Lok Sabha Question No. 409 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Anomalies under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 409

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## ANOMALIES UNDER PMGSY

## *409. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has found several anomalies ranging from poor quality t delay  in  the  road  construction  work  being  executed  by  its  own  PSU  i.e.  Natio Project  Construction  Company  (NPCC)  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) insome States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  take  action  against  the  defaulti contractors to whom work was assigned by NPCC and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- ( a) to (c ): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## The Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 409 due for answer on 30.03.2017

(a) to (c): 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY)  is  a  one - time  special  intervention  of  Central  Government  to  provide  rura connectivity, by way of a single all -weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the c ore network.  As per PMGSY Guidelines, procurement (tendering & award of works) and execution of PMGSY works is responsibility of the State Government.  M/s Nation Projects  Construction  Corporation  Limited  (NPCCL)  has  been  engaged  to  augment  the limited execution  capacity  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Orissa  and  West  Bengal  for  execution PMGSY works in these States. The State wise detail of works sanctioned & completed b M/s NPCCL is given below.

| Sl. NO.   | STATE       | WORKS AWARDED (ROADS AND BRIDGES)   | WORKS COMPLET ED   | WORKS TERMINA TED   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| (1)       | (2)         | (3)                                 | (4)                | (5)                 |
| 1.        | Bihar       | 652                                 | 616                | -                   |
| 2.        | Jharkhand   | 937                                 | 447                | -                   |
| 3.        | West Bengal | 209                                 | 83                 | -                   |
| 4.        | Orissa      | 19                                  | 14                 | 5                   |

There  are  specific  complaints  about  the  poor  performance  of  NPCCL  in  terms  o timely completion of awarded works as per PMGSY guidelines in Jharkhand. The matter was comprehensively  reviewed  by  the  Ministry  on  21 st February,  2017  in  presence  of representatives  from  M/s  NPCCL,  Government  of  West  Bengal,  Jharkhand,  Bihar  and Odisha.  M/s NPCCL was directed that the defaulting contr actors'  recoveries,  be  effected, they may be blacklisted and legal action be initiated against them.  For accelerated e of  PMGSY  works,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in  consultation  with  the  aforesa State Governments, and M/s NPCCL has formul ated an Action Plan to substantially achieve the target of the Scheme by March, 2019.

As per the information furnished by the State Government of Bihar, the defaul contractors  have  been  blacklisted  and  Performance  Securities  along  with  other  secu es available with them has been forfeited as per the programme guidelines. State Governmen Jharkhand  has  informed  that,  in  respected  of  23  roads  in  Gumla  and  West  Singhbhu districts, police cases have been registered against the erring Officials and C ontractors for various discrepancies noticed during inspections. In view of complaints received from and their representatives, with regard to quality of construction of roads 32 roads co by M/s NPCCL have been referred to ACB (Anti Corrupt ion Bureau) of the state.   Moreover, M/s NPCCL has also debarred 21 contractors and another 20 has been blacklisted for var irregularities.