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Lok Sabha Question No. 3155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: UDAY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), CH. MALLA REDDY, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## UDAY

3155.  SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives of Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY);
- (b) give  details  of  the  present  status  and  the  progress  in  implementation  of  the UDAY;
- (c) the names of the State Governments that have already signed MoU under the UDAY;
- (d) whether it is a fact that several State Governments have requested the Central Government to make certain modifications in the said Scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Government  of  India  has  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY)  on  20-11-2015  for  the  financial  and  operational  turnaround  of  state-owned Power  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs).    The  scheme  aims  to  reduce  interest burden,  reduce  the  cost  of  power,  reduce  power  losses  in  Distribution  sector  and improve operational efficiency of DISCOMs.

(b) & (c) :        So  far, fourteen  States  namely    Jharkhand,   Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Goa, Karnataka, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) under UDAY.     In addition to them, six States and one Union Territory (UT) have shown their   willingness to join the scheme. As on 01-08-2016, Bonds worth Rs.1,66,754.00 crore have been issued by the participating  States  under  UDAY    and  thus  reduction  in  interest  cost  has  already started.  Cost of Power is also on downward trend.

(d) & (e): UDAY is optional for the States to join.    A  few  States  including  Tamil Nadu  and  West  Bengal  have  requested  the  Central  Government  to  make  certain modifications in the scheme.  Government of India has already explained the details to them and also extended timeline to facilitate their participation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Conrad Kongkal Sangma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3154

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3154. SHRI C.K. SANGMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state that whether the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Fund for Meghalaya for the financial years 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 have been released and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MI NISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

During the f inancial 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16, Rs. 27785.90 lakh and Rs. 22182.56 lakh were released  to  Meghalaya  State  respectively  under  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Deployment of NSG Commandos on Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3151

(To be answered on the 4th August 2016)

## DEPLOYMENT OF NSG COMMANDOS ON FLIGHTS

3151.

SHRI JC. DIVAKAR REDDY SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a):  whether the Government deploys NSG commandos on flights;
- (b): if s0, the details thereof;
- (c): whether the Ministry has received any proposal from the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking permission to allow an armed security officer to accompany the Home Minister on all domestic commercial flights;
- (d): if s0, the details thereof; and
- (e); the action taken by the Ministry On the above request?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): of which cannot be disclosed due to security implications:

(c) to (e): Yes; Madam: A request was received from Ministry of Home Affairs in accompanying the Home Minister during journey by Air on board domestic flights. The request was examined in the Ministry of Civil Aviation taking into account thc advice of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in the country, in the matter and views of Ministry of Civil Aviation were communicated to Ministry of Home Affairs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Illegal Extraction of Sand from Rivers
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## 'ILLEGAL EXTRACTION OF SAND FROM RIVERS'

## 3150.  SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps have been taken/being taken by the Government to stop the illegal extraction of sand from the river; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (b) Sand is a minor mineral, as defined under section 3(e) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). Section 15 of the MMDR  Act  provides  that  state  governments  may,  by  notification  in  the  official Gazette,  make  rules  for  regulating  the  grant  of  mining  leases  or  other  mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals and for purposes connected therewith. The administration  of  the  mining  of  minor  minerals  is  a  subject  that  is,  therefore, completely within the domain of the respective state governments. Under the power granted to them by section 15 of the MMDR Act, state governments have framed their own minor minerals concession rules.

Besides section 23C of the MMDR Act, 1957 empowers state governments to frame rules to prevent illegal mining and the state governments may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage  of  minerals  (both  major  minerals  and  minor  minerals)  and  for  purposes connected therewith. Control of illegal mining is, therefore, under the legislative and administrative jurisdiction of state governments.

Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate has also issued Sustainable Sand  Mining  Management  Guidelines,  2016,  which,  inter-alia,  also  addresses  the issues relating to regulation of sand mining. The salient features of the Guidelines in this regard are as follows:

- To ensure that sand and gravel mining is done in environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner.
- Implementing safeguards for checking illegal and indiscriminate mining.
- Monitoring system for sustainable sand Mining.
- To  improve  the  effectiveness  of  monitoring  of  mining  and  transportation  of mined out material.
- Ensure  conservation  of  the  river  equilibrium  and  its  natural  environment  by protection and restoration of the ecological system.
- Ensure  the  rivers  are  protected  from  bank  and  bed  erosion  beyond  its  stable profile.
- Streamlining and simplifying the process for grant of environmental clearance (EC) for sustainable mining.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Discharge of Waste in Ganges Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NITYANAND RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3146

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## DISCHARGE OF WASTE IN GANGES WATER

†3146. SHRI NITYANAND RAI

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ganges water in Bihar is getting excessively polluted due to discharge of waste water through drains in it; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government to check the same?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a)  Water quality monitoring of river Ganga in Bihar is being carried out by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 15 locations. Drains discharging in Ganga in the state of Bihar does not have noticeable impact on Ganga Water Quality except for Fecal Coliform as observed from water quality data from 2011-15.

