Lok Sabha Question No. 3639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Progress under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## PROGRESS UNDER PMGSY

## 3639. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work related to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is going on at a very slow pace in the country and if so, the details thereof, Stat - wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the reasons therefor;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Jharkhand;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/likely to be taken by the Government to expedite the constru roads?

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

(a)to (d) : '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 all - weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the core network. Implem of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is done by the State Gov ernments. During 2016- 17, the target fixed for PMGSY in terms of road length is 48,812 Km against States  have  completed  40,010.37  km  till  28 th February  2017.  The  target  fixed  and achievement State - wise including Jharkhand during 2016 - 17 upto February , 2017 are given at Annexure.

Some of the reasons reported by the States for delay in initiating and completing road works are: -

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

(e) : For  accelerated execution  of  PMGSY,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in consultation  with  the  Ministry  of  Finance  and  the  State  Governments,  has  formula Action Plan to substantially achieve the target of the Scheme early by March, 2019 . The fund sharing pattern of PMGSY has been made in the ratio of 60:40 between the Cen tre and the States for all States except for 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan States for which 90:10.

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## Annexure - I

## Annexure referred to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qu No. 3639 due for answer on 23.03.2017

## Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Statement showing Length Targets and Achievement during the last three years and current year upto Feb. 2017

|      |                   | Length (Km)         | Length (Km)                   |
|------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.no | State             | Target for 2016 -17 | Length completed upto Feb. 17 |
| 1    | 2                 | 9                   | 10                            |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1350                | 650.53                        |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 650                 | 1379.69                       |
| 3    | Assam             | 750                 | 855.44                        |
| 4    | Bihar             | 6540                | 5587.57                       |
| 5    | Chattisgarh       | 2750                | 840.34                        |
| 6    | Goa *             | 0                   | 0.00                          |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 400                 | 123.50                        |
| 8    | Haryana           | 52                  | 59.98                         |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 500                 | 1231.20                       |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1050                | 1709.77                       |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 3000                | 2630.64                       |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 800                 | 739.25                        |
| 13   | Kerala            | 430                 | 267.48                        |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 6200                | 4492.36                       |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 1900                | 1203.67                       |
| 16   | Manipur           | 790                 | 1411.81                       |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 400                 | 309.32                        |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 200                 | 132.36                        |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 150                 | 391.50                        |
| 20   | Odisha            | 6200                | 4909.48                       |
| 21   | Punjab            | 450                 | 551.43                        |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 3000                | 1922.59                       |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 150                 | 222.10                        |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 800                 | 771.13                        |
| 25   | Tripura           | 400                 | 391.33                        |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh     | 3900                | 2943.96                       |
| 27   | Uttarakhand       | 1000                | 1744.93                       |

| 28          | West Bengal          | 4100   | 2153.84   |
|-------------|----------------------|--------|-----------|
| 29          | Telangana            | 900    | 383.17    |
|             | Grand Total          | 48812  | 40010.37  |
|             | Union Territories    |        |           |
| 30          | A & N Islands        | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| 31          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| 32          | Daman & Diu          | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| 33          | Delhi                | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| 34          | Lakshadweep          | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| 35          | Pondicherry          | 0.00   | 0.00      |
|             | Total (UTs)          | 0.00   | 0.00      |
| Grand total | Grand total          | 48812  | 40010.37  |