Lok Sabha Question No. 3411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Rural Roads in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3411 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## RURAL ROADS IN BIHAR

## 3411.   DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of schemes and the total budget allocated under those schemes for the development of rural roads in Bihar during the last five years;
- (b) the details thereof including Kishanganj, districtwise;
- (c) the details of the roads constructed so far; and
- (d) the length (in km.) of rural roads constructed including in Kishanganj, district- wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)  The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in the year 2000 with  the  objective  to  provide  rural  connectivity,  by  way  of  a  single  all-weather  road,  to  the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-Eastern  States,  Himalayan  States  and  Himalayan  Union  Territories,  Deserts  and  Tribal Areas as per 2001 census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. In the critical Left Wing Extremism affected blocks (as identified by Ministry of Home Affairs), additional provision has been made to connect habitations with population 100 persons and above (as per 2001 census). The mandate of the scheme was subsequently widened and new interventions were added. Details of which are as under:-

PMGSY-II: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.

RCPLWEA: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.

PMGSY-III: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 .

The Status of projects under these verticals for the State of Bihar is as under:-

| Vertical   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Completed                                                    | Completed                                                    | Completed                                                    | Balance                                                      | Balance                                                      | Balance                                                      | Cumulative Expenditure                                       |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Vertical   | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Value of project                                             | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Cumulative Expenditure                                       |
| PMGSY-I    | 17,609                                                       | 55,214                                                       | 1,219                                                        | 31,028                                                       | 16,962                                                       | 51,857                                                       | 690                                                          | 647                                                          | 1,453                                                        | 529                                                          | 25,555                                                       |
| PMGSY-II   | 345                                                          | 2,456                                                        | 103                                                          | 1,570                                                        | 51                                                           | 1,148                                                        | 0                                                            | 294                                                          | 1,306                                                        | 103                                                          | 626.72                                                       |
| RCPLWEA    | 114                                                          | 1,628                                                        | 68                                                           | 2,061                                                        | 25                                                           | 849                                                          | 5                                                            | 89                                                           | 775                                                          | 63                                                           | 868.02                                                       |
| PMGSY-III  | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 6,162.50 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. |
| Total:     | 18,068                                                       | 59,298                                                       | 1,390                                                        | 34,659                                                       | 17,038                                                       | 53,854                                                       | 695                                                          | 1,030                                                        | 3,534                                                        | 695                                                          | 27,050                                                       |

Funds are not released district-wise but to State as a whole. During the last five years, the details of central share released to the State of Bihar and expenditure incurred are as under:-

(Rs in Crore)

| Year (s)                  | Central Share Released   | Expenditure (including State Share)   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2015-16                   | 2781.00                  | 2,211.27                              |
| 2016-17                   | 2883.56                  | 3,315.73                              |
| 2017-18                   | 1592.28                  | 1,586.37                              |
| 2018-19                   | 140.00                   | 1,874.77                              |
| 2019-20                   | 286.70                   | 1,552.37                              |
| 2020-21 (as on 11.3.2021) | 49.12                    | 1,888.84                              |
| Total                     | 7,732.66                 | 12,429.35                             |

District wise details of roads sanctioned and completed including the expenditure made against the roads including the district of Kishanganj may be seen at omms.nic.in->progress monitoring>district brief.

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