Lok Sabha Question No. 1872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: PMGSY in Jharkhand
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1872

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 7.0 7.2017

## PMGSY IN JHARKHAND

## 1872. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  construction  of  roads  in  Jharkhand  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sa Yojana (PMGSY) is not going on as per the schedule and if so, the details thereof reasons therefor;
- (b) thedetails of such roads or projects identified under PMGSY during the last three years and the current year, district - wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to remove impediments in this regar
- (d) the details of the outcome of th e action taken thereon?

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

- ( a) & (b): '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 single all - weather road, to th eligible unconnected habitations in the core network.  As per PMGSY guidelines, the roads sanctioned under the scheme, where the land alo ng the proposed alignment, is free from all encumbrances, completed by the implementing agencies with a maximum period of 24 months. However, cases when the road works are delayed because of factors like availability of land, w and order situations, limited contracting and execution capacities etc.

The year - wise status of pending PMGSY works in Jharkhand is as follows:

| Less than 2 years old   | 1402(3860.03km)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 2-4 years old           | 520(1568.1km)     |
| More than 4 years old   | 625(2506.61km)    |
| Total pending           | 2547(7934.99km)   |

(c) &  (d):    Some  of  the  important  steps  taken  by  the StateGovernment to remove impediments and expedite the PMGSY works in the state are:

- (i) Creation of 23 additional Project Implementation Units forcarrying out PMGSY work.
- (ii) In n early 204 roads ,contracts of defaulting contractors have been terminated and such works have been re - tendered and awarded. C ases have been lodge d against 90 erring contractors.
- (iii) 218 defaulter contractor sh ve been deb arred for further participation in PMGSY works.
- (iv) 24 Contractors havebeen blacklisted.

(iv) Registration of n ew contractor s has been expedited to increase the contract ingcapacity of the state.

The  progress  of  works  is  being  regularly  monitored  at  the  state  and regional  level  by  t Ministry of Rural Development through Regional Review Meetings, Empowered committee m and Video Conferences. Further the progress of PMGSY works in Jharkhand has been revi level of Chief Secretary of the State, by th e Secretary Rural Development, Government of India compliance of decisions taken in these meetings are being closely followed.

As a result of these interventions and closer monitoring the pace of PMGSY works has increased in the State, in the last th ree years including current year. State was e rlier constructing nearly 2.7 road  per  day  which  has  been  increased up  to10.54 Km  per  day ,  in  the  first  quarter  of  the Financial year.

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