Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

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Prime minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on 11th October 2014. This scheme aims to achieve the ideal Indian villages envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.

This scheme focuses on developing social and physical infrastructure. It also inspires village people in the social mobilisation of the village community. The aim is to originate 5 “Adarsh Gram” or Ideal Village by 2024.

What Is Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development program for the social and cultural development of Indian villages. Under this scheme, each member of parliament takes on a Gram Panchayat to look after its integrated progress, including social and cultural development.

What Are the Objectives of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’s objectives are below -

Stimulate the processes which lead to a comprehensive development of the recognised Gram Panchayat.
Effectively improve the quality of life and standard of living across all segments of the population by-
- Triggering higher productivity.
- Providing upscaled basic amenities while keeping the essence of rural India alive.
- Giving access to entitlements and rights.
- Providing advanced livelihood opportunities by elevating social capital.
- Enhancing human development and encouraging social mobilisation.
- Mitigating social and financial disparities among all the sections.

Benefits of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Below are some significant benefits of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana are -

An increase in employment opportunities.
A depletion in migration due to extreme distress.
100% documentation of birth and deaths with proper registration.
An evolved alternative dispute resolution system granted by the communities.
Social liberty from slavery, bonded labour, manual scavenging and child labour.
Established social justice, harmony and peace among the communities.
Inspiring other Gram Panchayats for holistic development.

Implementation of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

The plan was to engage every Member of Parliament from all parties in our villages' physical and infrastructural development. Implementation of this yojana will process through the activities below -

Each Member of Parliament will take responsibility for the holistic development of a village from their constituency. However, they cannot choose their own village.
Every village will have a list of activities to perform. They will develop activities considering the resources and requirements of that village.
The scheme’s guidelines must have a list of these activities.

This table explains the responsibilities of the functioning bodies under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana -

Level	Functioning Body	Roles and Responsibility
National	Member of parliament	Identify a village, Assist the planning process, Generate additional funds, Supervise the implementation of this scheme.
National	Two committees, one is headed by the Minister of Rural Development and Secretary. Rural Development leads the other.	Examine the process of identifying ideal villages and planning, Analyse the process of implementation, Find out the gridlock in this scheme, Issue functional guidelines, Point out specific resource support which each ministry can provide.
State	A committee administered by the Chief Secretary	Extend central guidelines for implementing this scheme, Examine Village Development Plans, Review the process of implementation, Shape monitoring structure, Design an injustice remedy mechanism for this scheme.
District	District Collector	Conduct a threshold survey, Facilitate the composition of Village Development Plan, Find out scopes for relevant schemes, Ensure remedy for grievances, Review of monthly progress of this scheme.
Village	Gram Panchayat and other functionaries at different levels	Implement the scheme, Identify requirements of the village, Grasp resource support from various programs, Ensure participation in this scheme.

Funding for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Our government did not allocate any new funds for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. The functioning bodies can draw resources for this scheme from-

Existing schemes, such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Indira Awas Yojana, Backward Regions Grant Fund, etc.
Gram panchayat’s revenue
Central and State Finance Commission Grants
The Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Corporate Social Responsibility funds

The primary goal was to develop the physical infrastructure and socio-economic status of the first village by 2016. By the end of 2019, 2 more Adarsh Villages must be ready and 5 more by 2019 to 2024. This indicates that each MP should develop a total number of 6,433 Adarsh Grams of 2,65,000 gram panchayats.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the 4 bans in Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

The four bans or ‘bandi’s in Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana were nasbandi (family planning), kurhad bandi (ban on deforestation), charai bandi (ban on free grazing), and nasha bandi (ban on liquor).

What is the most important condition of identifying a village under Adarsh Gram Yojana?

The most important condition of identifying a village was following -

Each MP must adopt a village that should not be his own or his in-laws' village.
Villages should be adopted from nearby rural areas and not urban constituencies.