Lok Sabha Question No. 2191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Implementation of PMGSY in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2191 ANSWERED ON 14/03/2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGSY IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2191.   DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target for construction of roads under PMGSY and if so, the total length of roads constructed under Phase I, II and III in the State of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether many proposals under PMGSY are pending in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the time by which said proposals are likely to be approved;
- (d) whether any criteria is prescribed for the construction of roads under PMGSY and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of institutions authorized in the States to evaluate the criteria under PMGSY; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to ensure proper maintenance of roads constructed under PMGSY?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The State of Maharashtra has been sanctioned the projects under various verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana. The details of the projects sanctioned, constructed and balance under various verticals of PMGSY in the State of Maharashtra are as under -

## Road length in Km

|           | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed    | Completed   | Completed   | Balance      | Balance      | Balance   |
|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| Verticals | No. of roads | Road Length  | Bridges      | No. of roads | Road Length | Bridges     | No. of roads | Road Length* | Bridges   |
| PMGSY-I   | 5,610        | 24,783       | 685          | 5,593        | 24,148      | 666         | 17           | 69           | 19        |
| PMGSY-II  | 385          | 2,619        | 108          | 384          | 2,586       | 108         | 1            | 2            | 0         |
| RCPLWEA@  | 46           | 620          | 112          | 16           | 272         | 71          | 30           | 348          | 41        |
| PMGSY-III | 842          | 5,478        | 0            | 9            | 350         | 0           | 833          | 5,127        | 0         |
| Total     | 6,883        | 33,500       | 905          | 6,002        | 27,356      | 845         | 881          | 5,546        | 60        |

@ Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA)

*Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length due to reduction in road length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

Under PMGSY-III, the State of Maharashtra has been allocated target length of 6,550 km out of which, State has already been sanctioned 5477.56 km road length of 4217.30 crore value of  project.  The  proposal  of  balance  length  is  yet  to  be  submitted  by  the  State  as  per  the guidelines  of  the  programme.  The  implementation  period  of  PMGSY-III  is  upto  March, 2025.

(d)  &  (e)  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 a detailed process and procedure laid down in the programme guidelines for scrutiny and  subsequent  sanction  of  projects  proposals  under  PMGSY  which  includes  scrutiny  of proposals  by  the  State  Technical  Agencies  (STAs),  which  are  the  prestigious  engineering colleges in the State and on sample basis by Principal Technical Agencies (PTAs) which are reputed  Technical  and  Research  Institutions  such  as  the  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology (IITs).  Thereafter, National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), a technical arm of the Ministry also scrutinizes DPRs on a sample basis. The list of STAs and PTAs are given at Annexure .

(f)    'Rural  road'  is  a  State  subject  and  as  per  the  programme  guidelines  of  PMGSY, maintenance  of  roads  constructed  under  the  programme  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State Governments and all road works are covered by initial five-year maintenance contracts to be entered  into  along  with  the  construction  contract,  with  the  same  contractor,  as  per  the standard  bidding  document.  Maintenance  funds  to  service  the  contract  are  required  to  be budgeted  by  the  State  Governments  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  State  Rural  Roads Development  Agencies  in  a  separate  maintenance  account.  On  expiry  of  the  5-year  post construction maintenance, PMGSY roads are required to be placed under zonal maintenance contracts consisting of 5-year maintenance including renewal as per maintenance cycle, from time to time, which are also financed by the State Governments.

National Quality Monitors appointed by the Ministry are also deputed to check the quality of maintenance work on PMGSY roads. If any work is found having unsatisfactory grading, the concerned State Government is informed to get it rectified/ repaired.

