(a) whether the Government propose to modify rural employment schemes like Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) to cover plantation works under the scheme;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to modify rural employment schemes like Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) to cover plantation works under the scheme;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI U. V. KRISHNAM RAJU)
(a) to (c) Under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) each block may
identify about 10 Key activities based on the local resources , aptitude as well as skill of
the people and the market potential . The key activities are to be selected by the District
SGSY Committee on the recommendation of the Block Level SGSY Committee in
consultation with the Panchayat Samiti (Block Panchayat), Sarpanches, groups of rural
poor, Banks, Line Depatrments etc. Therefore if plantation activities are identified as key
activity, these could be financed under the Scheme with Subsidy and Bank credit.
Besides, plantation activities linked with self employment are also considered under the
SGSY Special Project.