Lok Sabha Question No. 1229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Activities under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL, BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, VINOD CHAVDA, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  N

## O . 1229

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## ACTIVITIES UNDER SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 1229. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide additional funds for water development facilities, toilets, plantation works and recycle system of drainage SAGY;

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- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, e/UT- wise including Gujarat;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced/proposes to introduce the DRDO made toilet common people of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the private companies have participated under this scheme through Public - Private -Partnership (PPP) mode, if so, the details thereof State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): No Madam. No funds are allocated by the Central Government for the implement of  projects/works  in  villages  under  Saansad Ad r h  Gram  Yojana.  SAGY  is  primarily  about unleashing the power of people who are expected to inculcate pride in village, encour ge societal change/Behavioural change, take collective responsibility and initiate People pr development  of  Gram  Panchayats  identified  under  SAGY  is  intended  to  take  p lace  through  the convergence  andimplementation  of  existing  Government  Schemes and  Programmes  without allocating  additional  funds. In  pursuance  of  above,  the  relevant  Ministries  /  Departments Central Government have been requested by the Ministry of Rural Development to make s changes,  wherever  appropriate,  in  the  guid elines  of  their  respective  Central  Sector  and  Cent Sponsored Schemes / Programmes to enable priority to be given to the Gram Panchayats under SAGY. So  far  different Ministries/Departments have made  changes in 21 of Programme/Scheme guid elines. A number of state schemes are required to be converged with scheme for maximising benefit. This would require the guidelines of State Schemes/Programmes to be suitably amended to give automatic and mandatory priority to the GPs selected un der SAGY. The states/UTs have been requested to do the needful in this regard.

(c): No  Madam.  The  Ministry  has  not introduced/proposes  to  introduce  the  DRDO  made  toile under  SAGY. The  activities/works  identified  under  the  Village  Development  Plan  prepared Gram  Panchayat  and  finalized  by  the  District  Nodal  officer,  i.e.  the  Collector  an Government are implemented under the Government Schemes /resources earmarked for the purpose in the Plan by the concerned line departments of the State Government orothers, as the case may be .

(d): The implementation of the Scheme is primarily the responsibility of the States/UT Collector  is  the nodal  officer  for  implementing  SAGY.  No  instances  of private  companies  having participated  under  SAGY  scheme  through  Public - Private - Partnership  (PPP)  mode  has  come  to  the knowledge of Ministry of Rural Development.

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