What is Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
The scheme aims at improving the standard of living in villages through holistic growth. An adarsh gram (ideal village) should evolve out of people's shared vision, using their capacities and available resources to the best extent possible, duly facilitated by the Member of Parliament, the Gram Panchayat, civil society and the government machinery.
Under the scheme, each Parliamentarian should develop one village by 2016 (phase I) and then identify two more to be developed by 2019. The scheme has entered its second phase, but only a handful of Parliamentarians have identified their villages so far
Which ministry oversees the scheme?
Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Where to find the data?
Data is regularly updated on the scheme’s official website (http://saanjhi.gov.in). Data updated till May 12, 2017 was used in this chapter
