Question : NIRMAL GRAM YOJANA

(a) the number of villages which participated in the Nirmal Gram Yojana throughout the country;

(b) the number of sanitary blocks constructed under this yojana; (

(c) the targets set and the achievements made by the Government towards total sanitation of villages thereunder since inception of the yojana;

(d) whether special incentives are proposed to be given to zila parishads for implementing the yojana effectively;

(e) if so, details thereof; and

(f) the steps the Government is taking in the States where there is poor response to this yojana?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A.NARENDRA)

(a) 1887 applications were received from Panchayati Raj Institutions for Nirmal Gram Puraskar.

(b) 7468 number of sanitary blocks/complexes were constructed under Total Sanitation Campaign programme since its inception in 1999.

(c) Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is a demand driven programme and therefore fixing targets is not possible.

(d) & (e) To add vigour to TSC implementation, Government of India launched an award scheme called the `Nirmal Gram Puraskar` in Oct.2003 for fully sanitised and open defecation free Gram Panchayats, Blocks and Districts. The incentive pattern based on population criteria is as given below: -

(Rupees in lakh)
S.	Particulars	Gram	Block	District
No.	Panchayat
1.	Population Criteria	Upto	5001	Upto	50001	Upto	Above	5000	and	50000	and	10 lakh	10 lakh	above	above
2.	Cash Incentive Recommended	2.0	4.0	10.0	20.0	30.0	50.0
3.	Incentive to Individuals	0.10	0.20	0.30
4.	Incentive to Organisation/s	0.20	0.35	0.50	other than PRIs