Allocation of funds for rural development and poverty alleviation schemes
(a) the details of fund allocated, released and utilised by the States under various rural development and poverty alleviation schemes during 2016-17 so far, Schemewise and State/UT-wise including Haryana;
(b) the achievements made during the said period under each scheme, State/UTwise;
(c) the number of people belonging to all categories including Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) benefited under each of these schemes, State/UTwise; and (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by Government to ensure optimum utilisation of funds and completion of works in time?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3655
ANSWERED ON-03.04.2017
Allocation of funds for rural development and poverty alleviation schemes
3655 . Kumari Selja
(a) the details of fund allocated, released and utilised by the States under various rural development and poverty alleviation schemes during 2016-17 so far, Schemewise and State/UT-wise including Haryana;
(b) the achievements made during the said period under each scheme, State/UTwise;
(c) the number of people belonging to all categories including Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) benefited under each of these schemes, State/UTwise; and (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by Government to ensure optimum utilisation of funds and completion of works in time?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) : The Ministry of Rural Development, inter-alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas, including Haryana through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. The State/ UT-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred under various rural development schemes during current year i.e., 2016-17 are given at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c): The State/ UT- wise physical achievements made under various rural development schemes during current year are given at Annexure-II.
Specific provisions have been made under rural development programmes for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Separate earmarking of funds is made for SCs and STs under PMAY-G and DAY-NRLM. These programmes are specifically monitored with respect to achievements made for SC and ST beneficiaries. Numbers of beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribes, State/UT-wise, under MGNREGA, IAY, now restructured as PMAY-G, DAY-NRLM and DDU-GKY are given at Annexure-III.
(d) : In order to ensure that the programme benefits reach the rural poor in full measure, the Department has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-tool system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of rural development programmes in different parts of the country which include Review by the Union Ministers, Performance Review Committee Meetings, State Vigilance & Monitoring Committees, District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee named as “DISHA”, submission of reports by third party monitoring through National Level Monitors, Area Officers Schemes, Concurrent Evaluation, Impact Assessment Studies, monitoring the submission of Utilization Certificates. The Department constantly pursues the issue of fund utilization with the State governments /UT Administrations to ensure optimum utilization of funds and to ensure timely disbursement, sound financial management and timely completion of works.
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Source: Rajyasabha
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