Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Road Construction under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMEN DEKA, NABA KUMAR SARANIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNDER PMGSY

1086.   SHRI RAMEN DEKA:

SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  sanctioned  projects  under  Pradhan Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) in Assam during the current year, District-wise;
- (b) the details of the Districts in Assam where roads have been constructed under the said scheme;
- (c) whether several roads in Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency are yet to be constructed under PMGSY; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) : The  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the current year 2017-18 are given below:-

| Scheme            | No. of Roads sanctioned   | No. of Bridges Sanctioned   | Value (Rs. in crore)   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 347               |                           | 18                          | PMGSY, Batch-I 662.56  |
| PMGSY,            | 203                       |                             | Batch-II 1041 2078.37  |
| PMGSY, Batch- III | 1011                      | 506                         | 2615.32                |
| TOTAL             | 2399                      | 727                         | 5356.25                |

The district-wise details are at Annexure-I .

- (b) : The details of road works sanctioned and constructed under PMGSY in Assam (district-wise) are given at Annexure-II .

(c)&(d): Kokrajhar  constituency  consists  of  Kokrajhar,  Chirang  and  Baksa  districts. Since inception 651 roads for a length of 2477.33 kms and 120 numbers of Bridges at a total cost of Rs. 1648.50 Crores have been sanctioned for Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baska districts under PMGSY. Against these sanctions, 438 roads with total length of 1653.18 Kms and 20 bridges have been completed so far.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE TO LS UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086 FOR 21.12.2017

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of roads |   No. of bridges | Total cost (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Baksa                  |            110 |               42 | 25,177.36                  |
| 2         | Barpeta                |            119 |               74 | 34,340.52                  |
| 3         | Bongaigaon             |             51 |               14 | 8,252.21                   |
| 4         | Cachar                 |              8 |                4 | 2,574.28                   |
| 5         | Chirang                |             37 |               33 | 10,334.15                  |
| 6         | Darrang                |             88 |               34 | 22,466.02                  |
| 7         | Dhemaji                |            103 |               71 | 39,532.85                  |
| 8         | Dhubri                 |             56 |               20 | 12,178.79                  |
| 9         | Dibrugarh              |            104 |                8 | 18,696.08                  |
| 10        | Goalpara               |            187 |               46 | 38,120.27                  |
| 11        | Golaghat               |             39 |                0 | 7,280.81                   |
| 12        | Hailakandi             |              1 |                0 | 179.56                     |
| 13        | Jorhat                 |             71 |                9 | 13,054.26                  |
| 14        | Kamrup Rural           |            326 |               89 | 61,061.67                  |
| 15        | Karbi Anglong          |             96 |                2 | 24,745.99                  |
| 16        | Karimganj              |            122 |               32 | 31,266.76                  |
| 17        | Kokrajhar              |             18 |                9 | 5,593.85                   |
| 18        | Lakhimpur              |            108 |               90 | 41,102.27                  |
| 19        | Morigaon               |             55 |                0 | 6,826.05                   |
| 20        | N.C Hills              |              7 |                3 | 3,694.84                   |
| 21        | Nalbari                |             32 |                1 | 3,465.59                   |
| 22        | Nowgaon                |            140 |                0 | 15,316.31                  |
| 23        | Sibsagar               |            181 |               17 | 22,568.87                  |
| 24        | Sonitpur               |             97 |               39 | 22,309.31                  |
| 25        | Tinsukia               |            146 |               21 | 31,114.92                  |
| 26        | Udalgiri               |             97 |               69 | 34,372.02                  |
|           | Total                  |           2399 |              727 | 535,625.61                 |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No 1086 FOR 21.12.2017

| Sr.No.   | District Name   | No. of Works sanctioned   | No. of Works Completed   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Baksa           | 356                       | 176                      |
| 2        | Barpeta         | 477                       | 270                      |
| 3        | Bongaigaon      | 249                       | 178                      |
| 4        | Cachar          | 305                       | 199                      |
| 5        | Chirang         | 165                       | 85                       |
| 6        | Darrang         | 282                       | 150                      |
| 7        | Dhemaji         | 329                       | 147                      |
| 8        | Dhubri          | 441                       | 324                      |
| 9        | Dibrugarh       | 343                       | 195                      |
| 10       | Goalpara        | 446                       | 193                      |
| 11       | Golaghat        | 288                       | 225                      |
| 12       | Hailakandi      | 98                        | 71                       |
| 13       | Jorhat          | 342                       | 236                      |
| 14       | Kamrup Rural    | 889                       | 431                      |
| 15       | Karbi Anglong   | 219                       | 93                       |
| 16       | Karimganj       | 293                       | 118                      |
| 17       | Kokrajhar       | 250                       | 197                      |
| 18       | Lakhimpur       | 387                       | 170                      |
| 19       | Morigaon        | 258                       | 164                      |
| 20       | N.C.Hills       | 63                        | 47                       |
| 21       | Nalbari         | 209                       | 173                      |
| 22       | Nowgaon         | 824                       | 586                      |
| 23       | Sibsagar        | 526                       | 284                      |
| 24       | Sonitpur        | 392                       | 242                      |
| 25       | Tinsukia        | 372                       | 123                      |
| 26       | Udalguri        | 242                       | 66                       |
| Total    |                 | 9,045                     | 5,143                    |