Question : Rural Development

(a) whether several villages are lagging behind in terms of development after independence;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the names of employment schemes and the names of villages where these schemes are being implemented including features of Aajeevika Skills under DDUGKY and SVEP schemes;

(d) the shortcomings found in the existing employment schemes; and

(e) the names of schemes being formulated for the ensuing years for rural development after removing such shortcomings?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) and (b): Based on the data of development parameters, collected through Mission Antyodaya Survey 2017 and 2018, village score card has been prepared for different States/Union Territories (UTs), which is at Annexure I. Gram Panchayats use this information while preparing and implementing Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP).

(c): With an aim of providing wage and self-employment opportunities to rural people, the Department of Rural Development has been implementing schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) throughout the country. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), which is a component of DAY-NRLM, provides safe, affordable and community monitored transport services in rural areas. Start-up Village Entreprenuership Programme (SVEP), which is a sub-scheme of DAY-NRLM, aims to help the rural poor to set-up enterprises at the village level in non-agricultural areas. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), an important component of National Skill Development Policy, is a placement linked skill development program.

(d) and (e): Third-party evaluation of Ministry of Rural Development’s Schemes are carried out regularly and actions, as appropriate, are taken on the findings, including restructuring of Schemes.

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 390 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2020 REGARDING ‘RURAL DEVELOPMENT’
ANNEXURE-I