(a) whether Government has any provision of ambulance and cranes, under Road Safety Programmes to provide relief services to accidental victims at National Highways, across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of funds provided, Statewise to the NGOs under the scheme during the last three years;
(d) whether there is any monitoring mechanism to evaluate the performance of the NGOs; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY) (a) & ( b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under the scheme “National Highways Accident Relief Service Scheme” (NHARSS), has been providing ambulances and cranes to States/ UTs/NGOs for relief and rescue measures in the aftermath of road accidents by way of evacuating road accident victims to nearest medical aid centre and for clearing the accident site. So far, 347 Ten ton cranes, 106 small/medium size cranes and 509 ambulances have been provided under the scheme. Further, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways would provide 140 advanced life support ambulances to 140 identified hospitals to be upgraded under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Scheme ‘establishment of an integrated network of Trauma Centers’ along the Golden Quadrilateral, North-South and East-West Corridors of the National Highways by upgrading the trauma care facilities in 140 identified State Government hospitals. 70 ambulances have already been provided.
In addition, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) also provides ambulances at an average of 50 km stretch of National Highways entrusted to them and cranes are deployed at every Toll Plaza.
(c) to (e) No fund was provided to the NGOs under the scheme during the last three years. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways provides 10-ton cranes, small/ medium cranes for hilly areas and ambulances to the States/ UTs. Their deployment and monitoring is done by the respective State Governments/ UTs at strategic places along National Highways.
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a)whether Government has provided any financial assistance to Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for taking up action programmes/projects for the benefit of Child Labour and Women Labour during the last three years; (b)if so, the details thereof; (c)the type of activities for which financial assistance has been given to NGOs; (d)whether Government has achieved the desired results; and (e)if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government of India provides financial assistance to NGOs every financial year for carrying out action oriented programmes for the benefit of child labour and women labour. The details of the financial assistance to NGOs is at Annex-I.
(c): The types of activities for which financial assistance is given to NGOs is at Annex-II.
(d) & (e): As per 2001 Census, the total number of working children between the age group of 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, as per NSSO Survey 2009-10, the working children had been estimated at 49.84 lakh which show declining trend. Thus implementation of the scheme has yielded positive results. The scheme on women labour has supported 21 organisation in 2010-11 as against 39 in 2011-12, while the number of women labour benefitted from these campaigns increased from 29,850 to 52630 primarily in un-organised sector.
ANNEXURE
A. Grant-in-aid released to NGOs for the benefit of child labour:
Year
Fund released
No of NGOs
2009-10
Rs. 1 crore
30
2010-11
Rs. 88.94lakh (approx.)
20
2011-12
73.73 lakh (approx.)
18
B.Grant-in-aid released to NGOs for the welfare of women labour:
(a) Whether there is any proposal for concurrent evaluation of welfare schemes; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) to what extent concurrent evaluation of schemes will increase the efficiency and quality of outcome of all rural development schemes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a) & (b): The Ministry organizes concurrent evaluation on regular basis of all rural development schemes through independent research organisations.
(c): Concurrent Evaluations bring out the strengths and weaknesses of schemes, which would help increase in the efficiency and quality of outcome of rural development schemes.
(a) the details of fund earmarked under Bharat Nirman Scheme for the last three years; (b) the number of rural house shortage identified in India, as on date; (c) the number of houses constructed under the scheme during the last three years, State- wise; and (d) time-frame fixed by which remaining rural house will be constructed?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a) to (c): Indira Awas Yojana is one of the programmes included under Bharat Nirman Programme (BNP) of the Government of India. As per the estimates made by the Office of Registrar General of India based on 2001 Census, the total housing shortage in rural areas of the country was 148.25 lakh houses. A statement showing the State-wise details of Central funds earmarked and number of houses constructed under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) during the last three years is given at annexure.
(d): The Government is making efforts to reduce the housing shortage in the rural areas of the country as quickly as possible. Annual physical targets are fixed on year to year basis depending on Central Budget outlay provided for Rural Housing which has been increasing consistently over the years.
(a)
the details of fund earmarked under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
(RKVY), State-wise across the country during Eleventh Five Year Plan;
(b) the details of expenditure incurred by each State; and
(c) whether the targets have been achieved?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
( DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a)
& (b): State-wise allocation and release of funds under Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and expenditure reported by the States during
Eleventh Five year Plan is at Annexure-I.
(c): RKVY was launched
in August 2007 with the objective to incentivize the states to increase
public investment in agriculture and allied sectors and to provide
flexibility and autonomy to states in the process of planning and
executing projects in agriculture and allied sectors. Accordingly,
States have increased expenditure to agriculture and allied sector in
the State Plan from Rs. 8770.16 crore in 2006-07 to Rs. 22158.46 crore
in 2010-11 (RE). In percentage term this translates into increased
expenditure on agriculture and allied sector from 4.88% of total State
Plan Expenditure in 2006-07 to 6.04% in 2010-11 (RE).
