Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Construction of Roads in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.404

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN BIHAR

## 404. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  roads  being  constructed  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) in Bihar especially in Rohtas and Aurangabad districts;
- (b) the  number  of  roads  for  which  construction  work  is  pending  for  years  in  the  country including in Rohtas and Aurangabad districts of Bihar;
- (c) the time by which the construction of the above roads is likely to be completed;
- (d) the number of proposed roads to connect all villages of Rohtas and Aurangabad districts with the perennial roads; and
- (e) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

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

- (a) The State of Bihar has been sanctioned 18,109 road works measuring length 58,979 Km under various interventions/verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), out of which 16,140 road works measuring length 51,395 Km has been completed till 14.11.2019. The status    of  completion  of road  works in  the  districts  of  Rohtas and  Aurangabad in the State of Bihar are given as under:-
- (b) : Since inception, a total of 1,71,579 road works have been sanctioned under PMGSY in the Country, out of which 1,52,776 road works have already been completed. Number of road works pending in the districts of Rohtas and Aurangabad are given below:-
- @Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length due to the reasons  that  some  habitations  were  connected  with  less  than  the  sanctioned  length  due  to reduction in curve length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.
- (c) : As reported by the State Government, pending road works under PMGSY in Rohtas and Aurangabad Districts are targeted for completion by June, 2020.
- (d) to (e) : All weather roads have been already been sanctioned for all eligible and feasible habitations of Rohtas and Aurangabad Districts under PMGSY. 1535 habitations in Aurangabad District  and  967  habitations  in  Rohtas  District  have  already  been  provided  road  connectivity. The remaining eligible and feasible habitations in these districts are targeted for all-weather road connectivity by June, 2020.

| Name of District   |   Number of road works sanctioned |   Road length sanctioned (in Km) |   Number of road works completed |   Road length completed (in Km) |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Rohtas             |                               693 |                             2182 |                              654 |                            1948 |
| Aurangabad         |                               900 |                             2847 |                              783 |                            2528 |

| Name of District   |   Number of pending road works |   Road length (in Km)@ |
|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
| Rohtas             |                             39 |                    142 |
| Aurangabad         |                            117 |                    292 |

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