Lok Sabha Question No. 2877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Status of PMGSY in Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2877

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## STATUS OF PMGSY IN ASSAM

## 2877.   SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  the  roads  and  bridges  under  package  No.  AS-05-25, AS05-26,  AS-05-41,  AS-05-42  and  AS-05-43  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Assam;
- (b) whether the  works  under  the  said  packages  were  started  and  the  time  frame required for completion of the said works;
- (c) whether the Government has taken notice of the fact that the people are facing a  lot  of  difficulties  due  to  non-completion  of  the  said  works  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard till date?

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

(a) to (d): The Roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Package No. AS-05-25, AS-05-26, AS-05-41, AS-05-42 and AS-05-43 were sanctioned during the years 2006-07,  2007-08  and  2008-09  and  the  works  also  have  been  started.  As  per  PMGSY guidelines, the package with more than one road work is required to be completed within 12 calendar  months  from  the  date  of  issue  of  work  order.  As  per  On-line  Management, Monitoring  and  Accounting  System  (OMMAS),  which  is  the  Management  Information System (MIS) of PMGSY,  the current status of the road works under these packages are as under:

| Package No.   | Sanction Year   |   Total Length sanctioned (in km) | Total Value of Proposals cleared (Rs. In lakh)   |   Total Length Completed (in km) |
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| AS0525        | 2006-07         |                             15.5  | 1,151.65                                         |                             13.6 |
| AS0526        | 2006-07         |                              7.25 | 450.98                                           |                              6.7 |
| AS0541        | 2007-08         |                              9.06 | 1,653.17                                         |                              4.8 |
| AS0542        | 2007-08         |                              9.04 | 755.81                                           |                              3.5 |
| AS0543        | 2008-09         |                              2.5  | 225.26                                           |                              2.3 |

The State Government has further reported that action has already been taken to re-tender/reaward works, which could not be completed in the above packages. The Ministry of Rural Development also reviews the implementation of PMGSY works in Assam through Regional Review  Meetings,  Inter-Ministerial  Empowered  Committee  (IMEC)  Meetings,  Special review Meetings with Chief Secretary of the State by the Secretary/Additional Secretary of the Ministry etc. A Central Team had visited the State on 5 th November, 2016 and reviewed the progress of implementation of ongoing works under PMGSY. Senior Officers from the Ministry has recently reviewed the progress of PMGSY works with the officers concerned in the State Government during their visit to the State on 24 th October, 2017. An IMEC Meeting was  recently  held  on  21 st December,  2017,  which  also  reviewed  the  progress  of  works  in Assam.

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