The CRM reviews programs jointly implemented by Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj. This 4th CRM looked at programmes like Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin, MGNREGS etc.
It recommended the following measures to ensure more effective implementation of schemes –
Capacity development of GPs for community mobilization (including the most marginalized groups) and convergent planning that brings together key Schemes (especially GPDP and Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is crucial and should be enabled in a time bound manner.
Adequate staff for GPs along with sufficient administrative funds is a must for creating necessary capacities for programme planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring at grass-root levels.
There is a need to expedite the allotment of land pattas to eligible landless PMAY beneficiaries for house construction.
A unified Social audit for all Rural Development. & Panchayati Raj schemes may be considered by MoRD.
To enhance transparency under NSAP, the list of pensioners and those waitlisted, may be displayed in Gram Panchayat offices.
To encourage use of local designs and materials on scale for construction under various schemes especially PMAY-G, MoRD may consider appropriate revised guidelines.
To strengthen capacities of SHGs in DAY-NRLM to take up higher order economic activities by providing training and inputs through external expertise/NGOs, may be leveraged by MoRD. Enhanced access of SHGs to timely and adequate Bank Credit needs to be facilitated.
SECC lists are outdated over time. The MoRD needs to develop some mechanism to ensure that the excluded and deprived are included henceforth, under various RD Schemes.
MoRD needs to enforce the differential Mahatma Gandhi NREGA wage rates admissible for specially-abled and the elderly.
MoRD needs to consider establishing a common grievance redressal mechanism that utilizes technologies like IVRS, crowd-sourcing, help lines etc. for real-time feedback as well as for a responsive redressal of complaints.
