The Center had set up a joint review committee (CRM) for performance auditing (File)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan for village development has had no discernible impact or achieved the desired objective and, therefore, should be reviewed, suggested a performance audit by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was announced by Prime Minister Modi in his first speech on Independence Day as Prime Minister on August 15, 2014. According to the program, each deputy must adopt a village and make it a model village as part of the program. , which was launched on October 11, 2014, in five phases.
Many MPs, including some ministers, have so far adopted no villages in one or more phases, sources say.
The Center has set up a joint review committee (CRM) for performance auditing to assess the proper implementation and effectiveness of various social protection programs under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development.
In its report, the CRM indicated that there was no dedicated funding for SAGY and that the funds had to be arranged by convergence. His teams traveled to the states and found no “significant impact” from this program.
Even in the villages adopted by the deputies within the framework of this program, they did not allocate sufficient funds from the local development program of the deputies (MPLADS), indicated the CRM.
“In isolated cases, where MPs have been proactive, some infrastructure development has taken place, but the program has had no discernible impact,” said the CRM in its report.
As such, these villages cannot be called model villages, said the CRM, suggesting revising the program.
“The MRC believes that, in the current format, the program is not achieving the desired objective. It is recommended that the department be able to review the program to improve its impact,” he said.
The 31-member CRM team, led by Rajeev Kapoor, a retired IAS officer, includes academics and research organizations as members. In November, he visited 120 villages in 21 districts in eight states.
The committee examined all the social protection programs under the responsibility of the Ministry of Rural Development and made suggestions for better implementation.
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