Lok Sabha Question No. 3312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: PMGSY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3312

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## PMGSY IN BIHAR

## 3312.   SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  roads  constructed  in  the  districts  of  various  States  including  Bihar, under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), phase-wise;
- (b) the  amount  sanctioned,  spent/unspent  under  PMGSY  during  the  last  three  years, particularly in the districts of Bihar;
- (c) the  number  of  roads  and  length  thereof,  proposed  for  construction  in  Bihar  under PMGSY, district-wise; and
- (d) the  status  of  work  done  under  PMGSY  in  the  district  of  Saran  including  the  amount sanctioned, released and timeline and progress of completion?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Rural Roads is a State subject and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a one-time special  intervention  to  provide  rural  connectivity,  by  way  of  a  single  all-weather  road,  to  the  eligible unconnected habitations in the core network. Since inception to till date (11.3.2021), the details of the roads constructed in the districts  of  various  States/UTs including Bihar under  various  verticals  are  as under:

| Verticals   | Roads constructed (Nos.)   | Road length constructed (in km)   |
|-------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| PMGSY-I     | 1,56,930                   | 6,02,345                          |
| PMGSY-II    | 4,692                      | 41,572                            |
| RCPLWEA     | 128                        | 3,061                             |
| PMGSY-III   | 37                         | 6,381                             |
| Total       | 1.61,787                   | 6,53,359                          |

The  District wise  details of roads constructed in various States including Bihar under  various interventions/verticals  under  PMGSY  can  be  accessed  at omms.nic.in->progress  monitoring->district brief.

- (b) Funds are not released by the Central Government district wise but to State as a whole. During the last three years, the details of central share released and amount spent (including State share) for the country as a whole and to the State of Bihar are as under:-

(Rs in Crore)

|                           | All India              | All India                           | Bihar                  | Bihar                               |
|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Year (s)                  | Central Share Released | Expenditure (including State Share) | Central Share Released | Expenditure (including State Share) |
| 2017-18                   | 15,650.29              | 17,307.29                           | 1592.28                | 1,586.37                            |
| 2018-19                   | 15,365.19              | 23,369.38                           | 140.00                 | 1,874.77                            |
| 2019-20                   | 12,431.75              | 22,074.22                           | 286.70                 | 1,552.37                            |
| 2020-21 (as on 11.3.2021) | 12,816.07              | 19,522.52                           | 49.12                  | 1,888.84                            |

District wise details of expenditure incurred on PMGSY roads can be accessed at omms.nic.in->progress monitoring->district brief.

- (c) The  number  of  roads  and  road  length  sanctioned  for  construction  in  Bihar  under  various interventions/verticals under PMGSY and details of roads and bridges completed are as under:-

| Vertical                                                     | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Completed                                                    | Completed                                                    | Completed      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Vertical                                                     | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.) |
| 17,609                                                       | 55,214                                                       | 1219                                                         | 16,960                                                       | 51,835                                                       | 688                                                          | PMGSY-I        |
| 345                                                          | 2,456                                                        | 103                                                          | 51                                                           | 1,125                                                        | 0                                                            | PMGSY-II       |
| 114                                                          | 1,628                                                        | 68                                                           | 25                                                           | 837                                                          | 5                                                            | RCPLWEA        |
| 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. | PMGSY-III      |

The District wise details of roads and length constructed in Bihar under various interventions/verticals under PMGSY can be accessed at omms.nic.in->progress monitoring->district brief.

- (d) The status of work done under various verticals of PMGSY in the district of Saran of Bihar is as under:-

(Rs in crore)

| 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) | Bridge s (Nos.) | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km) | Bridge s (Nos.) | Cumulative Expenditure   |
| PMGSY-I    | 554          | 2082.74      | 12             | 1,023.56         | 545          | 2013.86     | 9               | 9            | 21.46       | 3               | 1,095.24                 |
| PMGSY- II  | 18           | 63.49        | 0              | 25.40            | 9            | 50.36       | 0               | 9            | 13.11       | 0               | 16.77                    |
| Total:     | 572          | 2146.23      | 12             | 1,048.96         | 554          | 2064.23     | 9               | 18           | 34.57       | 3               | 1,120.01                 |

-  Balance works are targeted for completion by March, 2022.
-  Funds are not released by the Central Government to a district but to the State as whole. The State allocates funds to district depending on their demand.

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