Disbursements to self-help groups and rural roads yield less, says NSO

Roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and the self-help groups’ (SHGs) Community Investment Fund (CIF) are among four schemes that have underperformed during the June quarter. This was revealed by the National Statistical Office (NSO), which monitors these schemes on a quarterly basis under the 20-point programme (TPP).

Performance of an item is considered poor if the level of targets achieved has been below 80 per cent. 

Of the four items, the “area covered under plantation (public and forest lands),” which is implemented by the ministry of environment, has achieved only 13 per cent of its target