Lok Sabha Question No. 4508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Development of Rural Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4508

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ROADS

## 4508.   SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken up projects for the development of the Rural Roads especially in Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the target set for the development of the rural roads in the said States for the years 201819 and 2019- 2020; and
- (c) the target of people to be benefitted from this project and the number of people who have actually benefitted from the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Pradhan  Mantri  gram  SadakYojana  (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.   It  was  launched  in  the  year  2000  as  a measure towards alleviation of poverty in rural areas by providing access to basic services to the rural population by providing them good quality roads. A total of 6,44,633 Km road length has been sanctioned under new connectivity and up gradation components under PMGSY-I, out of which 6,02,886 Km road length has been completed as on 18.03.2021. The eligible habitations there under were identified with a population of 500 or above in the plain areas and 250 or more in the hilly and North Eastern States. Later on in the LWE affected identified blocks the scheme intended to cover habitations of 100 or more as well.

PMGSY-II was launched in May, 2013 and envisages consolidation of the existing Rural Road Network  to  improve  its  overall  efficiency  as  a  provider  of  transportation  services  for  people, goods and services. A total of 50,000 km road length has been targeted for upgradation under PMGSY-II,  against  which  49,925  Km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned  and  41,809  Km  road length completed till 18.03.2021.

Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in the year 2016 with an aim to improve the road connectivity in 44 worst affected LWE districts and some adjoining districts in 9 States, viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  scheme  has  twin objectives of enabling smooth and seamless anti-LWE operations by the security forces and also ensuring  socio-economic  development  of  the  area.  A  total  of  9,286  km  road  length has  been sanctioned and 3,118 km road length has been completed till 18.03.2021.

The Government approved PMGSY-III in July, 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. A total of 48,166 km road length has been sanctioned and 7,059 km road length has been completed till 18.03.2021.

PMGSY is an ongoing scheme. Since inception till 18 th March, 2021, a total of 7,52,010 km road length  has  been  sanctioned, out  of  which  6,54,898  km  road  length  has  been  completed  and connectivity  to  1,54,670  habitations  have  been  given.PMGSY-I  &  II  works  are  targeted  for completion by March, 2022 while RCPLWEA works are targeted to be completed by March, 2023. For PMGSY-III the completion period is 2025.

The Status of projects under various verticals of PMGSY for the State of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar are as under: -

Odisha                                                                                                                     Value in Rs. Crore

| Vertical   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned     | Sanctioned       | Completed    | Completed   | Completed      | Balance      | Balance     | Balance        | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)   |
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
| Vertical   | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km)  | Bridges (Nos.) | Value of project | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km) | Bridges (Nos.) | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km) | Bridges (Nos.) | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)   |
| PMGSY-I    | 15,834       | 61,163       | 530            | 25,946           | 15,298       | 58,220      | 395            | 536          | 601         | 135            | 25,258                                 |
| PMGSY-II   | 636          | 3,672        | 30             | 1,698            | 390          | 3,518       | 11             | 246          | 145         | 19             | 1,298                                  |
| RCPLWEA    | 48           | 486          | 2              | 443              | 18           | 226         | 0              | 30           | 259         | 2              | 232                                    |
| PMGSY-III  | 494          | 3,328        | 4              | 1,996            | 0            | 0           | 0              | 494          | 3,328       | 4              | 0                                      |
| Total:     | 17,012       | 68,649       | 566            | 30,083           | 15,706       | 61,964      | 406            | 1,306        | 4,333       | 160            | 26,788                                 |

