Lok Sabha Question No. 392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY in Odisha
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 392 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY IN ODISHA

## 392. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is on track to achieve its goals in Odisha for construction of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for this financial year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the targets set out for the next financial year, and the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  implementation  of  another  phase  of  this scheme  to  link  all  the  remaining  economically  backward/LWE  affected  areas  in Odisha and the rest of the country to the core network, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    The Status of projects under various verticals of PMGSY for the State of Odisha as on 26 th November, 2021 is as under: -

| Vertical   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned     | Sanctioned                     | Completed    | Completed   | Completed      | Balance      | Balance     | Balance        | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)   |
|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
| Vertical   | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km)  | Bridges (Nos.) | Value of project (Rs in Crore) | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km) | Bridges (Nos.) | Roads (Nos.) | Length (km) | Bridges (Nos.) | Cumulative Expenditure (Rs in Crore)   |
| PMGSY-I    | 15,834       | 61,163       | 530            | 25,946                         | 15,530       | 58,382      | 446            | 304          | 428         | 84             | 25,533                                 |
| PMGSY-II   | 636          | 3,672        | 30             | 1,698                          | 549          | 3,603       | 20             | 87           | 53          | 10             | 1,479                                  |
| RCPLWEA    | 48           | 486          | 2              | 443                            | 23           | 294         | 0              | 25           | 191         | 2              | 278                                    |
| PMGSY-III  | 985          | 6,478        | 71             | 4,032                          | 2            | 207         | 0              | 983          | 6,272       | 71             | 378                                    |
| Total:     | 17,503       | 71,799       | 633            | 32,119                         | 16,104       | 62,486      | 466            | 1,399        | 6,944       | 167            | 27,668                                 |

In  the  financial year 2021-22, against a target of 2,700 km of road length, the State of Odisha has completed  290  Km  as  on  26 th November, 2021. Against  target  of  326  habitations  to  be  connected during 2021-22, the state has connected 146 habitations as on 26 th November, 2021.

- (b)   The target for next financial year has not been decided yet.

(c)    PMGSY  is  a  onetime  intervention  to  provide  all  weather  connectivity  to  habitations  with population  size  500+  in  plain  areas  and  250+  in  North-Eastern  States,  Himalayan  States  and Himalayan  Union  Territories,  Deserts  and  Tribal  Areas  as  per  2001  census.  As  against  this  all sanctions have been given. Currently, works are in progress under various verticals of PMGSY and substantial expenditure is being made under the scheme every year. At present, there is no proposal for another phase of the scheme to provide connectivity to remaining unconnected habitations located in economically backward/ Left Wing Extremism affected areas in Odisha and the rest of the country apart from the dispensation mentioned above.

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