Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: PMGSY in West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 280

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## PMGSY IN WEST BENGAL

## 280. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total length of roads sanctioned and constructed in West Bengal under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) since 2019-20;
- (b) total number of pending projects with the Union Government for West Bengal under PMGSY and the time by which the said proposals are likely to be sanctioned;
- (c) the detail of projects sanctioned and pending under PMGSY since 2019-20, Statewise; and
- (d) the measures taken to ensure the release of funds to the States under PMGSY without any further delay?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) T he  details  of  road  length  sanctioned  and  constructed  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) since 2019-20 are given below:-
- (b)      The State of West Bengal has been allocated a target of 6,288 Km of road length under PMGSY-III.  Out of which, the proposal for 363 roads of length 2,251.69 Km was submitted by the  State  Government  which  was  put  before  the  Empowered  Committee  meeting  held  on 28.05.2022.  The  compliance  report  of  the  observations  made  during  the  meeting  has  been received  from  the  State  Government  on  12.07.2022  which  is  being  examined  as  per  the programme guidelines.
- (c)      The  state-wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned  under  PMGSY  since  2019-20  is  given  at Annexure-I. Currently, projects are being sanctioned under PMGSY-III. Target, sanctioned and balance road length to be sanctioned under PMGSY-III are given in Annexure-II. The Ministry is pursuing with States to submit proposals for balance targets.  The timeline for completion of PMGSY-III is March, 2025.
- (d)     The release of central 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. As per the information available on  programme  Management  Information  System  (MIS),  as  on  13.07.2022,  the  State  of  West Bengal has an unspent balance of Rs. 278.17 crore (excluding Security Deposits)

| Year    | Road Length sanctioned (Km)   | Road Length constructed (Km)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | -                             | 2,180.04                       |
| 2020-21 | -                             | 2,178.96                       |
| 2021-22 | -                             | 525.96                         |
| 2022-23 | -                             | 31.80                          |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.-280 due for reply on 19.07.2022

State-wise details of projects sanctioned since 2019-20 (as on 14.07.2022) and balance under various verticals of PMGSY

| Sl. No.   | State               | No. of Road works sanctioned   | Road Length sanctioned (in km)   | No. of bridges sanctioned   | Balance Road Length (in Km) to be completed   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar | 48                             | 96.66                            | 0                           | 50                                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 380                            | 3,046.91                         | 20                          | 690                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 80                             | 550.91                           | 7                           | 0                                             |
| 4         | Assam               | 835                            | 5,480.31                         | 122                         | 0                                             |
| 5         | Bihar               | 883                            | 6,961.66                         | 430                         | 1,889                                         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        | 880                            | 7,969.96                         | 94                          | 0                                             |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 304                            | 3,015.37                         | 0                           | 1,427                                         |
| 9         | Haryana             | 259                            | 2,496.33                         | 0                           | 724                                           |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 112                            | 1,251.16                         | 1                           | 0                                             |
| 11        | Jammu And Kashmir   | 121                            | 679.55                           | 7                           | 0                                             |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 547                            | 4,419.92                         | 142                         | 0                                             |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 791                            | 5,377.63                         | 101                         | 1,697                                         |
| 14        | Kerala              | 143                            | 686.23                           | 1                           | 403                                           |
| 15        | Ladakh              | 13                             | 79.33                            | 1                           | 0                                             |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,109                          | 12,634.68                        | 610                         | 1,785                                         |
| 17        | Maharashtra         | 466                            | 3,379.79                         | 75                          | 2,814                                         |
| 18        | Manipur             | 55                             | 325.00                           | 69                          | 0                                             |
| 19        | Meghalaya           | 22                             | 101.201                          | 2                           | 0                                             |
| 20        | Mizoram             | 6                              | 194.25                           | 0                           | 0                                             |
| 21        | Nagaland            | 13                             | 227.60                           | 5                           | 0                                             |
| 22        | Odisha              | 1,436                          | 9,580.51                         | 94                          | 0                                             |
| 23        | Puducherry          | 45                             | 106.125                          | 0                           | 106                                           |
| 24        | Punjab              | 206                            | 2,083.99                         | 16                          | 1,590                                         |
| 25        | Rajasthan           | 611                            | 5,821.36                         | 6                           | 334                                           |
| 26        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 0                                | 31                          | 0                                             |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu          | 1,155                          | 4,451.54                         | 0                           | 75                                            |
| 28        | Telangana           | 482                            | 2,968.17                         | 194                         | 1,534                                         |
| 29        | Tripura             | 42                             | 307.233                          | 1                           | 0                                             |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,546                          | 19,057.39                        | 16                          | 12,483                                        |
| 31        | Uttarakhand         | 245                            | 2,062.60                         | 151                         | 0                                             |
| 32        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                                | 23                          | 0                                             |
| Total     | Total               | 13,835                         | 105,413.37                       | 2,219                       | 27601                                         |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the LSUQ-280 due for reply on 19.07.2022 State-wise details of targets, projects sanctioned and balance under PMGSY-III

| Sr.No.   | State               | Target Length   | Sanctioned Length (Km)   | Balance length (Km) to be sanctioned   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar | 200             | 0                        | 200                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,285           | 2,314                    | 971                                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,375           | 0                        | 1375                                   |
| 4        | Assam               | 4,325           | 3,756                    | 569                                    |
| 5        | Bihar               | 6,162.5         | 3562                     | 2,600.5                                |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 5,612.5         | 5,612                    | 0                                      |
| 7        | Goa                 | 62.5            | 0                        | 62.5                                   |
| 8        | Gujarat             | 3,012.5         | 3,015                    | 0                                      |
| 9        | Haryana             | 2,500           | 2,496                    | 0                                      |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    | 3,125           | 0                        | 3,125                                  |
| 11       | Jammu And Kashmir   | 1,750           | 0                        | 1,750                                  |
| 12       | Jharkhand           | 4,125           | 979                      | 3,146                                  |
| 13       | Karnataka           | 5,612.5         | 5,376                    | 236.5                                  |
| 14       | Kerala              | 1,425           | 686                      | 739                                    |
| 15       | Ladakh              | 500             | 0                        | 500                                    |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      | 12,362.5        | 12,365                   | 0                                      |
| 17       | Maharashtra         | 6,550           | 2,926                    | 3,624                                  |
| 18       | Manipur             | 812.5           | 0                        | 812.5                                  |
| 19       | Meghalaya           | 1225            | 0                        | 1225                                   |
| 20       | Mizoram             | 487.5           | 0                        | 487.5                                  |
| 21       | Nagaland            | 562.5           | 0                        | 562.5                                  |
| 22       | Odisha              | 9,400           | 9,426                    | 0                                      |
| 23       | Puducherry          | 125             | 0                        | 125                                    |
| 24       | Punjab              | 3,362.5         | 2,086                    | 1,961                                  |
| 25       | Rajasthan           | 8,662.5         | 5,821                    | 2,841.5                                |
| 26       | Sikkim              | 287.5           | 0                        | 287.5                                  |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu          | 7375            | 4,452                    | 2,923                                  |
| 28       | Telangana           | 2,427.5         | 2,396                    | 31.5                                   |
| 29       | Tripura             | 775             | 0                        | 0                                      |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh       | 18,937.5        | 18,770                   | 167.5                                  |
| 31       | Uttarakhand         | 2,287.5         | 0                        | 2,287.5                                |
| 32       | West Bengal         | 6,287.5         | 0                        | 6,287.5                                |
|          | Total               | 1,25,000        | 86,038                   | 38,898                                 |