats out of 3,271 GPs adopted under SAGY have uploaded their VDPs containing 2,42,701 projects.  Out  of  these  1,96,859  i.e.,  81%  of  projects  have  been completed.  There  is  continuous  development  of  adopted  Gram Panchayats under SAGY. (f):     The  steps  being  taken  by  Government  to  develop  the  Gram

Panchayats under SAGY are given in Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (f) OF ANSWER TO UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.698  SCHEDULED  FOR  REPLY  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 25.07.2023

The  steps being taken by  Government  to  develop  the  Gram Panchayats under SAGY;

- (i)  26  Schemes  of  17  Ministries  of  the  Government  of  India  have been  amended  and  appropriate  advisories  have  been  issued  to accord priority to SAGY in respective schemes.
- (ii) The Ministry has brought out a compilation of 127 Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored and 1,806 State Schemes for convergence under SAGY. This document serves as a ready reckoned, especially for  the  Members  of  Parliament,  District  and  Village  level  officials about  the  different  schemes  for  possible  convergence  at  the  GP level.
- (iii)  The  SAGY  is  reviewed  periodically  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development, which includes review by the Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development,  Performance  Review  Committee,  Common  Review Missions, National Level Monitors, Concurrent Monitoring and Impact Assessment studies.
- (iv) Ministry has published a document named 'SAHYOG' (https://saanjhi.gov.in/pdf/Final\_Book\_SAGY.pdf) as an indicative guidance  document with  the  essential  information  on  the  existing social  security  schemes  collated  from  respective  Ministries  to enrich the knowledge of villagers and village level functionaries to achieve 100% enrollment into the social/ financial Security Schemes in SAGY Gram Panchayats.
- (v)  The  States  have  been  requested  to  conduct  the  State  Level Empowered  Committee  (SLEC)  meetings  headed  by  the  Chief Secretary  to  review  the  implementation  process  and  to  ensure seamless convergence of schemes among different State Government Departments.
- (vi) The Ministry provides training on the preparation of VDP and the approaches to the convergence of schemes to the Charge Officers and other stakeholders of the state, who coordinate the implementation  at  the  local  level  and  are  fully  responsible  and accountable for the implementation of VDP.

(vii) The parameters for dynamic ranking of Gram Panchayats have been  recently  developed  and  placed  on  the  portal  so  as  to  instill competition amongst the selected SAGY GPs. (viii) MoRD has been holding orientation workshops of MP representatives to build their capacities and coordinate better with State Govts in implementation of SAGY programme. (ix)  The  Ministry  organized  a  CSR  conclave  with  Corporates  and PSUs  in  collaboration  with  Transforming  Rural  India  Foundation (TRIF) to leverage funds for SAGY GPs. (x)  The  States/  UTs  have  been  requested  to  direct  the  officials concerned to organize District Level Committee meetings regularly to  gear  up  the  VDP  implementation  and  also  to  brief  the  Hon'ble Members of Parliament. (xi)  The  Ministry  had  organized  the  fifth  meeting  of  the  National Level Committee headed by Secretary, Rural Development to ensure the  seamless convergence of the Central and Centrally Sponsored schemes in SAGY GPs.

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