Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 123 ANSWERED ON 07/12/2021

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA

## *123.   SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of ongoing road projects/roads being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  State/UT-wise  particularly  in  Bharuch  district  of Gujarat and Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the  time  by  which  the  construction  work  of  the  said  projects  are  likely  to  be completed;
- (c) the detailed criteria for selection of roads under PMGSY;
- (d) the details of monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government to complete the construction of quality roads in time; and
- (e) whether there is any Government guideline as to who can lay the foundation stone of the said roads and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.123 due for   answer on  07.12.2021

(a) The details of the ongoing roads projects being constructed under the various verticals of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  State and  UT-wise  PMGSY  have  been uploaded on Online Monitoring Management and Accounting System (OMMAS) portal and the  same  may  be  seen  at omms.nic.in  ->  Progress  Monitoring  ->  State  MPR  Abstract report. State and UT-wise abstract is given in Annexure- I.

Vertical-wise  details  of ongoing  works as  on  1 st December,  2021  in  Bharuch  district  of Gujarat and Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh are given below:-

|           | District: Bharuch, Gujarat   | District: Bharuch, Gujarat   | District: Bharuch, Gujarat   | District: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh   | District: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh   | District: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh   |
|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Vertical  | No. of Roads                 | No. of Bridges               | Road Length (km)             | No. of Roads                       | No. of Bridges                     | Road Length (km)                   |
| PMGSY-I   | -                            | -                            | -                            | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| PMGSY-II  | -                            | -                            | -                            | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| PMGSY-III | 8                            | -                            | 82.86                        | 47                                 | -                                  | 305.39                             |
| Total:    | 8                            | -                            | 82.86                        | 47                                 | -                                  | 305.39                             |

(b)      As  per  the  programme  guidelines,  the  timeline  for  completion  of  road  work  is  12 working  months  from  the  date  of  issue  of  the  work  order.  However,  where  a  package comprises more than one roadwork, the total time given for completion of the package is 18 calendar months. Similarly, a  time period of 21-24 months has been  allowed for completion of cross drainage works exceeding 25-meter in length, depending on site conditions.

PMGSY-I & II are targeted for  completion  by  Sept.  2022  and  PMGSY-III  is  targeted  for completion by March 2025.

(c)  (i) 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 socioeconomic  condition  of  the  rural  population.  Relaxation  has  been  provided  to  the  Tribal (Schedule V) areas and Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the then Planning Commission) and unconnected habitations in these  areas  with  a  population  of  250  persons  and  above  in  the  Core  Network  as  per  2001 Census 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 Scheme had also an element of upgradation (to prescribed standards) of existing rural roads in  districts  where  all  the  eligible  habitations  of  the  designated  population  size  have  been connected  with  all-weather  road  connectivity,  though  this  objective  was  not  central  to  the scheme. The roads connecting the targeted habitations were taken up for sanction under the new connectivity component of the scheme. Under upgradation component, intermediate link roads, which were not upto the standards of all-weather roads, were taken up for upgradation to the prescribed standards.

(ii)     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. The State/UT-wise allocation of targets is given at Annexure-II . District-wise/Block-wise  allocation of targets within the overall targets allocated  to  the  States/UTs  has  been  done  by  the  respective  State  Governments/Union Territories.  The  selection  of  roads  in  a  particular  district/block  has  been  done  by  the States/UTs  based  on  the  utility  value  of  the  eligible  roads  computed  on  the  basis  of  their economic potential and their role in facilitating the growth of rural market centres and rural hubs.

(iii)    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,  Odisha,  Maharashtra, Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  scheme  has  twin  objectives  of  enabling  smooth  and seamless  anti-LWE  operations  by  the  security  forces  and  also  ensuring  socio-economic development. As per the programme guidelines of RCPLWEA, the selection of roads is done by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  in  consultation  with  the  Home  Departments  of  the concerned states and the security forces engaged in combating the LWE violence.

(iv)    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 State/UT-wise allocation of targets  is  given  at Annexure- III. District-wise/Block-wise allocation of targets  within  the overall targets allocated to the States/UTs is done by the respective State Governments/Union Territories.  The  selection  of  roads  in  a  particular  district/block  is  done  by  the  States/UTs based on the utility value of the eligible roads computed on the basis of the population served by the road and market, educational, medical and transport infrastructure facilities connected by the concerned road.

(d)     The  implementation  of  all  sanctioned  works  is  being  monitored  through  online programme  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/monthly  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.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works and durability of road assets under PMGSY. Under  the  first  tier,  the  Programme  Implementation  Units  (PIUs)  are  required  to  ensure process control through mandatory tests on material and workmanship at the field laboratory. The second tier is a structured independent quality monitoring at the State level through State Quality Monitors (SQMs) to ensure that every work is inspected at initial stage, intermediate stage and final stage of the construction. Under the third tier, which is at the national level, independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed for random inspection of road works to  monitor  quality  and  also  to  provide  guidance  of  senior  professionals  to  the  field functionaries.  Based  on  the  periodic  monitoring  of  quality  of  roads  under  the  3-tier mechanism, corrective measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments.

