Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Irregularities under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .204

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.0 2.2017

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER PMGSY

## 204. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether efforts have been made by the Government to evolve a mechanism to direct responsibility on defaulting agencies and persons so as to check malp under the Pradhan Mantri Gr am Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the extent of success achieved in the works c under  the  said  scheme  after  removing  obstacles  and  malpractices  through efforts; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)to(c) : As per ProgrammeGuidelines, States are responsible for tendering, award execution of works as well as ensuring the quality of works under Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and therefore, all complaints about malpractices under PMGSY a sent  to  the  respective State  Governments  for  compliance  and  taking  corrective  actio Complaints of serious nature are got investigated directly by the Ministry, through Quality  Monitors  (NQMs)  under  third  tier  of  quality  control  mechanism.  During  N inspection, if any complaint about default & malpractice comes to the notice of the Mini the matter is immediately taken up with the State for needful action against the agencies/persons.  Observations  of  the  NQMs  for  each  PMGSY  road  work  graded  a Unsatisfac tory  (U)  and  Satisfactory  Requiring  Improvement  (SRI)  are  forwarded  to concerned  State  Government  for  compliance  and  Action  Taken  Report  (ATR).  Whil forwarding  the  NQM  observations,  the  State  Governments  are  also  asked    to  in disciplinary  action against  the  erring  agencies/officials.  These  ATRs  are  uploaded Programme  MIS  i.e.  OMMAS  and  are  closely  monitored  by  National  Rural  Roads Development Agency (NRRDA).

During the year 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 (upto December, 2016), 97 complaints relating to various  facets  of  PMGSY,  including  that  of  malpractices  have  been  received forwarded to the respective State Governments for compliance and taking corrective Details of the same are at Annexure -I&II.

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## Annexure -

II

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| Sl No                                                                        | State                                                                        | Complaints received                                                          | Sent to State for enquiry and action                                         | Cases enquired through monitors                                              | Cases enquired through monitors                                              | Cases enquired through monitors                                              |
| Sl No                                                                        | State                                                                        | Complaints received                                                          | Sent to State for enquiry and action                                         | Complaints investigated through NQMs                                         | Found Satisfactory                                                           | Found Unsatisfactory                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 4                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 2                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 1                                                                            |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 15                                                                           | 13                                                                           | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 5                                                                            | 5                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 10                                                                           | J& K                                                                         | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 11                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 6                                                                            | 4                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| 12                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 13                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 14                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 5                                                                            | 4                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 1                                                                            |
| 15                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 3                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            |
| 16                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 17                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 18                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 19                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 20                                                                           | Orissa                                                                       | 3                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 21                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 22                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 23                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 24                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 25                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 26                                                                           | Tripura(State)                                                               | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 27                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 14                                                                           | 12                                                                           | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| 28                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 29                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 3                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 69                                                                           | 58                                                                           | 11                                                                           | 2                                                                            | 9                                                                            |

## Annexure - I

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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No                                                                        | State                                                                        | Complaints received                                                          | Sent to State for enquiry and action                                         | Cases enquired through                                                       | Cases enquired through                                                       | Cases enquired through                                                       |
| Sl No                                                                        | State                                                                        | Complaints received                                                          | Sent to State for enquiry and action                                         | Complaints investigated through NQMs                                         | Found Satisfactory                                                           | Found Unsatisfactory                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 3                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 3                                                                            |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 6                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 4                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 3                                                                            |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 1                                                                            | -                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 1                                                                            |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 10                                                                           | J & K                                                                        | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 11                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 12                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 13                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 14                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 2                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 15                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 3                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 2                                                                            | -                                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| 16                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 17                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 18                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 19                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 20                                                                           | Orissa                                                                       | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 21                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 22                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 23                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 24                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 25                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 26                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 27                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 10                                                                           | 4                                                                            | 6                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 3                                                                            |
| 28                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
| 29                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            | -                                                                            |
|                                                                              | Total                                                                        | 28                                                                           | 12                                                                           | 16                                                                           | 4                                                                            | 12                                                                           |