Lok Sabha Question No. 1487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Complaints regarding Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1487

ANSWERED ON 26/07/2022

## COMPLAINTS REGARDING ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## 1487.   SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  various  routes  in  respect  of  which  complaints  have  been  received regarding low quality works carried out by the institutions nominated for maintenance and repair of the roads constructed in Banswada-Dungarpur (Rajasthan) and Prayagraj Janpad (Uttar Pradesh) under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY); and
- (b) the various actions taken by the Government against the said complaints?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Rural roads is a state subject. As per the programme guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), construction, maintenance and ensuring the quality of works are  the  responsibilities  of  the  State  Government  concerned.  As  informed  by  the  State Governments  of  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh,  no  complaints  were  received  regarding  low quality and maintenance of roads in Banswara-Dungarpur district of Rajasthan and Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh respectively.

PMGSY  has  a  well-structured  three  tier  Quality  Assurance  Mechanism  for  ensuring construction of quality and durability of road assets. The first two tiers of the structure are the responsibility  of  the  respective  State  Governments  and  under  the  third  tier,  independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed for random inspections of road works under the programme to monitor quality and also to provide guidance to the field functionaries. The details of NQM visit to Banswara and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan and Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh for inspection of maintenance works during the last three years (April 2019March 2022) are given below:

| District   |   No. of maintenance works inspected No. of work |   maintenance graded Unsatisfactory |   Unsatisfactory% |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Banswara   |                                               14 |                                   2 |             14.29 |
| Dungarpur  |                                               34 |                                   4 |             11.76 |
| Prayagraj  |                                               29 |                                   4 |             13.79 |

If a maintenance work is reported as Unsatisfactory by NQM, the Programme Implementation  Unit  (PIU)  rectifies  the  deficiencies  which  is  then  verified  by  the  State Quality Monitor (SQM) and settled by the State Quality Coordinator.  As per the available information,  the  deficiencies  in  all  six  works  (06)  pertaining  to  Banswara  and  Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan have been rectified and works have been re-graded as satisfactory based on the recommendation by the SQM. In respect of four (4) works graded Unsatisfactory by the NQM in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, two (2) works have now been re-graded as satisfactory based on the recommendation of the SQM, while in other two cases, action taken report are yet to be submitted by the PIU concerned.

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