Lok Sabha Question No. 1834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. T834

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

1834. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI D.S, RATHOD:

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

SHRI RAGHAV  LAKHANPAL:

SHRI ABHIJIT MUI(HERJEE:

Will the Minister oIRURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features  of the scheme "saansad  Adarsh Gram Yojana"  (SAGY) recently launched by the Govemment;
- (b) the details  ofthe criteria laid down  for  lhe  selection of the villages under this scheme;
- (d) the time by when the process of selection  and development of an "Adarsh  Gram"  and the details  of villages  identified  by MPs so far, State/UT-wise?
- (c) whether this scheme  is fully funded  by the Govemment if so, the details  thereof and if not, the funds envisaged from various  sources;  and

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

- (a):Thesalientfeaturesofthescheme''SaansadAdarshGramYojana,,(SAGY)areat Annexure  I
- (b):ForidentificationofAdarshGramPanchayatsbytheHon,bleMembersofParliament,a Gram Panchayat  is the basic unit. It should have a population of 3000-5000  in plain areas  and 1000-3000 in hilly, tribal  and difficult  areas. In districts where this unit size is not available' Gram panchayats  approximating  the desirable population size may be chosen. In States  which  have  larger GramPanchayats,theHon,bleMemberofParliament(MP)canchooseanyofthem,asGram pachayat  is the basic unit. The MP would be free to identify  a suitable Gram Panchayat for being developed  as Adarsh  Gram, other  than hisiher  own village or that of his/her spouse' The MP will identifu  one Gram  Panchayat to be taken up immediately,  and two others  to be taken up a little later.  Lok Sabha  Mp has to choose  a Gram Panchayat from within his/her constituency  and Rajya Sabha  MP a Gram Panchayat from the rural area of a district of his/her  choice in the State from which he/she is elected. Nominated MPs may choose  a Gram Panchayat from the rural area of any district in the country.  In the case of urban  constituencies,  (where there  are no Gram Panchayats)' the MP w-ill identify  a Gram Panchayat  from a nearby  rural constituency'
- (c): SAGY is primarily about unleashing  the power of people lr'ho are expected to inculcate pride in village,  encourage  societal change/Behavioural  change, take collective  responsibility  and

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initiate People  projects.  The development  of Gram Panchayats  identified under SAGy  is intenderl to take place  through  the convergence  and implementation ofexisting  Government  Schemes and . Programmes  without allocating additional funds. In pursuance  of above,  the relevant Ministries  / Departments  of the Central Governrnent  have been requested  by the Ministry "i*r*i Development  to make  suitable changes,  wherever  appropriate.  in the guidelines  of thet respective . central  sector and  centrally Sponsored  Schemes /  programmes  to enable  priority  to be given to the Gram Panchayats selected  under SAGY. while diiferent  Ministries/Departments  have made changes  in l4 of their Programme/Scheme  guidelines,  the Ministry is in touch with other relevant MinistriesiDepartments  in this regard.  A number  of state schemes  are required  to be converged with this scheme  for maximising  benefit.  This would require the guidelines  of state Schemes/Programmes to be suitabry  amended  to give automatic  and mandatof,,  priority  to the Gps selected under  SAGy. The statesA,Ts  have  been requested  to do the neeafut  in ihis regara.

- (d): Primarily,  the goal  is for each Member  of  parliament  to develop three Adarsh  Grams by March 2019, of which one would  be achieved  by 2016.  Thereafter,  five such Adarsh Grams (one per year)  wilr be selected  and developed  by 2024.  The broad timelines suggested  in the SAGy Guidelines  for different  activities  in the selection  and development  ofAdarsh  Grams  are as under:-

| Selection of Adarsh Gram                     | One month    |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Awareness generation on the scheme           | Two months   |
| Environment creation and mobilisation social | Three months |
|                                              | Three months |
|                                              | Five months  |
|                                              | Seven months |
|                                              | Eight months |

The details  of villages identified by Mps so far, StateruT\_wise  are at Annexure  II

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## Annexure  I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Satrha unstarred  Question  No. 1834 for 30.07.2015

## (a) Objectives:

- .  to t  gger processes which lead to holistic  development of the identified  Gram Panchayats:
- o to substantially  improve  the standard of living and quality of life of all sections of the population
- o To generate models of local level development and effective local govemance  which can motivate and inspire  neighbouring Gram Panchayats  to leam and adapt
- . To nufture the identified Adarsh Grams as schools of local development  to train othei Gram Panchayats

## (b) Values:

- e Ensuring  the involvement of all sections  of society  in alI aspects related to the life of village,especially  in decision-making  related to governance
- . Adhering  to Antyodaya  -  enabling  the "poorest and the weakest person" in the village  to achieve well-being
- o Affrrming  gender equality and ensuring respect  for women
- . Guaranteeing  social  justice
- o Instilling  dignity of labour  and the spirit of community  service and voluntarism
- o Promoting a culture ofcleanliness
- o Living in consonance with nature  ensuring a balance  between  development  and ecology
- . Preserving and promoting local cultural heritage
- o Inculcating  mutual cooperation,  self-help  and self-reliance  and fostedng  peace and harmony  in the village communitY
- . Bringing about transparency,  accountability  and probity in public life and Nurturing local self-governance

