Lok Sabha Question No. 3629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: PMGSY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3629

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2019

## PMGSY IN BIHAR

## 3629.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  released  by  the  Government  to  the  State  of  Bihar  for development of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last five years;
- (b) whether  huge  amount  of  funds  is  outstanding  to  the  State  Government  of  Bihar under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and the development of rural roads is lying  obstructed  due  to  non-payment  of  the  said  amount  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the State Government has targeted to complete the task of linking all the habitations in the State of Bihar with pucca roads under PMGSY;
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to provide full assistance to the State to achieve this target; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): The  details  of  funds  released  by  the  Central  Government  to  the  State  of  Bihar  for development of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last five years are as under:-

(Rs in Crore)

| S.No   | Financial Year   |   Central fund released to Rural Works Department Bihar |   Central Share of Funds released to National Executing Agencies implementing PMGSY in the State |   Total Funds released to State of Bihar |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1      | 2014-15          |                                                 1473.74 |                                                                                          74.4229 |                                 1548.16  |
| 2      | 2015-16          |                                                 2774.36 |                                                                                           6.64   |                                 2781     |
| 3      | 2016-17          |                                                 2907.99 |                                                                                          50.343  |                                 2958.34  |
| 4      | 2017-18          |                                                 1317.15 |                                                                                          32.1567 |                                 1349.31  |
| 5      | 2018-19          |                                                   92.25 |                                                                                          47.754  |                                  140.004 |
| Total  | Total            |                                                 8565.5  |                                                                                         211.317  |                                 8776.81  |

(b): No Sir.  As  per  available  information,  a  sum  of  Rs  4,508  crore  is  available  for  use  in PMGSY with the State of Bihar under PMGSY as on 5 th December, 2019. As reported by the State,  no  works  of  Rural  Roads  under  PMGSY  is  hampered  on  account  of  unavailability  of funds.

(c): As informed by the State Government the task of providing of all weather connectivity to all eligible and feasible habitations in the State of Bihar is targeted for completion by June, 2020.

(d) & (e): The Ministry of Rural Development is committed towards collaborating with the State,  to  effectively  implement  PMGSY  in  the  State.  The  Ministry  has  also  been  constantly reviewing the progress of the programme in the States. Provision of solutions to problems and handholding  and  assistance  to  States  especially  in  technical  matters  is  being  done  by  the Ministry and National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA).

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