Jharkhand                                                                                                              Value in Rs. Crore

| Vertical   | Sanctioned                                                | Sanctioned                                                | Sanctioned                                                | Sanctioned                                                | Completed                                                 | Completed                                                 | Completed                                                 | Balance                                                   | Balance                                                   | Balance                                                   | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)                      |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Vertical   | Roads (Nos.)                                              | Length (km)                                               | Bridges (Nos.)                                            | Value of project                                          | Roads (Nos.)                                              | Length (km)                                               | Bridges (Nos.)                                            | Roads (Nos.)                                              | Length (km)                                               | Bridges (Nos.)                                            | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)                      |
| PMGSY-I    | 7,281                                                     | 25,724                                                    | 507                                                       | 9,893                                                     | 6,807                                                     | 24,232                                                    | 394                                                       | 474                                                       | 881                                                       | 113                                                       | 8,675                                                     |
| PMGSY-II   | 165                                                       | 1,642                                                     | 6                                                         | 1,032                                                     | 29                                                        | 1,186                                                     | 0                                                         | 136                                                       | 454                                                       | 6                                                         | 505                                                       |
| RCPLWEA    | 115                                                       | 1,213                                                     | 97                                                        | 1,389                                                     | 12                                                        | 496                                                       | 34                                                        | 103                                                       | 717                                                       | 63                                                        | 709                                                       |
| PMGSY-III  | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. | Target 4,125 km, proposals yet to be received/sanctioned. |
| Total:     | 7,561                                                     | 28,579                                                    | 610                                                       | 12,314                                                    | 6,848                                                     | 25,914                                                    | 428                                                       | 713                                                       | 2,052                                                     | 182                                                       | 9,889                                                     |

Bihar                                                                                                                       Value in Rs. Crore

| Vertical   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Sanctioned                                                   | Completed                                                    | Completed                                                    | Completed                                                    | Balance                                                      | Balance                                                      | Balance                                                      | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)                         |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Vertical   | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Value of project                                             | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Roads (Nos.)                                                 | Length (km)                                                  | Bridges (Nos.)                                               | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)                         |
| PMGSY-I    | 17,609                                                       | 55,214                                                       | 1,219                                                        | 31,028                                                       | 16,965                                                       | 51,589                                                       | 696                                                          | 644                                                          | 1,451                                                        | 523                                                          | 25,569                                                       |
| PMGSY-II   | 345                                                          | 2,456                                                        | 103                                                          | 1,570                                                        | 54                                                           | 1,184                                                        | 0                                                            | 291                                                          | 1,271                                                        | 103                                                          | 644                                                          |
| RCPLWEA    | 114                                                          | 1,628                                                        | 68                                                           | 2,061                                                        | 25                                                           | 853                                                          | 5                                                            | 89                                                           | 771                                                          | 63                                                           | 868                                                          |
| PMGSY-III  | 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. | 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. |
| Total:     | 18,068                                                       | 59,298                                                       | 1,390                                                        | 34,659                                                       | 17,044                                                       | 53,626                                                       | 701                                                          | 1,024                                                        | 3,493                                                        | 689                                                          | 27,081                                                       |

(b) & (c) The target of length of roads and eligible habitations covered in the States of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar for the years 2018-19, 2019-2020 and 2020-21 are as under: -

## (i) Odisha

| Years   | Length in km   | Length in km   | No of Habitations   | No of Habitations   |
|---------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         | Target         | Achievement    | Target              | Achievement         |
| 2018-19 | 8,000          | 8,130          | 2,000               | 1,672               |
| 2019-20 | 8,200          | 5,298          | 1,098               | 256                 |
| 2020-21 | 3,685          | 1,613          | 317                 | 260                 |

## (ii) Jharkhand

| Years   | Length in km   | Length in km   | No of Habitations   | No of Habitations   |
|---------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         | Target         | Achievement    | Target              | Achievement         |
| 2018-19 | 5,000          | 3,571          | 1,700               | 1,692               |
| 2019-20 | 2,700          | 1,408          | 798                 | 280                 |
| 2020-21 | 2,300          | 1,520          | 47                  | 29                  |

(iii) Bihar

| Years   | Length in km   | Length in km   | No of Habitations   | No of Habitations   |
|---------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         | Target         | Achievement    | Target              | Achievement         |
| 2018-19 | 5,000          | 4,222          | 4,020               | 2,748               |
| 2019-20 | 4,300          | 715            | 2,095               | 511                 |
| 2020-21 | 3,224          | 2,031          | 700                 | 405                 |

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