(a) the target set under different poverty alleviation schemes/programmes in Arunachal Pradesh during the
last three years;
(b) the extent to which these have been achieved;
(c) whether any shortcomings have been noticed in the implementation of these programmes;and
(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government to remove them?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a)&(b): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing major rural development schemes such as, Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) and Rural
Housing (IAY). MGNREGA is a demand driven wage- employment (guarantee) programme which seeks to provide
supplementary means of livelihood for the rural people while simultaneously aiming at creating durable
assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural poor. No targets are fixed under it.
SGSY and IAY are allocation based programmes under which annual targets are fixed. The targets and
achievements in Arunachal Pradesh during the last three years in respect of SGSY and IAY are as under:
Physical targets and achievement
SGSY
Physical (in numbers)
Arunachal Pradesh 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
SHGs formed 65 56 72
SHGs taken up Economic
Target 311 383 364
Achievement 73 14 26
% age SHGs Assisted 23.50 3.66 7.13
Total Swarozgaris Assisted
Target 3962 4883 4277
Achievement 1599 774 1496
% age of Swarozgaris assisted 40.35 15.85 34.98
IAY
Year Physical Target Physical Achievement %age of Target Achieved.
2007-08 6765 6422 94.93
2008-09 6770 7236 106.88
2009-10 10873 6026 55.42
Total 24408 19684 80.65
PMGSY
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Targets Achievement Targets Achievement Targets Achievement (Length (Length (Length (Length (Length (Length in Km.) in Km.) in Km.) in Km.) in Km.) in Km.)
361.00 271.90 290.00 317.43 500.00 622.55