Lok Sabha Question No. 3987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Rural Development in Baghpat
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3987 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAGHPAT

## 3987. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is supporting rural  employment generation  through  new  industrial  investments  in  Baghpat district;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard;
- (c) the  details  of  rural  development  initiatives  taken  to  improve infrastructure and public service in Baghpat;
- (d) the steps taken or being taken by the Government to improve rural connectivity in Baghpat; and
- (e) the number of rural household benefited from rural development schemes such as Pradhan MantriAwasYojana and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Baghpat during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Industry  is  a  State  subject.  States  frame  their  own industrial  policies  as  per  their  specific  requirements.  The  Central Government  comes  out  with  several  initiatives  and  policies  to promote industrialization in various parts of the country, including state  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  from  time  to  time.  Government  has  taken various  steps  to  promote  and  facilitate  industrial  development across  States/UTs  such  as  Make  in  India,  Start  Up  India,  PM  Gati Shakti,  National  Infrastructure  Pipeline  (NIP),  National  Industrial Corridor  Programme,  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI), promoting Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and reducing compliance burden,  National  Single  Window  System  (NSWS),  India  Industrial Land Bank (IILB), reforms in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Project

Monitoring  Group  (PMG)  etc.  which  facilitates  setting  up  of  major infrastructure projects across the country.

In  addition  to  this,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  (MoRD)  is implementing a number of schemes/programmes such as 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) and Watershed Development Component  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri   KrishiSinchayeeYojana  (WDCPMKSY) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas of the country, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, providing minimum guaranteed employment, promoting  self-employment,  skilling  of  youths  in  various  useful trades  and  entrepreneurship  qualities,  infrastructure  development and provision of social assistance.

- (c): MGNREGS of this Ministry primarily focuses on providing wage employment to rural households, aiming to enhance their livelihood security through the creation of durable assets and infrastructure. Around  1277  completed  works  has  been  undertaken  in  Baghpat District  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  three financial years from 2021-22 to 2023-24 and in the current financial year 2024-25 (as on 20.03.2025).  Similarly, till date, 75,011 Km of road  length  has  been  constructed  under  PMGSY  in  the  State  of Uttar  Pradesh  and  out  of  this,  720  Km  has  been  constructed  in Baghpat District with a view to improve rural connectivity. PMAY-G focuses on providing pucca houses with the basic amenities in rural areas  of  the  country.   During  the  last  three  financial  years  and current financial year, 149 houses has been constructed in Bagpat district.
- (d): Under PMGSY, MoRD has taken various initiatives to improve rural connectivity, including the district of Baghpat and ensuring the completion of the sanctioned PMGSY Projects within the time-line prescribed in the programme guidelines. These include:-
- i. The Operational Manual of the PMGSY has been amended to ensure that all works sanctioned under the scheme commence on the ground within 72 days from the date of sanction.
- States  have  been  requested  to  augment  executing  capacity and contracting capacity and their compliance in this regards
- ii. is regularly reviewed.
- iii.
- Bidding document provisions have been rationalized.

- iv. Training is being imparted to field engineers and contractors as well as their staff for capacity building.
- v. The Ministry has engaged Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) in some of the States to augment execution capacity of the States.
- vi. The Ministry has also conducted number of Contractor Outreach Programmes in the States to attract the Contractors in the implementation of the programme.
- vii. Information Technology is being utilized for monitoring of the progress of works
5. (e): The  number  of  rural  households  benefited  under  MGNREGS, PMAY-G and number of households mobilized under DAY-NRLM in to Self  Help  Groups  in  Baghpat  District  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  during  the last three financial years and the current financial year, is as under:

## i. MGNREGS

| Financial year             |   Total Households Worked |
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2021-22                    |                      2771 |
| 2022-23                    |                      2127 |
| 2023-24                    |                      1991 |
| 2024-25 (as on 20.03.2025) |                      1538 |
| Total                      |                      8427 |

## ii. PMAY-G

| Financial Year      |   No of houses constructed |
|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 2021-22             |                         49 |
| 2022-23             |                         23 |
| 2023-24             |                         63 |
| 2024-25(current FY) |                         14 |

## iii. DAY-NRLM

| Financial Year               |   No. of Household mobilised |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2021-22                      |                         3536 |
| 2022-23                      |                         1538 |
| 2023-24                      |                          202 |
| 2024-25(Upto February, 2025) |                          159 |

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