Lok Sabha Question No. 5364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Rural Road Projects under SAGY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .5364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## RURAL ROAD PROJECTS UNDER SAGY

## 5364. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  about  the  number  of  rural  road  projects  sanctioned  by  the  Gove during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  had  proposed  to  give  priority  to  villages  selected Saansad Aadarsh G ram Yojana (SAGY) for implementation of rural road projects an if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of rural road projects for villages selected under SAGY in Tamil N

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

(a) : Although Rural Roads is a State subject, the Ministry of Rural Development imp Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) as a one - time special intervention to provide rural  connectivity,  by  way  of  a  single  all - weather  road,  t o  the  eligible  unconnected habitations in the core network with a population of 500 persons and above (as p Census) in plain areas and 250 persons and above (as per 2001 Census) in special c states  (i.e.  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meg halaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Tribal (Schedule areas, the Desert areas (as identified under Desert Development Programme) and in s tribal and backward districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission).  In  the  critical  LWE  affected  blocks  (as  identified  by  MHA),  addi relaxation has been given to connect habitations with population 100 persons and abo The Government  has  also  launched  PMGSY -II  which  envisages  consolidation  of  the  existin Rural Road Network to improve its overall efficiency as a provider of transportation for people, goods and services. It also focusses to cover upgradation of existing se roads (Through Routes and Major Rural Links) based on their economic potential and t role in facilitating the growth of rural market centres and rural hubs. State - wise details of rural road projects sanctioned under PMGSY during the last three years and the curr year are at Annexure -I.

(b) : Ministry of Rural Development vide circular No.P - 17025/37/2013 - RC dated 28.1.2015 (Annexure - II)  has  revised  the  PMGSY  guidelines  to  accord  priority  in  the  select PMGSY roads for new connectivity as well as upgradation l eading to the eligible habitations in  the  Gram  Panchayats/villages  identified  by  the  Members  of  Parliament  under  S Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). State Governments are required to give priority to all leading to the Gram Panchayats identified under SAGY irrespective of Comprehensive New Connectivity  Priority  List  (CNCPL)  to  include  all  eligible  unconnected  habitation selected Gram Panchayats.

(c)  :  In  Tamil  Nadu,  54  Gram  Panchayats  adopted  under  Phase -I  of  SAGY  have  been connected by single all weather road under various scheme including PMGSY (Annexure -III).

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## Annexure I : Yearwise details of proposals cleared under PMGSY

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## Annexure II : Circular according priority to SAGY Gram Panchayats

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Annexure III: Status of road connectivity in Phase - I SAGY Gram Panchayats of Tamil Nadu

| SI.No   | District        |   Number of Phase-I SAGY GPs already connected by single all weather road under scheme, including PMGSY |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        |                                                                                                       1 |
| 2       | Coimbatore      |                                                                                                       1 |
| 3       | Cuddalore       |                                                                                                       1 |
| 4       | Dharmapuri      |                                                                                                      10 |
| 5       | Dindigul        |                                                                                                       1 |
| 6       | Erode           |                                                                                                       1 |
| 7       | Kancheepuram    |                                                                                                       3 |
| 8       | Kannyakumari    |                                                                                                       3 |
| 9       | Karur           |                                                                                                       1 |
| 10      | Krishnagiri     |                                                                                                       1 |
| 11      | Madurai         |                                                                                                       1 |
| 12      | Nagapattinam    |                                                                                                       2 |
| 13      | Namakkal        |                                                                                                       2 |
| 14      | Perambalur      |                                                                                                       1 |
| 15      | Ramnad          |                                                                                                       1 |
| 16      | Salem           |                                                                                                       1 |
| 17      | Sivagangai      |                                                                                                       2 |
| 18      | Thanjavur       |                                                                                                       2 |
| 19      | The Nilgiris    |                                                                                                       1 |
| 20      | Theni           |                                                                                                       1 |
| 21      | Tiruchirappalli |                                                                                                       1 |
| 22      | Tirunelveli     |                                                                                                       3 |
| 23      | Tiruppur        |                                                                                                       2 |
| 24      | Tiruvallur      |                                                                                                       2 |
| 25      | Tiruvannamalai  |                                                                                                       2 |
| 26      | Vellore         |                                                                                                       2 |
| 27      | Villupuram      |                                                                                                       3 |
| 28      | Virudhunagar    |                                                                                                       2 |
| Total   | Total           |                                                                                                      54 |