(a) The future status of the ongoing developmental schemes pertaining to rural
development sector in the wake of the introduction of the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA);
(b) Whether the Government has made any review of such schemes on which crores of
rupees have already been spent with a view to completing them; and
(c) If so, the details of progress made in regard to each scheme till July 2006 ?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH)
(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 331 due for
answer on 18.08.2006
(a) The Ministry of Rural Development has implemented the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act w.e.f. 2nd February 2006, in 200 most backward districts of
the country, identified by the Planning Commission, including 150 districts of National
Food for Work Programme (NFFWP). The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(NREGA) would be extended to all the districts of the country within a period of five
years. The National Food for Work Programme (NFFWP) and Sampoorna Grameen
Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) have been subsumed in the NREGA in the identified districts.
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) will be gradually subsumed in the NREGA
as and when remaining districts are covered under NREGA. All those projects/works
undertaken under NFFWP and SGRY and are pending for completion may be completed
as per the provisions of NREGA. The other existing schemes namely, Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY), Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), Desert Development
Programme (DDP), Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP),
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) and Total Sanitation Campaign
(TSC) are to be continued for implementation through State Governments/Union
Territories Administration during the current year.
(b) Review of each scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development is a continuous
process. For this purpose, the Ministry has developed a comprehensive system of
monitoring, review and impact assessment of the programmes including utilization of
funds through Periodical Progress Reports, Performance of Review Committee, Area
Officer`s Scheme, Vigilance and Monitoring Committee at the State/District Level with
greater involvement of Members of Parliament, National Level Monitors and District
Level Monitoring to monitor quality of work, adherence to implementation of schemes
as per programme guidelines. Besides, the States have been advised to adopt a five-
pronged strategy consisting of
(i) creation of awareness about the schemes,
(ii)
transparency,
(iii) people`s participation,
(iv) accountability- social audit through Gram
Sabha and
(v) strict monitoring and vigilance.
(c) The details of Central allocation made for 2006-07 and the releases made till July,
2006 and physical achievement in regard to major schemes are given at Annexure-I.