Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: PMGSY in Tamil Nadu and Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 276

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## PMGSY IN TAMIL NADU AND ASSAM

## 276. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  yojana  within Tamil Nadu and Assam during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the connected habitations and unconnected habitations under this yojana within Tamil Nadu and Assam so far, district wise;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to connect unconnected habitations within Tamil Nadu and Assam;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  detail thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  focusing  on  new  technology  vision  for  rural  roads infrastructure under this yojana within the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        Rural Roads is a State subject. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in  plain  areas  and  250+  in  North-Eastern  States,  Himalayan  States  and  Himalayan  Union Territories as per 2001 census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. Relaxation has been provided to the Desert Areas ( as identified in the Desert  Development  Programme),  the  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  areas  and  Selected  Tribal  and Backward  Districts  (as  identified  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  and  Planning Commission) and unconnected habitations in these areas with a population of 250 persons and above in the Core Network as per Census 2001 are eligible for connectivity under the scheme.  In  the  critical  Left  Wing  Extremism  affected  blocks  (as  identified  by  Ministry  of Home Affairs), additional relaxation has been given to connect habitations with population 100 persons and above as per 2001 census.

The  mandate  of  PMGSY  has  been  subsequently  widened  to  include  new  interventions. PMGSY-II  was  launched  in  the  year  2013,  with  a  target  to  upgrade  50,000  Kms of  the existing rural road network to improve its overall efficiency as a provider of transportation services for people, goods and services.  Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in the year 2016 for construction/upgradation of strategically  important  roads  chosen  in  the  44  worst  affected  LWE  districts  and  adjoining districts in the 9 States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.   PMGSY-III was launched in the year 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.

The main features of PMGSY are decentralized and evidence based planning, standards and specifications  as  per  Indian  Road  Congress  (IRC)  and  Rural  Roads  Manual,  dedicated implementation  mechanism  at  central,  state  and  district  level,  scrutiny  of  Detailed  Project Reports (DPRs) at multiple levels, strong IT backbone for monitoring and implementation of the  programme,  three-tier  quality  management  system,  unbroken  flow  of  funds,  inbuilt mechanism for consultation with public representatives in planning, selection and monitoring of works, etc.

(b)    The release of funds to the State for implementation of PMGSY is done on the basis of the  proposal  received  from  the  state  and  depends,  inter-alia,  on  works  in  hand,  execution capacity of the State and unspent funds available with the State.  The details of Central share of  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Assam  for  implementation  of  PMGSY during the last three years and the current year and the expenditure incurred, including state share are given below:

## Tamil Nadu

| Year                       |   Central Share released |   Expenditure State Share) | (Rs in crore) (including   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2019-20                    |                   308.46 |                     799.29 |                            |
| 2020-21                    |                   265.38 |                     626.92 |                            |
| 2021-22                    |                   440    |                     712.36 |                            |
| 2022-23 (as on 11.07.2022) |                    78.2  |                     115.07 |                            |

## Assam

| Year                       |   Central Share released |   Expenditure (including State Share) |
|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                    |                  2401.88 |                               3628.93 |
| 2020-21                    |                  2516.62 |                               2600.19 |
| 2021-22                    |                  1591.5  |                               1452.07 |
| 2022-23 (as on 11.07.2022) |                     0    |                                295.09 |

(Rs. in crore)

- (c)   In  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu, 1,985  habitations were  sanctioned  for  coverage  under PMGSY and all the habitations have already been connected. In the State of Assam, 13,747 habitations  were  sanctioned  for  coverage  under  PMGSY,  out  of  which, 13,704 habitations have  already  been  connected  and  43  habitations  are  balance  for  connectivity  as  on  13th July,2022. The district-wise details  of  habitations  sanctioned  and  connected  in  the  State  of Tamil Nadu and Assam are given in Annexure.

(d)  to  (e)     The  progress  of  implementation  of  all  sanctioned  works  under  PMGSY  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. Besides, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by Secretary/ Additional 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.

All  weather  road  connectivity  to  unconnected  habitations  of  designated  population  size  as per  census,  2001  was  envisaged  in  PMGSY-I.   The  timeline  for  completion  for  PMGSY-I work is September 2022.

(f)    The Government in the year 2013 issued guidelines for construction of minimum 15% road length using new technologies and locally available materials. In order to implement the research  outcomes  on  new  and  green  technology  in  construction  of  rural  roads  under  the scheme, the Ministry has recently released Vision Document on New Technology Initiatives & Guidelines, 2022, which emphasizes increased use of new technologies/materials. Around 1,14,000 Km road length has been sanctioned so far under the scheme for construction using new and green technology, against which 73,827 km road length has already been completed.

