Parliament Question: Review of Progress of Rural Schemes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1605 ANSWERED ON 28/07/2026 REVIEW OF PROGRESS OF RURAL SCHEMES 1605. Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress in the implementation of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Odisha; (b) whether the Lakhpati Didi Initiative, National Campaign on Entrepreneurship and the People Operating System (LokOS) application have improved entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihoods and household incomes of Self-Help Group members, indicating the major achievements, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether rural roads, bridges, housing and tribal infrastructure projects under PMGSY/PMGSY-IV, PMAY-G and PM-JANMAN have been expedited, State and districts-wise including Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh, Ganjam districts and the State of Odisha's, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates, Actual Expenditure and the funds sanctioned, released and utilised during the last three financial years, State-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN) (a): The Government regularly reviews the implementation and progress of its key rural development schemes across the country, including Odisha. In this direction, Ministry of Rural Development has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multiformat system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of rural Page 1 of 4development schemes, including Performance Review Committee Meetings, National Level Monitors (NLMs), Area Officers Schemes, Common Review Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies. State specific reviews of States/UTs are also undertaken from time to time and action is taken on the basis of their findings. Social Audits are also conducted for schemes. (b): As a result of various measures adopted under comprehensive livelihood development initiative including Lakhpati Didi Initiative, National Campaign on Entrepreneurship and the People Operating System (LokOS) application, etc a total of about 10.05 crore women have been mobilized into Self Help Group towards Livelihood Programme (Farm & Non-Farm), Entrepreneurship Programmes, Community Resource Persons etc. Out of these, about 3.46 crore women have become Lakhpati Didis. (c): Implementation of rural development programmes across the country including in Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh, Ganjam districts of Odisha is a continuous process. District-wise details infrastructure projects sanctioned under PMGSY/PMGSY-IV, PMAY-G and PM- JANMAN in the State of Odisha, wherever applicable, is given in Annexure. (d): Details of Budget Estimate (BE) and Revised Estimate (RE) under various programmes/schemes of MoRD are allocated and maintained at scheme level as part of the budget of the Ministry and there is no State-wise BE and RE allocated under the programmes/schemes. Details of BE, RE of Department of Rural Development and fund released out of the BE/RE during last three years is given below: (Rs. In Crore) Financial Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Actual Year (BE) (RE) Expenditure 2023-24 157545.00 171069.46 150065.06 2024-25 184566.19 173912.11 172209.64 2025-26 188754.53 186995.61 173276.68 ***** Page 2 of 4Annexure Annexure referred to in part (c) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 1605 regarding “Review of Progress of Rural Schemes” due for reply on 28.07.2026 (a) District-wise details of works sanctioned in PMGSY-IV for the state of Odisha: Sr. No. District Road Length (Km.) 1 Kandhamal 350 2 Keonjhar 102 3 Khurda 15 4 Koraput 32 5 Malkangiri 282 6 Nawarangpur 324 7 Rayagada 552 8 Sambalpur 45 Total 1,702 (b) District-wise details of works sanctioned in PM-JANMAN for the state of Odisha: Sr. Road Length No. District (Km.) 1 Deogarh 25 2 Gajapati 38 3 Ganjam 47 4 Kalahandi 20 5 Kandhamal 9 6 Keonjhar 6 7 Malkangiri 10 8 Mayurbhanj 11 9 Rayagada 42 10 Sundargarh 4 Total 212 Page 3 of 4(c) District-wise details of houses sanctioned for Odisha under PMAY- G and PM-JANMAN S.No. District PMAY-G PM-JANMAN Total 1 Angul 58,957 775 59,732 2 Baleshwar 1,69,371 5 1,69,376 3 Bargarh 1,20,709 - 1,20,709 4 Bhadrak 1,27,515 - 1,27,515 5 Bolangir 1,76,447 - 1,76,447 6 Boudh 67,220 - 67,220 7 Cuttack 63,652 - 63,652 8 Deogarh 14,676 925 15,601 9 Dhenkanal 84,984 2,751 87,735 10 Gajapati 43,363 4,400 47,763 11 Ganjam 79,803 342 80,145 12 Jagatsinghapur 24,871 - 24,871 13 Jajpur 86,091 71 86,162 14 Jharsuguda 35,825 - 35,825 15 Kalahandi 1,39,790 6,130 1,45,920 16 Kandhamal 53,638 1,246 54,884 17 Kendrapara 72,756 - 72,756 18 Kendujhar 1,72,487 10,150 1,82,637 19 Khordha 26,288 - 26,288 20 Koraput 99,144 - 99,144 21 Malkangiri 43,362 3,050 46,412 22 Mayurbhanj 3,50,176 1,892 3,52,068 23 Nabarangapur 1,36,374 - 1,36,374 24 Nayagarh 50,755 - 50,755 25 Nuapada 1,08,228 517 1,08,745 26 Puri 59,886 - 59,886 27 Rayagada 68,655 7,701 76,356 28 Sambalpur 58,927 - 58,927 29 Sonepur 70,729 - 70,729 30 Sundargarh 1,42,021 1,138 1,43,159 Total 28,06,700 41,093 28,47,793 ***** Page 4 of 4