(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the news item captioned `
Grameen Vikas per Pura Paisa Bhi Nahin Kharch Kar pai Sarkar` in ` Jansatta` Delhi edition dated April1, 2000;
(b) if so, the facts reported therein; and
(c) the reaction of the government thereto ?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUNDAR LAL PATWA)
(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 556 DUE FOR REPLY ON 04-05-2000
The Press Report in question refers, interalia, to performance of the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY), the Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY), the Employment Assurance Scheme ( EAS), the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) and the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The position in respect of release of Central share for these schemes, during the year 1999-2000, is shown in the enclosed Annexure.
2. The SGSY and JGSY schemes came into operation during the year 1999-2000, after restructuring of earlier programmes, despite which the release of funds by the Ministry of Rural Development has been satisfactory. There is usually a time lag in reporting of figures of physical/financial achievement by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations who execute various programmes and schemes. Concerted efforts are being made to further accelerate the progress of the programmes being implemented in the States/Union Territories and monitoring arrangements have also been set up.
ANNEXURE
Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 556 due for reply on 4-5-2000
Statement showing Central Release of Funds under JGSY, SGSY, EAS, IAY and NSAP during 1999-2000
Sl.No. Name Revised Release Release of the Estimate (RE) Centre State Total as % Programme 1999-2000 of RE
1 JGSY 1689.00 1685.28 306.01 1991.28 99.78 2 SGSY 950.00 930.68 221.81 1152.49 97.97 3 IAY 1451.00 1441.05 449.74 1888.14 99.31 4 EAS 2040.00 2037.97 579.43 2315.85 99.90 5 NSAP 710.00 710.00 0.00 710.00 100.00