(e)     Yes Sir. A copy of the advisory issued by the Ministry on 27.07.2016 in this regard is enclosed at Annexure-IV .

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *123 for reply on 07.12.2021.

State/  UT-wise details of roads and Bridges sanctioned, completed and balance works under  all  the  verticals  (PMGSY-I,  II,  III  &  RCPLWEA) of   Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY),

| Sr. No.   | State Name          | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned   | Completed    | Completed           | Completed   | Balance      | Balance              | Balance     |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------|--------------|----------------------|-------------|
| Sr. No.   | State Name          | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of LSBs  | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of LSBs | No. of Roads | Balanced Road Length | No. of LSBs |
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar | 115          | 199.946             | 0            | 23           | 40.587              | 0           | 92           | 158.55               | 0           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 5,104        | 18,947.95           | 293          | 4,669        | 15,649.28           | 249         | 435          | 2,813.30             | 44          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,389        | 14,386.97           | 237          | 1,015        | 11,589.81           | 85          | 374          | 2,789.67             | 152         |
| 4         | Assam               | 9,061        | 31,471.31           | 1,412        | 8,116        | 28,998.14           | 1075        | 945          | 2,338.57             | 337         |
| 5         | Bihar               | 18,247       | 60,865.50           | 1,426        | 17,374       | 55,097.05           | 870         | 873          | 3,849.44             | 556         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        | 8,830        | 45,003.22           | 401          | 7,753        | 39,368.83           | 330         | 1,077        | 4,436.92             | 71          |
| 7         | Goa                 | 70           | 155.85              | 0            | 70           | 155.330             | 0           | 0            | 0.000                | 0           |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 4,826        | 15,731.00           | 88           | 4,529        | 12,848.80           | 86          | 297          | 2,735.66             | 2           |
| 9         | Haryana             | 717          | 7,520.22            | 18           | 568          | 6,841.142           | 18          | 149          | 641.20               | 0           |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 3,579        | 21,859.22           | 104          | 3,087        | 19,325.03           | 73          | 492          | 2,245.20             | 31          |
| 11        | Jammu And Kashmir   | 3,222        | 19,078.34           | 241          | 2,269        | 15,544.57           | 131         | 953          | 3,279.84             | 110         |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 7,640        | 29,168.68           | 672          | 7,180        | 26,771.33           | 469         | 460          | 1,776.13             | 203         |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 4,385        | 24,002.47           | 148          | 3,666        | 20,183.44           | 52          | 719          | 3,787.95             | 96          |
| 14        | Kerala              | 1,663        | 4,563.61            | 4            | 1,477        | 3,734.045           | 2           | 186          | 797.500              | 2           |
| 15        | Ladakh              | 142          | 1,207.44            | 3            | 108          | 890.437             | 2           | 34           | 300.845              | 1           |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh      | 20,317       | 92,407.60           | 1,257        | 19,409       | 82,306.85           | 826         | 908          | 7,071.52             | 431         |
| 17        | Maharashtra         | 6,471        | 30,947.31           | 901          | 5,923        | 26,654.62           | 763         | 548          | 3,697.12             | 138         |
| 18        | Manipur             | 1,913        | 11,672.94           | 211          | 1,605        | 8,857.774           | 67          | 308          | 2,808.08             | 144         |
| 19        | Meghalaya           | 1,174        | 4,755.19            | 112          | 772          | 3,283.029           | 41          | 402          | 1,467.22             | 71          |
| 20        | Mizoram             | 351          | 4,482.73            | 0            | 236          | 3,907.984           | 0           | 115          | 561.52               | 0           |
| 21        | Nagaland            | 356          | 4,382.05            | 53           | 308          | 3,982.930           | 7           | 48           | 399.12               | 46          |
| 22        | Odisha              | 17,503       | 71,799.08           | 633          | 16,104       | 62,482.06           | 466         | 1,399        | 6,942.17             | 167         |
| 23        | Pondicherry         | 45           | 106.12              | 0            | 0            | 0.000               | 0           | 45           | 106.12               | 0           |
| 24        | Punjab              | 1,379        | 10,364.02           | 23           | 1,173        | 8,333.315           | 7           | 206          | 1,993.91             | 16          |
| 25        | Rajasthan           | 17,816       | 75,331.609          | 38           | 17,481       | 71,186.80           | 32          | 335          | 1,844.07             | 6           |
| 26        | Sikkim              | 995          | 4,915.49            | 100          | 831          | 4,227.383           | 30          | 164          | 634.018              | 70          |
| 27        | Tamilnadu           | 9,418        | 22,457.95           | 131          | 8,863        | 20,501.21           | 131         | 555          | 1,790.92             | 0           |
| 28        | Telangana           | 3,453        | 14,229.89           | 434          | 2,997        | 11,341.44           | 290         | 456          | 2,626.81             | 144         |
| 29        | Tripura             | 1,406        | 5,244.851           | 71           | 1,300        | 4,612.095           | 48          | 106          | 463.315              | 23          |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh       | 20,540       | 73,017.11           | 18           | 18,556       | 57,478.89           | 3           | 1,984        | 14,538.37            | 15          |
| 31        | Uttarakhand         | 2,412        | 20,282.78           | 369          | 1,631        | 17,042.51           | 102         | 781          | 3,070.90             | 267         |
| 32        | West Bengal         | 7,303        | 37,087.16           | 60           | 6,873        | 35,990.36           | 8           | 430          | 795.576              | 52          |
|           | Total               | 181,842      | 777,645.71          | 9,458        | 165,966      | 679,227.14          | 6263        | 15,876       | 82,761.66            | 3,195       |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *123 for reply on 07.12.2021.

