Lok Sabha Question No. 401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, ANTO  ANTONY, SULTAN  AHMED, C.S. PUTTARAJU

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 401. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  status  of  implementation  of  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  in  the country;
- (b) the details of number of villages/ panchayats so far taken up and proposed to be taken up under  the  SAGY  in  the country  along  with  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  spen towards the SAGY, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the mechanism put in place by the Government for monitoring the said scheme;
- (d) whether any suggestion for setting up of a monitoring committee has been received, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allot  some  additional  funds  to  Members  of Parliament (MPs) for the scheme, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) : The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), under the Comprehensive Capacity Building Plan, has organised training programmes for 653 Charge Officers at 9 regional locations across India.  In  this  regard, the  capacity  building  manual  has  been  was  prepared  under  the  name 'SAMARTHYA - SAGY'. As per the Cabinet decision, the Ministry of Rural Development is pursuing  with  relevant  Mi nistries  and  Departments  for  effecting  amendments  and  issuing appropriate  advisories  in  order  to  enable  priority  to  be  given  to  the  SAGY  Panchayat Schemes  have  been  amended  by  various  Ministries  /Departments. The  National  Level Committee headed by Min ister, Rural Development including 16 Ministers and 6 Members of Parliament  has  been  notified  on  7 th May,  2015. The  Committee  met  on  5 th June,  2015  and suggestions  were  taken  on  further  improvement  in  the  implementation  process.  The  Natio Level  Committ ee  headed  by  Secretary,  Rural  Development  including  representatives  of  2 Central Ministries / Departments has been constituted and notified on 08.12.2014. The me of the Committee was held on 15 th May, 2015 to streamline various schemes of Govt. of In dia for  SAGY.  The  implementation  of  the  Programme  is  being  reviewed  by  the  Minister  (RD)

through  meetings  with  the  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament,  District  Collectors  and  State Government  officials  at  regional  locations.  So  far  reviews  have  taken  place  in  r espect  of  18 States. A  Village  Development  Plan  (VDP)  has  been  prepared  for  every  identified  Gram Panchayat with special focus on enabling every poor household to come out of poverty. In to keep track of the progress of implementation of VDP, a Villa ge Development Plan Tracking Template has been developed. The Ministry of Rural Development has brought out 'SAMANVAY' - Compilation  of  223  Central  sector,  Centrally  sponsored  and  1806  Stat schemes  for  convergence  under  SAGY. The  Ministry  has  developed  a 35  point  indicators  as 'Panchayat  Darpan'  to  monitor  the  progress  of  the  SAGY  Gram  Panchayats. A consolidated 101 good development initiatives undertaken by the Hon'ble MPs  in their respective constituencies across the country have been compiled in a book and released under the name 'SANKALAN' . A  National  Workshop  was  organised  at  Bhopal  by  the  Ministry,  where Members of Parliament, State Governments, District Collectors, Gram Pradhans from across States were invited. The selected Good Practices by Nati onal Level Committee of the Ministry of Rural  Development  were  presented  through  2  days'  detailed  exhibition  so  that  similar  good practices could be adopted in SAGY Gram Panchayats.

(b) : The details of number of villages/ panchayats so far taken up under the SAGY in the countryis  at  Annexure  I. Since  adop tion  of  Gram  Panchayats  under  SAGY  is  the  choice  of Hon'ble Members of Parliament, the number of  Gram Panchayats proposed to be taken up under the SAGY in the country cannot be asc ertained. No amount has been allocated by the Central Government for the implementation of projects/works in villages under Saansad  Adarsh Gr Yojana. SAGY is primarily about unleashing the power of people who are expected to incul pride in village, encourage societal change/Behavioural change, take collective responsibility initiate  People  projects.  The  development  of  Gram  Panchayats  identified  under  SAGY intended to take place through the convergence    and   implementation of existing Gover ment Schemes  and  Programmes  without  allocating  additional  funds. The  primary  responsibility  of implementing  SAGY  lies  with  the  States/UTs.  The  District  Collector  is  the  nodal  office implementing  SAGY.  Hence,  the  information  asked  for  is  not  maintained in he  Ministry  of Rural Development. However, 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  exp enses.In  the  Financial  Year  2015 - 16,  the States/UTs have been given varied amounts as a one - time financial assistance for hiring resource persons and meeting administrative expenses at the State/UT level under Saansad Adarsh G Yojana(SAGY).

