Consider the following statements about the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojan…

Consider the following statements about the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY):

(A) SAGY was introduced by the Government of India in October 2014.
(B) Under SAGY, Members of Parliament identify and develop one village from their constituencies.
(C) Under SAGY, the village should not be the MP’s own or the spouse’s village.
(D) Under SAGY, the village can have a population of 3,000-5,000 in the hills and 1,000-3,000 in the plains.
(E) Under SAGY, MPs were to develop two model villages by 2016 and one more by 2019.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Three

Statements (A), (B) and (C) are correct. (D) and (E) swap the figures.

(A) SAGY was introduced by the Government of India in October 2014. — Correct. It began in October 2014.

(B) Under SAGY, Members of Parliament identify and develop one village from their constituencies. — Correct. Each MP develops one village from the constituency.

(C) Under SAGY, the village should not be the MP’s own or the spouse’s village. — Correct. The MP’s own or spouse’s village is not allowed.

(D) Under SAGY, the village can have a population of 3,000-5,000 in the hills and 1,000-3,000 in the plains. — Incorrect. It is 3,000-5,000 in the plains and 1,000-3,000 in the hills.

(E) Under SAGY, MPs were to develop two model villages by 2016 and one more by 2019. — Incorrect. It was one by 2016 and two more by 2019.

Note: The SAGY box fits a date, a target and two population limits into a few lines. Swap any one of them and you get a new false statement, so read such boxes figure by figure.

NCERT (2026-27): “Box 5.3: Adoption of Village by Parliamentarians In October, 2014, The Government of India introduced a new scheme called Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). Under this scheme, Members of India’s Parliament need to identify and develop one village from their constituencies. To begin with, MPs can develop one village as a model village by 2016, and two more by 2019, covering over 2,500 villages in India. According to the scheme, the village can have a population of 3,000-5,000 in the plains and 1,000-3,000 in the hills and should not be MPs’ own or their spouse’s village. …”