Lok Sabha Question No. 4114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4114

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.20I5

## SANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 4114. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whaher the Govemment has reviewed the works undertaken under the Sansad Adarsh Gram  Yojana (SAGY)  and ifso, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of technical  and financial aid received by various departments under SAGY since its inception.  State/UT-\4 isel
- (c) whether  a high level committee constituted  for the purpose  has pointed out any environment  related norms  which  are being violated in the proj ects launched under  the SAGY; and
- (d) if so, the details thereoland the follow-up action taken  by the Govemment  thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No Madam.  As per the timelines of SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY),  the work is sih"dul"d  to start from August 2015 for the Cram Panchayats(GP)/villages selected  in the first phase.  The preparation  of the village Development  Plan(VDP) for every  identified  GP/village, tased on the local context,  potential and needs and with special focus on enabling  every poor household to come out of poverty, is at the advance stage of preparation. VDPs for many CPsivillages have already been prepared.  After the approval  of the- VDP, the actual implementation  of all the projects/,activities  listed therein  will start. Tht! implementation is closely  being reviewed by \,Iinistry  of Rural Development  by online web portal and periodical reviews.
- (b): SAGY is primarily about unleashing  the power of people who are expected  to inculcate pride in village, ",-rcourag" societal change,Behavioural  change,  take collective  responsibility  and lnitiate People projects. The development oi Gram Panchayats identified  under SAGY is intended to take  place through  the convergence and implementation  of existing  Government Sshemes  and Piogrammes without allocating additional funds. In pursuance  of above, the relevant Ministries  / Departments of the Central Govemment have been requested by the Ministry  of Rural Development  to make suitable changes, wherever appropriate,  in the

guidelines  of their respective  cenlrar^sector  and\_centraly  Sponsored  Schemes  r  programmes to enable priority  to be given to the Gram Panchayats  seleited under  sAcy. while different Ministries/Departments have made changes  in 14 of their  p.og.u-."/Scheme  gr;o"rir"r,  trr. Ministry is in touch with othcr relevant.vtinistriesroepartments in this  regard.  A number  of state schemes.  are required  to be convergcd  with this scheme  for maximizing  benefit. This would require the guiderines  of state\_schemes/programmes to be surtabry  u*"ni"o io giu" "","*oi" and mandarory  priority  to the Gps selected  uiaer sacy. itre ,trt"i/ur. have bee.-n  ,.qr"rt.a  to do the needful in this regard.

(.c)  & (d): purpose  of undertaken No high level committee has been specifically  constituted by the Ministry for the examining  the adherence  to environmeni  related norms  in ihe pro.iects  to be under the SACY.