(c) : A SAGY Cell has been created in the Ministry of Rural Development  having Officer leading  a  dedicated  team  of  Project  Professionals  for  monitoring  status  of  Gram  Panch development. As stated in Part(a), the two National Level Committees for overall monitoring and Coordination - one  each headed  by  Minister,  Rural  Development and Secretary  of  Rural Development have been constituted. Till now 32 States/UTs have notified constitution of State Level  Empowered  Committee  (SLEC)  headed  by  Chief  Secretary.  Th e  committee  would supplement the central  SAGY guidelines and issue State specific instructions, review V Development Plans & their timelines, Identify bottlenecks and review the implementation. District Level Committee will facilitate Village lev el plan preparation, converging the relevant schemes,  review  of  progress  on  a  monthly  basis  and  adherence  to  grievance  redressal Dynamic website www.saanjhi.gov.in has been created and the login credentials to this website are  created  and  circulated  among  all  Members  of  Parliament,  State  Nodal  Officers,  Di Collectors  and  Charge  Officers.  SAGY  Division  has  set  up  a  cloud  based  web  portal encouraging discussions among the stakeholders viz. Member of Parl iament, Central Government, State Government, District Administration and the Public. The port support.saanjhi.in will  also  act  as  a  dynamic  repository  to  share  knowledge,  as  a  tool exchange  of  ideas  and  resolution  of  grievances  by  the  implementing  a uthorities.  The implementation of the Programme is being reviewed by the Minister (RD) through meetings wi the  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament,  District  Collectors  and  State  Government  officials  at regional locations. So far reviews have taken place in res pect of 18 States. The Ministry has developed a 'Thirty Five indicators' for monitoring the progress of the SAGY Gram Panchayats. This is called as 'Panchayat Darpan'.

- (d) : No Madam.
- (e) : No Madam.

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| S. N o               | answer on 25.02.2016. State /UT   | No. of GPs identified under Phase I   | No. of GPs identified under Phase II   | Total   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------|
| 1                    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS       | 1                                     | 0                                      | 1       |
| 2                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                    | 31                                    | 8                                      | 39      |
| 3                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                 | 3                                     | 0                                      | 3       |
| 4                    | ASSAM                             | 21                                    | 0                                      | 21      |
| 5                    | BIHAR                             | 53                                    | 2                                      | 55      |
| 6                    | CHANDIGARH                        | 1                                     | 0                                      | 1       |
| 7                    | CHHATTISGARH                      | 16                                    | 0                                      | 16      |
| 8                    | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI            | 1                                     | 0                                      | 1       |
| 9                    | DAMAN AND DIU                     | 1                                     | 0                                      | 1       |
| 10                   | DELHI                             | 8                                     | 0                                      | 8       |
| 11                   | GOA                               | 3                                     | 0                                      | 3       |
| 12                   | GUJARAT                           | 37                                    | 1                                      | 38      |
| 13                   | HARYANA                           | 15                                    | 0                                      | 15      |
| 14                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                  | 7                                     | 0                                      | 7       |
| 15                   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                 | 9                                     | 2                                      | 11      |
| 16                   | JHARKHAND                         | 19                                    | 1                                      | 20      |
| 17                   | KARNATAKA                         | 38                                    | 2                                      | 40      |
| 18                   | KERALA                            | 30                                    | 0                                      | 30      |
| 19                   | LAKSHADWEEP                       | 1                                     | 0                                      | 1       |
| 20                   | MADHYA PRADESH                    | 37                                    | 3                                      | 40      |
| 21                   | MAHARASHTRA                       | 67                                    | 1                                      | 68      |
| 22                   | MANIPUR                           | 3                                     | 0                                      | 3       |
| 23                   | MEGHALAYA                         | 3                                     | 0                                      | 3       |
| 24                   | MIZORAM                           | 2                                     | 0                                      | 2       |
| 25                   | NAGALAND                          | 2                                     | 0                                      | 2       |
| 26                   | NOMINATED                         | 8                                     | 0                                      | 8       |
| 27                   | ODISHA                            | 27                                    | 3                                      | 30      |
| 28                   | PUDUCHERRY                        | 2                                     | 0                                      | 2       |
| 29                   | PUNJAB                            | 20                                    | 0                                      | 20      |
| 30                   | RAJASTHAN                         | 34                                    | 0                                      | 34      |
| 31                   | SIKKIM                            | 2                                     | 0                                      | 2       |
| 32                   | TAMIL NADU                        | 56                                    | 0                                      | 56      |
| 33                   | TELANGANA                         | 21                                    | 1                                      | 22      |
| 34                   | TRIPURA                           | 3                                     | 0                                      | 3       |
| 35                   | UTTAR PRADESH                     | 104                                   | 6                                      | 110     |
| 36                   | UTTARAKHAND                       | 7                                     | 0                                      | 7       |
| 37 WEST BENGAL Total | 37 WEST BENGAL Total              | 4 697                                 | 2 32                                   | 6 729   |