Lok Sabha Question No. 3819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Rural Roads in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## RURAL ROADS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 3819.   SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of surfaced rural roads laid in Andhra Pradesh as on 2019, districtwise;
- (b) the percentage contribution of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in this regard; and
- (c) whether the ratio of surfaced roads to the total length of roads in the district of Chittoor is greater than that of other districts in the State and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The total length of surfaced rural roads  in Andhra Pradesh as on 2019 is 28,502.59 km. District wise details is at Annexure.
- (b)   A  total  of  14,214.193  km  of  rural  roads  have  been  constructed  under  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) which is 49.87 %  of total surfaced roads (28,502.59 km) laid in Andhra Pradesh.
- (c)   The ratio of surfaced roads to the total length of roads in the district of Chittoor (0.39) is greater than the districts of Anantapur (0.36), Guntur (0.32), Kurnool (0.30), Prakasam (0.29) and Y S R Kadapa (0.21).  District wise details is at Annexure .

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Annexure referred to in part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3819 to be answered on 17.03.2020

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   Total Length of Rural Roads in A.P. (in km) |   Total Length of Surfaced Rural Roads laid in A.P (in km) |   Total Length of Rural Roads laid under PMGSY in A.P (in km) | District wise ratio of length of surfaced Rural Roads laid w.r.t. Total length of Rural Roads   |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | 2                      |                                          3    |                                                       4    |                                                         5     | 6                                                                                               |
| 1         | Srikakulam             |                                       3487.73 |                                                    1596.95 |                                                       852.09  | 0.46                                                                                            |
| 2         | Vizianagaram           |                                       3940.45 |                                                    1637.29 |                                                       754.428 | 0.42                                                                                            |
| 3         | Visakapatnam           |                                       6087.6  |                                                    2738.35 |                                                      1616.13  | 0.45                                                                                            |
| 4         | East Godawari          |                                       6585.66 |                                                    2555.44 |                                                      1423.79  | 0.39                                                                                            |
| 5         | West Godawari          |                                       4720.88 |                                                    2042.6  |                                                       803.04  | 0.43                                                                                            |
| 6         | Krishna                |                                       4237.26 |                                                    1781.17 |                                                       766.369 | 0.42                                                                                            |
| 7         | Guntur                 |                                       7156.59 |                                                    2267.26 |                                                      1141.57  | 0.32                                                                                            |
| 8         | Prakasam               |                                       7323.96 |                                                    2100.59 |                                                      1045.24  | 0.29                                                                                            |
| 9         | Nellore                |                                       4832.45 |                                                    1869.7  |                                                       878.8   | 0.39                                                                                            |
| 10        | Chittoor               |                                       6713.62 |                                                    2613.51 |                                                      1000.11  | 0.39                                                                                            |
| 11        | Kadapa                 |                                       6733.02 |                                                    1447.47 |                                                       789.463 | 0.21                                                                                            |
| 12        | Kurnool                |                                       7407    |                                                    2226.55 |                                                       892.343 | 0.30                                                                                            |
| 13        | Ananthapur             |                                      10117.7  |                                                    3625.71 |                                                      2250.81  | 0.36                                                                                            |
|           | Total                  |                                      79343.9  |                                                   28502.6  |                                                     14214.2   |                                                                                                 |