The dataset reveals the followings:

- The river water quality is conforming the bathing criteria for DO at most of the locations from 2011 to 2015.
- The long term assessment of water quality data indicates the stretch falling in the state of Bihar has been reported  relatively  clean  in  term  of  organic  pollution  mainly  because  of  enough  dilution  received  from tributaries of river Ganga.
- The mass bathing criteria as notified also refers to Fecal Coliform limit of 2500MPN/100ml. The river does not conform the water quality criteria for Faecal Coliform in the stretch of Bihar at and D/s of major urban centers.
- (b)   CPCB has inventoried 25 drains discharging 580 MLD of waste water into River Ganga.

Steps taken to check water pollution are:

- (i) CPCB has issued directions for implementing the water conservation/Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) in 5 key industrial sectors namely distillery, pulp & paper, sugar, textile and tannery under section 18 (1) (b) of the  Water    Act,  1974  to  respective  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  to  further  direct  respective  industries  to submit time bound plans. The Action plan implementation will be completed by March, 2017.
- (ii) CPCB has also issued directions  to  32  concerned  municipalities  /  local  authorities  located  on  main stem of river Ganga in Bihar responsible for management of sewage and solid waste and asked to submit a time  bound  program  for  implementing  the  directions.  In  respect  of  directions  issued,  all  32  concerned municipalities / local authorities have submitted Action Plan for the management of Sewage/Solid waste.
- (iii) Directions have been issued for installation of online emission/effluent monitoring system in industries located in Ganga Basin
- (iv) Frequent inspection and monitoring of GPIs (764 Nos) and drains are being carried out and actions are being taken against defaulting units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Deadline to Complete Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3145

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ELECTRIFICATION

3145.

DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  he  made  an  announcement  that  all  the  villages  in  the country would be electrified  by  the  end  of  2016  instead  of  the  previous deadline of May, 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken to achieve this target?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) :    As reported by the States, there were 18,452 un-electrified census  villages  in  the  country,  as  on  01.04.2015.  Out  of  these  unelectrified villages, 9,176 villages have been electrified as on 26.07.2016 and all the remaining un-electrified villages are targeted to be electrified by May, 2018.

For electrification of all the villages, a time bound implementation schedule has been drawn in consultation with the States. Electrification process has been divided into 12 milestones and they are monitored at multiple levels including Ministry of Power, States and Power Distribution  Companies.  Ministry  of  Power  reviews  the  situation  every month  in  Review,  Planning  &  Monitoring  (RPM)  meeting  and  takes proactive actions to handhold the States for completing the target.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Cleanliness in Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

3144.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3144 (To be answered on the 4th August 2016)

## CLEANLINESS IN AIRCRAFT

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether aircraft in the country often lack  cleanliness as   cleaners do not give sufficient  time as required to clean the aircraft;
2. (c) if so, the guidelines for cleanliness of aircraft as per norms of International Air Transport Association and the steps proposed to be taken to ensure allocation of adequate time for cleanliness in aircraft?
3. (b) if s0, whether germs and bacteria are found in aircraft due to uncleanliness, resulting in diseases to passengers; and

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c); Cleaning of Aircraft is guided by the policy of individual Airlines. In general, for domestic operations, airlines provide 30 to 45 minutes turnaround time. For international operations; such time is between 1 hour to 2 hours between !two sectors depending upon the size of aircraft;

Besides cleaning 0f aircraft; airlines are following disinfection treatment schedule to maintain the hygienic condition of aircraft

In addition to the above, aircrait are subjected to extended cleaning and cleaning Ischedule during longer grounding; deep

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: FDI in Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## FDI IN TEXTILE SECTOR

## 3142.  SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made in textile sector during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the sub-sector/fields in which FDI has been made;
- (c) whether the Government has taken measures to ensure the benefit of FDI accrue to whole chain of textile sector i.e. from artisans/weavers/textile workers to industrialists and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the impact of FDI in overall development of textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b):    The amount of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made in the textile sector during each of the last three years and current year is given below:

| Year             |   FDI (in US $ million) |
|------------------|-------------------------|
| 2013 - 14        |                  198.86 |
| 2014 - 15        |                  197.42 |
| 2015 - 16        |                  215.9  |
| 2016-17(Apr-May) |                    9.5  |

Source: DIPP

FDI  in  textiles  has  largely  been  received  in  the  segments  of  garmenting  (74%),  weaving (3%)and technical textile sector(9%)  in 2013-14.

