Explanation:

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
• Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), a new initiative in rural development, was launched in 2014 with the objective that these Adarsh Grams (Model Villages) serve as  the”nucleus of health, cleanliness, greenery and cordiality”within the village community.

• The scheme’s Guidelines call upon Members of Parliament (MPs) to make one village of their choice in their constituency a Model Village by 2016, and another two villages by 2019.

• Taking development to the doorstep of villages, the scheme aims to empower the villagers to make choices and provide them with opportunities to exercise these choices.
• The Adarsh Gram will have a population of three to five thousand in plain areas and 1,000 to 3,000 in hilly, tribal and difficult areas.
• The Member of Parliament would be free to identify any village for the scheme, other than his own or that of his/her spouse.
• The scheme would utilize in a convergent manner resources available from existing schemes like IAY, PMGSY, MGNREGS, RKVY, NRLM, National Health Mission (NHM), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF), Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), schemes of MLAs and CSR funds, and no additional funding will be required.
• There will be evaluation mid-term and post project by competent independent agencies.