## (c) Approach:

- o Leveraging  the leadership, capacity,  commitment and energy  of the Members of Pariiament  (MP) to develop model  Gram Panchayats.
- . Engaging with and mobilizing the community  for participatory  local level development.
- o Converging different government  programmes  and private  and voluntary initiatives to achieve comprehensive  development.
- o Building  parlnerships  with voluntary  organizations,  co-operatives  and academic and research  institutions.
- . Focusing  on outcomes and sustainability

## (d) Role of Members of Parliament

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The basic approach of the Scheme  is to leverage the readership, capacity,  commitment  and energy  of the Members of  parliament(Mps) to develop  model Gram  panchayats.  The Role of Members  of Parliament is to:-

- o  ldenti& and select  the Gram  panchayat  to develop  as Adarsh  Gram
- o  Engage  with the community  in the village and motivate them to take up development activities on their own according  to their capacity
- o  Propagate  the.values  ofthe scheme
- o  Initiate  start-up  activities  to build  up the right environment
- o  Facilitate the planning process
- 'Mobilise  additional  resources  to the extent possible,  particularly  from cSR and philanthropies
- o  Fill up critical gaps in the plan  using MpLADs  funds
- o  Monitor the progress  periodically  and take the read in sorting out issues and problems
- o  Proactively  facilitate  tmnsparency  and accountability  in  the programme implementation  and help sort out public grievances
- o  Coordinate  with the community  to achieve  the desired,  non\_tangible  outcomes, particularly  the social  ones

## (e) Planning

- A Village Development  plan  would be prepared  for every identified Gram Panchayat with special  focus on enabling  every poor household  to come out of povedy. a
- Understanding  Villages  which have achieved success  as Model Villages.
- Converging  the resources  of various Schemes Centrally  Sponsored  and Central Sector

## (f) Key Aspects

- Personal  Development  : Moral Values, hygienic  behavior,  daily exercises,  free from alcoholism,  dignity of labour and promoting  volunteerism,  respect  for women.
- a Social development:  Volunteerism,  honoring  village elders, village freedom fighters,  violence  and crime free village, integrating  sicially  excluded groups like SC/ST
- Human Development  :universal access  to health, balanced sex ratio, no malnutrition,  iT enabled class rooms, e\_Libraries, e literacy,
- Economic development:  diversified  agriculture,  dairy and livestock,  organic farming,  soil health cards,  micro\_irrigation
- Environment  sustainability  :  tree plantation,  rainwater  harvesting,  watershed development,  toilet in each household a
- Basic Amenities  : piped clean drinking w-ater, road connectivity  to main road, electric connection  to all homes  with 2417 power,  broad  band con\_nectivity,  mini\_ bank with ATM

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- Social Security: Pensions  for all eligible  families-  old age, disability  and widow. Insurance schemes like Aam Aadmi  Bima Yojana & Heahh  insurance- RSBY
- Good Governance : e-govemance, online  certificates'

## (g) Identification  of Gram  PanchaYat

- . A Gram Panchayat would be the basic unit. It will have a population  of 3000-5000 in plain areas and 1000-3000 in hilly' tribal and ditTrcult  areas'
- o The MP would be lree to identify a suitable  Gram Panchayat for being developed as Adarsh  Gram,  other than his,&er own village or that of his/her  spouse'
- . Lok Sabha MP has to choose a Gram Panchayat from within his,trer constituency
- oRajyaSabhaMPmaychooseGramPanchayatfromtheruralareabfadistrictof his/her  choice  in the State from which he/she is elected'
- o Nominated  MPs may choose  a Gram Panchayat from the rural area of any district in the country.
- o In the case of urban  constituencies  (where there are no Gram Panchayats),  the MP will identi$ a Gram Panchayat  from a nearby rural constituency'

## (h) Four Committees  for overseeing  the implementation  of the Scheme

- i.  Two Committees  at the National Level:
2. . OneFeaded by Minister, Rural Development
3. . Second One Headed  by Secretary  Rural  Development
4. ii.stateLevelEmpoweredCommittee(SLEC)headedbytheChiefSecretary
- iii.  District Level Committee; Collector  / District Magistrate is the Nodal Officer' Charge Officer will be designated  to assist the Collector

## (i) Role of the District Collector/District  Magistrate

- o Conduct  ofthe baseline surveY
- o Facilitation  ofvillage  level  plan preparation
- o Converging  the relevant  Schemes
- o Coordination of scheme implementation across line departments
- .ReviewofprogressonamonthlybasisandreportingtotheStateandGovemment of India.
- o Adherence to grievance redressal and proactive  disclosure norms laid down  by the respective  scheme guidelines
- . Arrangement  of frequent  site visits to assess  progress'

## Monitoring & Evaluation CI)

- . Interface enabling  the MP and other key stakeholders  to log-in and give suggestions/comments,  and even raise  queries  or complaints
- r A separate, real-time web based  monitoring  system
- o Every process  taken  under this programme,  will be photographed  and geo-tagged and made available  in public  domain'
- a The outputs  under each activity would  be measured  every  quafter  vis-d\_vis  the physical and tjnancial  targets  set out in the Village Development  plan.
- A mid+erm evaluation  of performance  would be "o.rdi-r"t"d through a competent  . independent  agency.  Also a post\_project  assessment  ofperformance  and outcomes\_ would  be similarly undertaken.

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