Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Maintenance of Roads constructed under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## MAINTENANCE OF ROADS CONSTRUCTED UNDER PMGSY

## *33. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has urged the States to take effective steps for the proper maintenance of the roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sada Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  if  so,  th e  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  such States/UTs;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  are  considering  to  adopt  new  technologies  for  th construction of all - weather roads in rural areas of the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far in this regard?

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

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

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## The Statement as referred to in the Answer to Lok Sabha Starred Question No 33for 17.11.2016

All  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  roads  are  covered  by  a  5 -year maintenance contract, entered into along with construction contract, with the same cont in accordance with the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) p rescribed under PMGSY by the Ministry of Rural Development.  Maintenance funds to service the contract are budgete the  State  Governments.  On  expiry  of  5 -year  post - construction  maintenance,  the  State Governments  are  required  to  make  necessary  budget  pro vision  to  place  such  roads  under zonal maintenance contracts.

National  Rural  Roads  Development  Agency  (NRRDA)  and  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development, in partnership with International Labour Organization and World Bank have extended support to the States in the maintenance management of rural roads. According Model Policy Framework for Maintenance of Rural Roads along with a Guidance note for th States has been finalized in close consultation with the States. Based on hese documents, the States are required to formulate Stat e Rural Road Maintenance Policy to suit State specific needs. So far, 15 States ( Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya  Pradesh,  Meghalaya,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikki m,  Tamil  Nadu,  Uttar  Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal ) have notified such policy .

To  promote  cost - effective,  environment  friendly  and  fast  construction  technologi and use  ofnon- conventional  materials  in  the  construction  of  rural  roads,  Ministry encouraging use of Indian Road Congress (IRC) accredited technologies & non convention materials, including jute and coir Geo - Textiles, Waste Plastic, Cold Mix , fly ash, iron and coper slagetc. in PMGSY roads. N ecessary guidelines for use of suchnew te chnology /materials have  been  issued  to  the  State  Governments .  In  the  first  14  years  of PMGSY (from 2000 - 2014), only 806.93 km of road was constructed using such technologies. In the last 2 years (2014 - 2016), 2634.02 km of road using these technologies/mate ri ls have been  constructed  under  PMGSY .  During  2016 - 17,  the  States  have  reported  to  have constructed 1047.48 km of roads with new technology (upto Oct 2016 ).