| State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   | State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   | State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                        | Name of the State                                             | Length inKm                                                   |
| 1                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 2,285                                                         |
| 2                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 550                                                           |
| 3                                                             | Assam                                                         | 1,730                                                         |
| 4                                                             | Bihar                                                         | 2,465                                                         |
| 5                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 2,245                                                         |
| 6                                                             | Goa                                                           | 25                                                            |
| 7                                                             | Gujarat                                                       | 1,205                                                         |
| 8                                                             | Haryana                                                       | 1,000                                                         |
| 9                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 1,250                                                         |
| 10                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                | 780                                                           |
| 11                                                            | Jharkhand                                                     | 1,650                                                         |
| 12                                                            | Karnataka                                                     | 2,245                                                         |
| 13                                                            | Kerala                                                        | 570                                                           |
| 14                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 4,945                                                         |
| 15                                                            | Maharashtra                                                   | 2,620                                                         |
| 16                                                            | Manipur                                                       | 325                                                           |
| 17                                                            | Meghalaya                                                     | 490                                                           |
| 18                                                            | Mizoram                                                       | 195                                                           |
| 19                                                            | Nagaland                                                      | 225                                                           |
| 20                                                            | Odisha                                                        | 3,760                                                         |
| 21                                                            | Punjab                                                        | 1,345                                                         |
| 22                                                            | Rajasthan                                                     | 3,465                                                         |
| 23                                                            | Sikkim                                                        | 115                                                           |
| 24                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 2,950                                                         |
| 25                                                            | Tripura                                                       | 310                                                           |
| 26                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                   | 915                                                           |
| 27                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 7,575                                                         |
| 28                                                            | West Bengal                                                   | 2,515                                                         |
| 29                                                            | Union Territories                                             | 250                                                           |
| TOTAL                                                         | TOTAL                                                         | 50,000                                                        |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *123 for reply on 07.12.2021.

| Allocation of length under PMGSY-III   | Allocation of length under PMGSY-III   | Allocation of length under PMGSY-III   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                | Name of State(s)                       | under                                  |
| 1.                                     | Andaman &Nicobar                       | 200                                    |
| 2.                                     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 3285                                   |
| 3.                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 1375                                   |
| 4.                                     | Assam                                  | 4325                                   |
| 5.                                     | Bihar                                  | 6162.5                                 |
| 6.                                     | Chhattisgarh                           | 5612.5                                 |
| 7.                                     | Goa                                    | 62.5                                   |
| 8.                                     | Gujarat                                | 3012.5                                 |
| 9.                                     | Haryana                                | 2500                                   |
| 10.                                    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 3125                                   |
| 11.                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 1750                                   |
| 12.                                    | Jharkhand                              | 4125                                   |
| 13.                                    | Karnataka                              | 5612.5                                 |
| 14.                                    | Kerala                                 | 1425                                   |
| 15.                                    | Ladakh                                 | 500                                    |
| 16.                                    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 12362.5                                |
| 17.                                    | Maharashtra                            | 6550                                   |
| 18.                                    | Manipur                                | 812.5                                  |
| 19.                                    | Meghalaya                              | 1225                                   |
| 20.                                    | Mizoram                                | 487.5                                  |
| 21.                                    | Nagaland                               | 562.5                                  |
| 22.                                    | Odisha                                 | 9400                                   |
| 23.                                    | Pondicherry                            | 125                                    |
| 24.                                    | Punjab                                 | 3362.5                                 |
| 25.                                    | Rajasthan                              | 8662.5                                 |
| 26.                                    | Sikkim                                 | 287.5                                  |
| 27.                                    | Tamil Nadu                             | 7375                                   |
| 28.                                    | Telangana                              | 2427.5                                 |
| 29.                                    | Tripura                                | 775                                    |
| 30.                                    | Uttarakhand                            | 2287.5                                 |
| 31.                                    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 18937.5                                |
| 32.                                    | West Bengal                            | 6287.5                                 |
| Total                                  |                                        | 125,000                                |

## Annexure referred to in reply to point (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *123 for          reply on 07.12.2021.

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