T S R H UT P H UM ALONE TRI Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Policy Note Demand No. 42 N.T.P SUPPLIED BY THE DEPARTMENT PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, CHENNAI - 600 079. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj 2017 - 2018 Thiru. S.P. VELUMANI Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme Government of Tamil Nadu 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 1 Introduction 1 2 Panchayat Raj 11 3 STATE SCHEMES 3.1 Chief Minister’s Solar Powered Green House Scheme 85 (CMSPGHS) 3.2 Tamil Nadu Village Habitations 90 Improvement (THAI) Scheme 3.3 Amma Park 95 3.4 Amma Gym 97 3.5 Rural Infrastructure – Roads 98 3.6 Tamil Nadu Rural Roads Improvement Schemes 103 (TNRRIS) 3.7 NABARD - RIDF 104 3.8 Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development 110 Scheme (CSIDS) PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 3.9 Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development 112 Scheme(MLACDS) 3.10 Self Sufficiency Scheme (SSS) 118 3.11 Muzhu Sugaathaara Thamizhagam - Initiatives of 121 State Government 3.12 Renovation of Integrated 123 Sanitary Complexes for Women 3.13 Integrated Men Sanitary 124 Complexes 3.14 Clean Village Campaign 125 3.15 Strategies adopted by the Government in the coverage of 126 Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) 3.16 Solid Waste Management 131 activities in Rural Areas 3.17 Socio Economic Development Programme 137 ii PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 4 CENTRAL SCHEMES 4.1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 140 Employment Guarantee Scheme 4.2. Prathan Mantri Awaas Yojana 167 (Gramin) 4.3. Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 169 (MPLADS) 4.4 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak 171 . Yojana (PMGSY) 4.5. Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) 174 4.6 National Rurban Mission 178 4.7 Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 184 (SAGY) 4.8 National Bio-gas and Manure Management Programme 186 (NBMMP) 5 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 5.1. Gazetted Establishment 189 iii PAGE Sl.No. TITLE No. 5.2. Engineering Establishment 191 5.3. Deputation of Senior officers to 193 other Departments 5.4. Non-Gazetted Establishment 194 5.5 Capacity Building 200 6 TAMILNADU CORPORATION FOR 224 DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN 7 TAMILNADU PUDHU VAAZHVU 265 PROJECT 8 INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTRAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) ASSISTED POST- 296 TSUNAMI SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROGREAMME 9 Budget for 2017-18 311 10 CONCLUSION 314 iv 1. INTRODUCTION 1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT POLICY NOTE 2017-18 Introduction “All our action and plans are for the people. We have no self-interest, only public interest; people‟s interest.” Hon‟ble Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Avargal The Welfare and development of the people living in rural areas are the driving force which propel this Government in formulating socio-economic policies and designing various Rural Development programs towards fulfilment of these policies. Poverty eradication through creation of sustainable livelihood opportunities and provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas are the prime objectives of various Rural Development programmes. 2 The Chief Minister‟s Solar Powered Green House Scheme (CMSPGHS) is one of the special initiatives of this Government. This scheme has been designed to address the housing needs of the rural poor as well as to promote green energy. This is a first of its kind scheme in India. From the year 2011-12 to 2015-16, 3 lakh Green houses were constructed at an estimate cost of Rs.5940 crore. Each house is constructed with a plinth area of 300 Sq.ft. and provided with solar lights. The scheme has been extended to another five years from 2016-17. Rural roads play a crucial role in the socio-economic development of the rural areas. Roads bring multiple socio-economic benefits to the rural areas thereby strengthening the agro-based rural economy. Tamil Nadu has around 1.48 lakh Km length of rural roads. The improvement of the huge network of rural roads is an immense challenge in terms of providing continuous support through regular and timely funding. The omnibus Scheme called Tamil Nadu Rural Roads Improvement Scheme (TNRRIS) introduced during 2015-16 3 and the Tamil Nadu Rural Road Maintenance policy formulated by this Government seek to address this challenge. The Tamil Nadu Habitations Improvement (THAI) Scheme was introduced by the Government in the year 2011-12 and implemented with habitation as the basic unit of development. The THAI scheme sought to provide a level playing field to all the Village Panchayats through proportionate distribution of resources. The THAI scheme was implemented over a period of 5 years from 2011-12 to 2015-16 covering all the 79,394 habitations in the state at a cost of Rs. 3680 Crores. Under THAI scheme, minimum basic requirements like