Lok Sabha Question No. 2538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: PMGSY in Rajasthan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balak Nath, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2538

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## PMGSY IN RAJASTHAN

## 2538.   SHRI BALAK NATH: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  length  of  roads  constructed  in  Rajasthan  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY), district-wise including Alwar, Banswara-Dungarpur;
- (b) the norms fixed for road construction under PMGSY;
- (c) the institution authorised in the State to evaluate such norms under PMGSY;
- (d) whether the recommendation  letter of Member  of  Parliament regarding road construction under PMGSY is also considered and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the condition of the roads sanctioned/completed and likely to be completed upto the end of 2021 under PMGSY in Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur;
- (f) whether the complaints of carelessness in the repair work of above roads have been received, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether some contractors have been blacklisted and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of road length constructed in Rajasthan under various interventions/verticals  of  Pradhan  Matri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  district-wise including Alwar, Banswara and Dungarpur districts are given in Annexure.

(b)  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.

(c)  The State Technical Agencies (STAs) scrutinize the project proposals prepared by the State  Governments  and  provide  technical  support  to  them.  Ministry  has  also  identified reputed Technical and Research Institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)  as  Principal  Technical  Agencies  (PTAs)  for  various  groups  of  States,  which scrutinize at least 10% of the proposals. Once the proposals are received from the State, National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), which has been set-up by the  Ministry  to  provide  technical  and  management  support  to  the  programme,  further scrutinizes DPRs on a sample basis. The states are required to modify the project reports based on the technical observations of the STA/ PTA/ NRIDA. The proposals are then submitted for scrutiny in  a  Pre-Empowered  Committee  Meeting chaired by the Additional/  Joint  Secretary  &  Director  General,  NRIDA.  Thereafter,  the  proposal  is placed before the Empowered Committee chaired by the Secretary, Department of Rural Development. The recommendations of the Empowered Committee are submitted to the Minister of Rural Development  and  in  case the  proposals  meet  the  programme requirements, the same are sanctioned.

Every road constructed under the scheme is required to undergo quality control checks. There is a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for the purpose.  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  the  final  stage  of  construction.   Under  the  third  tier,  independent  National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed for random inspection of road and bridge works by the Central Government.

(d)  The  PMGSY  has  inbuilt  mechanism  for  consultation  with  public  representatives  at planning, selection of roads and monitoring stages.  As per the programme guidelines of the latest phase of the programme, i.e., PMGSY-III, the proposals received from the Members of Parliament with regard to selection of roads are given full consideration and such proposals that  cannot  be  included  are  communicated  in  writing  to  the  Members  of  Parliament  with reasons  for  non-inclusion  of  such  proposal  in  each  case.  In  order  to  ensure  that  the  State Government  give  due  attention  towards  provisions  of  the  programme  guidelines  while submitting the proposals to the Ministry of Rural Development for sanction, the Ministry has issued an advisory to the States on 2 nd June, 2020. The State Governments have been advised, inter-alia , to communicate the final list of proposals in the order of priority to the Member of Parliament  with  the  reasons  for  non-inclusion  of  certain  roads  in  the  proposals  and  obtain their consent on the proposals sent for approval.

(e) As per PMGSY guidelines, maintenance of roads constructed under the programme is the responsibility of the State Government concerned.  As reported by the State Government of Rajasthan,  the  condition  of  the  roads  sanctioned/  completed  under  PMGSY  in  the  State, including in the districts of Banswara and Dungarpur are good.  In Banswara district, out of 10  projects  inspected  by  NQM  in  last  one  year,  8  projects  were  graded  satisfactory  and necessary action has been taken by the State Government in remaining 2 projects as per the observations of NQM. In Dungarpur district 22 projects were inspected by NQM in last one year, out of which 20 projects were graded satisfactory and necessary action as per the observations of NQM has been taken on remaining two projects.

(f) & (g) The tendering and execution as also the maintenance of projects under PMGSY is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government  concerned.  As  reported  by  the  State Government of Rajasthan, no complaint of carelessness  in the  repair  work  of  PMGSY projects in Rajasthan has been received. During the last two years (December, 2019 to November, 2021), 154 maintenance works were inspected by the NQMs, out of which only  9  works  were  graded  as  Unsatisfactory  (5.84%).  The  State  Government  has  also intimated that no contractor has been blacklisted for PMGSY works in the State.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to point (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2538 for reply on 14.12.2021

## District-wise  Length Constructed under PMGSY Scheme since inception

## in the State of Rajasthan

| S. No.   | Name of the District   | Road Length Completed ( in Km)   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
|          | Ajmer                  | 1,285                            |
| 2.       | Alwar                  | 1,892                            |
| 3.       | Banswara               | 2,823                            |
| 4.       | Baran                  | 1,376                            |
| 5.       | Barmer                 | 7,227                            |
| 6.       | Bharatpur              | 1,303                            |
| 7.       | Bhilwara               | 2,422                            |
| 8.       | Bikaner                | 3,146                            |
| 9.       | Bundi                  | 1,149                            |
| 10.      | Chittaurgarh           | 1,479                            |
| 11.      | Churu                  | 1,824                            |
| 12.      | Dausa                  | 1,401                            |
| 13.      | Dholpur                | 936                              |
| 14.      | Dungarpur              | 2,938                            |
| 15.      | Hanumangarh            | 1,082                            |
| 16.      | Jaipur                 | 3,090                            |
| 17.      | Jaisalmer              | 2,147                            |
| 18.      | Jalor                  | 2,779                            |
| 19.      | Jhalawar               | 1,556                            |
| 20.      | Jhunjhunun             | 2,072                            |
| 21.      | Jodhpur                | 4,888                            |
| 22.      | Karauli                | 1,026                            |
| 23.      | Kota                   | 806                              |
| 24.      | Nagaur                 | 3,770                            |
| 25.      | Pali                   | 1,895                            |
| 26.      | Pratapgarh             | 1,509                            |
| 27.      | Rajsamand              | 1,558                            |
| 28.      | Sawaimadhopur          | 1,209                            |
| 29.      | Sikar                  | 2,032                            |
| 30.      | Sirohi                 | 906                              |
| 31.      | Sri Ganganagar         | 1,012                            |
| 32.      | Tonk                   | 1,358                            |
| 33.      | Udaipur                | 5,358                            |
| Total    | Total                  | 71,254                           |