Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## *226.  SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of roads being constructed/ongoing road projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) in Bihar, particularly in Supaul district;
- (b) the time by which the construction work of the said roads is likely to be completed;
- (c) the number of roads proposed to be constructed in the coming years so as to connect all habitations of Supaul district with all weather roads; and
- (d) the details of the mechanism to ensure quality and timely completion of the said roads?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 226 due for answer on 09.07.2019

(a) & (b): As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Bihar,  out  of  17,  734  road  projects sanctioned  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  15,860  road  projects  have already been completed. In Supual District of Bihar, out of 224 road projects sanctioned under PMGSY, 167 road projects have already been completed and 44 road projects are under various stages of completion and targeted for completion by March, 2020. Out of the remaining 13 road projects,  work on 2 road projects are held up due to land dispute, 2 are under tender process and 9  road  works  are  proposed  for  dropping  as  the  targeted  habitations  have  been  provided connectivity through other Schemes.

(c): PMGSY  is  a  one-time  special  intervention  of  Government  of  India  to  provide  rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the core network with a population of 500 persons and above in plain area as per Census, 2001. Out of  630  eligible  habitations  of  designated  population  size  of  500+  in  core  network  in  Supaul District  of  Bihar,  606  habitations  have  already  been  provided  connectivity,  including  168 habitations provided connectivity by the State using their own resources, till June, 2019.  The process is underway to connect balance feasible habitations at the earliest.

(d): PMGSY has a very well structured three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works and durability of road assets under PMGSY.  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.

The progress of implementation of rural roads under PMGSY is regularly reviewed by way of Regional  Review  Meetings  (RRMs),  Performance  Review  Committee  (PRC)  Meetings,  PreEmpowered/Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States.  At  District  level,  the  District Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committee  (Disha)  headed  by  a  Member  of Parliament  (LS)  monitors  the  implementation  of  various  schemes  of  Government  of  India including  PMGSY.    In  addition  to  this,  special  review  meetings  are  also  held  by  Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries of the States.

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