Question : Village Gram Panchayats adopted under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

(a) the number of villages/gram panchayats adopted under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) and the number of villages which have been developed so far since 2018 along with the details thereof, particularly in Jharkhand;

(b) the details of the amount spent so far in this regard;

(c) whether the Government is considering to allocate additional funds for all round development of more than one village under SAGY, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government will consider providing special financial assistance for each of the gram panchayats selected under SAGY for implementing the activities, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) : The Hon’ble Members of Parliament (MPs) have adopted 976 Gram Panchayats for development under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) till 3rd August 2021, since 2018. The Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY prepare a Village Development Plan(VDP) which is a roadmap for the holistic development of the GPs.The list of Gram Panchayats which have completed all the projects that are proposed under Village Development Plan since 2018 including Jharkhand as per the information uploaded by States/UTs on SAGY portal (http://saanjhi.gov.in) is given in Annexure-I.

(b) to (d) : SAGY is a scheme based on convergence of already existing schemes of Government of India, State schemes, partnership with Private, Voluntary and Cooperative (PVC) sectors, Gram Panchayats’ own revenue, resources mobilised in kind and labour and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds without provision of any funding specifically under the scheme. Therefore, there is no provision and also no proposal under consideration to allocate any funds specially for this programme.


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Annexure
Annexure-I referred in point (a) of reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No.3554 scheduled for answer on 10th August 2021

The list of Gram Panchayats which have completed all the projects that are proposed under Village Development Plan since 2018 including Jharkhand as per the information uploaded by States/UTs on SAGY portal (http://saanjhi.gov.in).