Lok Sabha Question No. 3994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Funds under PMGSY to Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3994

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 .08.2017

## FUNDS UNDER PMGSY TO BIHAR

## 3994. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  not  released  the  funds  to  the  Government  of Bihar  for  construction  of  roads  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time by which the said funds are likely to be released to the State; and
- (c) the amount of funds proposed to be given to the State under PMGSY as special package and the time by which the said funds are likely to be received by the State?

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

(a) & (b): 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) is a one - time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a s al l - weather roads, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the core network.  The allocation and fund released to the Government of Bihar under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sad Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and current year are as under:

(Rs in Crore)

| Year                     | Allocation   | Fund released   |
|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
| 1650.00                  | 1548.16      | 2014- 15        |
| 2781.00                  | 2781.00      | 2015- 16        |
| 3000.00                  | 3030.34*     | 2016- 17        |
| 2017- 18 (upto July, 17) | 6.56         | 2728.00         |

(c): U nder the Prime  Minister's Special  P ackage  announced  for  Bihar,  in  September, 2015, a provision of central assistance amounting t o Rs.13,820 crore has been made forthe State Government of Bihar for construction of rural roads . Under this package 22,500 km of roads have to be constructed in 5 years (2015 - 2020).Details of progress of PMGSY works under PM's special p ackage for Bihar -2015 (as on 30.06.2017) is as under:

(all figures in Crore)

| S.No .   | Project Name                              | Approved cost of Projects as per PM's Package   | Central Assistance agreed/ Amount Sanctioned   | Disbursement of funds/Release made so far   | Progress of Projects (in quantifiable form)-Physical   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)                                       | (3)                                             | (4)                                            | (5)                                         | (6)                                                    |
| 1.       | Prime Minister's Special Package of Bihar | 13,820.00                                       | 8509.00                                        | 5817.8962                                   | 11517.55Km. of length competed                         |

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