Lok Sabha Question No. 4468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Road Construction under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4468 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNDER PMGSY

## 4468. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the rules for constructing roads at village, block and district level under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) the  length  of  roads  in  kilometres  constructed  under  PMGSY  in  Karnal  Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) the names of schemes under which roads are likely to be constructed at village, block and district level?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  is  a  one-time  special  intervention  of Government of India to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible               unconnected habitations in the core network. It was launched in the year 2000 as a measure towards alleviation of poverty in rural areas by providing access to basic services to the rural population by providing them good quality roads. The eligible habitations thereunder were identified   with a population of 500 or above in the plain areas and 250 or more in the hilly and North Eastern     States. Later on in the Left Wing Extremism affected identified blocks the scheme intended to cover habitations of 100 or more as well.

PMGSY-II was launched in May, 2013 and envisages consolidation of the existing rural road network  to  improve  its  overall  efficiency  as  a  provider  of  transportation  services  for  people, goods and services. A total of 50,000 Km road length has been targeted for upgradation under PMGSY-II.

Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in the year 2016 with an aim to improve the road connectivity in 44 worst affected LWE districts and some adjoining districts in 9 States, viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  scheme  has  twin objectives of enabling smooth and seamless anti-LWE operations by the security forces and also ensuring socio-economic development of the area.

The Government approved PMGSY-III in July, 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.

For  PMGSY-II  and  III,    state-wise  physical  targets  have  been  allocated.  District-wise/Blockwise allocation of targets  within  the  overall  targets  allocated  to  the  States/UTs  is  done  by  the respective State Governments/Union Territories.

Rural roads under PMGSY are constructed and maintained  as per the technical specifications and geometric design standards given in the Ministry of Rural Development Specifications for Rural Roads, Rural Roads Manual of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) (IRC-SP:20) and also, where      required, the Hill Road Manual (IRC:SP:48) and other relevant IRC Codes & Manuals. The  works  under  the  scheme  are  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry  based  on  the  Detailed  Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by the respective State Governments and implemented by the State Governments.

- (b) As reported by the State Government of Haryana, a total of 566.734 Km road length has been constructed so far under PMGSY in Karnal Parliamentary Constituency.
- (c) The State of Haryana has completed all the works sanctioned to the State under PMGSYI & II. The State has been allocated a target of 2,500 Km under PMGSY-III, out of which 1,906 km has already been sanctioned to the State. In Karnal district, 6 road works of 36.88 Km have been sanctioned under PMGSY-III.

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