Further,  as  a  measure  of  enhancing  the  focus  on  maintenance  of  roads  during  the  defect liability period and also streamlining the delivery of routine maintenance of PMGSY roads, Electric Maintenance of Rural Roads (eMARG), has been introduced which is conceptualized on  Performance  Based  Maintenance  Contracts  (PBMC).  Payment  to  the  contractor  is  now made through eMARG which is based on the minimum condition of road, its cross drainage works and traffic assets. Payments are based on how well the contractor manages to comply with  the  performance  standards  or  service  levels  defined  in  the  contract,  and  not  on  piece work.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to point (d & e) of Lok Sabha Un Starred Question No. 2191 for reply on 14.03.2023

## Details of State Technical Agencies (STAs) and Principal Technical Agencies (PTAs) List of State Technical Agencies (STAs)

|   Sr. No. | Name of State/UTs           | Name of the State Technical Agencies                                                                     |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | J.N.T. U. College of Enigineering, Kukatpalli, Hyderabad                                                 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh              | National Institute of Technology (Formerly Regional Engineering College), Warrangal                      |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh              | J.N.T. U. College of Enigineering, Kukatpalli                                                            |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh              | University College of Engineering, JNTU,Kakinada                                                         |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh              | University College of Engineering, Osmania University                                                    |
|         6 | Andhra Pradesh              | Andhra University College of Engineering,Visakhapatnam                                                   |
|         7 | Arunachal Pradesh           | Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat, Assam                                                                |
|         8 | Assam                       | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati                                                                 |
|         9 | Assam                       | Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari , Guwahati                                                          |
|        10 | Bihar                       | National Institute of Technology,Ashok Rajpath,Patna                                                     |
|        11 | Bihar                       | Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology                                                                      |
|        12 | Bihar                       | Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur                                                              |
|        13 | Bihar                       | Department of Civil &Environment Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna                      |
|        14 | Bihar                       | National Institute of Technology, G E Road, Raipur                                                       |
|        15 | Chhattisgarh                | Department of Civil Engg, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg                                           |
|        16 | Chhattisgarh                | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Odisha                                                       |
|        17 | Goa                         | Goa College of Engg., Farmagudi                                                                          |
|        18 | Gujarat                     | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology,Ichchhanath, Surat                                   |
|        19 | Haryana                     | Civil Engg. Dept., Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Sonepat          |
|        20 | Haryana                     | National Institute of Technology, (Formerly Regional Engg College), Kurukshetra                          |
|        21 | Haryana                     | Department of Civil Engg, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh.                                      |
|        22 | Himachal Pradesh            | National Institute of Technology (Formerly Regional Engineering College)Hamirpur                         |
|        23 | Jammu& Kashmir              | Dept. of Civil Engg. NIT Srinagar                                                                        |
|        24 | Jammu& Kashmir              | Govt. College of Engineering &Technology, Jammu                                                          |
|        25 | Jharkhand                   | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra                                                                     |
|        26 | Karnataka                   | Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi Campus                                                               |
|        27 | Karnataka                   | Transportation Engineering Division, Dept. of Civil Engineer National Institute of Technology, Surathkal |
|        28 | Karnataka                   | PES College Of Engg.                                                                                     |
|        29 | Karnataka                   | P.D.A. College of Engineering, Aiwan                                                                     |
|        30 | Karnataka                   | Rasta, Road Institute,Volvo Company Campus, Peenya Industrial Area                                       |

