Lok Sabha Question No. 4391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: PMGSY in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4391

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## PMGSY IN KERALA

## 4391.   ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of roads constructed in rural districts of Kerala under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years;
- (b) the number of gram panchayats provided access to roads under the PMGSY during the said period;
- (c) the percentage and number of gram panchayats in Kerala which currently lack access to roads;
- (d) the details of the funds allocated for further construction of roads in rural Kerala, if any; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  accessibility  by  roads  in  rural  areas, including any timeline set for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  length  of  roads  constructed  in  the  State  of  Kerala  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) during the last three years is as follows:-
- (b) to (c) The unit for connectivity under PMGSY is a habitation and not a Revenue Village or Gram Panchayat. Hence, data is maintained in terms of habitation, and not revenue village or gram panchayats. A total of 404 habitations with the population size 500+ were sanctioned in the State of Kerala for all-weather road connectivity under PMGSY, out of which 402 habitations have  already  been  provided  road  connectivity  and  balance  2  habitations  are  targeted  for connectivity  by  March,  2022.  A  total  of  32  habitations  have  been  provided  all-weather  road connectivity in the State of Kerala during the last three years as per the year-wise details given below:

| Year    |   Road length ( in Km) |
|---------|------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                    373 |
| 2018-19 |                    314 |
| 2019-20 |                    126 |
| Total   |                    813 |

| Year    |   No of habitations connected |
|---------|-------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                            16 |
| 2018-19 |                            16 |
| 2019-20 |                            00 |
| Total   |                            32 |

(d)  The allocation of funds to the States for implementation of PMGSY depends, inter-alia, on works in hand, execution capacity of the State and unspent balance of previous year(s) available with the State. The State of Kerala has been released a sum of Rs. 87.00 crore as Central Share during the current financial year 2020-21 for implementation of the scheme in the State.

(e) A  total  of  3,996  Km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned  to  the  State  under  various interventions/verticals  of  the  PMGSY  and  3,701  Km  has  been  completed.  Under  PMGSY-III, Kerala has been allocated a target length of 1,425 Km. The timeline of PMGSY-III is till March, 2025. As on date, 104.56 Km road length with a total project cost of Rs. 82.86 crore has been sanctioned to the State under PMGSY-III.

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