T S R H UT P H UM ALONE TRI Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Policy Note 2020- 2021 N.T.P SUPPLIED BY THE DEPARTMENT PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, CHENNAI - 600 079. Demand No. 42 Thiru. S.P. VELUMANI Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme Government of Tamil Nadu 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 1 Introduction 1 2 Panchayat Raj 13 3 State Schemes 3.1 Chief Minister’s Solar Powered 80 Green House Scheme (CMSPGHS) 3.2 Rural Infrastructure – Roads 86 3.3 Tamil Nadu Rural Roads 92 Improvement Scheme (TNRRIS) 3.4 NABARD - RIDF 94 3.5 Minor Link Roads 95 3.6 Amma- Adi Dravidar Habitations 105 Improvement Scheme 3.7 Member of Legislative Assembly 107 Constituency Development Scheme (MLACDS) 3.8 Self Sufficiency Scheme (SSS) 118 3.9 Revamped Comprehensive 122 School Infrastructure Development Scheme (RCSIDS) PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 3.10 Sanitation - Muzhu Sugaathaara 124 Thamizhagam 3.11 Solid & Liquid Waste 137 Management (SWM) activities in Rural areas 3.12 Maintenance of School toilets 139 clean, cleaning of Class rooms and School premises 3.13 Tamil Nadu Water Resources 141 Conservation and Augmentation Mission- Kudimaramathu 3.14 Socio Economic Development 145 Programme 4 Central Schemes 4.1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 148 Employment Guarantee Scheme 4.2. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana 180 (Gramin) 4.3. Member of Parliament Local 183 Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) 4.4. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak 184 Yojana (PMGSY) ii PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 4.5. Swachh Bharat Mission 189 (Gramin) 4.6 National Rurban Mission 192 4.7 Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abiyan 195 (RGSA) 4.8 Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 198 (SAGY) 4.9 National Bio-gas and Manure 200 Management Programme 5 Establishment 5.1. Gazetted Establishment 204 5.2. Engineering Establishment 206 5.3. Deputation of Senior officers to 209 other Departments 5.4. Non-Gazetted Establishment 210 6 Capacity Building 217 7 Tamil Nadu Corporation for 242 Development of Women 7.1 Mahalir Thittam 244 Tamil Nadu State Rural 246 7.2 Livelihood Mission 7.3 Project Activities 250 iii PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 7.4 Capacity Building 259 7.5 Skill and Placement Programme 264 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 7.6 Financial Inclusion and Micro 273 Credit 7.7 Livelihoods Promotion 280 7.8 Social Inclusion and Social 300 Developmentiv 7.9 Management Information 306 System (MIS) 7.10 National Rural Economic 308 Transformation Project (NRETP) 7.11 Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - 311 National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) 7.12 Awards to Best CBOs (SHGs and 317 PLFs) and Bankers 7.13 Tamil Nadu State Non- 318 Governmental organizations and Volunteers Resource Centre (TNVRC) iv PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 7.14 Tamil Nadu Women 320 Development Mutram Monthly Magazine 7.15 Amma Two Wheeler Scheme for 322 working women 7.16 e-Learning and Community 324 Digital Radio 8 Tamil Nadu Rural 327 Transformation Project (TNRTP) 9 International Fund for 343 Agricultural Development (IFAD) assisted Post- Tsunami Sustainable Livelihood (PTSLP) 10 Budget for 2020-21 376 11 Conclusion 377 v 1. Introduction 1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT POLICY NOTE -2020-21 Introduction “The objective of this Government is to make Tamil Nadu march on the path of development and to make Tamil Nadu the numero uno state.” -Hon’ble Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Avargal The Government’s endeavour is to provide basic amenities and infrastructure facilities, expand livelihood opportunities, improve rural connectivity, provide rural housing and enable a clean and sanitized environment in rural areas, leading to substantial improvement in the quality of life of the people. Rural Development occupies one of the highest priorities of this Government, since the development of rural areas is indispensable for the overall develo219pment of the State. Never before has Tamil Nadu witnessed such huge investment of funds and introduction of several path-breaking 2 schemes for the comprehensive development of rural areas in the past nine years. The Chief Minister’s Solar Powered Green House Scheme (CMSPGHS) is one of the flagship programmes of this Government. This has been formulated to address the gap in housing needs in rural areas as well as to promote green energy. This is the first of its kind scheme in India. From the year 2011-12 to 2019-20, a total of 3.80 Lakh Green houses were taken at an estimate cost of Rs.7,620 crore. During the year 2020-21, this scheme will be implemented with a focus to saturate the housing needs of all the tribal households in the state. