Lok Sabha Question No. 270 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 270

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12. 2015

## MAHILA KISAN SASHAKTIKARAN PARIYOJANA

## *270. SHRI S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of proposals received by the Government from various States under Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) during each of the last three ye and the current year, State/UT - wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  the  proposals  have  been  approved  and  funds  allocated/released  to respective States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof State/UT wise;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) thetime by which these proposals are likely to be sanctioned/approved, State/UT -wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a) to (e):A statement is laid on the Table of the H ouse.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 270 for reply on 17 th December, 2015

(a)to (e):  Mahila  Kisan  Sashaktikaran  Pariyojana  (MKSP)  which  is  a  sub  component  of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is a demand based program.  The proposals submitted by Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), pre appraised and recommended by the StateGovernments,are  considered  under  MKSP. There  are  two  route s of appraisal  for projects  received under  MKSP.    Under  the  first  route,  the  proposals  pre  appraised  an recommended by the concerned State Governments are considered by the Ministry through a well  defined process  detailed  in Annexure - I. Under  the  Second  route,  the  State Government has to follow the process explained in Annexure - I at its own level. Thereafter, t he State Government has to submit the Annual Action Plan (AAP) for consideration to this Ministry incorporating all the projects approved at State level .  AAP submitted by the State Government are considered for approval as per the process detailed in Annexure - II. In case the proposal is not foun d to be in conformity with the g uidelines for preparing AAPs issued by this Ministry , the concerned State Governments are informed accordingly.

This  Ministry  received 243 project proposals  from  various  States and  AAPs  from  7 states , till date . The details are given in Annexure - III . In case of approvedprojec ts , funds are  released  in  three  installments in  the  ratio of  25:50:25. State - wise details  of  proposals approved  under  MKSP  till  date  may  be  seen  at Annexure - III . State - wise details of allocation / release of funds may be seen at Annexure - IV. All the proposals received from the State Governments have been processed in the Ministry as per procedure.

From the current financial year i.e. 2015 - 16, all theStates have been requested to submit the proposals under MKSP only under AAP route .

## Annexure - I

## Annexure - I referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.  270 for reply on 17 th December, 2015

## Procedure followed for approval of projects received with State recommendations under MKSP

Project  from  various  agencies which  include  Non  Government Organizations (NGOs),  Civil SocietyOrganizations (CSO),  Community  BasedOrganizations (CBOs),  SHG  Federations, Women 's Organizations  active  in  agriculture  activiti es,  Panchayati Raj  Institutions,  Women Development Corporations and other Government Organizations, pre - appraised and recommended by the concerned State Governments were considered for approval by the Ministry through the procedure given below : -

1. A preliminary desk scrut iny is done by the Ministry of Rural Development to check that (i) project has been recommended by the State Government. (ii)  PIA has provided requisite information as per MKSP project template. (iii) The propose d activitie  relate to sustainable agri culture or NTFP.
2. The  desk  appraisal  is  conducted  by  a  team  consisting  of  independent  exper representatives  from  the  State  Government  and  National  Mission  Management  Unit (NMMU) team of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM ).
3. The field assessment of t he projects shortlisted after desk scrutiny is conducted by a t consisting of expert/Project Resource Persons/Community Resource Persons and representative from the State Government.
4. The projects found to be in conformity with the Guidelines after fiel d visit are placed before the Project Screening Committee (PSC) for consideration.  After approval of the  projects  are  placed  before  PAC  for  consideration.    PAC , headed  by  Secretary (RD)/Addl. Secretary (RD) ,is the final approving authority for the p rojects.

## Annexure - II

## Annexure - IIreferred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.  270 for reply on 17 th December, 2015

Procedure  followed  for  approval  of  projects  received  under  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP) mode is  given  below.  Under  AAP  mode,  State  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (SRLM)  is  the Project  Implementing  Agency  who  can  partner  with  any  of  the  agency other  than Government agency mentioned in Annexure - I subject to theirappraisal at the State Level as per process given in Annexure - I.

1. MKSP Proposals through AAP route are submitted by the State Rural Livelihood Mission of concerned State.
2. A  preliminary  desk  scrutiny  is  done  by  the  National  Mission  Management  Team (NMMU)  team  of  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mi ssion  (NRLM)  headed  by  Mission Director/NRLM to check that (i) State Mission has provided the requisite informati per  AAP  submission  template.  (ii )  theAAP  proposal  is  in  conformity  with  the Guidelines.  (ii i )  Concerned State Mission has followed the prescribed appraisal criteria before incorporating the proposals received from various Field Implementing Partner the State, in the AAP.
3. The  projects  found  to  be  in  conformity  with  the  Guidelines  are  placed  befor e  the Empowered  Committee  (EC)  of  NRLM f or  consideration.  EC  headed  by  Secretary (RD)/Addl. Secretary (RD) is the final authority for approval.

