Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: PMGSY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Chandeshwar Prasad

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## PMGSY IN BIHAR

## 83. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  roads  constructed  in  kilometers  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Bihar, particularly in Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya Districts;
- (b) the quantum of funds sanctioned and released for the projects along with the status of their completion;
- (c) whether roads are being planned/ approved/under consideration for the upcoming projects in the State; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)&  (b)      So  far  under  various  interventions/verticals  of Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY),  a total of  53,269 km of road length has   been constructed in the state of Bihar.  Further the  total  value  of  projects  (VoP)  sanctioned  to  state   is  Rs.  34,651  crore   against  which  a  sum  of Rs  27,564  crore  including  State  Share  of  Rs  4,698  crore  has  been  released  so  far.   A  sum  of Rs 27,018.20 crore has been spent so far by the State Government out of the fund released.

The details relating to value of projects sanctioned, road length constructed and expenditure made against different verticals of PMGSY in Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya districts are as under:-

## (Road length in km and Exp. in Crore)

| Name of District   | PMGSY-I   | PMGSY-I   | PMGSY-I          | PMGSY-II   | PMGSY-II   | PMGSY-II         | RCPLWEA#   | RCPLWEA#   | RCPLWEA#         |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|                    | VoP       | Exp.      | Length Completed | VoP        | Exp.       | Length Completed | VoP        | Exp.       | Length Completed |
| Jehanabad          | 250.35    | 226.56    | 546.21           | 13.51      | 2.16       | 1                | -          | 0          | 0                |
| Arwal              | 164.56    | 189.51    | 332.38           | 1.21       | 0          | 0                | -          | 0          | 0                |
| Gaya               | 1430.31   | 1317.41   | 2,867            | 94.72      | 43.46      | 46.75            | 215.54     | 117.98     | 167.00           |
| Total              | 1845.22   | 1,733.48  | 3,745.59         | 109.44     | 45.62      | 47.75            | 215.54     | 117.98     | 167.00           |

# Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas

Information  in  the  above  table  as  per  programme  Online  Management  Monitoring  and  Accounting System (OMMAS).

(c)  &  (d)  The  Government  approved  PMGSY-III  in   July,  2019  for  consolidation  of  1,25,000  Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. A target length of 6162.50 km has been allocated to Bihar under PMGSY-III. Further, the State has been allocated additional road length of 220 Km under RCPLWEA.  The State Government has been asked to prepare detailed project reports for their allocated target under PMGSY-III and RCPLWEA.

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