Lok Sabha Question No. 592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LALLU SINGH, REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 592

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## PMGSY

## 592. SHRI LALLU SINGH: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  average  length  of  roads  in  kilometres  which  has  been  constructed  per  day  under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last two years and the current financial year, State/UTwise;
- (b) whether  the  roads  constructed  under  PMGSY  during  the  said  period  has  been constructed in strict compliance with the set standards and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number of eligible  villages  where  roads are still  required to  be  constructed  under PMGSY, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the action plan being adopted by the Government to complete the pending projects so that all projects could be completed by the year 2019?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): The average length of road in kilometers constructed per day under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last two years and the current financial year, State/UT-wise are given in Annexure-I.
- (b): The  roads  sanctioned  under  PMGSY  is  as  per  the  specifications  for  rural  roads developed  by  Indian  Road  Congress  (IRC)  and  also  the  standard  prescribed  in  Rural  Roads Manual IRC-SP:20, published by IRC. At the time of execution, three tier quality check system is adopted to ensure that the roads are being constructed as per prescribed standard.
- (c): The unit for PMGSY programme is a Habitation. As reported by the State Government, out of 1,78,184 eligible unconnected habitations, 1,58,013 habitations have been sanctioned by the Ministry and 1,44,398 habitations have already been provided connectivity. Further, States have provided connectivity to 16,310 habitations under their own schemes. The State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure-II.
- (d): The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  to  meet  the challenges faced by the States in implementation of PMGSY Scheme; like engagement of

Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  in  some  States  to  augment  execution  capacity, contractor's Outreach Programmes in States to attract the Contractors in the implementation of the Programme. Further, the progress of implementation of PMGSY is regularly reviewed by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings &  Pre-Empowered/Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States.  At  District  level,  the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha) headed by 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/ Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 592 due for 13.12.2018

|       |                     | 2016-17          | 2016-17             | 2017-18          | 2017-18             | 2018-19 (Upto Nov. 18)   | 2018-19 (Upto Nov. 18)   |
|-------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No. | State               | Completed Length | Length achieved/day | Completed Length | Length achieved/day | Completed Length         | Length achieved/day      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 733.55           | 2.01                | 154.057          | 0.42                | 100.908                  | 0.40                     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,360.51         | 3.73                | 1,132.02         | 3.10                | 445.02                   | 1.78                     |
| 3     | Assam               | 929.515          | 2.55                | 1,618.63         | 4.43                | 1,074.93                 | 4.30                     |
| 4     | Bihar               | 6,601.62         | 18.09               | 5,226.69         | 14.32               | 973.161                  | 3.89                     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 1,019.57         | 2.79                | 1,901.49         | 5.21                | 418.2                    | 1.67                     |
| 6     | Goa                 | 0                | 0.00                | 0                | 0.00                | 0                        | 0.00                     |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 211.875          | 0.58                | 50.306           | 0.14                | 0                        | 0.00                     |
| 8     | Haryana             | 62.845           | 0.17                | 38.28            | 0.10                | 3                        | 0.01                     |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 1,429.27         | 3.92                | 1,772.53         | 4.86                | 860.703                  | 3.44                     |
| 10    | Jammu And Kashmir   | 1,785.16         | 4.89                | 1,804.54         | 4.94                | 1,166.98                 | 4.67                     |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 3,119.52         | 8.55                | 4,525.12         | 12.40               | 1,003.86                 | 4.02                     |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 897.09           | 2.46                | 58.98            | 0.16                | 6.63                     | 0.03                     |
| 13    | Kerala              | 314.327          | 0.86                | 373.641          | 1.02                | 81.733                   | 0.33                     |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 5,081.97         | 13.92               | 5,222.45         | 14.31               | 1,467.36                 | 5.87                     |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 2,000.70         | 5.48                | 569.758          | 1.56                | 27.65                    | 0.11                     |
| 16    | Manipur             | 1,485.85         | 4.07                | 731.199          | 2.00                | 216.189                  | 0.86                     |
| 17    | Meghalaya           | 368.865          | 1.01                | 150.329          | 0.41                | 50.621                   | 0.20                     |
| 18    | Mizoram             | 298.08           | 0.82                | 237.132          | 0.65                | 170.1                    | 0.68                     |
| 19    | Nagaland            | 395              | 1.08                | 85               | 0.23                | 87.9                     | 0.35                     |
| 20    | Odisha              | 5,796.93         | 15.88               | 7,175.77         | 19.66               | 2,027.28                 | 8.11                     |
| 21    | Punjab              | 586.53           | 1.61                | 851.75           | 2.33                | 207.005                  | 0.83                     |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 3,113.10         | 8.53                | 3,257.03         | 8.92                | 1,731.89                 | 6.93                     |
| 23    | Sikkim              | 247.422          | 0.68                | 419.155          | 1.15                | 142.67                   | 0.57                     |
| 24    | Tamilnadu           | 883.189          | 2.42                | 1,611.36         | 4.41                | 1,071.70                 | 4.29                     |
| 25    | Tripura             | 405.622          | 1.11                | 313.138          | 0.86                | 21.171                   | 0.08                     |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh       | 3,095.25         | 8.48                | 4,106.46         | 11.25               | 1,319.43                 | 5.28                     |
| 27    | Uttarakhand         | 1,989.32         | 5.45                | 1,839.11         | 5.04                | 582.487                  | 2.33                     |
| 28    | West Bengal         | 2,825.53         | 7.74                | 3,213.11         | 8.80                | 1,545.36                 | 6.18                     |
| 29    | Telangana           | 408.644          | 1.12                | 302.929          | 0.83                | 52.754                   | 0.21                     |
| 30    | A &NIslands         | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 31    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 32    | Daman &Diu          | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 33    | Delhi               | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 34    | Lakshadweep         | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 35    | Pondicherry         | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00             | 0.00                | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
|       | Total:              | 47446.84         | 130                 | 48741.96         | 133.54              | 16856.70                 | 67.43                    |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 592 due for 13.12.2018.

