Lok Sabha Question No. 3121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Road Connectivity in Left Wing Extremist Area
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3121 ANSWERED ON 22/03/2022

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN LEFT WING EXTREMIST AREA

## 3121.   SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total coverage achieved under PMGSY until 2021;
- (b) the  special  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  road  connectivity  in  Left Wing Extremist areas and the North East of India;
- (c) whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  has  projects  in  the districts of Palamu and Garhwa;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  the  PMGSY  projects  that  are  proposed,  ongoing  and  completed  in Jharkhand;
- (f) whether it is true that the Government is planning to discontinue the PMGSY;
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) Since inception till 31 st December, 2021, the details of works sanctioned , completed and balance under various interventions/ verticals of PMGSY are given as under :-

| Vertical   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Completed        | Completed   | Balance           | Balance   |
|------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
|            | Road length (km) | Bridges      | Road length (km) | Bridges     | Road length (km)@ | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I    | 6,45,605         | 7,516        | 6,11,001         | 5,667       | 19,552            | 1,849     |
| PMGSY-II   | 49,885           | 765          | 45,876           | 528         | 3,552             | 237       |
| RCPLWEA    | 10,231           | 463          | 4,817            | 119         | 5,389             | 344       |
| PMGSY-III  | 72,881           | 708          | 21,617           | 56          | 51,168            | 652       |
| Total      | 7,78,599         | 9,452        | 6,83,311         | 6,370       | 79,661            | 3,082     |

The details of habitation connectivity status during the same period is as under :-

| 250+ Population Category   | 250+ Population Category   | 100-249 Population Category   | 100-249 Population Category   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sanctioned Habitations     | Connected Habitations      | Sanctioned Habitations        | Connected Habitations         |
| 1,57,379                   | 1,55,555                   | 6260                          | 5820                          |

(b) North East Areas and Left Wing Extremism Areas of India have got specific focus in PMGSY by giving special dispensation to these areas. While  eligibility criteria for other habitations for getting connectivity under the scheme is a population of 500 persons (as per 2001  census)  in  plain  areas,  for  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  areas  and  Selected  Tribal  and Backward  Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home  Affairs and Planning Commission) and for special category states, mostly North-Eastern and Himalayan States (i.e.  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand),  unconnected habitations with a population of 250 persons and above (as per Census 2001) are eligible for providing all-weather  road  connectivity  under  the  scheme.  In  the  critical Left  Wing  Extremism (LWE) affected  blocks  (as  identified  by  MHA),  additional  relaxation  has  been  given  to connect eligible habitations with population 100 persons and above (as per Census 2001).

Further, with an aim to improve the road connectivity in 44 worst affected LWE districts and  some  adjoining  districts  in   9  States,  viz.  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh,  Road Connectivity  Project  for  Left  Wing  Extremism  Areas  (RCPLWEA)  was  launched  in  the year  2016.  The  scheme  has  twin  objectives  of  enabling  smooth  and  seamless  anti-LWE operations  by  the  security  forces  and  also  ensuring  socio-economic  development  of  the area. So far, 10,231 km road length has been sanctioned and 4,817 km road length has been completed under RCPLWEA.

(c) & (d)     Since inception till 15.03.2022, the details of works sanctioned, completed and balance under various interventions/ verticals of PMGSY in Palamu & Garhwa districts of Jharkhand are as under:-

## Palamu

| Vertical   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Completed        | Completed   | Balance           | Balance   |
|------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
|            | Road length (km) | Bridges      | Road length (km) | Bridges     | Road length (km)@ | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I    | 1580             | 92           | 1509             | 87          | 38                | 5         |
| PMGSY-II   | 93               | 0            | 88               | 0           | 5                 | 0         |
| RCPLWEA    | 111              | 10           | 31               | 2           | 79                | 8         |
| PMGSY-III  | 0                | 0            | 0                | 0           | -                 | -         |
| Total      | 1784             | 102          | 1628             | 89          | 122               | 13        |

## Garhwa

| Vertical   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Completed        | Completed   | Balance           | Balance   |
|------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
| Vertical   | Road length (km) | Bridges      | Road length (km) | Bridges     | Road length (km)@ | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I    | 1165             | 40           | 1149             | 40          | 0                 | 0         |
| PMGSY-II   | 75               | 1            | 66               | 0           | 9                 | 1         |
| RCPLWEA    | 56               | 3            | 19               | 3           | 37                | 0         |
| PMGSY-III  | 22               | 0            | 0                | 0           | 22                | 0         |
| Total      | 1318             | 44           | 1234             | 43          | 68                | 1         |

(e)     Since inception till 15.03.2022, the details of works sanctioned , completed and balance under various interventions/ verticals of PMGSY in the state of Jharkhand are as under:-

| Vertical   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Completed        | Completed   | Balance           | Balance   |
|------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
|            | Road length (km) | Bridges      | Road length (km) | Bridges     | Road length (km)@ | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I    | 25,559           | 499          | 24,570           | 436         | 374               | 63        |
| PMGSY-II   | 1,642            | 6            | 1,593            | 2           | 42                | 4         |
| RCPLWEA    | 1,977            | 167          | 811              | 60          | 1,164             | 107       |
| PMGSY-III  | 979              | 0            | 0                | 0           | 979               | 0         |
| Total      | 30,157           | 672          | 26,974           | 498         | 2,559             | 174       |

(f)  &  (g)       Currently  4  interventions/  verticals  of  PMGSY,  namely,  PMGSY-I,  II,  III  & RCPLWEA are in operation. The timeline for completion of PMGSY-I & II is September, 2022, whereas it is March, 2023 for RCPLWEA and March, 2025 for PMGSY-III. Thus, as of now, there is substantial work to be completed under PMGSY.

@ Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length due to reduction in road length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

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