Lok Sabha Question No. 5382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: PMGSY in Karnataka
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .5382

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## PMGSY IN KARNATAKA

## 5382. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects that are operational in Karnataka under the Pradh Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last two years;
- (b) the total amount allocated, released and expenditure incurred thereunder dur said period;
- (c) the number of additional projects under consideration for sanction during the year for the State under PMGSY;
- (d) whether  any  special  relaxations  in  norms  would  be  applied  in  the  backgroun recent rain and flood fury in the State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

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

(a)to(c) : 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY)  is  a  one - time  special  intervention  of  the  Government  of  India  to  provide connectivity, by way of a single all -weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the  Core  Network.    Projects  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  are tendered, awarded and executed by State Governments through their designated agencie State  Rural  Roads  Development  Agencies  (SRRDAs)  at  the  State  level  and  Programm Implementation Units (PIUs) at the district level.  The Central Government has also PMGSY -II which envisages consolidation of the existing Rural Road Network to impro overall efficiency as a provider of transportation services for people, g oods and services.  It aims to cover upgradation of existing selected rural roads based on their economic and their role in facilitating the growth of rural market centres and rural hubs. of  Rural  Development    has    sanctioned  the  e ntire  eligibility  of  State  of  Karnataka  unde PMGSY -I and PMGSY - II to the State.

Since inception of PMGSY, 3,313 works with a value of Rs.3339.17 crore coverin road length of 16,359 km have been cleared by the Ministry of Rural Development u der PMGSY -I  to  Karnataka.    Out  of  this,  the  State  has  reported  that  3,312  works  ha completed covering a road length of 16,357.155 km as on 31.3.2017.  Under PMGSY -II, a total of 325 works with a value of Rs.1,031.35 crore covering a road length of 2 ,241.178 km have been cleared by the Ministry of Rural Development to Karnataka.  Out of this, t has reported that 308 works have been completed covering a road length of 2,167.933 on 31.3.2017.

The fund sharing pattern of PMGSY has been re vised from the year 2015 - 16 inthe ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and States for all States except for 8 North Eastern Himalayan States (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) for which it 90:10.  Details of annual allocation of Central fund, expenditure and road length completed during the last two years in Karnataka are as follows: -

| Year     |   Annual Central Fund Allocation (Rs. Cr.) |   Central fund Released (Rs. in Cr.) |   Expenditure reported by the State (Rs. in Cr.) |   Road length completed (in Km) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2014- 15 |                                      237   |                                237   |                                           411.23 |                          627.68 |
| 2015- 16 |                                      140.8 |                                140.8 |                                           279.4  |                          831.23 |

(d) &(e) : As per the programme guidelines of PMGSY, the relevant works are requir to be executed by PIUs a nd completed within a fixed time period from the date of issue o Work Order.  In case the period of execution is likely to be adversely affected by m other seasonal factors, the time period for execution is suitably determined while the work programme.

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