- (c) to (d): Yes Madam. The Government provides for 100% FDI under the automatic route in the textile sector without any prior approval from the Government or RBI.  As far as retail segment  is  concerned,  the  Government  has  ensured  that  the  interest  of  the  domestic  and traditional industries encompassing craftsman, weaver etc. is protected by ensuring investment in backend infrastructure besides earmarking of 30% procurement from MSME units by the investor.

FDI facilitates flow of capital, technology, skill and best practices, and also ensures   flow of indirect  benefits  such  as  enhanced  production,  exports  and  employment  generation  in  the recipient country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: New Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SANTOSH KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2016 NEW PORTS

## †3141. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government has conducted or proposes to conduct any feasibility study for setting up of new ports to meet the increasing demand of port facilities in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) the details of locations identified for setting up of new ports in the country, State/UTwise;
- (d) whether the coastal States are willing to offer their land to the land-locked States for setting up of new ports, and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Union Government proposes to give assistance for the purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of funds provided for maintenance of various ports in the country during the last three years and the current year, port-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)to(e):Yes, Madam. The Government has proposed to set up four new Major Ports viz. Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vadhawan in Maharashtra.  Out of these, the Cabinet has conveyed in-principle approval for setting up of Enayam Port in Tamil Nadu on 5 th July, 2016.  Assistance will be extended by the Government based on their need.
- (f) Funds are provided only for maintenance and dredging in Kolkata port. Details are given below:-

| Name of the Item                                                                                      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| River dredging and Maintenance of river Hooghly and Haldia channel by KoPT and Haldia Channel Subsidy |     379.1 |    351.25 |    275.55 |     162.5 |

(Rs. in Crores)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Helicopter Services
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the August 2016)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. 8 3140 4th

## HELICOPTER SERVICES

## 3140. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to operate helicopter services at major tourist spots in the country to promote tourism;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof including the services in at present in various tourist spots; and place
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to develop airports so as to make tourism in the country convenient?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (2) & (b) The non-scheduled operator permit holders having helicopters endorsed on their permit may operate to different destinations in iindia including at the various tourist spots, without approval of Directorate General 9f Civil Aviation (DGCA), o charter basis or by selling individual tickets; however, will not publish time table, as per Civil Aviation Requirement: prior
2. (c) Development %f airports is a continuous process depending on traffic used in deciding the trafiic demand is the tourism potential
Lok Sabha Question No. 3139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Electromagnetic System for Ground Water Reserves
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3139 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM FOR GROUND WATER RESERVES

## 3139.       SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has come up with a new plan to find groundwater reserves through an electromagnetic survey;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  extent  to  which  the  finding  of  groundwater  reserves  through  the  said  system  is  an effective mechanism; and
- (d) the regions being covered in the new survey and the details of the timeline proposed for the completion of the project?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER    DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA  REJUVENATION (DR.  SANJEEV KUMAR  BALYAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Council  of  Scientific &  Industrial     Research (CSIR)  through   its constituent   Laboratory   namely,   National   Geophysical   Research   Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad  is  preparing a  draft  plan  to  survey  the  sub-surface    using  Helicopter  Borne Transient  Electromagnetic  to  obtain  the  geophysical  mapping  of  the  sub-surface   up  to  a depth of 300 meters.
- (c) This  geophysical  mapping  provides  a  3D  High  Resolution  image  of  the  aquifer  and  its geophysical characteristics. The groundwater reserves are then estimated with the help of geological and hydrogeological  investigations.
- (d) CSIR  is  planning to  take  up  this  geophysical  survey  initially  in  Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana,  Bundelkhand, Marathwada and  mid-Ganga plains. The Geophysical  part is planned to be carried out in a period of 5 to 6 years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Development of Villages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3136

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES

## 3136. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has made efforts towards the overall development villages and generation of employment therein in recent times and if so, the thereof;
- (b) the  names  of  the  schemes  implemented  recently  b y  the  Government  for  the development of rural areas; and
- (c) the future schemes proposed to be implemented for the socio - economic development of villages?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a) to (c): The Department of Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY - NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU - GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY - G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in r through employment generati on, skilling of youths, provision of social assistance and basic  amenities.  T he Department has  recently  launched  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana (SAGY)  to  trigger  processes  which  lead  to  holistic  development  of  the  identifie panchayats; Shyama Prasa d Mukherjee RURBAN Mission for delivery of integrated project based infrastructure, development of economic activities and skill development in ru and  Startup  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  to  promote  non - farm  economic opportunities in order to energize and streamline economic growth by providing necess thrust from the grassroots towards creation of sustainable self - employm nt opportunities for inclusive growth.

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