Ministry of Rural Development
Implementation of Rural Development Schemes
Posted On: 20 DEC 2018 6:42PM by PIB Delhi
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) through State Governments/ UT Administrations to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas. Implementation of these programmes generates direct or indirect employment opportunities, make rural youths employable in the open market through skill development and enable them undertake self employment enterprises. Under MGNREGA, 235.15 crore, 235.64 crore and 234.27 crore person days of unskilled employment were generated during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively. During 2018-19, 85.61 crore (as on 27.07.2018) person days of unskilled employment has been generated.
Keeping in view the importance of rural development programmes, the budget for rural development schemes has been enhanced substantially from Rs 58,623.08 crore during 2013-14 to Rs 1,12,403.92 crore during 2018-19. Accordingly, allocations to States have also increased. The allocation to States/UTs is made on the basis of the Annual Action Plan prepared by them and approved by the Empowered Committee. Rural development programmes have direct and indirect bearing on poverty alleviation which further intensifies with the increased budgetary allocation. The expenditures made on the major rural development programmes during last three years and current year are given in Annexure1.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Ram Kripal Yadav in Lok Sabha today.
Annexure1
(Rs. in crore)
2015-16 (AE)
2016-17 (AE)
2017-18 (RE)
2018-19 (BE)
MGNREGA
37335.69
48215.33
55000.00
55000.00
10116.2
16074.37
23000.00
21000.00
18289.87
17922.87
16900.00
19000.00
DAY-NRLM
2499.16
3158.02
4350.00
5750.00
AE- Actual Expenditure, RE- Revised Estimate, BE- Budget Estimate
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Source: PIB
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