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## Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  276  for 19.07.2022

## District-wise details of habitations sanctioned and connected in the State of Tamil Nadu under PMGSY

| S. No.   | District Name   | Sanctioned Habitations (Nos.)   | Connected Habitations (Nos.)   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Ariyalur        | 26                              | 26                             |
| 2        | Coimbatore      | 39                              | 39                             |
| 3        | Cuddalore       | 49                              | 49                             |
| 4        | Dharmapuri      | 33                              | 33                             |
| 5        | Dindigul        | 77                              | 77                             |
| 6        | Erode           | 53                              | 53                             |
| 7        | Kanchipuram     | 23                              | 23                             |
| 8        | Kanniyakumari   | 62                              | 62                             |
| 9        | Karur           | 36                              | 36                             |
| 10       | Krishnagiri     | 33                              | 33                             |
| 11       | Madurai         | 73                              | 73                             |
| 12       | Nagapattinam    | 110                             | 110                            |
| 13       | Namakkal        | 12                              | 12                             |
| 14       | Perambalur      | 11                              | 11                             |
| 15       | Pudukkottai     | 84                              | 84                             |
| 16       | Ramanathapuram  | 119                             | 119                            |
| 17       | Salem           | 51                              | 51                             |
| 18       | Sivagangai      | 58                              | 58                             |
| 19       | Thanjavur       | 93                              | 93                             |
| 20       | The Nilgiris    | 4                               | 4                              |
| 21       | Theni           | 50                              | 50                             |
| 22       | Tiruchirappalli | 120                             | 120                            |
| 23       | Tirunelveli     | 62                              | 62                             |
| 24       | Tiruppur        | 124                             | 124                            |
| 25       | Tiruvallur      | 86                              | 86                             |
| 26       | Tiruvannamalai  | 45                              | 45                             |
| 27       | Tiruvarur       | 98                              | 98                             |
| 28       | Tuticorin       | 52                              | 52                             |
| 29       | Vellore         | 33                              | 33                             |
| 30       | Villupuram      | 101                             | 101                            |
| 31       | Virudhunagar    | 50                              | 50                             |
| 32       | Kallakurichi    | 42                              | 42                             |
| 33       | Chengalpattu    | 13                              | 13                             |
| 34       | Ranipet         | 28                              | 28                             |
| 35       | Tirupathur      | 21                              | 21                             |
| 36       | Tenkasi         | 14                              | 14                             |
| Total:   | Total:          | 1,985                           | 1,985                          |

## District-wise  details  of  habitations  sanctioned  and  connected  in  the  State  of  Assam under PMGSY

| Sr. No.   | District Name   | Sanctioned Habitations (Nos.)   | Connected Habitations (Nos.)   |   Balance Habitations (Nos.) |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Barpeta         | 679                             | 675                            |                            4 |
| 2         | Bongaigaon      | 309                             | 309                            |                            0 |
| 3         | Cachar          | 499                             | 494                            |                            5 |
| 4         | Darrang         | 434                             | 434                            |                            0 |
| 5         | Dhemaji         | 848                             | 848                            |                            0 |
| 6         | Dhubri          | 602                             | 579                            |                           23 |
| 7         | Dibrugarh       | 616                             | 616                            |                            0 |
| 8         | Goalpara        | 524                             | 524                            |                            0 |
| 9         | Golaghat        | 617                             | 617                            |                            0 |
| 10        | Hailakandi      | 196                             | 194                            |                            2 |
| 11        | Jorhat          | 637                             | 637                            |                            0 |
| 12        | Kamrup Rural    | 971                             | 969                            |                            2 |
| 13        | Karbi Anglong   | 285                             | 285                            |                            0 |
| 14        | Karimganj       | 418                             | 418                            |                            0 |
| 15        | Kokrajhar       | 448                             | 448                            |                            0 |
| 16        | Lakhimpur       | 649                             | 649                            |                            0 |
| 17        | Morigaon        | 454                             | 454                            |                            0 |
| 18        | N.C.Hills       | 58                              | 54                             |                            4 |
| 19        | Nalbari         | 259                             | 259                            |                            0 |
| 20        | Nowgaon         | 1,006                           | 1,006                          |                            0 |
| 21        | Sibsagar        | 698                             | 697                            |                            1 |
| 22        | Sonitpur        | 930                             | 930                            |                            0 |
| 23        | Tinsukia        | 593                             | 593                            |                            0 |
| 24        | Baksa           | 506                             | 504                            |                            2 |
| 25        | Chirang         | 198                             | 198                            |                            0 |
| 26        | Udalguri        | 313                             | 313                            |                            0 |
| Total:    | Total:          | 13,747                          | 13,704                         |                           43 |

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