ANNEXURE
Annexure to the Rajya Sabha Question No. 1898 for 30.03.2012 Statement Showing Allocation, Release and Utilization of funds Under RKVY in XI Plan as on 26.03.2012
(a) whether Government has any provision of ambulance and cranes, under Road Safety Programmes to provide relief services to accidental victims at National Highways, across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of funds provided, Statewise to the NGOs under the scheme during the last three years;
(d) whether there is any monitoring mechanism to evaluate the performance of the NGOs; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY) (a) & ( b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under the scheme “National Highways Accident Relief Service Scheme” (NHARSS), has been providing ambulances and cranes to States/ UTs/NGOs for relief and rescue measures in the aftermath of road accidents by way of evacuating road accident victims to nearest medical aid centre and for clearing the accident site. So far, 347 Ten ton cranes, 106 small/medium size cranes and 509 ambulances have been provided under the scheme. Further, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways would provide 140 advanced life support ambulances to 140 identified hospitals to be upgraded under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Scheme ‘establishment of an integrated network of Trauma Centers’ along the Golden Quadrilateral, North-South and East-West Corridors of the National Highways by upgrading the trauma care facilities in 140 identified State Government hospitals. 70 ambulances have already been provided.
In addition, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) also provides ambulances at an average of 50 km stretch of National Highways entrusted to them and cranes are deployed at every Toll Plaza.
(c) to (e) No fund was provided to the NGOs under the scheme during the last three years. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways provides 10-ton cranes, small/ medium cranes for hilly areas and ambulances to the States/ UTs. Their deployment and monitoring is done by the respective State Governments/ UTs at strategic places along National Highways.
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a)whether Government has provided any financial assistance to Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for taking up action programmes/projects for the benefit of Child Labour and Women Labour during the last three years; (b)if so, the details thereof; (c)the type of activities for which financial assistance has been given to NGOs; (d)whether Government has achieved the desired results; and (e)if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government of India provides financial assistance to NGOs every financial year for carrying out action oriented programmes for the benefit of child labour and women labour. The details of the financial assistance to NGOs is at Annex-I.
(c): The types of activities for which financial assistance is given to NGOs is at Annex-II.
(d) & (e): As per 2001 Census, the total number of working children between the age group of 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, as per NSSO Survey 2009-10, the working children had been estimated at 49.84 lakh which show declining trend. Thus implementation of the scheme has yielded positive results. The scheme on women labour has supported 21 organisation in 2010-11 as against 39 in 2011-12, while the number of women labour benefitted from these campaigns increased from 29,850 to 52630 primarily in un-organised sector.
ANNEXURE
A. Grant-in-aid released to NGOs for the benefit of child labour:
Year
Fund released
No of NGOs
2009-10
Rs. 1 crore
30
2010-11
Rs. 88.94lakh (approx.)
20
2011-12
73.73 lakh (approx.)
18
B.Grant-in-aid released to NGOs for the welfare of women labour:
(a) Whether there is any proposal for concurrent evaluation of welfare schemes; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) to what extent concurrent evaluation of schemes will increase the efficiency and quality of outcome of all rural development schemes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a) & (b): The Ministry organizes concurrent evaluation on regular basis of all rural development schemes through independent research organisations.
(c): Concurrent Evaluations bring out the strengths and weaknesses of schemes, which would help increase in the efficiency and quality of outcome of rural development schemes.
(a) the details of fund earmarked under Bharat Nirman Scheme for the last three years; (b) the number of rural house shortage identified in India, as on date; (c) the number of houses constructed under the scheme during the last three years, State- wise; and (d) time-frame fixed by which remaining rural house will be constructed?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)
(a) to (c): Indira Awas Yojana is one of the programmes included under Bharat Nirman Programme (BNP) of the Government of India. As per the estimates made by the Office of Registrar General of India based on 2001 Census, the total housing shortage in rural areas of the country was 148.25 lakh houses. A statement showing the State-wise details of Central funds earmarked and number of houses constructed under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) during the last three years is given at annexure.
(d): The Government is making efforts to reduce the housing shortage in the rural areas of the country as quickly as possible. Annual physical targets are fixed on year to year basis depending on Central Budget outlay provided for Rural Housing which has been increasing consistently over the years.
(a)
the details of fund earmarked under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
(RKVY), State-wise across the country during Eleventh Five Year Plan;
(b) the details of expenditure incurred by each State; and
(c) whether the targets have been achieved?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
( DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a)
& (b): State-wise allocation and release of funds under Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and expenditure reported by the States during
Eleventh Five year Plan is at Annexure-I.
(c): RKVY was launched
in August 2007 with the objective to incentivize the states to increase
public investment in agriculture and allied sectors and to provide
flexibility and autonomy to states in the process of planning and
executing projects in agriculture and allied sectors. Accordingly,
States have increased expenditure to agriculture and allied sector in
the State Plan from Rs. 8770.16 crore in 2006-07 to Rs. 22158.46 crore
in 2010-11 (RE). In percentage term this translates into increased
expenditure on agriculture and allied sector from 4.88% of total State
Plan Expenditure in 2006-07 to 6.04% in 2010-11 (RE).
ANNEXURE
Annexure to the Rajya Sabha Question No. 1898 for 30.03.2012 Statement Showing Allocation, Release and Utilization of funds Under RKVY in XI Plan as on 26.03.2012
