Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)
CountryIndia
Prime Minister(s)Narendra Modi
Launched11 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-11)
StatusActive
Websitewww.saanjhi.gov.in

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (Hindi: सांसद आदर्श ग्राम योजना, abbr.: SAGY) is a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community.[1] The programme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, on 11 October 2014.[2]

The distinct feature of this Yojana is that it is (a) demand driven (b) inspired by society (c) based on people's participation.

  1. ^ "Prime Minister Modi announces 'Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna: Modi has stumped his opponents again". First Post. Retrieved 11 October 2014.