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The centrally sponsored scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) is being implemented since 2009-10 for integrated development of Scheduled Castes(SCs) majority villages. Since 2018-19, the scheme implementation guidelines were comprehensively revised. During 2021-22, this scheme has been merged with two other existing schemes of this Department to be known as Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana(PM-AJAY), for which an amount of Rs.1800.00 cr. has been allocated for the financial year 2021-22.

The principal objective of the ‘Adarsh Gram’ component of the merged scheme of PM-AJAY is integrated development of SC majority villages:

1. Primarily through convergent implementation of the relevant Central and State Schemes; and,

2. To take up identified activities, which do not get covered under the existing Central and State Government Schemes, through ‘Gap-filling’ funds provided as Central Assistance to the extent of Rs.20.00 lakh per village.

The scheme was started on pilot basis wherein 1000 such villages were selected. In 2014-15, the scheme was further expanded to 1500 more villages. Since 2018-19, 19080 villages have been selected so far under the scheme. Till 2017-18, all such villages having more than 50% SC population were eligible for selection under the scheme. Since 2018-19 onwards, villages having total population 500 or more with more than 50% SC population are eligible for selection under the scheme at present.

In Odisha, a total of 175 villages were selected in 2014-15 out of which 169 were found eligible. Since 2018-19, 946 villages have been selected of which 904 have been found eligible till date.

Till date 2487 villages have so far been declared as 'Adarsh Gram' on achieving the desired parameters, out of which 83 villages are from Odisha.

The funds released by the Department to the State Government of Odisha and utilized by them during each of the last three years and the current year are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

Year	Funds released	Funds utilized
2018-19	2818.00	2591.70
2019-20	1787.60	0.00
2020-21	0.00	0.00
2021-22	8172.34	0.00

 

In 2018-19, the existing scheme guidelines of PMAGY were revised wherein provision has been made to saturate all the eligible households of the selected villages under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin(PMAY-G). As per the position uploaded by the State Government of Odisha on the portal for PMAGY, as on date, out of a total of 61,554 households found eligible for houses under PMAY-G, in the PMAGY villages of Odisha, 73 households have been allotted houses under PMAY-G. The district-wise details are annexed.

 

ANNEXURE-I.

District-wise details of allotments made under PMAY-G to households in PMAGY Villages of Odisha

 

Sl. No.	District	No. of Households found eligible for houses under PMAY-G in PMAGY villages of Odisha	No. of Households provided Awas under PMAY-G (as on 31.3.2022)
1.	Anugul	1766	0
2.	Balangir	1506	0
3.	Balasore	6837	0
4.	Bargarh	993	0
5.	Bhadrak	6378	3
6.	Boudh	484	66
7.	Cuttack	3825	0
8.	Deogarh	614	0
9.	Dhenkanal	2491	0
10.	Gajapati	241	0
11.	Ganjam	1108	0
12.	Jagatsinghapur	315	0
13.	Jajapur	3159	0
14.	Jharsuguda	558	0
15.	Kalahandi	2234	0
16.	Kandhamal	1705	0
17.	Kendrapara	4379	0
18.	Kendujhar	3114	0
19.	Khordha	1152	4
20.	Koraput	884	0
21.	Malkangiri	2843	0
22.	Mayurbhanj	1287	0
23.	Nabarangpur	345	0
24.	Nayagarh	799	0
25.	Nuapada	903	0
26.	Puri	6851	0
27.	Rayagada	2561	0
28.	Sambalpur	436	0
29.	Sonepur	1724	0
30.	Sundargarh	62	0
Total		61554	73

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri A. Narayan Swamy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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