MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)
(a): The total number of villages covered under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) in the country, State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure I.
(b): No amount has been allocated by the Central Government for the implementation of projects/works in villages under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. 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. The primary responsibility of implementing SAGY lies with the States/UTs. The District Collector is the nodal officer for implementing SAGY. Hence, the information asked for is not maintained in the Ministry of Rural Development.
(c): Under SAGY, 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 MP, the Gram Panchayat, Civil Society and the government machinery. Hence, non-governmental organizations may provide any assistance in cash or kind to the implementing agencies in States/UTs.
(d): 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. The primary responsibility of implementing SAGY lies with the States/UTs. Hence, the role of public sector undertakings is limited to their participation in the implementation of projects/works under the existing Government Schemes and Programmes. They have not been entrusted with any specific responsibility of ensuring implementation of ongoing/pending projects under SAGY.
(e): The Ministry has received a few complaints about implementation of SAGY in the country. The complaints mainly relate to inaction by the implementing authorities, no separate funding by the Government, etc. As implementation of the Act is done by the State Governments in accordance with the guidelines of the Scheme, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarded to the concerned state Governments for taking appropriate action. The details of important complaints regarding non-implementation of SAGY by the concerned officers and the implementing agencies along with the action taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise is at Annexure II.
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Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3095 for answer on 17.12.2015.
Sl. No. Name of the State/Union Territory Number of Gram Panchayats identified by
Members of Parliament
1. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1
2. ANDHRA PRADESH 30
3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3
4. ASSAM 21
5. BIHAR 53
6. CHANDIGARH 1
7. CHHATTISGARH 16
8. DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 1
9. DAMAN AND DIU 1
10. DELHI 8
11. GOA 3
12. GUJARAT 37
13. HARYANA 15
14. HIMACHAL PRADESH 7
15. JAMMU AND KASHMIR 9
16. JHARKHAND 19
17. KARNATAKA 38
18. KERALA 30
19. LAKSHADWEEP 1
20. MADHYA PRADESH 37
21. MAHARASHTRA 67
22. MANIPUR 3
23. MEGHALAYA 3
24. MIZORAM 2
25. NAGALAND 2
26. ODISHA 27
27. PUDUCHERRY 2
28. PUNJAB 20
29. RAJASTHAN 34
30. SIKKIM 2
31. TAMIL NADU 56
32. TELANGANA 21
33. TRIPURA 3
34. UTTAR PRADESH 104
35. UTTARAKHAND 7
36. WEST BENGAL 4
37. Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha 8
Total 696
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