Lok Sabha Question No. 4980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Connectivity under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4980

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## CONNECTIVITY UNDER PMGSY

4980.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the habitations that remain to be connected under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) across the country, as on date, State-wise;
- (b) whether  any  case  has  been  noticed/reported  where  the  State  Government  has  not extended co-operation in providing land for construction of roads under the said Yojana during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (d) the  mechanism  developed  by  the  Union  Government  to  seek  cooperation  of  the  State Governments in implementing the said Yojana in the country; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of the habitations that remain to be connected under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) as on 18.07.2019 are given at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): As  per  PMGSY  guidelines,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government/ District  Panchayat  to  ensure  that  lands  are  available  for  taking  up  the  proposed  road  works. PMGSY does  not  provide  funds  for  Land  Acquisition.  The  State  Governments  may  also  lay down guidelines for voluntary donation, exchange or other mechanisms to ensure availability of land.
- (d) & (e): PMGSY  has  a  very  well-tailored  programme  guidelines  defining  the  role  of Central and State Government agencies. States and Union Governments are working together for

successful  implementation  of  the  programme.  The  progress  of  implementation  of  rural  roads under  PMGSY  is  regularly  reviewed  with  the  States  by  way  of  Regional  Review  Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/Empowered Committee Meetings with the States. In addition to this, special review meetings are also held by Secretary/  Additional  Secretary/Joint  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  with  Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4980 due for reply on 23.07.2019

## State-wise details of unconnected habitations as on 18.07.2919

| S.No.   | State(s)                    | No. of Habitations yet to be connected   |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 7                                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 59                                       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 149                                      |
| 4       | Assam                       | 2,687                                    |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 1,554                                    |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                | 400                                      |
| 7       | Goa                         | 14                                       |
| 8       | Gujarat                     | 4                                        |
| 9       | Haryana                     | 0                                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh            | 327                                      |
| 11      | Jammu And Kashmir           | 441                                      |
| 12      | Jharkhand                   | 47                                       |
| 13      | Karnataka                   | 0                                        |
| 14      | Kerala                      | 2                                        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh              | 228                                      |
| 16      | Maharashtra                 | 37                                       |
| 17      | Manipur                     | 95                                       |
| 18      | Meghalaya                   | 254                                      |
| 19      | Mizoram                     | 77                                       |
| 20      | Nagaland                    | 14                                       |
| 21      | Odisha                      | 491                                      |
| 22      | Punjab                      | 0                                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan                   | 61                                       |
| 24      | Sikkim                      | 27                                       |
| 25      | Tamilnadu                   | 3                                        |
| 26      | Tripura                     | 111                                      |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh               | 2                                        |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                 | 504                                      |
| 29      | West Bengal                 | 297                                      |
| 30      | Telangana                   | 5                                        |
| Total   | Total                       | 7,897*                                   |