Lok Sabha Question No. 814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Status of Rural Development Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04 .201 6

## STATUS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## 814. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether adequate funds were not allocated and released for rural development including  rural  drinking  water,  rural  livelihoods,  Mahatma  Gandhi  Nation Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Indira Aw aas Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for each scheme and corrective action taken/being and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  also  taken  cognizance  of  the  difficulties  faced Governments due to execu tion of Central schemes with their own resources;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and corrective action taken/being taken and if n therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has approved and released additional funds for blocks n drought - affected blocks, particularly 235 blocks in Odisha; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI STRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)&  (b):The  Department  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  major  rural  develop programmes namely, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREG S),  Deen  Dayal  Antyodaya  Yojana - N ational  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY -NRLM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana - Gramin  (PMAY - Gramin)  (previously Indira  Awaas Yojana),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  National  Social  Assista Programme (NSAP) through State Governments/UT Administ rations in rural areas of the coun These programmes are being implemented in all the States including Odisha and are betterment  of  rural  livelihoods  and  overall  development  of  rural  areas  through employment  opportunities,  infrastru cture  and  provision  of  social  security  to  the  rural While MGNREGS is a demand driven scheme, other programmes like PMAY - Gramin, DAY NRLM and PMGSY are allocation based. Under these programmes the targets for works ar based on the allocation of funds and utilization capacity of the states. Budgetary alloca the  major  rural  development  schemes  for  the  year  2016 - 17  have  been  increased.  Budgetary provision for 2016 - 17 (BE) viz - a- viz 2015 - 16 (RE) is given at Annexure .

(c) &(d): Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are implemented according to pre decided sharing  pattern  between  the  centre  and  the  states.  The  fund  sharing  under  DAY - NRLM  and PMGSY is in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and the States except the 8 Nor Eastern states and 3 Himalayan states where it is in the ratio of 90:10. The sharing pat consideration the different resource position of states.

(e) & (f): Under MGNREGA, the provision for upto 50 days of additional employment has been made  over  and  above  100  days  per  households  in  notified  drought  affected  areas including Odisha .

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Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No - 814 due for answer on 28.04.2016

## Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual for the year 2015 - 16 under major rural development schemes.

(Rs. In crores)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme                                 |   B.E. 2015- 16 |   R.E. 2015- 16 |   B.E. 2016- 17 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|         1 | 2                                                  |               3 |               4 |               5 |
|         1 | Aajeevika - DAY -National Rural Livelihood Mission |            2505 |            2672 |            3000 |
|         2 | Rural Housing                                      |           10025 |           10025 |           15000 |
|         3 | Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana                   |           14291 |           18291 |           19000 |
|         4 | National Social Assistance Programme               |            9082 |            9082 |            9500 |
|         5 | MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme      |           34699 |           36967 |           38500 |