Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Construction Cost of Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1518

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## CONSTRUCTION COST OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## 1518. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has formulated  any  scheme  to  connect  every small  and  big villages of Bihar and Jharkhand with roads by 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the target fixed in terms of kilometers for constr uction of road everyday, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the per kilometer total cost of construction of road in Bihar and Jharkhand under PMGSY at present;
- (d) the details of width, length and other norms in respect of roads; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes to  bring  down  the  construction  cost  of  road by adopting new technology and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- ( a) : 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) is a one - time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a all - weather  road,  to  the  eligible  unconnected  habitations  in  the  core  network population  of  500  persons  (as  per  2001  Census)  and  above  in  plain areas.  In  respect  of 'Special Category States' (North - East, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand),  the  Desert  areas,  the  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  areas  and  Selected  Tri Backward districts as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Planni ng Commission, the objective  is  to  connect  eligible  unconnected  habitations  as  per  Core - Network  with  a population of 250 persons and above (Census 2001). In the critical LWE affected blo identified  by  MHA),  additional  relaxation  has  been  given  to  co nnect  habitations  with population of 100 persons and above.

As  per  the  PMGSY  Guidelines,  unit  of  implementation  is  a  Habitation  and  the  basi determining the population size of the habitation is the population, as recorded in 2001. For acce lerated execution of PMGSY in the States, the Ministry of Rural Developm in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and the States has formulated an Actio advance  the  completion  target  of  the  Programme  from  2022  to  2019.    The  fund  sha pat tern under PMGSY has been changed to 60:40 ratio between the Centre and State (ex for 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan States for which it is 90:10) for all the ongoi as outstanding works with effect from 2015 - 16.

- ( b) : During  2016 - 17,  under  PMGSY  the  target  per  day  length  in  km.  to  be constructed State/UT -wise are given at Annexure.
- ( c) : During  2016 - 17,  the  average  cost  of  construction  of  PMGSY  roads  is  Rs 62.35 lakh per km.in Bihar and Rs. 51.50 lakhs per Km in Jharkhand .
- ( d) : According to the Rural Roads Manual, IRC SP: 20 and based on recommendations of Expert Committee, the road way width prescribed for Plain and Ro area is 7.50 m for Through Roads and 6.00 m for Link roads. The carriageway widt Through road i s 3.75 m and Link road is 3.00 m. In respect of Mountainous and steep the Roadway width is 6.00 m for both Through road and Link road and carriageway wid 3.75 m for Through roads and 3.00 m for Link roads. Under PMGSY -II, launched in 2013 for consolidation of existing rural road network, States have been permitted to upgra with carriageway width upto 5.50 m and Roadway width of 9 m based on the traffic int and growth potential.
- ( e) : To promote cost - effective, environment friendly and fast construction technologies and non - conventional materials in the construction of rural roads, Minis encouraging use of Indian Road Congress (IRC) accredited technologies & non conventi materials, including jute and coir Geo - Textiles, Waste P lastic, Cold Mix, Flyash, Copper and iron  slag  etc.  in  PMGSY  roads.  In  this  regard  necessary  guidelines  for  new  tec initiatives have been issued to the State Governments.

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| State - wise status of road length to be constructed per day (in km) under during 2016 -17   | State - wise status of road length to be constructed per day (in km) under during 2016 -17   | State - wise status of road length to be constructed per day (in km) under during 2016 -17   | State - wise status of road length to be constructed per day (in km) under during 2016 -17   |
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| S.No.                                                                                        | States                                                                                       | Target Length                                                                                | Targeted Per Day Length be constructed                                                       |
| 1                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 1,350                                                                                        | 3.70                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 650                                                                                          | 1.78                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                        | 750                                                                                          | 2.05                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                        | 6,540                                                                                        | 17.92                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                 | 2,750                                                                                        | 7.53                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                          | 0                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                      | 400                                                                                          | 1.10                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                      | 52                                                                                           | 0.14                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 500                                                                                          | 1.37                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                           | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                            | 1,050                                                                                        | 2.88                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                    | 3,000                                                                                        | 8.22                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                    | 800                                                                                          | 2.19                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                       | 430                                                                                          | 1.18                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 6,200                                                                                        | 16.99                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                  | 1,900                                                                                        | 5.21                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                      | 790                                                                                          | 2.16                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 400                                                                                          | 1.10                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                      | 200                                                                                          | 0.55                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                     | 150                                                                                          | 0.41                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                       | 6,200                                                                                        | 16.99                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                       | 450                                                                                          | 1.23                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                    | 3,000                                                                                        | 8.22                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                       | 150                                                                                          | 0.41                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                                                    | 800                                                                                          | 2.19                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                      | 400                                                                                          | 1.10                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | 3,900                                                                                        | 10.68                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                  | 1,000                                                                                        | 2.74                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                  | 4,100                                                                                        | 11.23                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                    | 900                                                                                          | 2.47                                                                                         |
|                                                                                              | Total (States)                                                                               | 48,812                                                                                       |                                                                                              |