Lok Sabha Question No. 4893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Implementation of PMGSY in MP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4893

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGSY IN MP

4893.  SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a plan for construction and monitoring of good quality roads underphase-3 of the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government for completion of roads lying incomplete even after the scheduled time period in Rajgarh Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  action  taken  against  the  concerned  agency  in  case  of  roads  found lacking in quality during qualitative monitoring or not constructed within the time limit?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Government has approved phase-III of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for consolidation of Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia , to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals at an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  80,250  crore.  The  Government  is  taking  steps  for  implementation  of phase-III of PMGSY.

- (c): The information in respect of PMGSY roads are maintained Block-wise/District-wise and not Parliamentary Constituency-wise. However, as reported by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, 28 such roads are lying incomplete in Rajgarh Lok Sabha Constituency. All actions, as per contractual provisions like imposition of Liquidated Damage (LD) for delay in completion, termination of contracts and also debarring of defaulting contractors after due consideration of all  reasons/circumstances  of  the  cases,  are  being  taken  by  Madhya  Pradesh  Rural  Roads Development Agency.

(d): As  per  the  PMGSY  Programme  Guidelines,  ensuring  the  quality  of  the  road  works  is responsibility of the  respective State Governments, which are   implementing the Programme. The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development/  National  Rural  Infrastructure  Development  Agency (NRIDA) issue general guidelines on quality control and prescribe Quality Assurance Handbook for  Rural  Roads  to  regulate  the  quality  control  processes,  at  work  level.    Further,  as  per  the Operational  Manual  of  PMGSY,  whenever  a  work  is  graded  as  Unsatisfactory  during  quality inspections  by  National  Quality  Monitor  (NQM),  Programme  Implementation  Unit  (PIU)  is required to furnish action taken report to remove the defects.  Each work, post rectification, is verified by the State Quality Monitor (SQM) on ground before it is submitted online with all the requisite documents on website through State Quality coordinator (SQC).

The State Government is required to take action against the erring officials and defaulting contractors for lapses committed. The State Government of Madhya Pradesh has intimated that on account of delay in completion of road works in Rajgarh district, an amount of Rs. 190.32 lacs has been withhold from the running bills of the contractors till the works are completed and quantum of LD is decided.

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