Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: PMGSY-III in Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 279 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## PMGSY-III IN KERALA AND TAMIL NADU

## 279. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase-III;
- (b) the details of roads proposed to lay under this phase within Tamil Nadu and Kerala, district-wise;
- (c) the details of fund sanctioned, allocated and released to the State of Tamil Nadu and Kerala along with the details of fund utilized and works completed under PMGSY-III in the State; and
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (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 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.

The main features of PMGSY are decentralized and evidence based planning, standards and specifications  as  per  Indian  Road  Congress  (IRC)  and  Rural  Roads  Manual,  dedicated implementation  mechanism  at  central,  state  and  district  level,  scrutiny  of  Detailed  Project Reports (DPRs) at multiple levels, strong IT backbone for monitoring and implementation of the  programme,  three-tier  quality  management  system,  unbroken  flow  of  funds,  inbuilt mechanism for consultation with public representatives at  planning,  selection  of  roads  and monitoring stages, etc.

- (b) The district-wise allocation of the target within the overall target allocated to the State under PMGSY-III is done by the respective State Governments. The State of Tamil Nadu has been allocated 7,375 Km road length under PMGSY-III, against which 3,198 Km road length has already been sanctioned, as per the District-wise details given at Annexure-I.

The  State  of  Kerala  has  been  allocated  1,425  Km  road  length  under  PMGSY-III,  against which  672  Km  has  already  been  sanctioned  as  per  the  district-wise  details  given  at Annexure-II .

(c) to (d) The State of Tamil Nadu so far been sanctioned projects worth Rs. 1,817.10 crore (central  share-Rs.  1,089.93  crore,  state  share-  Rs.  727.17  crore)  under  PMGSY-III.  The allocation of funds to the State for implementation of PMGSY depends, inter-alia, on works in  hand,  execution  capacity  of  the  State  and  unspent  balance  of  previous  year(s)  available with the State.  The State of Tamil Nadu has been released a sum of Rs. 1,292.44 crore as central  share  since  financial  year  2018-19  for  implementation  of  various  interventions  of PMGSY. As reported by the State Government, a sum of Rs. 2,975.81 crore including state share has been incurred towards implementation of the programme in the State since financial year  2018-19.  As  informed  by  the  State  Government,  1,370  Km  road  length  has  been completed under PMGSY-III, with an expenditure of Rs. 689.33 crore, including the State share.

The State of Kerala so far been sanctioned projects worth Rs. 461.84 crore (central share-Rs. 273.83 crore, state share- Rs.188.01 crore) under PMGSY-III.  The State of Kerala has been released  a  sum  of  Rs.  225.77  crore  as  central  share  since  2018-19  for  implementation  of various interventions of PMGSY. As reported by the State Government, a sum of Rs. 439.23 crore including state share has been incurred towards implementation of the programme in the State  since 2018-19. As informed by the State Government, an expenditure of Rs. 2.85 crore  has  been  incurred  towards  execution  of  the  PMGSY-III.  The  State  of  Kerala  has  an unspent balance (including state share) of Rs. 181.03 crore as on 25th November, 2021 for implementation of PMGSY.

The time-line for completion of PMGSY-III works is March, 2025.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.279  for 30.11.2021

## District-wise  details  of  road  length  sanctioned  to  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  under PMGSY-III

| S. N.   | Name of the district   | Sanctioned road length (in km)   |
|---------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur               | 39.921                           |
| 2       | Coimbatore             | 76.610                           |
| 3       | Cuddalore              | 116.317                          |
| 4       | Dharmapuri             | 117.480                          |
| 5       | Dindigul               | 114.450                          |
| 6       | Erode                  | 65.320                           |
| 7       | Kanchipuram            | 17.101                           |
| 8       | Kanniyakumari          | 2.915                            |
| 9       | Karur                  | 188.056                          |
| 10      | Krishnagiri            | 69.040                           |
| 11      | Madurai                | 41.630                           |
| 12      | Nagapattinam           | 155.913                          |
| 13      | Namakkal               | 264.016                          |
| 14      | Perambalur             | 54.405                           |
| 15      | Pudukkottai            | 162.621                          |
| 16      | Ramanathapuram         | 172.434                          |
| 17      | Salem                  | 148.244                          |
| 18      | Sivagangai             | 242.700                          |
| 19      | Thanjavur              | 71.271                           |
| 20      | The Nilgiris           | 8.300                            |
| 21      | Theni                  | 15.350                           |
| 22      | Tiruchirappalli        | 139.800                          |
| 23      | Tirunelveli            | 55.410                           |
| 24      | Tiruppur               | 96.700                           |
| 25      | Tiruvallur             | 58.945                           |
| 26      | Tiruvannamalai         | 201.865                          |
| 27      | Tiruvarur              | 134.265                          |
| 28      | Tuticorin              | 59.045                           |
| 29      | Vellore                | 37.250                           |
| 30      | Villupuram             | 78.779                           |
| 31      | Virudhunagar           | 27.945                           |
| 32      | Kallakurichi           | 64.745                           |
| 33      | Chengalpattu           | 27.639                           |
| 34      | Ranipet                | 18.032                           |
| 35      | Tirupathur             | 39.295                           |
| 36      | Tenkasi                | 14.200                           |
| Total   | Total                  | 3,198.009                        |

Annexure-II Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.279  for 30.11.2021 District-wise details of road length sanctioned  to the state of Kerala under  PMGSY-III

| S. N.   | Name of the district   |   Sanctioned road length (in km) |
|---------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Alappuzha              |                           66.448 |
| 2       | Ernakulam              |                           75.973 |
| 3       | Idukki                 |                           40.891 |
| 4       | Kannur                 |                           32.867 |
| 5       | Kasaragod              |                           25.338 |
| 6       | Kollam                 |                           82.951 |
| 7       | Kottayam               |                           45.005 |
| 8       | Kozhikode              |                            9.54  |
| 9       | Malappuram             |                           57.161 |
| 10      | Palakkad               |                           57.101 |
| 11      | Pathanamthitta         |                           24.55  |
| 12      | Thiruvananthapuram     |                           61.913 |
| 13      | Thrissur               |                           55.419 |
| 14      | Wayanad                |                           37.2   |
| Total   | Total                  |                          672.357 |