673 gram panchayats identified in 1st phase of Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana: Birender Singh

SONEPAT: As many as 673 gram panchayats have been identified to be developed in the first phase of 'Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana' in the country, Union Minister Birender Singh said here today.

A draft of 31 central schemes involving 20 ministries has been prepared to develop them as model gram panchayats, the Rural Development and Panchayat Minister said while presiding over the first meeting here to review the implementation of 'Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana' (SAGY).

Since no funds have been allocated under SAGY, MPs and officers would have to try and mobilise resources at their own level, an official release, quoting Singh, said.

He also informed that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said all the 90 MLAs of the state would adopt one village and these would be developed into model villages.

He said that about 3.75 crore houses would be built under the Indira Awaas Yojana and out of these, three crore would be built in model villages.

The minister also launched the web portal being prepared under the SAGY on this occasion.