| S.No.   | State                       | Eligible   | Sanctioned   | Connected   | Balance to Be Connected   |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------|--------------|-------------|---------------------------|
|         | State Name                  | Total      | Total        | Total       | Total                     |
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 20         | 7            | 0           | 7                         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 4819       | 1248         | 1157        | 91                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 931        | 638          | 431         | 207                       |
| 4       | Assam                       | 12205      | 13853        | 9947        | 3906                      |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 24804      | 30528        | 26874       | 3654                      |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                | 10763      | 9753         | 9130        | 623                       |
| 7       | Gujarat                     | 3387       | 3052         | 3040        | 12                        |
| 8       | Haryana                     | 1          | 1            | 1           | 0                         |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh            | 3725       | 2479         | 2174        | 305                       |
| 10      | Jammu And Kashmir           | 3892       | 2215         | 1698        | 517                       |
| 11      | Jharkhand                   | 11613      | 9632         | 9112        | 520                       |
| 12      | Karnataka                   | 1766       | 296          | 296         | 0                         |
| 13      | Kerala                      | 435        | 404          | 394         | 10                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh              | 21168      | 17540        | 16969       | 571                       |
| 15      | Maharashtra                 | 2159       | 1365         | 1297        | 68                        |
| 16      | Manipur                     | 1023       | 668          | 527         | 141                       |
| 17      | Meghalaya                   | 793        | 565          | 318         | 247                       |
| 18      | Mizoram                     | 246        | 234          | 155         | 79                        |
| 19      | Nagaland                    | 191        | 109          | 93          | 16                        |
| 20      | Odisha                      | 22211      | 15266        | 14229       | 1037                      |
| 21      | Punjab                      | 441        | 389          | 389         | 0                         |
| 22      | Rajasthan                   | 16801      | 16059        | 15975       | 84                        |
| 23      | Sikkim                      | 366        | 349          | 276         | 73                        |
| 24      | Tamilnadu                   | 2203       | 1988         | 1985        | 3                         |
| 25      | Tripura                     | 1731       | 2015         | 1882        | 133                       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh               | 13984      | 11751        | 11748       | 3                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                 | 2684       | 1754         | 1194        | 560                       |
| 28      | West Bengal                 | 13822      | 13259        | 12524       | 735                       |
| 29      | Telangana                   | 0          | 596          | 583         | 13                        |
| Total:  | Total:                      | 178184     | 158013       | 144398      | 13615                     |

Note:  Reconciliation of Habitation  data  in  respect of the  State of Assam, Bihar and Tripura  is underway.