The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch tomorrow (10.10.2014) an ambitious village development project, called Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, SAGY, under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019. The goal is to develop three Adarsh Grams or model villages by March 2019, of which one would be achieved by 2016. Thereafter, five such Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected and developed by 2024. The Project to be launched on the occasion of birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan aims to keep the soul of rural India alive while providing its people with quality access to basic amenities and opportunities to enable them to shape their own destiny. Inspired by the principles and values of Mahatma Gandhi, the Scheme places equal stress on nurturing values of national pride, patriotism, community spirit, self-confidence and on developing infrastructure.
The Scheme is unique and transformative as it has a holistic approach towards development. It envisages integrated development of the selected village across multiple areas such as agriculture, health, education, sanitation, environment, livelihoods etc. Far beyond mere infrastructure development, SAGY aims at instilling certain values, such as people’s participation, Antyodaya, gender equality, dignity of women, social justice, spirit of community service, cleanliness, eco-friendliness, maintaining ecological balance, peace and harmony, mutual cooperation, self-reliance, local self-government, transparency and accountability in public life, etc., in the villages and their people so that they get transformed into models for others.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) are the pivots this Scheme will run on. Gram Panchayat would be the basic unit for development. It will have a population of 3000-5000 in plain areas and 1000-3000 in hilly, tribal and difficult areas. In districts where this unit size is not available, Gram Panchayats approximating the desirable population size may be chosen. If each MP adopts three villages, the scheme will be able to develop 2,379 'gram panchayats' over the next five years. The Lok Sabha has 543 MPs and the Rajya Sabha 250, 12 of which are nominated. The MP would be free to identify a suitable gram panchayat for being developed as Adarsh Gram, other than his/her own village or that of his/her spouse. There are 2,65,000 gram panchayats in India.
The scheme will be implemented through a village development plan that would be prepared for every identified gram panchayat with special focus on enabling every poor household to come out of poverty. The constituency fund, MPLADS, would be available to fill critical financing gaps. The planning process in each village will be a participatory exercise coordinated by the District Collector. The MP will play an active facilitating role in this exercise.
SAGY gives focus to community participation. Social mobilization of village community can trigger a chain of other development activities in the village. For instance, reducing risk behaviours like alcoholism, smoking, substance abuse (drugs/tobacco/gutkha etc) among all age groups of population.
Strengthening of local democracy through strong and transparent Gram Panchayats and active Gram Sabhas and facilitating good governance is also an important objective of SAGY. Women participation in the decision-making process will be encouraged. In fact the Scheme envisages holding Mahila Sabhas and Bal Sabhas to discuss women and children specific issues and concerns. E-governance will also be given a push.
Ensuring universal access to education facilities, adult literacy, e-literacy are also important goals of SAGY. Apart from education, these villages will have quality health care. The outcomes will include 100% immunization, 100% institutional delivery, reduced IMR, MMR, reduction in malnutrition among children etc.
Adoption and adaptation of technology and introduction of innovations are critical to this programme. This will include use of space application and remote sensing for planning, mobile based technology for monitoring, agriculture technology for increasing productivity etc.
At the national level, a separate, real time web based monitoring system will be put in place for the scheme covering all aspects and components. The Ministry will put in place a specially designed capacity building programme for Government functionaries at different levels including Gram Panchayats. At the state level there will be an Empowered Committee headed by the Chief Secretary consisting of the relevant Departments and including experts, as required with at least two Civil Society representatives. The district Collector will be the nodal officer for implementing the SAGY. He will conduct a monthly review meeting with representatives of the participating Line Departments. The Members of Parliament concerned will chair the review meetings. The rural development ministry has made grand plans for its launch, inviting all 750-odd MPs to the event to be presided over by the PM. The Rural Development Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari and the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha will address the gathering on the occasion.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
The Scheme is unique and transformative as it has a holistic approach towards development. It envisages integrated development of the selected village across multiple areas such as agriculture, health, education, sanitation, environment, livelihoods etc. Far beyond mere infrastructure development, SAGY aims at instilling certain values, such as people’s participation, Antyodaya, gender equality, dignity of women, social justice, spirit of community service, cleanliness, eco-friendliness, maintaining ecological balance, peace and harmony, mutual cooperation, self-reliance, local self-government, transparency and accountability in public life, etc., in the villages and their people so that they get transformed into models for others.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) are the pivots this Scheme will run on. Gram Panchayat would be the basic unit for development. It will have a population of 3000-5000 in plain areas and 1000-3000 in hilly, tribal and difficult areas. In districts where this unit size is not available, Gram Panchayats approximating the desirable population size may be chosen. If each MP adopts three villages, the scheme will be able to develop 2,379 'gram panchayats' over the next five years. The Lok Sabha has 543 MPs and the Rajya Sabha 250, 12 of which are nominated. The MP would be free to identify a suitable gram panchayat for being developed as Adarsh Gram, other than his/her own village or that of his/her spouse. There are 2,65,000 gram panchayats in India.
