Lok Sabha Question No. 2631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Substandard Material under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESWAR TELI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2631 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL UNDER PMGSY

## 2631.   SHRI RAMESWAR TELI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the use of substandard materials  used  in  the  construction  of  roads  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) from various States during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether any inquiry has been conducted in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

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

(a) to (d): Complaints  related  to  various  facets  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) including that of use of substandard materials in construction of roads are received from time to time.  As per Programme Guidelines, ensuring the quality of road works is the responsibility of  the  State  Government,  who  are  implementing  the  programme.  A  three-tier  Quality  Control mechanism is envisaged under the programme.  Under the first tier, the Programme Implementation Units  (PIUs)  are  required  to  ensure  process  control  through  mandatory  tests  on  material  and workmanship at field laboratory.  The second tier is a structured independent quality monitoring at the  State  level  through  State  Quality  Monitors  (SQMs)  to  ensure  that  every  work  is  inspected  at initial  stage,  middle  stage  and  final  stage  of  the  construction.    Under  the  third  tier,  independent National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs) are deployed for random inspection of road works to monitor quality and also to provide guidance of senior professionals to the field functionaries. Based on the periodic monitoring of quality of roads under the 3-tier mechanism, corrective measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments.

A Statement indicating complaints received and action taken during the years 2015-16,  2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (upto Nov, 2018), State-wise  is given at Annexure . When a project is reported as 'Unsatisfactory' (U) due to structural defects or 'Satisfactory - Requiring Improvement' (SRI) by NQMs due to non-structural defects, the State Government concerned is notified about these defects. The State Government is required to carry out necessary rectifications and send the detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) to the Ministry/NRIDA, after the ground verification carried out through the State Quality Monitors (SQM). The ATR received at NRIDA is examined and if found Satisfactory, the quality grading of the project is upgraded to the 'Satisfactory' Work Quality.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2631 for 27.12.2018

## Complaints received in NRRDA during 2015-2016

| #   |                   |                     | Sent to State for enquiry and action   | Cases enquired through monitors      | Cases enquired through monitors   | Cases enquired through monitors   |
|-----|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| #   | State             | Complaints received |                                        | Complaints investigated through NQMs | Found Satisfactory                | Found Unsatisfactory              |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 4                   | 3                                      | 1                                    | 1                                 | 0                                 |
| 3   | Assam             | 2                   | 1                                      | 1                                    | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 4   | Bihar             | 15                  | 13                                     | 2                                    | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 5                   | 5                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 6   | Goa               | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 7   | Gujarat           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 8   | Haryana           | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 10  | J&K               | 2                   | 2                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 11  | Jharkhand         | 6                   | 4                                      | 2                                    | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 12  | Karnataka         | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 13  | Kerala            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    | 5                   | 4                                      | 1                                    | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 15  | Maharashtra       | 3                   | 1                                      | 2                                    | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| 16  | Manipur           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 17  | Meghalaya         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 18  | Mizoram           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 19  | Nagaland          | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 20  | Orissa            | 3                   | 3                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 21  | Punjab            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 22  | Rajasthan         | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 23  | Sikkim            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 25  | Telangana         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 26  | Tripura           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                                 | -                                 |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     | 14                  | 12                                     | 2                                    | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       | 2                   | 2                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 29  | West Bengal       | 3                   | 3                                      | 0                                    | 0                                 | 0                                 |
|     | Total             | 69                  | 58                                     | 11                                   | 2                                 | 9                                 |

