Question : CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEES TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES

(a) Whether the Government has constituted vigilance/monitoring committees in all the districts to monitor implementation of various rural development schemes ;

(b) If so, the details thereof ;

(c)Whether the Government has received complaints that the concerned District Magistrate do not attend such meetings and send their representatives particularly in the State of Maharasthra, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat ;

(d) If so, the details of such cases noticed during the last three years and current year in each State of the country indicating the action taken in the matter ;

(e)Whether the Government proposes to bring some changes in the said committees ; and

(f) If so, the details thereof ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)

(a)&(b) Instructions were issued by the Ministry of Rural Development in October, 2004 to reconstitute the Vigilance & Monitoring Committees in all Districts of the country.With the issue of these instructions all such Committees stand reconstituted.

(c)&(d) Two complaints were received from Members of Parliament that the District Collector/District Magistrate did not attend the meeting of the District level Vigilance & Monitoring Committees. The details of these two cases and the action taken in the matter are given in the enclosed statement at Annex. – I.

Complaints on not attending the meetings by the District Magistrates from the States of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have not been received in the Ministry.

(e) No, Sir.

(f) Does not arise.

Statement referred to in Part (c)&(d) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 490 for 24.11.06 regarding Constitution of Committees to Monitor Implementation of Schemes.