Lok Sabha Question No. 3114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3114

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08 .2017

## PMGSY IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 3114. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an investment of Rs. 10 lakh in construction of roads in rural areas bri 163 people above poverty line and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of proposals received and sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (c) the reasons for delay in starting the work related to the proposals sanctioned;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  interconnect  villages  in  the  second  pha Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY -II); and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a) : An independent study carried out by Shenggen Fan, Peter Hazell and Sukhadeo Thorat , titled  'Government Spending, Growth and Poverty in Rural India' ,published in the American Journal of Agriculture Economics (November, 2000), concludes that for each one - million - rupee increase in investment in roads, 124 poor people would be lifted above the poverty line.
- (b) : The total number of proposals received from the State of Uttar Pradesh and sanct thelast three years is as under :

(Cost: Rs. In Crore)

| Year         | Proposals received   | Proposals received   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Returned   | Returned   |
|--------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|              | No                   | Cost                 | No           | Cost         | No         | Cost       |
| 2014- 15     | -                    | -                    | -            | -            | -          | -          |
| 2015- 16     | -                    | -                    | -            | -            | -          | -          |
| 2016- 17 714 |                      | 3477.54              | 681          | 3140.90      | 1          | 157.96     |
| 2017- 18     | 13*                  | 87.96                | 22           | 123.88       | 10         | 54.80      |

*Pre EC meeting held on 20.07.2017 and compliance yet to be received from the Stat Government.

(c): Presently there are no proposals under PMGSY from the State of Uttar Pradesh, are pending for sanction with the Ministry. However, there has been some delays in th and completing the PMGSY works in the State. The main reasons for delay are: -

- ( i ) Inadequate institutional capacity which adversely impacts timely tender and a works & less then efficient contract management.
- ( ii ) Inadequate contracting and execution capacity.
- ( iii ) Non availability of land and delayed forest clearance of the land falling in forest areas, along the proposed road alignment.
- ( iv ) W ork  delayed  due  to  Model  Code  of  Conduct  during  the  State  Assembly  Electi 2017.

(d)& (e) : The Government of India l unchedPMGSY -II in 2013 - 14 which mainly focuses on up- gradation of ThroughRoutes and Main Rural Links catering to large population . These are supposed to act as a collectors of traffic from smaller roads and such roads would provi to growth centers and pass through or terminate in a Rural Hub. Under PMGSY -II, roads alre ady constructed/upgraded under PMGSY -I, will become eligible on completion of their design life i.e  10  years and  on  the  basis  of  capacity  requirement  to  accommodate  traffic  if  it  h beyond  the  projected  traffic  and  such  traffic  cannot  be  accommodated in  the xisting carriageway width, with the required level of service. The det eri or ated condition of the road due to non maintenance or non - undertaking of renewal works at the required time cannot become criterion for taking up suchroads of PMGSY-Iforupgradation under PMGSY -II.

A  target  length  of  50,000  Kms  has  been  allocated  among  the  States  including Pradesh under PMGSY -II . Out of this, Ministry has already sanctioned 7,505 Kms against the target of 7,575 Kms to Uttar Pradesh State.

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