Lok Sabha Question No. 1521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Beneficiaries under Social Schemes in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1521 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER SOCIAL SCHEMES IN TAMIL NADU

## 1521. SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the numbers of beneficiaries registered under various social schemes being run under the Ministry including National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), till date in the State Government of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of amount of funds utilized by the said State Government during each of the last three years; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Union Government to extend benefit of social schemes run by the Ministry to uplift all poor people of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):        The  number  of  beneficiaries  registered  under  various  social schemes  being  run  under  the  Ministry  including  National  Social Assistance  Programme  (NSAP),  till  date  in  the  State  Government  of Tamil Nadu are as under:-
- i. Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  numbers  of  households registered since inception in the state is 92.22 lakh.
- ii. Under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana-Grain (PMAY-G), out of the overall target of 2.95 crore houses allocated to States/UTs, (including  7,79,851  of  Tamil  Nadu),  2.94  crore  houses  have already been sanctioned to the beneficiaries (including 7,57,672 of Tamil Nadu)  and  2.51 crore  houses  have  already  been completed as on 06.12.2023 (including 5,83,813 of Tamil Nadu).
- Under Deendayal Antroydaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), the mission is being implemented in 7113 blocks  in  742  districts  across  all  28  States  including  Tamil Nadu  and 6 UTs (except Delhi and Chandigarh). So far a total of 3.34  lakh  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)  and  39.69  lakh  Household
- iii. have been mobilized in Tamil Nadu.
- iv. Under Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY),  66516  candidates  trained  and  60674  candidates  placed since inception till October, 2023.
- v. Under Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs), 271775 candidates trained and 200047 candidates settled since inception till October, 2023.
- vi. Under  National  Social  Assistance  Programme(NSAP),  Central Government  has  fixed  scheme-wise  ceiling  of  beneficiaries  for each State/UT (State Cap). The State Cap for the Tamil Nadu is 2005691.  Against  the  State  Cap,  1951042  beneficiaries  were covered/registered  under  NSAP  schemes  during  the  Financial Year 2022-23.
- vii. Under  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-2.0, 14146 farmers have been  benefitted  from  Financial  year  2021-22  to  2023-24  (till second quarter) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
- viii. The  Ministry  is  also  implanting  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) whose primary objective is to provide connectivity,  by  way  of  an  all-weather  road  with  necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year, to eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas.  It is not a beneficiary oriented scheme.
- (b):        The  details  of  amount  of  funds  utilized  spent  by  the  State Government during each of the  last three years in the State of Tamil Nadu, wherever applicable/maintained, are at  Annexure.
- (c):        This  Ministry  is  taking  up  various  steps  to  ensure  effective implementation  of  these  schemes  to  ensure  that  benefits  of  these schemes  reached  to  all  poor  people  of the rural areas  of the country.  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 multi-level 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.
- 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.
- iii. In addition to above, the Ministry has arranged for sufficient fund for  completion  of  works  and  further,  bottlenecks  like  forest clearance  that  require  facilitation  with  Ministry  of  Environment and Forests or Banks are also arranged.
- iv. Social Audits are also conducted for some  Schemes  like Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and PMAY-G. Appointment of Ombudsman  is  also  made  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  or  are  under  development  in  other  areas  too.  The performance of officials are 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.
- ix. Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns including wall paintings for the wide  dissemination of the schemes are undertaken.
- x. Under  NSAP,  State  Governments  are  encouraged  to  top  up  the assistance provided by the Central Government. xi. DAY-NRLM ensures that the poor are provided with the requisite skills  for  managing  their  institutions,  linking  up  with  markets, managing their existing livelihoods, enhancing their credit absorption capacity and credit worthiness, etc. A multi-pronged approach  is  envisaged  for  continuous  capacity  building  of  the targeted families, SHGs, their federations, government functionaries, bankers, NGOs and other key stakeholders. Particular  focus  is  on  developing  and  engaging  community professionals  and  community  resource  persons  for  capacity building  of  SHGs  and  their  federations  and  other  collectives. Extensive use of ICT is being taken to  make  knowledge dissemination and capacity building more effective. The financial support is provided to SHGs and their federations in the  form  of  Revolving  Fund  (RF)  and  Community  Investment Support  Fund  (CISF)  to  enable  them  to  take  up  economic
- xii. activities for income generation.
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Annexure

Annexure  referrd  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Qeustion No.1521 for reply on 12.12.2023

The details of amount of funds utilized spent by the State Government during each of the last three years in the State of Tamil Nadu

## 1. Mahatma Gandhi NREGS

As  per  NREGASoft,  details  of  expenditure  incurred  (including  State share)  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS during the last three financial years is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure incurred (including State share) |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                                        8434.85 |
| 2021-22          |                                        9795.62 |
| 2022-23          |                                       11420.9  |

## 2. PMAY-G

The  details  of  central  share  released/utilized  by  the  State  of Tamil Nadu during last each of last three years are as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Central Share Released/Utilized |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                            672.61 |
| 2021-22          |                            668.86 |
| 2022-23          |                           2290.47 |

## 3. PMGSY

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure (including State Share) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                                626.92 |
| 2021-22          |                               1169.56 |
| 2022-23          |                                532.36 |

(Rs in crore)

4. DAY-NRLM
5. DDU-GKY

| Financial Year   |   Central Releases |
|------------------|--------------------|
| 2020-21          |            28925   |
| 2021-22          |            38148   |
| 2022-23          |            38157.3 |

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| Financial Year   |   Fund Utilized |
|------------------|-----------------|
| 2020-21          |           76.55 |
| 2021-22          |           25.44 |
| 2022-23          |           57.54 |

(Source:-Data from the State of Tamil Nadu under DDU-GKY)

6. RSETIs

| Financial Year   |   Fund Utilized |
|------------------|-----------------|
| 2020-21          |            5.36 |
| 2021-22          |            0.32 |
| 2022-23          |            5.54 |

(Source:-Data from the State of Tamil Nadu under RSETI)

7. NSAP

(Rs. In lakh)

(Rs in crore)

(Rs in crore)

(Rs in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Central Release |
|------------------|-------------------|
| 2020-21          |           32721.3 |
| 2021-22          |           84192.4 |
| 2022-23          |           57878.9 |

8. WDC-PMKSY

| Financial Year   |   Central Release |
|------------------|-------------------|
| 2020-21          |            10.75  |
| 2021-22          |            42.84  |
| 2022-23          |            42.955 |

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(Rs in crore)