## Complaints received during 2016-2017

| #   |                   | Complaints   | Sent to State for enquiry and action   | Cases enquired throughNQMS           | Cases enquired throughNQMS   | Cases enquired throughNQMS   |
|-----|-------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| #   | State             | received     |                                        | Complaints investigated through NQMs | Found Satisfactory           | Found Unsatisfactory         |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 4            | 1                                      | 3                                    | 0                            | 3                            |
| 3   | Assam             | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 4   | Bihar (State)     | 9            | 3                                      | 6                                    | 1                            | 5                            |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 1            | 0                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 6   | Goa               | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 7   | Gujarat           | 1            | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 8   | Haryana           | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 10  | J&K               | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 11  | Jharkhand (State) | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 12  | Karnataka         | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 13  | Kerala            | 1            | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    | 5            | 4                                      | 1                                    | 1                            | 0                            |
| 15  | Maharashtra       | 4            | 2                                      | 2                                    | 0                            | 2                            |
| 16  | Manipur           | 1            | 0                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 17  | Meghalaya         | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 18  | Mizoram           | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 19  | Nagaland          | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 20  | Orissa            | 3            | 2                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 21  | Punjab            | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 22  | Rajasthan         | 1            | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 23  | Sikkim            | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 25  | Telangana         | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 26  | Tripura(State)    | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     | 14           | 6                                      | 8                                    | 2                            | 6                            |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       | 1            | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 29  | West Bengal       | -            | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
|     | Total             | 45           | 22                                     | 23                                   | 4                            | 19                           |

## Complaints received during 2017-18

| #   |                   | Complaints   | Sent to State for enquiry   | Cases enquired throughNQMS           | Cases enquired throughNQMS   | Cases enquired throughNQMS   |
|-----|-------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| #   | State             | received     | action                      | Complaints investigated through NQMs | Found Satisfactory           | Found Unsatisfactory         |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 3   | Assam             | 1            | 0                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 4   | Bihar             | 10           | 2                           | 8                                    | 2                            | 6                            |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 1            | 0                           | 1                                    | 1                            | 0                            |
| 6   | Goa               | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 7   | Gujarat           | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 8   | Haryana           | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 10  | J&K               | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 11  | Jharkhand         | 2            | 1                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 12  | Karnataka         | 2            | 2                           | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 13  | Kerala            | 1            | 1                           | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    | 9            | 4                           | 5                                    | 1                            | 4                            |
| 15  | Maharashtra       | 2            | 1                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 16  | Manipur           | 1            | 0                           | 1                                    | 1                            | 0                            |
| 17  | Meghalaya         | 1            | 0                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 18  | Mizoram           | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 19  | Nagaland          | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 20  | Orissa            | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 21  | Punjab            | 3            | 3                           | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 22  | Rajasthan         | 1            | 1                           | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 23  | Sikkim            | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        | 1            | 1                           | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 25  | Telangana         | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 26  | Tripura           | -            | -                           | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     | 13           | 8                           | 5                                    | 2                            | 3                            |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       | 1            | 0                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 29  | West Bengal       | 4            | 3                           | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
|     | Total             | 53           | 27                          | 26                                   | 7                            | 19                           |

## Complaints received during 2018-19 (upto Nov,2018)

| #     |                   |                     | Sent to State for enquiry and action   | Cases enquired throughNQMS           | Cases enquired throughNQMS   | Cases enquired throughNQMS   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| #     | State             | Complaints received |                                        | Complaints investigated through NQMs | Found Satisfactory           | Found Unsatisfactory         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 3     | Assam             | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 4     | Bihar             | 8                   | 1                                      | 7                                    | 1                            | 6                            |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 2                   | 1                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 6     | Goa               | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 7     | Gujarat           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 8     | Haryana           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 2                   | 1                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 10    | J&K               | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 1                   | 0                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 12    | Karnataka         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 13    | Kerala            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                   | 1                                      | 0                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1                   | 0                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 16    | Manipur           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 18    | Mizoram           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 19    | Nagaland          | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 20    | Orissa            | 2                   | 1                                      | 1                                    | 0                            | 1                            |
| 21    | Punjab            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 23    | Sikkim            | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 25    | Telangana         | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 26    | Tripura           | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 4                   | 0                                      | 4                                    | 2                            | 2                            |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 2                   | 0                                      | 2                                    | 0                            | 2                            |
| 29    | West Bengal       | -                   | -                                      | -                                    | -                            | -                            |
| Total | Total             | 23                  | 5                                      | 18                                   | 3                            | 15                           |