Lok Sabha Question No. 4576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Road Construction under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4576 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNDER PMGSY

## 4576.   SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  asked  to  complete  the  roads  to  be  constructed  under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at the earliest and to reduce the time limit to complete these roads from the year 2022 to 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  quantum of funds allocated to States under the said scheme during the last two years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the quality of roads is not likely to be affected due to the said reduction in time limit and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the said decision has been taken with the consent of the States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the total length of roads constructed under the said scheme during the last one year, State-wise?

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

(a): Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) is a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations  in  the  core  network.  For  accelerated  execution  of  PMGSY  in  the  States,  the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in consultation  with  the  Ministry  of  Finance  and  the  State Governments, formulated an Action Plan to complete the connectivity mandate of the balance eligible habitations under PMGSY by March, 2019, before the earlier set target date of 2022. Till date, 5,39,064 Km of road length have been constructed under PMGSY.

(b): Under PMGSY, funds allocated for construction of rural roads during the year 201516 and 2016-17, State-wise, is as per Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): The quality of roads will not be affected due to preponement of connectivity targets from year 2022 to 2019. Out of 1,78,184 eligible habitations to be sanctioned under PMGSY,  1,  66,548  (93.47%)  habitations  have been sanctioned and 1,30,974  (74%) habitations  have  been  connected  upto  28 th February,  2018.  16,188  habitations  will  not  be sanctioned as these habitations have already been connected under various State schemes or reported as Non-feasible. Almost all the remaining eligible habitations will be sanctioned by

March, 2018. The time period for completion of road works is twelve months in Plain areas and  eighteen  months  in  hilly/tribal  areas.  This  way  States  would  have  adequate  time  for completion  of  PMGSY-I  by  March  2019.  There  is  a  provision  of  a  robust  3-tier  quality control mechanism under the programme. In the first tier, the PIU ensures the quality of work by way of conducting mandatory field tests for ensuring the quality of material used and the workmanship.  Under  2 nd tier,  independent  quality  checks  for  minimum  three  times  up-to completion,  are  performed  by  State  Quality  Monitors  (SQMs)  deployed  by  the  respective States.  Under  3 rd tier,  independent  National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs)  who  are  Retired Senior  Engineers  engaged  by  National  Rural  Roads  Development  Agency  (NRRDA)  are deployed  for  inspection  of  works  and  selected  at  randomly.  With  the  increase  in  works, corresponding increase in supervisory inspection have also been done which is evident from the Table below:

| Financial year                    | Inspections target   | Inspections target   | Inspections achieved   | Inspections achieved   |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                                   | NQM                  | SQM                  | NQM                    | SQM                    |
| 2016-17                           | 7500                 | 34759                | 7632                   | 31560                  |
| 2017-18 (up to 20 th March 2018 ) | 8500                 | 35217                | 8459                   | 37217                  |

With  the  increase  in  inspections,  the  percentage  of  'unsatisfactory'  grading  of  completed projects have come down from 8.19% in the year 2016-17 to 7.50 % in year 2017-18.

(e): Under PMGSY, the total length of roads constructed during the year 2016-17, Statewise, is as per Annexure-II.

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| Annexure-I                                                                   | Annexure-I                                                                   | Annexure-I                                                                   | Annexure-I                                                                   |
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| Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018                       | Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018                       | Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018                       | Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018                       |
| Statement showing Fund Allocation during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 under PMGSY | Statement showing Fund Allocation during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 under PMGSY | Statement showing Fund Allocation during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 under PMGSY | Statement showing Fund Allocation during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 under PMGSY |
|                                                                              |                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                      | (Rs in Crore) 2016-17                                                        |
| Sl.No                                                                        | State                                                                        | Release                                                                      | Release                                                                      |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 379.20                                                                       | 197.59                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 375.00                                                                       | 205.92                                                                       |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 347.82                                                                       | 475.76                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 2781.00                                                                      | 2958.34                                                                      |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 498.00                                                                       | 449.81                                                                       |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 0.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                         |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 474.10                                                                       | 31.04                                                                        |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 304.69                                                                       | 44.01                                                                        |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 268.40                                                                       | 396.61                                                                       |
| 10                                                                           | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 488.00                                                                       | 755.61                                                                       |
| 11                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 864.99                                                                       | 819.59                                                                       |
| 12                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 140.80                                                                       | 331.95                                                                       |
| 13                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 151.00                                                                       | 179.45                                                                       |
| 14                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 1122.00                                                                      | 1979.48                                                                      |
| 15                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 553.30                                                                       | 606.00                                                                       |
| 16                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 299.80                                                                       | 412.19                                                                       |
| 17                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 150.70                                                                       | 211.99                                                                       |
| 18                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 50.90                                                                        | 93.36                                                                        |
| 19                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 4.00                                                                         | 8.05                                                                         |
| 20                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 1382.70                                                                      | 1925.67                                                                      |
| 21                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 221.10                                                                       | 275.66                                                                       |
| 22                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 559.90                                                                       | 559.41                                                                       |
| 23                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 68.60                                                                        | 138.16                                                                       |
| 24                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 205.00                                                                       | 309.58                                                                       |
| 25                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 274.83                                                                       | 392.37                                                                       |
| 26                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 1110.35                                                                      | 1234.87                                                                      |
| 27                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 409.19                                                                       | 550.20                                                                       |
| 28                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 1427.58                                                                      | 819.18                                                                       |
| 29                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | 273.73                                                                       | 146.03                                                                       |
|                                                                              | Total                                                                        | 15186.68                                                                     | 16507.85                                                                     |

| Annexure-II Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018   | Annexure-II Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018   | Annexure-II Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 4576 due for 22.3.2018   |
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| S.No                                                                 | State (s)                                                            | Length completed (km)                                                |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 733.55                                                               |
| 2                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 1360.51                                                              |
| 3                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 929.52                                                               |
| 4                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 6601.62                                                              |
| 5                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 1019.57                                                              |
| 6                                                                    | Goa                                                                  | 0.00                                                                 |
| 7                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 211.88                                                               |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana                                                              | 62.85                                                                |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 1429.27                                                              |
| 10                                                                   | Jammu And Kashmir                                                    | 1785.16                                                              |
| 11                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 3119.52                                                              |
| 12                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 897.09                                                               |
| 13                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 314.33                                                               |
| 14                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 5081.97                                                              |
| 15                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 2000.70                                                              |
| 16                                                                   | Manipur                                                              | 1485.85                                                              |
| 17                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                            | 368.87                                                               |
| 18                                                                   | Mizoram                                                              | 298.08                                                               |
| 19                                                                   | Nagaland                                                             | 395.00                                                               |
| 20                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 5796.93                                                              |
| 21                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 586.53                                                               |
| 22                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 3110.10                                                              |
| 23                                                                   | Sikkim                                                               | 247.42                                                               |
| 24                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 883.19                                                               |
| 25                                                                   | Tripura                                                              | 405.62                                                               |
| 26                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 3095.25                                                              |
| 27                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          | 1989.32                                                              |
| 28                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 2825.53                                                              |
| 29                                                                   | Telangana                                                            | 408.64                                                               |
|                                                                      | Total:                                                               | 47447.00                                                             |