<p>SAGY is based on Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a model village. The concept of Rural Development revolvesaroundcreatingModelvillages for transforming“Swaraj”into“Suraj”</p>
<p>On 11thOctober 2014,theHon'ble Prime Minister ofIndia,ShriNarendra Modi introduced the programme with the holistic approach towards development. The Members of both the Parliament is to adopt one village from his/her constituency by the year 2016 and two more modelvillagesby2019.WithallthelineDepartmentsinaconvergencemanner,itaimstoachieve centpercentdevelopmentwhichistobeencapsulatedintheVillageDevelopmentPlan.</p>
<p><strong>The objectives of SAGY are:</strong></p>
<ul><li>To trigger processes which lead to holistic development of the identifies Gram Panchayats</li>
<li>To substantially improve the standard of living and quality of life of all sections of the population through</li>
<li>a) Improved basic amenities</li>
<li>b) Higher productivity</li>
<li>c) Enhanced human development</li>
<li>d) Better livelihood opportunities</li>
<li>e) Reduced disparities</li>
<li>f) Access to rights and entitlements</li>
<li>g) Wider social mobilization</li>
<li>h) Enriched social capital</li>
</ul><p>In Nagaland, so far, the MPs have adopted 8 Model villages</p>
<ul><li><strong>MP Lok Sabha –</strong></li>
<li>a) Seluophe under Dimapur District during 2015-16</li>
<li>b) Longwa under Mon District during 2016-17</li>
<li>c) Kubza under Mokokchung District during 2017-18</li>
<li>d) Longidang under Wokha District during 2018-19</li>
<li>e) Angphang under Mon District durig 2019-20</li>
<li><strong>MP Rajya Sabha</strong></li>
<li>a) Ikishe under Dimapur District during 2015-16</li>
<li>b) Bade under Dimapur District during 2016-17</li>
<li>c) Phongkhungri & Lutsam under Phek District during 2018-19</li>
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