water supply, street lights, Roads, Improvements to burial grounds, pathway to burial grounds, additional requirements like Anganwadi centres, Public distribution shops, SHG Buildings, Threshing floor, Play Ground and other needy works were taken up. Since the basic requirements in all the habitations are fulfilled to a large extent, in 2016-17, the priorities of THAI scheme 4 were got changed according to the local needs of the rural people. Accordingly, renovation of MI tanks, upgradation of rural roads and provision of basic amenities like water supply, street lights, improvement of internal streets etc. were taken up. This Government has taken various measures for the effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, thus making Tamil Nadu stand in the forefront of the scheme implementation at the National level. A unique initiative, viz., the introduction of the special Schedule of Rates for the benefit of physically and mentally challenged people has enabled the participation of such people in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, and for this initiative Government of Tamil Nadu had been lauded and awarded the National Award in the category of „Social Inclusion‟ during the year 2012-13. The engagement of MGNREGS workers as „Thooimai Kavalars‟ for the daily collection of domestic waste from the rural households is 5 another unique initiative of this Government. Compost pits are dug under MGNREGS and the collected waste is segregated into bio- degradable and non bio-degradable waste, which are composted and recycled respectively. In order to mitigate the ill-effects of environmental degradation, the department continues to enlarge the green cover in the State. Afforestation on a massive scale is being taken up under MGNREGS with the objective of combating global warming, soil erosion and environmental pollution besides preserving biodiversity and ecological balance. These Afforestation activities are taken up both independently under MGNREGS and also in convergence with the Forest Department. Plantation works are taken up on Panchayat / Revenue / Common lands, and on road margins as Avenue Plantation. This Government is well aware that Sanitation is the bedrock of the well being of the rural people and that sanitation facilities have direct correlation with various socio- economic and health indicators. Therefore the 6 strong Social Capital available in the form Women Self Help Groups have been actively involved in promoting Sanitation at Village Level. A major push is being given to inter- sectoral convergence approach, whereby the field functionaries of Health, School Education and Social Welfare Departments are now involved in Behavioural Change Communication. These initiatives have contributed in the increase of rural sanitation coverage from 62% to 73% in the last one year. The innovative model of the State‟s Solid Waste Management Systems in Rural Areas by engaging “Thooimai Kaavalar” in convergence with MGNREGS has received the Hon‟ble Chief Minister‟s “Best Practices Award for improvement of Quality delivery Systems ensuring Good Governance” on 15.8.2016. This model has earned appreciations at National Level and Government of India has circulated Tamil Nadu Model to other State Governments for replication. These initiatives will usher the State towards the goal of “Muzhu Sugathara Thamizhagam - Munnodi Thamizhagam”. 7 In 1983, TNCDW was established for the empowerment of women through financial intervention which helped women to improve their socio-economic status and implementing important schemes namely Mahalir Thittam (MaThi), Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM) and Tamil Nadu Urban Livelihoods Mission (TNULM). The TNCDW encourages the women SHGs to be self reliant by inculcating the habit of savings among them, by facilitating access to various trainings and by enabling internal lending and bank credit linkage for commencing economic activities etc. The TNCDW inculcates the habit of savings among women SHGs in order to prevent them from falling into a debt trap. It also encourages the SHGs to avail bank linkages to start income generation activities to earn their livelihood. The TNSRLM is to bring out all the left out poor particularly widows, destitute and marginalized into the SHG network, establishing and strengthening community institutions, developing social capital, extending financial inclusion, enhancing 8 capacity of the poor and providing sustainable livelihoods opportunities to them. The TNSRLM is being implemented in 265 blocks in Tamil Nadu in 3 phases. The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) intends to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis, through building strong grassroots level institutions of the poor. The scheme is being implemented from the year 2014-15 onwards. DAY-NULM is a centrally sponsored scheme funded by both the Central and the State Governments in the ratio of 60:40. Tamil Nadu Pudhu Vaazhvu Project, launched in November 2005 is implemented in 4174 Village Panchayats of 120 Backward Blocks in 26 Districts of the State.