Question : Model Villages Identified under SAGY

(a) whether the progress and achievement of model villages identified by Members of Parliament in the State of Manipur under the Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) within their respective jurisdiction have been satisfactory;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has given any direction to the State Government for taking necessary steps to extend works under the said model villages;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the department which implements the said Yojana along with the details of works undertaken thereof?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)


(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.


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Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *340 to be answered on 03 January 2019


(a)to (e): Yes. Under the SAGY framework, the development of the Gram Panchayats is envisaged through convergence and implementation of existing Central and State schemes. The Gram Panchayats adopted under SAGY, through a participatory process under the guidance of Hon’ble Members of Parliament, prepare Village Development Plans (VDPs) containing prioritised time-bound activities to achieve holistic progress of the village. The department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj of Manipur is implementing the SAGY scheme in Manipur.
As per the information uploaded by the State Government on the SAGY website (saanjhi.gov.in), out of the 787 projects under the Village Development Plans (VDP) of the SAGY Gram Panchayats of Manipur, 348 projects have been completed and 286 projects are under implementation as on 31st December 2018. The Ministry has given periodic instructions and directions to the State Governments for the effective implementation of the Scheme and has taken following steps for timely execution of works in the said model villages:

? The scheme Guidelines have been distributed to all the stakeholders with the view to achieve its intended objectives.

? 26 Schemes have been amended by various Ministries/Departments of Government of India to give priority to SAGY Gram Panchayat projects.

? Under the Comprehensive Capacity Building Plan, MoRD organised training programmes in collaboration with National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj on ‘Preparation of Village Development Plan through participatory planning and related areas of SAGY’. Through this, 1254 SAGY functionaries were trained by the Ministry.

? The Ministry of Rural Development brought out ‘SAMANVAY’ - Compilation of 223 Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored and 1806 State Schemes for convergence under SAGY for the benefit of Members of Parliament, District and Village level officials about the different schemes for multitude of purposes at the GP level.

? The Ministry has developed 35 point indicator to gauge the impact of SAGY in the GPs. Progress is measured through outcome indicators broadly covering basic amenities, education, health, sanitation, livelihood, women empowerment, financial inclusion, food security, social security and e-governance. The impact is measured on quarterly (22 indicators) , half yearly (7 indicators) and yearly basis (6 indicators).

? The Ministry prepared and circulated a document named ‘SAHYOG’, containing essential information on the social security Schemes for enriching the knowledge of villagers and village level functionaries to achieve 100% enrollment into the social/financial Security Schemes in SAGY GPs.

? The Ministry of Rural Development has been coordinating with other Central Ministries/ Departments to ensure provision of four key basic services viz. power, drinking water, roads and education in all SAGY GPs.