The scheme will be implemented through a village development plan that would be prepared for every identified gram panchayat with special focus on enabling every poor household to come out of poverty. The constituency fund, MPLADS, would be available to fill critical financing gaps. The planning process in each village will be a participatory exercise coordinated by the District Collector. The MP will play an active facilitating role in this exercise.
SAGY gives focus to community participation. Social mobilization of village community can trigger a chain of other development activities in the village. For instance, reducing risk behaviours like alcoholism, smoking, substance abuse (drugs/tobacco/gutkha etc) among all age groups of population.
Strengthening of local democracy through strong and transparent Gram Panchayats and active Gram Sabhas and facilitating good governance is also an important objective of SAGY. Women participation in the decision-making process will be encouraged. In fact the Scheme envisages holding Mahila Sabhas and Bal Sabhas to discuss women and children specific issues and concerns. E-governance will also be given a push.
Ensuring universal access to education facilities, adult literacy, e-literacy are also important goals of SAGY. Apart from education, these villages will have quality health care. The outcomes will include 100% immunization, 100% institutional delivery, reduced IMR, MMR, reduction in malnutrition among children etc.
Adoption and adaptation of technology and introduction of innovations are critical to this programme. This will include use of space application and remote sensing for planning, mobile based technology for monitoring, agriculture technology for increasing productivity etc.
At the national level, a separate, real time web based monitoring system will be put in place for the scheme covering all aspects and components. The Ministry will put in place a specially designed capacity building programme for Government functionaries at different levels including Gram Panchayats. At the state level there will be an Empowered Committee headed by the Chief Secretary consisting of the relevant Departments and including experts, as required with at least two Civil Society representatives. The district Collector will be the nodal officer for implementing the SAGY. He will conduct a monthly review meeting with representatives of the participating Line Departments. The Members of Parliament concerned will chair the review meetings. The rural development ministry has made grand plans for its launch, inviting all 750-odd MPs to the event to be presided over by the PM. The Rural Development Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari and the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha will address the gathering on the occasion.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
23 comments:
SAGY will be good step for rural development in India...
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a very good Move MP's should be pushed with schemes like these
else they will be in deep sleep till next elections.
SAGY is just one more money making M/C for Neta /Babu / B;men @ cost of
taxpayers
make parliamentarians responsible along with PANCH ,PARSHAD & MLAS to
push /pursue the SANITATION DEPT.for SWACHA BHARAT sustainably, not for photoshoots (SAGY)
If this scheme is implemented it will change the face of the nation like anything
Make SAGY as a reality TV show and involve big media partners like IBN
SAGY is a good to start rural development with renewed focus need to include private players also thru CSR and target should be set for at least 10,000 villages across the country in next 5 years this may transform the lives of more than Crore indian villagers which is helpful in organic growth for the country
Good Idea Modiji.. But, the for better implementation, each and every activities should be included like, housing, sanitation, cleanliness,technological connectivity,education, gardening and many more...
SAGY is a ambitious village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages and turn them into model
villages by 2019.
Great initiative. This must be implemented in proper way to get desired results.
Modi should know most of the MP's & predecessors know nothing about villages except votes unlike him and a few others
The MP would be free to identify a suitable gram panchayat for being developed as Adarsh Gram
There are 2,65,000 gram panchayats in India. "Primarily, the goal is to develop three Adarsh Grams by March 2019, of which one would be achieved by 2016
All depends on governments announcements in terms of reforms and geopolitical issues and Global cues. If all these are supportive we can be back to 8150 in less than 2 weeks.
hope everyone will be made accountable to their work and villages will be asked to keep a vigil on development work in respective village to ensure that there is no leakage of govt funds.SAGY will certainly help villages to grow.
Excellent idea.Government to put onus on MPs to develop villages
PM Modi is making MPs answerable to voters. Monitoring the actions taken by them on a regular basis is also essential.SAGY
The government is preparing to launch an ambitious village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages and turn them into model villages by 2019
To improve the villages the MP's of the local area has to interest they should made use of full MP's grant for the pupose Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
SAGY is a good policy but needs to be implemented properly.
Good to start rural development with renewed focus need to include private players also thru CSR and target should be set for at least 10,000 villages across the country in next 5 years this may transform the lives of more than Crore indian villagers which is helpful in organic growth for the country
We must not wait for 5 yrs to be completed but every 6 month 10 percent of the villages in area of MP must be developed failing with he must be called bac or demoted.
We are Village people like Former, we accept this PM's Modi's SAGY Scheme but Mr. MP's what are stages take for build this we are waiting, Please this very long period we must not wait 5 years its become takes 1 or 1 and half year only......
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