Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Mobilisation of Funds under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  No . 1260 TO  BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## MOBILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER SAGY

## 1260. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  population  likely  to  benefit  from  Smart  City  project  & Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) and the budget earmarked for these two projects separately;
- (b) thedetails of total funds mobilized for various activities under SAGY in first phas programme, State/UT -wise;
- (c) the details of funds mobilised from MPLAD fund, corporate, philanthropy and any other private sources for various activities under SAGY in first phase of the programme;
- (d) whether adequate funds have been allotted and mobilized in the first phase of SAGY fund  'Village  Development Plans'  (VDPs)  prepared  under  the  programme,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to earmark some fund specifically for SAGY, if so, t details thereof?

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

(a): As per  information on Smart City Project received from the concerned Ministry of Ur Development, the Government of India has launched Smart Cities Mission on 25 June, 2015. The Mission will cover 100 cities and its duration will be five years(Financial Year 201 - 16 to the Financial Year 2019 - 20) .  The  Government  of  India  will  provide  financial  support  to  th extent of Rs. 48000 crore over five years i.e. on an average of Rs. 100 crore per city per year An equal  amount  on  a  ma tching  basis  will  have  to  be  co ntributed  by  the  State/Urban  Local Body(ULB). As per Census 2011, approximately 3,53,75006 people from 20 cities located in States are likely to benefit from Smart Cities Project as winners of first round announced in last week of January, 2016 .

The goal of SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana( SAGY )is to develop three Adarsh Grams by March 2019, of which one would be achieved by 2016. Thereafter, five s uch Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected and developed by 2024.The population of these Adarsh G would benefit. No funds are allocated by the Central Government for the implementation o projects/works  in  villages  under  SaansadAdarsh  Gram  Yojana .  SAGY  is  primarily  about unleashing  the  power  of  people  who  are  expected  to  inculcate  pride  in  village,  enco societal change/Behavioural change, take collective responsibility and initiate People The development of Gram Panchayats identifie d und r SAGY is intended to take place through the convergence    and   implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes without  allocating  additional  funds. In  pursuance  of  above,  the  relevant  Ministries  / Departments  of  the  Central  Government have  been  requested  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development  to  make  suitable  changes,  wherever  appropriate,  in  the  guidelines  of  t respective Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes / Programmes to enable priorit be given to the Gram Panchayat s selected under SAGY. So far different Ministries/Departments have made changes in 21 of their Programme/Scheme guidelines. A number of state schemes are required to be converged with this scheme for maximising benefit. This would requir guidelines  o f  State  Schemes/Programmes  to  be    suitably  amended  to  give  automatic  and mandatory priority to the GPs selected under SAGY. The states/UTs have been requested to the needful in this regard.

(b)to(d ): The activities/works identified under the Village D eve opm nt Plan prepared by the Gram Panchayat and finalized by the District Nodal officer, i.e. the Collector and Government are implemented under the Government Schemes/ private sources  earmarked  for the purpose in the Plan by the concerned line departments of the State Government or others, as the case may be. Hence, the information asked for is not maintained in the Ministry of Ru Development.

(e): In addition to reply to part(a), it is stated that as a onetime assistance, in the Financial Year 2014 - 15, the States had been given funds at the rate of Rs. 50,000/ -for each SAGY Gram Panchayat  to  be  used  by  the  Collectors/DMs  for  meeting  administrative  expenses. In  the Financial Year 2015 - 6, the State s/UTs have been given varied amounts as a one - time financial assistance for hiring resource persons and meeting administrative expenses at the State/U under SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY).

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