The Mizoram government has made the decision to abandon 80 incomplete projects under the Sansad Adharsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), a village development initiative that was launched by the Government of India in October 2014. The decision was reached during a meeting of the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC), chaired by Khilli Ram Meena, the Chief Secretary, in Aizawl. SAGY aims for each Member of Parliament (MP) to enhance physical and institutional infrastructure in selected villages, initially requiring each MP to adopt a Gram Panchayat (Village) and develop it into a model village by 2016. As the program evolved, MPs were to adopt additional villages, culminating in one per year until 2024.
In Mizoram, SAGY commenced in 2014 alongside its national rollout, with 14 Gram Panchayats (GPs) selected for development into Adarsh Grams (Model Villages). Each GP engaged in formulating a Village Development Plan (VDP) through a collaborative approach with local stakeholders. The VDPs encompassed a total of 816 projects addressing diverse development sectors, including infrastructure, education, health, livelihood, sanitation, and social inclusion. The overarching goal was to fulfill all proposed initiatives by 2024. However, 80 of these projects have been deemed unfeasible within the given timeline, stemming from challenges such as overly ambitious initial planning, funding limitations, and restrictions within departmental frameworks.
