(a) whether any special assistance is being given to Members of Parliament under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to award the villages developed under the SAGY; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT )
(a) & (b): No Madam. SAGY is primarily about unleashing the power of people who are expected to inculcate pride in village, encourage societal change/Behavioural change, take collective responsibility and initiate People projects. The development of Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY is intended to take place through the convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes without allocating additional funds. In pursuance of above, the relevant Ministries / Departments of the Central Government have been requested by the Ministry of Rural Development to make suitable changes, wherever appropriate, in the guidelines of their respective Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes / Programmes to enable priority to be given to the Gram Panchayats selected under SAGY. While different Ministries/Departments have made changes in 14 of their Programme/Scheme guidelines, the Ministry is in touch with other relevant Ministries/Departments in this regard. A number of state schemes are required to be converged with this scheme for maximizing benefit. This would require the guidelines of State Schemes/Programmes to be suitably amended to give automatic and mandatory priority to the GPs selected under SAGY. The states/UTs have been requested to do the needful in this regard.
(c) & (d): Under SAGY Guidelines, Awards are proposed to be given in the following categories:
1) Best practices
2) Best Charge Officers
3) Best District Collectors
4) Best Adarsh Grams
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