Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: National Rural Road Policy
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. Velusamy

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 759 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## NATIONAL RURAL ROAD POLICY

## 759. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of rural roads that have been constructed in Tamil Nadu under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the rural roads constructed in Dindigul, Palani, Natham, Attur and Ottanchatram;
- (c) whether the Government is having any proposal to bring out National Rural Road Policy for maintaining uniform norms for construction of rural roads, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to monitor the rural road constructed by the States; and
- (e) whether the Government is having any proposal to increase the funds available under PMGSY, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) A total of 9,365 roads covering a length of 22,147 km has been completed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the State of Tamil Nadu as on 1 st February, 2023.

Details of rural roads constructed under PMGSY in the blocks of Dindigul, Palani, Natham, Attur and Ottanchatram are given below:-

| Name of District   | Name of Block   |   No. of Roads completed |   Completed length (km) |
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| Dindigul           | Dindigul        |                        9 |                   16.84 |
| Dindigul           | Natham          |                       52 |                  114.7  |
| Dindigul           | Oddanchatram    |                       28 |                   74.3  |
| Dindigul           | Palani          |                       15 |                   50.51 |
| Salem              | Attur           |                       16 |                   36.2  |

(c)      Rural  roads  under  PMGSY  are  constructed  and  maintained as  per  the  technical specifications  and  geometric design standards  given in  the Ministry of  Rural  Development Specifications  for  Rural  Roads,  Rural  Roads  Manual  of  the  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC) (IRC-SP:20) and also, where required, the Hill Road Manual (IRC:SP:48) and other relevant IRC Codes & Manuals. There is no proposal as  of now to bring out National  Rural Road Policy for maintaining uniform norms for construction of rural roads.

(d) The implementation of all sanctioned works under PMGSY is being monitored through online Monitoring Information System named Online Management, Monitoring and

Accounting  System  (OMMAS)  on  real  time  basis. In  addition,  the  progress  is  regularly reviewed  by  the  Ministry  by  way  of  Regional  Review  Meetings  (RRMs),  Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings with the States. At District level,  the  District  Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring Committee  (DISHA)  headed by Hon'ble Member  of  Parliament (LS) monitors the implementation  of  various  schemes  of  Government  of  India  including  PMGSY. Besides above,  special  review  meetings  are  also  held  by  Secretary/  Additional  Secretary/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States to take stock of the progress of the scheme and remove the bottlenecks, if any.

(e) The Budget Estimate/Revised Estimate for PMGSY for the current financial year is Rs. 19,000 crore. As per the estimation of this Ministry, the current level of budgetary support @ Rs. 19,000 crore per annum till the financial year 2024-25 is required for completion of all the ongoing interventions of PMGSY.

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