Lok Sabha Question No. 4529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Villages under PMAAGY
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## VILLAGES UNDER PMAAGY

## 4529. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that the Government has identified 36,430 villages in the country to help tribals  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (PMAAGY)  after  analyzing  data  of Mission Antyodaya;

(b) if so, the details of villages selected from Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;

(c) whether there is separate fund allocation for PMAAGY or budget under Tribal Sub-Plan is being used for this purpose; and

(d) the details of the activities undertaken in the said 36,430 villages, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a),  (c)  &  (d): 'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (PMAAGY)'  was  launched  by Government for integrated development of eligible villages with 50% tribal population and 500 STs  across  States  /  UTs  selected  for  undertaking  development  activities  through  convergence approach. . The scheme envisions to mitigate gaps prominently in 8 sectors of development viz. Road connectivity (Internal and  Inter village /block), Telecom connectivity  (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centers, Health Sub-Centre, Drinking water facility, Drainage and solid waste management. There is a separate budget allocation for the scheme of PMAAGY and an amount of Rs.20.38 lakh per village (total Rs 7276 cr for 36,428 villages) was earmarked under the scheme. The State  governments  were required to make Village development plan with convergence of Central STC (Schedule tribe component) and State TSP (Tribal Sub Plan) funds available with sectorial Central Govt Ministries and State Govt.  In the VDP, the aim is to address gaps with regard to basic amenities identified through Antodaya Mission, in each selected village . As on date 17,656 VDPs have been approved and total funds released till date amounts to Rs.2394.40 Cr

(b): Under the scheme of PMAAGY, 517 Villages have been identified from the State of Andhra Pradesh. The district wise details are at Annexure I . However as Andhra Pradesh did not submit the VDPs for the proposed village Hence funds under the scheme could not be released to State of Andhra Pradesh.

Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4529 for 27.03.2025 regarding 'Villages under PMAAGY'

Identified villages District wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.         | District Name   |   Total Villages |
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1.             | Anantapur       |                4 |
| 2.             | Chittoor        |                1 |
| 3.             | East Godavari   |               69 |
| 4.             | Guntur          |                6 |
| 5.             | Krishna         |                7 |
| 6.             | Kurnool         |                2 |
| 7.             | Prakasam        |                6 |
| 8.             | Srikakulam      |               66 |
| 9.             | Visakhapatnam   |              225 |
| 10.            | Vizianagaram    |              104 |
| 11.            | West Godavari   |               26 |
| 12.            | Y.S.R.          |                1 |
| Total Villages | Total Villages  |              517 |

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