Lok Sabha Question No. 2664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Financial Assistance from World Bank for PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2664

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK FOR PMGSY

## 2664.   SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  financial/additional  financial  assistance  availed  by  the  Government  from World Bank for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last four years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the roads constructed and to be constructed under the said scheme during the said period, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved the targets fixed in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): The World Bank is assisting construction and upgradation of road works under Rural Roads Projects(RRP) under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The loan of US$ 1400 million from World Bank was signed on 14 th January, 2011 and was effective from 18 th February, 2011 and extended upto April, 2018. The brief description of the project is given below:-

| Sl No.   | State            | Revised Allocation US   | Projects sanctioned under RRP-II   | Projects sanctioned under RRP-II   | Length Completed (in   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|
|          |                  | $ million               | Value (Rs. in crore)               | Length (in Km.)                    | km)                    |
| i.       | Himachal Pradesh | 112                     | 763                                | 2,249                              | 1726                   |
| ii       | Jharkhand        | 223                     | 1,911                              | 3954                               | 2952                   |
| iii.     | Meghalaya        | 100                     | 804                                | 1,114                              | 392                    |
| iv       | Punjab           | 136                     | 1,147                              | 2,295                              | 2294                   |
| v.       | Rajasthan        | 358                     | 3,220                              | 11,485                             | 10524                  |
| vi.      | Uttar Pradesh    | 247                     | 1,917                              | 4,709                              | 4486                   |
| vii.     | Uttarakhand      | 167                     | 1,002                              | 2,166                              | 1937                   |
| viii.    | Bihar            | 244                     | 1,655                              | 2,292                              | 1901                   |
| Total    | Total            | 1,587                   | 12,419                             | 30,264                             | 26212                  |

Further,  the  Ministry  has  availed  an  additional  financing  of  US$  500,  for  which  the  loan  was signed  on  31 st May,  2018  and  became  effective  from  18 th June,  2018.  The  tentative  coverage under the project is around 11,000 Km. So far, sanctions have been accorded to the States of Uttarakhand (1531 Km), Meghalaya ( 996 Km and 112 Km- for Green and Climate Resilient Technology)  and  Tamil  Nadu  (  100  Km-  for  Green  and  Climate  Resilient  Technology).    The progress under Retro-Financing component of the project is as under:

| Sl.No   | State            | Length inKm   | Length inKm   |
|---------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sl.No   | State            | Constructed   | On going      |
| i.      | Bihar            | 158.00        | 155.05        |
| ii.     | Himachal Pradesh | 350.71        | 114.83        |
| iii.    | Jharkhand        | 592.25        | 236.84        |
| iv.     | Meghalaya        | 183.43        | 459.09        |
| v.      | Punjab           | 5.94          | 0.00          |
| vi.     | Rajasthan        | 152.07        | 160.71        |
| vii.    | Uttar Pradesh    | 50.97         | 1.00          |
| viii.   | Uttarakhand      | 255.02        | 93.76         |
|         | Total            | 1748.37       | 1221.28       |

The project period is valid upto December, 2020

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