Lok Sabha Question No. 475 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Status of PMGSY in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 475

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.0 4.2017

## STATUS OF PMGSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## *475. SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  length  of  the  roads  constructed  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh and Kurnool district in particular, separately;
- (b) the number of villages yet to be connected with roads in the said district;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  concrete  plan for  connecting  all  the  villages  under  the  said scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the task is likely to be complet
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- ( a) to (e ): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## The  Statement  referred  in  reply  to  part s  (a)  to  (e )  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No. 475 due for answer on 06.04 .2017

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(a ) to (e) :  'Rural  roads'  is  a  State  subject  and Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY) launched  on  25 th December,  2000  is  a  one  time  Central  intervention  to  provide  critical  ru infrastructure through  construction of all weather roads.  The objective of PMGSY is to provi connectivity, by way of a single all - weather road, to the eligible unconnect ed habitations in the Core N etwork.The  unit  for  implementation  of  PMGSY  is  a  habitation  and  not  a  revenue  village  or panchayat. A habitation is a cluster of population, living in an area, the location of which doe change over time. Desam, Dhanis, T olas, Majras, Hamlets etc. are commonly used terminology to describe the Habitations. Implementation of PMGSY is the responsibility of the State Government through  State  Rural  Roads  Development  Agency  (SRRDA)  at  the  State  level  and  Programme Implementation Units (PIUs) at the district level.  From the inception of the programme upto 31 st March, 2017 ,out of 1,591 eligible habitations existing in the Core Network in Andhra Pradesh, Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  cleared  1,181  habitations.  The  State  has reported  that  1,069 habitations have been connected upto 31 st March, 2017by constructing 13,7 42.40 km road length. Details of road length constructed during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh and Kurnool as reported by the State Government, are as follows: -

| Year    | Road Length Constructed (in Km)   | Road Length Constructed (in Km)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         | In Andhra Pradesh                 | In Kurnool district               |
| 2013-14 | 136.82                            | 4.70                              |
| 2014-15 | 614.99                            | 0.00                              |
| 2015-16 | 1056.98                           | 93.69                             |

For accelerated execution of PMGSY in the States, the Ministry of Rural Development in consultatio with the Ministry of Finance and the State Governments, has formulated an Action Plan to advance the completion target of the programme from 2022 to 2019 with revised fund sharing pattern. fund sharing pattern of PMGSY has been revised to the ratio of 60:40 between the centre an States for all States except for 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan States (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar akhand) for which it is be 90:10. Further, for execution of projects in a time manner, monthly and yearly completion targets have been fixed and are being mo nitored regularly by the Ministry of Rural Development. State Governments are also advised through Regional Revi Meetings and Empowered Committee Meeting to take suitable necessary action to expedite time completion of works under PMGSY.