MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a): The Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing through State
Governments/U.T. Administrations major centrally sponsored schemes namely Swarnjayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)/ National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) for self
employment and poverty alleviation in rural areas of the country, including state of
Uttarakhand, which has specific objectives to bring the assisted BPL families above the
poverty line. The SGSY has now been modified as National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM)/Aajeevika. The percentage of swarozgaries/beneficiaries crossed the poverty line by
way of assistance given under SGSY, are estimated through the concurrent evaluation
studies, conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development through independent research
organizations. As per this latest evaluation conducted during 2006-07, State-wise percentage
of swarozgaries crossed the poverty lines are given at Annexure.
(b): As per the Planning Commission, the estimated numbers of people living below the
poverty line as on 2009-10 are 2782.1 lakh in rural areas.
(c) to (e): No, Sir. Besides SGSY/NRLM, the Ministry of Rural Development has also been
implementing other schemes i.e. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA), Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
and Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) for employment generation, rural
housing, rural connectivity and area development respectively, which in turn contribute to
raise the living standard of rural people living below poverty line.
