Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 106

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## PMGSY IN UTTAR PRADESH

## *106.   SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets fixed and achieved under phase-1 and 2 of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether phase-3 of PMGSY has been launched with emphasis on strengthening the road infrastructure; and
- (c) if so, the details in respect of Uttar Pradesh alongwith the minimum width prescribed by the Ministry for the rural roads?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

- (a) The status of road works and Long Span Bridges (LSBs) sanctioned and completed in respect of Uttar Pradesh under phase-I and II of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), as  per  Online  Monitoring  Management  &  Accounting  System  (OMMAS)  as  on  4 th February, 2021 are as under:-

(Length in km)

|          | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed        | Completed   | Completed   |
|----------|------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Phases   | No of Road works | No of LSBs   | Road Length  | No of road Works | No of LSBs  | Road length |
| PMGSY-I  | 17,576           | 0            | 50,325       | 17,562           | 0           | 49,343      |
| PMGSY-II | 963              | 2            | 7,614        | 962              | 2           | 7,509       |

- (b) The Government approved PMGSY-III in  July, 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.  Period  of  Implementations  of PMGSY-III is 2019-2025.
- (c) The target length of road for the State of Uttar Pradesh under PMGSY-III is 18,937.5 km. So far proposal for a length of 6287.37 km (898 roads and 5 LSBS) has been sanctioned under Batch -I (2020- 21) of PMGSY-III for the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Low Volume Rural Roads are  constructed  with  3.0  m/  3.75  m/  5.5  m  carriage  way  width  depending  upon  the  traffic intensity.  The roadway width required for rural roads for 3 m, 3.75m and 5.50 m carriageway width  are  6  m,  7.50  m  and  9  m  respectively.  The  carriageway  width  wise  details  of  roads sanctioned under Batch -I (2020- 21) of PMGSY-III for the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:-

| No. of proposals   |   No. of proposals | Carriageway width (in meter)   |   Total Length (in Km) |   Total Cost (in Crore) |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 23                 |                 23 | 3.0                            |                 136.2  |                   20.43 |
| 792                |                792 | 3.75                           |                5531.56 |                 3501.68 |
| 83                 |                 83 | 5.5                            |                 619.62 |                  650.61 |
| Total              |                898 |                                |                6287.37 |                 4172.73 |

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