## Annexure - IIIreferred to in the reply to LokSabha Starred Question No.  270 for reply on 17 th December, 2015

Details of projects received and approved under MKSP upto 15 - 12- 2015

## (a)MKSP proposals received with State recommendations

| Sl. No   | Name of the State   | No. of Projects Received   | No. of Projects Received   | No. of Projects Received   | No. of Projects Received   |      |       | No. of Projects approved   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------|-------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State   | 2011                       | 2012                       | 2013                       | 2014                       | 2015 | Total | No. of Projects approved   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 23                         | 4                          | 1                          |                            |      | 28    | 22                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 2                          | 2                          |                            | 2                          |      | 06    |                            |
| 3        | Assam               |                            | 1                          |                            |                            |      | 01    | 1                          |
| 4        | Bihar               | 4                          |                            |                            |                            |      | 04    | 2                          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        | 1                          |                            | 4                          |                            |      | 05    | 1                          |
| 6        | Gujara t            | 9                          | 1                          |                            |                            |      | 10    | 1                          |
| 7        | Haryana             |                            |                            |                            | 5                          |      | 05    |                            |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh    | 3                          |                            |                            |                            |      | 03    | 1                          |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 2                          |                            | 1                          |                            |      | 03    |                            |
| 10       | Jharkhand           |                            | 15                         | 10                         |                            |      | 25    | 8                          |
| 11       | Karnataka           | 3                          | 2                          |                            |                            | 5    | 05    | 3                          |
| 12       | Kerala              | 3                          | 1                          | 1                          |                            | 1    | 05    | 2                          |
| 13       | Madhy a Pradesh     | 8                          | 9                          | 3                          | 3                          | 1    | 23    | 4                          |
| 14       | Maharashtra         | 7                          | 1                          | 2                          | 2                          |      | 12    | 1                          |
| 15       | Manipur             |                            |                            |                            | 6                          |      | 06    |                            |
| 16       | Meghalaya           |                            | 1                          |                            |                            |      | 01    |                            |
| 17       | Mizoram             | 8                          | 1                          |                            | 1                          |      | 10    |                            |
| 18       | Nagaland            | 1                          | 1                          |                            | 2                          |      | 04    |                            |
| 19       | Odisha              |                            | 12                         | 1                          |                            |      | 13    | 7                          |
| 20       | Punja b             | 3                          |                            | 1                          |                            |      | 04    |                            |
| 21       | Rajasthan           | 12                         | 1                          | 2                          |                            |      | 15    | 1                          |
| 22       | TamilNadu           | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          |                            |      | 08    |                            |
| 23       | Tripura             | 2                          |                            | 1                          | 1                          |      | 04    |                            |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh       | 5                          |                            | 4                          | 1                          |      | 10    |                            |
| 25       | Uttarakhand         | 1                          |                            | 6                          | 6                          |      | 13    |                            |
| 26       | West Bengal         | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          |                            | 1    | 04    | 1                          |
| 27       | MultiState          |                            | 7                          | 1                          |                            |      | 08    | 1                          |
|          | Total               | 103                        | 62                         | 41                         | 29                         | 8    | 243   | 56                         |

## (b)MKSP proposals received under Annual Action Plan (AAP) route

| Sl. No   | Name of the State   | No. of AAP Received   | No. of AAP Received   | No. of AAP Received   | No. of AAP Received   | No. of AAP Received   | No. of AAP approved   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State   | 2012                  | 2013                  | 2014                  | 2015                  | Total                 | No. of AAP approved   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 1                     |                       |                       |                       | 01                    | 1                     |
| 2        | Bihar               |                       |                       | 1                     |                       | 01                    | 1                     |
| 3        | Kerala              |                       |                       | 1                     |                       | 01                    | 1                     |
| 4        | Tamil Nadu          |                       | 1                     |                       |                       | 01                    |                       |
| 5.       | Jharkhand           |                       |                       |                       | 1                     | 01                    | 1                     |
| 6.       | Haryana             |                       |                       |                       | 1                     | 01                    |                       |
| 7.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                       |                       |                       | 1                     | 01                    |                       |
|          | Total               | 1                     | 1                     | 2                     | 3                     | 7                     | 4                     |

Annexure - IV Annexure - IV referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.  270 for reply on th

## 17 December, 2015

| State wise details of fund release under MKSPupto 15 - 12- 2015                            | State wise details of fund release under MKSPupto 15 - 12- 2015   | State wise details of fund release under MKSPupto 15 - 12- 2015   | State wise details of fund release under MKSPupto 15 - 12- 2015   | State wise details of fund release under MKSPupto 15 - 12- 2015   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                      | Targetfor coverage of women farmers                               | Total Budget (in Rs. Crore)                                       | Central share (in Rs. Crore)                                      | Central share released ( Rs. Crore)                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                             | 1861628                                                           | 289.90                                                            | 217.43                                                            | 135.23                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                      | 14000                                                             | 14.39                                                             | 12.67                                                             | 3.60                                                              |
| Bihar                                                                                      | 125670                                                            | 119.70                                                            | 87.08                                                             | 25.37                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                               | 2200                                                              | 2.99                                                              | 2.24                                                              | 1.68                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                    | 42320                                                             | 26.62                                                             | 19.97                                                             | 4.99                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                           | 2500                                                              | 2.71                                                              | 2.03                                                              | 0.51                                                              |
| Jharkhand                                                                                  | 88630                                                             | 84.77                                                             | 53.57                                                             | 3.12                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                                                  | 19000                                                             | 24.46                                                             | 18.34                                                             | 6.93                                                              |
| Kerala                                                                                     | 191000                                                            | 156.88                                                            | 78.69                                                             | 19.67                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                             | 30500                                                             | 45.04                                                             | 24.78                                                             | 18.58                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                                | 3000                                                              | 5.80                                                              | 4.37                                                              | 3.20                                                              |
| Mul t i State project - Tasar (Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Odisha & Jharkhand) | 22038                                                             | 52.19                                                             | 39.11                                                             | 29.35                                                             |
| Odisha                                                                                     | 36307                                                             | 38.50                                                             | 28.88                                                             | 21.65                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                                  | 25500                                                             | 11.24                                                             | 8.43                                                              | 6.32                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                                                | 60000                                                             | 13.51                                                             | 10.13                                                             | 7.59                                                              |
| Total                                                                                      | 2524293                                                           | 888.71                                                            | 607.72                                                            | 287.78                                                            |