Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: PMGSY in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 138

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## PMGSY IN KERALA

## *138.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  roads  identified  for  development  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Kozhikode, in particular and other districts of Kerala, in general;
- (b) the total funds sanctioned, spent and un-spent under the scheme during the last three years particularly in Kozhikode district and in the State of Kerala, in general; and
- (c) the manner in which the Government proposes to speed up the road connectivity?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *138 due for answer on 11.02.2020

(a):  The  State  of  Kerala  has  been  sanctioned  its  full  entitlement  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)-I  and  PMGSY-II. Details of district-wise  roads  sanctioned  and completed  under  PMGSY-I  and  PMGSY-II  including  Kozhikode  district  of  Kerala  is  at Annexure. Under PMGSY-III, 1425 km road length has been allocated to the State of Kerala and the state has initiated planning activities for road identification.

- (b): The total funds sanctioned, utilized and unspent under PMGSY during the last three years in the State of Kerala and Kozhikode district are as under:-

(In Rs Crore)

| Year    |   Fund sanctioned to State (Central Share & State Share) |   Fund Utilized (State) |   Fund un-spent (State) |   Fund sanctioned to Kozhikode* |   Fund Utilized by Kozhikode* |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                                   305.67 |                  267.43 |                   38.24 |                           18.98 |                         18.98 |
| 2017-18 |                                                   280.19 |                  206.09 |                   74.1  |                           13.3  |                         13.3  |
| 2018-19 |                                                   162.92 |                  225.16 |                    0    |                           10.28 |                         10.28 |

(c): The progress of implementation of rural roads under PMGSY is regularly monitored by way of  Regional  Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, PreEmpowered/Empowered Committee Meetings, Video Conference with the State. 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/ Principal Secretaries of the States.

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## PMGSY-I

| Sr.No.   | District Name      | No of Roadwork Sanctioned   | Road Length Sanctioned   |   No of Bridge Work Sanctioned | No of Road Work Completed   |   No of Bridge Works Completed | Road Length Completed   |   Balance Road Length |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Alappuzha          | 71                          | 101.008                  |                              0 | 66                          |                              0 | 90.666                  |                 7.915 |
| 2        | Ernakulam          | 65                          | 130.695                  |                              1 | 65                          |                              1 | 130.318                 |                 0     |
| 3        | Idukki             | 112                         | 401.094                  |                              0 | 104                         |                              0 | 375.083                 |                26.183 |
| 4        | Kannur             | 131                         | 367.308                  |                              0 | 127                         |                              0 | 353.320                 |                11.836 |
| 5        | Kasaragod          | 96                          | 247.091                  |                              0 | 93                          |                              0 | 239.030                 |                 7.7   |
| 6        | Kollam             | 78                          | 166.137                  |                              0 | 78                          |                              0 | 165.962                 |                 0     |
| 7        | Kottayam           | 62                          | 153.448                  |                              0 | 55                          |                              0 | 128.157                 |                23.409 |
| 8        | Kozhikode          | 131                         | 289.146                  |                              0 | 126                         |                              0 | 271.523                 |                17.67  |
| 9        | Malappuram         | 136                         | 344.148                  |                              0 | 136                         |                              0 | 338.265                 |                 0     |
| 10       | Palakkad           | 86                          | 278.810                  |                              0 | 79                          |                              0 | 250.672                 |                21.849 |
| 11       | Pathanamthitta     | 78                          | 186.627                  |                              0 | 75                          |                              0 | 174.127                 |                 8     |
| 12       | Thiruvananthapuram | 177                         | 292.752                  |                              0 | 171                         |                              0 | 275.436                 |                17.13  |
| 13       | Thrissur           | 114                         | 233.294                  |                              0 | 113                         |                              0 | 229.152                 |                 3.42  |
| 14       | Wayanad            | 43                          | 136.004                  |                              0 | 37                          |                              0 | 116.422                 |                17.932 |
|          | Total:             | 1,380                       | 3,327.562                |                              1 | 1,325                       |                              1 | 3,138.133               |               163.044 |

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *138 to be answered on 11.02.2020

PMGSY-II

| Sr.No.   | District Name      |   No of Roadwork Sanctioned |   Road Length Sanctioned |   No of Bridge Work Sanctioned |   No of Road Work Completed |   No of Bridge Works Completed |   Road Length Completed |   Balance Road Length |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Alappuzha          |                          13 |                   29.184 |                              0 |                           7 |                              0 |                  19.637 |                 9.547 |
| 2        | Ernakulam          |                           9 |                   32.228 |                              0 |                           8 |                              0 |                  28.992 |                 0.62  |
| 3        | Idukki             |                          12 |                   58.557 |                              0 |                           8 |                              0 |                  45.123 |                13.462 |
| 4        | Kannur             |                           9 |                   49.057 |                              2 |                           5 |                              0 |                  25.189 |                23.331 |
| 5        | Kasaragod          |                           8 |                   39.141 |                              0 |                           2 |                              0 |                  14.527 |                24.614 |
| 6        | Kollam             |                          11 |                   44.755 |                              0 |                           9 |                              0 |                  38.06  |                 6.695 |
| 7        | Kottayam           |                          13 |                   42.982 |                              0 |                           9 |                              0 |                  35.967 |                 6.825 |
| 8        | Kozhikode          |                           9 |                   28.656 |                              0 |                           8 |                              0 |                  28.415 |                 0.033 |
| 9        | Malappuram         |                          12 |                   46.897 |                              0 |                          10 |                              0 |                  42.661 |                 4.21  |
| 10       | Palakkad           |                          14 |                   56.473 |                              0 |                          11 |                              0 |                  47.953 |                 8.6   |
| 11       | Pathanamthitta     |                          10 |                   28.112 |                              0 |                           9 |                              0 |                  26.102 |                 2.01  |
| 12       | Thiruvananthapuram |                          14 |                   60.685 |                              0 |                           9 |                              0 |                  49.387 |                11.298 |
| 13       | Thrissur           |                          11 |                   35.671 |                              0 |                          10 |                              0 |                  32.823 |                 1.965 |
| 14       | Wayanad            |                           7 |                   36.5   |                              0 |                           5 |                              0 |                  29.515 |                 6.855 |
|          | Total:             |                         152 |                  588.898 |                              2 |                         110 |                              0 |                 464.351 |               120.065 |