(a) whether the Government proposes to take any steps for promotion of water harvesting facilities and drainage water recycle system under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any funds are proposed to be provided for the purpose and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government proposes to provide NCC facilities to the villages selected under SAGY; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) to (c) : The objectives of SAGY is to be achieved through the convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes without allocating additional funds.
As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry for effective implementation of SAGY, the elements of an Adarsh Gram would be context specific and an Adarsh Gram should evolve out of people’s shared vision, using their capacities and available resources to the best extent possible, duly facilitated by the Hon’ble MP, the Gram Panchayat, civil society and the government machinery. However, some of the broadly identified activities regarding water harvesting facilities and drainage water recycle have been listed out in the guidelines which include,
• Appropriate solid and liquid waste management
• Watershed management especially renovation and revival of traditional water bodies
• Rainwater harvesting- rooftop as well as others
In Order to ensure preferential consideration from various Centrally Sponsored schemes for SAGY, 21 schemes have been amended by various Ministries /Departments of Government of India. Accordingly Department of Land Resources of Ministry of Rural Development has issued advisory to all States to take up the works under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) by giving priority in the villages selected under SAGY. The activities include works related to watershed management, especially renovation and revival of traditional water bodies which aims at developing a village along the principles of Watershed Management to enhance livelihoods through improving irrigation, improving drainage and checking erosion. It has been requested to include SAGY villages under IWMP,
If not done already. .
(d) & (e) : There is no such proposal under consideration.
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