Lok Sabha Question No. 972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Rural Connectivity Projects in Uttar Pradesh under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 972

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2022

## RURAL CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH UNDER PMGSY

## 972. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the rural connectivity projects sanctioned in Uttar-Pradesh during the last five years including  but  not  limited  to  works  sanctioned  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana;
- (b) the  rural  connectivity  projects  completed  by  the  Government  in  the  State  of  UttarPradesh during the last five years;
- (c) whether  rural  connectivity  projects  sanctioned  during  the  last  five  years  in  UttarPradesh have not yet been completed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)      Rural connectivity projects sanctioned to the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Road Connectivity Projects for Left Wing Extremism Areas (RCPLWEA) are as under: -

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY)

| Year    | No. of works sanctioned   | No. of works sanctioned   | Length of roads sanctioned (km)   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         | Roads                     | Bridges                   |                                   |
| 2016-17 | 666                       | 1                         | 5297.71                           |
| 2017-18 | 21                        | 0                         | 172.79                            |
| 2018-19 | 122                       | 0                         | 926.08                            |
| 2019-20 | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                 |
| 2020-21 | 898                       | 5                         | 6287.38                           |
| Total   | 1707                      | 6                         | 12683.96                          |

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS FOR LEFT WING EXTREMISM AREAS (RCPLWEA)

| Year    | No. of works sanctioned   | No. of works sanctioned   | Length of roads sanctioned (km)   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         | Roads                     | Bridges                   |                                   |
| 2016-17 | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                 |
| 2017-18 | 13                        | 0                         | 254.08                            |
| 2018-19 | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                 |
| 2019-20 | 12                        | 11                        | 287.23                            |
| 2020-21 | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                 |
| Total   | 25                        | 11                        | 541.31                            |

- (b)        Rural connectivity projects completed by the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Road Connectivity Projects for Left Wing Extremism Areas (RCPLWEA) are as under:-

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY)

| Year    | No. of works Completed *   | No. of works Completed *   | Length Completed (km)   |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|         | Roads                      | Bridges                    |                         |
| 2016-17 | 462                        | 1                          | 3095.25                 |
| 2017-18 | 340                        | 1                          | 4106.46                 |
| 2018-19 | 431                        | 0                          | 1614.37                 |
| 2019-20 | 54                         | 0                          | 311.83                  |
| 2020-21 | 93                         | 0                          | 607.81                  |
| Total   | 1380                       | 2                          | 9735.72                 |

ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS FOR LEFT WING EXTREMISM AREAS (RCPLWEA)

| Year    | No. of works Completed   | No. of works Completed   | Length Completed (km)   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|         | Roads                    | Bridges                  |                         |
| 2016-17 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                       |
| 2017-18 | 0                        | 0                        | 0                       |
| 2018-19 | 0                        | 0                        | 50.07                   |
| 2019-20 | 1                        | 0                        | 31.35                   |
| 2020-21 | 1                        | 0                        | 109.95                  |
| Total   | 2                        | 0                        | 191.37                  |

- (c)  &  (d)    Details  of  projects  sanctioned  during  the  last  5  years  under  PMGSY-I,  II,  III  & RCPLWEA, completed out of it and the balance which are at various stages of completion are as under:-

| Scheme    | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed   | Completed   | Balance   | Balance   |
|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Roads        | Bridges      | Roads       | Bridges     | Roads     | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I   | 92           | 0            | 91          | 0           | 1         | 0         |
| PMGSY-II  | 717          | 1            | 717         | 1           | 0         | 0         |
| PMGSY-III | 898          | 5            | 62          | 0           | 836       | 5         |
| RCPLWEA   | 25           | 11           | 14          | 2           | 11        | 9         |

The  timeline  for  completion  of  PMGSY-I  &  II  is  September  2022.  It  is  March,  2023  for RCPLWEA and March, 2025 for PMGSY-III.

Reasons for delay in completion of these projects are delay in award of projects by the state, delay in forest clearance, lack of response by contractors and difficult working conditions for a number of projects, especially those falling in areas affected by left-wing extremism.

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