Lok Sabha Question No. 1407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Development Projects in Ujjain
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN UJJAIN

## 1407.   SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  ensure  timely execution of the development projects going on in Ujjain, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  digital  monitoring  system  to  track  the progress of the said projects, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken for the monitoring of various developmental schemes being implemented in Ujjain; and
- (d) whether there is any provision for statistics based reporting to measure the impact and outcomes of the said schemes along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) administers the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which enables Hon'ble Member of parliament  (MPs)  to  recommend  works  of  developmental  nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets based on the locally felt needs.

To  ensure  timely  execution  of  development  projects,  as  per  the provisions outlined in the MPLADS Guidelines 2023:

- (i) The sanction/rejection in respect of all recommendations made by the Member of Parliament shall be issued by the Implementing District  Authority  within  45  days  from  the  date  of  receipt  of  the

recommendations  to  the  Implementing  District  Authority.  [para 3.2.4 of MPLADS Guidelines, 2023]

- (ii) The sanction letter issued by the Implementing District Authority shall stipulate a time limit for completion of the work by the Implementing Agency, which should generally not exceed one year.  In  exceptional  cases,  for  instance  in  difficult/  hilly  terrain, etc.,  where  the  implementation  time  is  likely  to  exceed  one-year, specific  justification  for  the  same  shall  be  incorporated  in  the sanction letter. A copy of the sanction letter shall also be sent to the  Member  of  Parliament  concerned.  [para  3.2.12  of  MPLADS Guidelines, 2023]

MPLADS Division has developed a web  solution  eSAKSHI  to implement  revised  fund  flow  procedure  under  MPLADS  which operates on an IT Platform. eSAKSHI allows all the stakeholders, including Members of Parliament, the Central and State Government agencies, the district authorities etc. to monitor the status of funds and  works  (unsanctioned/sanctioned/ongoing/completed)  on  real time  basis,  which  facilitate  effective  implementation  of  projects under MPLADS and also bring in greater transparency and accountability in the system.  Periodically third-party evaluation is carried  out  to  measure  the  impact  and  outcomes  of  the  MPLAD Scheme.

Further, The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  is  also  mandated  to  monitor  Ongoing  Central Infrastructure  Sector  Projects  costing  ₹  150  crore  and  above  on time  and  cost  overrun,  based  on  the  information  reported  by  the Line Ministries/  Project  Implementing  Agencies  on  the  Online Computerized  Monitoring  System  (OCMS)  of  this  Ministry.  As  on 01.11.2024,  there  exist  total  1747  projects  on  the  monitor  of  this Ministry  which  includes  2  projects  in  Ujjain.  The  detail  of  these projects is available at www.cspm.gov.in.

The steps being taken by the Government for timely execution of the projects: Periodic review of projects under PRAGATI; rigorous project appraisal; On-line Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS) for better monitoring; setting up of Revised Cost Committees in the Ministries; regular review of infrastructure projects by the concerned  administrative  Ministries;  and  setting  up  of  Central Sector  Projects  Coordination  Committees  (CSPCCs)  in  the  States under the concerned Chief Secretaries for removal of bottlenecks and for facilitating the speedy implementation of major projects.

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