India 2018

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of all successful candidates, with a minimum salary of ` 6,000/- per month or
the minimum wages, whichever is higher.
iv) The programme promotes the economic strategies—Make In India, through
pro-active partnership with industry through multi-pronged engagement—
champion employer policy, captive employer policy and industrial internship
policy.
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched in 2014 with the aim to
develop one village by each Member of Parliament as a model village by 2016
and two more by 2019. The goal of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is to
translate the comprehensive and organic vision of Mahatma Gandhi into reality,
keeping in view the present context. SAGY lays emphasis on inspiring values
of national pride, patriotism, unity, self-confidence to be as important as
developing infrastructure. In other words, SAGY attempts to develop the value
chain through value change. Till now 702 Gram Panchayats have been identified
by Members of Parliament under Phase - I and are taking concrete steps towards
their development. This scheme is unique and transformative as it has a holistic
approach towards development. It envisages integrated development of the
selected village across multiple areas such as agriculture, health, education,
sanitation, environment, livelihoods, etc. Far beyond mere infrastructure
development, SAGY aims at instilling certain values, such as people's
participation, Antyodaya, gender equality, dignity of women, social justice, spirit
of community service, cleanliness, eco­-friendliness, maintaining ecological
balance, peace and harmony, mutual cooperation, self-reliance, local selfgovernment,
transparency and accountability in public life, etc., in the villages
and their people so that they get transformed into models for others.
Key Features
The distinguishing features of SAGY are as follows: Village Development Plan:
The Gram Panchayats adopted under SAGY prepared Village Development
Plans (VDP) containing prioritized time-bound activities to achieve holistic
progress of the village, through convergence of resources. Gram Panchayats
have very systematically taken development approach by involving Gram Sabha
and they have prepared comprehensive VDP for their development. In order to
keep track of the progress of projects listed in the VDP, a Tracking Template has
been developed and the progress is monitored online; Panchayat Darpan: The
Ministry has developed a 35 point impact monitoring tool to gauge the impact
of SAGY in the GPs. Progress is measured through outcome indicators broadly
covering basic amenities, education, health, sanitation, livelihood, women
empowerment, financial inclusion, food security, social security and e-
governance. The impact is measured on quarterly (22 indicators), half yearly (7
indicators) and yearly basis (6 indicators). Many Gram Panchayats have ensured
100 per cent immunization, strengthening of PDS system, providing benefits of
social security schemes and many others.