Lok Sabha Question No. 5408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: PMGSY in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .5408

TO BE ANSWERED ON

06.04.2017

## PMGSY IN MAHARASHTRA

## 5408. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the completion of several road projects sanctioned under the Pradhan Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have been delayed in the country particularly in St of Maharashtra;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether any time - bound  action  plan  has  been  chalked  out  to  complete  the  delay projects within a definite time frame in each State and if so, the details the

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

(a)&( b): 'Rural Roads' is a State subject and PMGSY is a one - time special intervention of the central government to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all - weather road, to  the  eligibl e  unconnected  habitations  in  the  core  network. As  per  PMGSY  programme guidelines, tendering, award and execution of PMGSY projects is the responsibility State Government. In some States the progress of PMGSY is relatively slow due to whi there  are road  works  still  incomplete  even  after  four  years. The  State -wise  details  of  the number of road works which are incomplete for more than 4 years including Maharashtr given at Annexure. The reasons for slow progress are as under: -

- ( i ) Inadequate capacity of the Programme Implementation Units (PIUs).
- ( ii ) Most of the construction materials such as cement, steel, bitumen, machinery, pe handle machinery etc. are not locally available.
- ( iii ) Lack of contracting capacity as well as non -availabi lity of basic road making equipment such as road roller, crushing plants, dumper/tipper, trucks etc.
- ( iv ) Non - availability of land or the land falling under forest areas.
- ( v) Law and order problem in some parts of the States.

(c): From time to time, State Governme nts are advised through various Regional Review meetings & Empowered Committee meetings to take suitable necessary action to expe timely completion of road works under PMGSY. For accelerated execution of PMGSY in the States, the Ministry of Rural Devel opm nt in consultation with the Ministry of Finance an the State Governments, has formulated an Action Plan to complete the connectivity mandate of the balance eligible habitations under PMGSY -I  by  March,  2019,  before  the  earlier  set target date of 2022.

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## Annexure referred to in  Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No.5408  due for 06.04.2017 PMGSY

## Details of  number of road/ bridge works pending for more than 4 years under PMGSY

| Sl No.   | State Name        |   Total No. of road/bridges sanctioned |   Total No. of road/bridges completed |   Road works/ bridges yet to be completed/ pending for more than 4 years |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                 |                                      3 |                                     4 |                                                                        8 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   4603 |                                  4448 |                                                                       34 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                   1130 |                                   760 |                                                                       26 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                   5919 |                                  4933 |                                                                      274 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                  16929 |                                 12586 |                                                                      689 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                   7425 |                                  6433 |                                                                      231 |
| 6        | Goa               |                                     90 |                                    70 |                                                                       20 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                   4573 |                                  4490 |                                                                        4 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                    532 |                                   526 |                                                                        0 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                   2545 |                                  2123 |                                                                      149 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir |                                   2525 |                                  1363 |                                                                      534 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                   6010 |                                  3803 |                                                                      665 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                                   3639 |                                  3592 |                                                                        0 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                                   1436 |                                  1201 |                                                                       54 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                  18964 |                                 15773 |                                                                      109 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                                   6645 |                                  6209 |                                                                       31 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                                   1544 |                                  1221 |                                                                        2 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                                    721 |                                   470 |                                                                       16 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                                    273 |                                   186 |                                                                        9 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                                    305 |                                   283 |                                                                       22 |
| 20       | Odisha            |                                  13294 |                                 10582 |                                                                      459 |
| 21       | Punjab            |                                   1181 |                                  1046 |                                                                        0 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                                  16908 |                                 15190 |                                                                       97 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                                    899 |                                   650 |                                                                       72 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                                   7289 |                                  6561 |                                                                        0 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                   1430 |                                  1164 |                                                                       38 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                  18467 |                                 17582 |                                                                       40 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                   1314 |                                   921 |                                                                       60 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                   5124 |                                  4345 |                                                                      197 |
| 29       | Telangana         |                                   3119 |                                  2837 |                                                                       26 |
| Total:   | Total:            |                                 154833 |                                131348 |                                                                     3858 |