PM selects Nagepur village in Varanasi for development under SAGY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Selects his own Varanasi constituency village Nagepur for development under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.

• This Village Nagepur selected after Jayapur village of the same constituency is going to be adopted by the Prime Minister’s in order to develop India.
• A village dominated by backward casted has been selected under the second phase of the Yojana.
• The Office of Varanasi Chief Development officer received letter from PMO regarding Selection of Nagepur Village, and CDO asked Districts officials to submit a primary survey report of Nagepur by March 20.

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana:

• The Program launched by the Prime Minister on October 11 2014 at VigyanBhavan in New Delhi.
• AIM: From the Inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi that Developing villages will develop India. PM has set a goal that by 2016, all MPs must target to institute one model village in his/ her constituency.
• This Program with the goal of improving the physical and institutional infrastructure in a holistic way that is centred on village community.
• No funds are allocated to this Yojana, However funds are collected from various existing schemes are
  1. Indira Awas Yojana
  2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  3. Mahamta Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme.
  4. CSR initiatives, Panchayats Revenue.