Assessment of Rural Development Schemes: Unstarred Question in Loksabha

Assessment of Rural Development Schemes

(a) whether various schemes aimed at improving the lives of rural people have yielded the desired results and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the Government’s reaction thereto; 
(b) the details of implementation reports of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) during each of the last three years and the current year; and 

(c) the details of monitoring mechanism available with the Government to ensure that the objectives of the rural development schemes are achieved?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4091                                  ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2017

Assessment of Rural Development Schemes

HEMAMALINI

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether various schemes aimed at improving the lives of rural people have yielded the desired results and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the Government’s reaction thereto; 
(b) the details of implementation reports of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) during each of the last three years and the current year; and 
(c) the details of monitoring mechanism available with the Government to ensure that the objectives of the rural development schemes are achieved?

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 Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay – Gramin 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 through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. As per Reports/ Returns received from the State Governments/ UT Administrations, the implementation of these programmes have been found to be satisfactory.

(b) : The details of implementation reports in terms of physical achievement under MGNREGA, DAY-NRLM and NSAP during the last three years and the current year are given at table below.


FY MGNREGA NSAP DAY-NRLM
Persondays Generated Beneficiary reported Self Help Groups promoted 
(in crore) (in crore) (in lakh)

2014-15 166.21 3.09 1.87

2015-16 235.15 3.09 3.44

2016-17 235.82 2.94 5.07

2017-18 105.83* 3.09* 0.74**

*as on 04.08.2017; **as on June, 2017

(c) : In order to ensure that the programme benefits reach the rural poor in full measure, the Ministry of Rural Development has developed a multi-level and multi-tool system of monitoring. The important instruments of monitoring are Review by Union Ministers, On-Line Reporting through programme specific Management Information System, Utilization Certificates/Audit Reports, Performance Review Committee Meetings/Regional Review Meetings, National Level Monitors and Area Officers’ Scheme. In addition, DISHA committees chaired by Hon’ble Members of Parliament also monitor programme implementation.

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