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme provides a number of legal entitlements to rural workers through a series of provisions in the MGNREG Act and it is the only social security scheme for poverty alleviation. The scheme provides employment for maximum of 100 days for every rural household willing to do unskilled manual work on demand. In Tamil Nadu, more than 65% of the expenditure under this scheme are related to 3 Natural Resources Management works and more than 60% of the expenditure are related to Agriculture & Allied works. Natural Resources Management works like Check Dam, Farm pond, Earthen bunding, Stone Bunding, Dug well, Recharge Shaft, Recharge Pit, Individual and Community Soak Pit, Continuous Trenches, Staggered Trenches etc have been taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Tamil Nadu to augment the Ground Water Recharge and to ensure soil moisture and water conservation. Some of the noble objectives and goals of Sustainable Development of United Nations is effectively achieved by the successful implementation of MGNREGS by the State of Tamil Nadu. The goals of ‘No Hunger’ and ‘No Poverty’ is achieved through the provision of employment to the unskilled rural household for a maximum of 100 days in a year thereby plays a vital role in provision of livelihood for rural poor. ‘Gender Equality’ is ensured through the disbursement of equal wages for both men, women without any disparity of wages among them. ‘Climate Change / action’ is controlled through the soil and moisture conservation works like Rainwater harvesting 4 works through earthen bunding, check dams, renovation / rejuvenation of traditional water bodies and drought proofing and plantation works in public and private lands. Rural road connectivity plays a crucial role in eradication of poverty in rural areas which is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. With this objective, the Government had already announced that "Every village with the population of more than 500 will have a black topped road and other habitations will have an all-weather road”. The objective is to ensure access to the remotest regions and far flung areas through all weather roads. In order to ensure this, the department has taken various initiatives for the holistic improvement of rural roads like updating the road statistics, creating an online road inventory for better planning, increased allocation of funds by pooling in various resources, introduction of a comprehensive scheme called Tamil Nadu Rural Roads Improvements Scheme and formulation of the Tamil Nadu Rural Road Maintenance Policy for proper maintenance of the roads. 5 This Government has also introduced a special programme called the Amma - Adi Dravidar Habitations Improvement Scheme for provision of basic amenities to Adi Dravidar Habitations in an holistic manner. The Government has set apart Rs.100 crore every year for this programme. The Government have taken countless initiatives to ensure the provisions and availability of Improved Sanitation facilities in the rural areas. Steadfast efforts have also been taken to address the gaps in sanitation coverage. Sanitation Motivators along with the field functionaries of the Stakeholder Departments are continuously involved in Behavioural Change Communication which has influenced and paved way for achieving and sustaining the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. Resource materials are developed and Capacity strengthening activities are being carried out at various levels for effective Inter-Personal Communication. Besides inculcating the habit of Safe Sanitation and Personal Hygiene practices among Children, school toilets are being cleaned and maintained regularly by engaging sanitary workers to ensure their healthy learning environment. Towards establishing and sustaining 6 an effective Solid Waste Management systems, Thooimai Kaavalars are engaged for collection, segregation and safe disposal of waste. These initiatives have brought many accolades to the State at National level. Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW) was established on 9th December, 1983 with the prime objective of socio-economic empowerment of women. TNCDW was the first and only Corporation established for the welfare of women in India and has over the last 35 years implementing various state funded, centrally sponsored and externally aided projects with an unwavering focus on SHG Centric- Community Driven Development (CDD). Poverty is a multi-dimensional problem and hence TNCDW follows a multi-pronged strategy to eliminate poverty from all households in rural and urban areas and to usher Tamil Nadu into an era of peace, prosperity and progress as envisioned by the Hon’ble former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu – Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. Today, the Corporation implements the two flagship poverty alleviation programmes of the Government i.e., Tamil Nadu State Rural 7 Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM) and Tamil Nadu Urban Livelihoods Mission (TNULM). TNSRLM is being implemented in 12,525 Village Panchayats in all 388 Blocks of the State. TNCDW through TNSRLM and its sub-components namely, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Start–up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) and Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) aims at empowering women and reducing poverty in the rural areas through a multi-pronged Community Driven Development (CDD) approach.