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TopicSaansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Topic: Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

After MPs’ muted response to Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Centre sanctions survey before phase 2

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, one of PM’s pet projects, was launched in 2014. Only 54% of nearly 6,300 gram panchayats have been adopted by MPs. Slow pace a cause for concern, say officials.

What happens to an ‘adopted’ village when a ‘parent’ MP moves on? The story of Mayawati and Mall

Fate of UP village adopted by Mayawati raises questions about the sustainability of the Adarsh Gram scheme once the ‘parent’ MP leaves Parliament.

‘Two taps, two lights’— what Raebareli village got out of being adopted by Sonia Gandhi

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi adopted Urwa gram panchayat in UP pocket borough Raebareli in 2014. Since then, she has neither set foot here nor made any major changes.

2 MPs, 2 villages: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘adarsh gram’ burnt his effigy. Smriti Irani’s got CSR-funded roads

Congress MP adopted village in 2014, while Union minister did in 2019. Roads have come up & so have other amenities, but much remains to be done, especially in interior areas.

Broken sewage system, filthy ponds—Keorak, village adopted by ex-CM Khattar, ‘worse off than before’

Nine years after former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar adopted Keorak village, residents claim that poorly implemented sewage and waterbody projects have worsened its conditions.

HPCL to Reliance, Modi’s adarsh villages have hit CSR jackpot — solar lights, roads, anganwadis

While MPs complain of low resources for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana projects, Modi’s 7 adopted villages have had no trouble drawing CSR funds, whether from govt companies or private players.

Modi promised India model villages. It is now a blot for us, say Adarsh gram voters

Former rural development minister Upendra Kushwaha says the biggest challenge is the lack of support from the state govts, the district administration not taking interest.

Modi govt’s model village scheme has fared poorly. MPs adopted only half of targeted panchayats

Launched in 2014, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is nearing its 2024 deadline, but lack of dedicated funds & interest from MPs means even in adopted villages, work completed is under 75%.

Modi govt calls its model village scheme path-breaking, but 35% projects yet to start

Sharp dip in participation of MPs in Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana recorded — from 703 MPs in first phase to 283 in third.

Modi govt to continue pushing its model village scheme, despite MPs’ thumbs-down

Only 225 of the 543 Lok Sabha MPs adopted a village in the third phase of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, but Modi govt now wants them to adopt one each year.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.