| 31.     | Karnataka                 | Government SKSJ Technological Institute, K R Circle                                                   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 32.     | Kerala                    | College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram                                                            |
| 33.     | Kerala                    | National Institute Of Technology,Calicut                                                              |
| 34.     | Ladakh                    | Dept. of Civil Engg. NIT Srinagar ,Jammu &Kashmir                                                     |
| 35.     | Madhya Pradesh            | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology                                                         |
| 36.     | Madhya Pradesh            | Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur                                                                |
| 37.     | Madhya Pradesh            | SGSITS, CED, Indore                                                                                   |
| 38.     | Madhya Pradesh            | Samrat Ashok Technological Institute                                                                  |
| 39.     | Madhya Pradesh            | Madhav Institute of Technology &Science                                                               |
| 40.     | Madhya Pradesh            | Ujjain Engineering College, Ujjain                                                                    |
| 41.     | Maharashtra               | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazariwad, Nagpur                              |
| 42.     | Maharashtra               | Sardar Patel College of Engineering,M unshi Nagar Gate, Andheri(W)                                    |
| 43.     | Maharashtra               | Govt. College of Engineering, Aurangabad                                                              |
| 44.     | Maharashtra               | Govt. College of Engineering, Shivajinagar,Pune                                                       |
| 45.     | Maharashtra               | Govt. College of Engineering, kathora naka, Amravati                                                  |
| 46.     | Manipur                   | National Institute of Technology, (Formerly Regional Engineering College)                             |
| 47.     | Manipur                   | Manipur Institute of Technology, Imphal                                                               |
| 48.     | Meghalaya                 | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati                                                              |
| 49.     | Mizoram                   | Indian Institute of Technolgy, Kharagpur                                                              |
| 50.     | Nagaland                  | Jorhat Engineering College,Jorhat                                                                     |
| 51.     | Odisha                    | National Institute of Technology,Rourkela                                                             |
| 52.     | Odisha                    | College of Engg. &Technology, Bhubaneshwar ,                                                          |
| 53.     | Odisha                    | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla                                                     |
| 54.     | Odisha                    | Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar                                                           |
| 55.     | Odisha Punjab             | Indira Gandhi Institute of Technologyt Dhenkanal Thapar Institute Of Engineering &Technology, Patiala |
| 56.     |                           | Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering& Technology,Bathinda                                   |
| 57.     | Punjab                    |                                                                                                       |
| 58.     | Punjab                    | Department of Civil Engg, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh                                    |
| 59.     | Punjab                    | Guru nanak Dev Engineering College ,Ludhiana                                                          |
| 60.     | Puduchery                 | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli Malaviya National Institute of Technology,           |
| 61.     | Rajasthan                 | Jaipur                                                                                                |
| 62.     | Rajasthan                 | University College of Engineering,Rajasthan Technical University                                      |
| 63.     | Rajasthan                 | M.B.M Engineering College, Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur                                       |
| 64.     | Sikkim                    | Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, East Sikkim                                                   |
| 65.     | Sikkim                    | Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri                                                            |
| 66.     | Tamil Nadu                | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli                                                      |
| 67.     | Tripura                   | National Institute of Technology, Agartala                                                            |
| 68.     | Uttar Pradesh             | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad                                             |
| 69.     | Uttar Pradesh             | Hurcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, M.M.M. University of Technology, Gorakhpur              |
| 70.     | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | Indian Institute of TechnologyRoorkee                                                                 |
| 71. 72. | Uttar Pradesh             | Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur                                                        |
| 73.     | Uttar Pradesh             | Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi                                           |
| 74.     | Uttar Pradesh             | Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow                                                      |
| 75.     | Uttarakhand               | Indian Institute of Technology (Formerly University of Roorkee) Roorkee                               |

|   76. | Uttarakhand   | Deptt. of Civil Engineering, College of Technology, G.B. Pant University of Agticulture &Technology, Pantnagar   |
|-------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    77 | West Bengal   | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur                                                                        |
|    78 | West Bengal   | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur,Howrah                                           |
|    79 | West Bengal   | Jadavpur University,S C Mallik Road, Kolkata                                                                     |
|    80 | West Bengal   | Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri                                                                       |
|    81 | West Bengal   | National Institute of Technology, Durgapur                                                                       |

## List of Principal Technical Agencies (PTAs)

|   Sr. No. | States Covered                                                                                                                     | Name of the PTAs                                              |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | All States and UTs (Over and Above all PTAs)                                                                                       | Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi             |
|         2 | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar                                                                                               | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee                       |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                     | National Institute of Technology,Warangal                     |
|         4 | Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir &Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani             |
|         5 | Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Goa                                                                                               | College of Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore       |
|         6 | North Eastern States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal Kharagpur | Indian Institute Of Technology,                               |
|         7 | Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha                                                                                                  | Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar                  |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                     | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal |
|         9 | Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura                                                                  | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam               |