Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Development of Rural Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nayab Singh, John Barla, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ROADS

200. SHRI NAYAB SINGH: SHRI JOHN BARLA: DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  schemes  and  the  total  budget  allocated  under  schemes  for  the development of rural roads in Haryana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b) the  details  including  Kurukshetra,  Alipurduar(West  Bengal)  and  Etawah,  districtwise;
- (c) the details of the roads constructed so far; and
- (d) the length (in km.) of rural roads constructed including in Kurukshetra, Alipurduar and Etawah, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) The Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) as a special  intervention  to  provide  rural  connectivity,  by  way  of  a  single  all-weather  road,  to  the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-Eastern  States,  Himalayan  States  and  Himalayan  Union  Territories,  Deserts  and  Tribal Areas as per 2001 census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. In the critical Left Wing Extremism affected blocks (as identified by Ministry of  Home Affairs), additional relaxation has been given to connect habitations with population 100  persons  and  above  (2001  census).  The  mandate  of  the  scheme  have  been  subsequently widened to include new interventions namely PMGSY-II with a target to upgrade 50,000 Kms of the existing rural road network to improve its overall efficiency as a provider of transportation services  for  people,  goods  and  services,   Road  Connectivity  Project  for  Left  Wing  Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) for construction/upgradation of strategically important roads, and PMGSY-III  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  Central  Share  of  funds  released  to  the  States  of  Haryana,  West  Bengal  and  Uttar Pradesh during the last five years for implementation of PMGSY is given below:-

| Name of State   | Central share of funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Central share of funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Central share of funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Central share of funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Central share of funds released (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Name of State   | 2015-16                                          | 2016-17                                          | 2017-18                                          | 2018-19                                          | 2019-20                                          |
| Haryana         | 304.6975                                         | 44.01                                            | 00                                               | 00                                               | 0.36                                             |
| West Bengal     | 1,427.58                                         | 819.18                                           | 1,000.00                                         | 1,386.44                                         | 290.55                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 1,110.35                                         | 1,234.87                                         | 866.81                                           | 253.54                                           | 78.07                                            |

- (b) As  informed  by  the  State  Governments  of  Haryana,  West  Bengal  and  Uttar  Pradesh, funds  allocated  to  Kurukshetra  district  in  Haryana,  Alipurduar  district  in  West  Bengal  and Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh during last five years for implementation of PMGSY are given below:

| Name of     | Funds allocated (Rs. in crore)   | Funds allocated (Rs. in crore)   | Funds allocated (Rs. in crore)   | Funds allocated (Rs. in crore)   | Funds allocated (Rs. in crore)   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| State       | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          | 2019-20                          |
| Kurukshetra | 10.22                            | 3.24                             | 00                               | 00                               | 00                               |
| Alipurduar  | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 56.54                            | 49.92                            | 43.79                            |
| Etawah      | 5.39                             | 15.96                            | 26.98                            | 7.27                             | 3.17                             |

## (c) Road length (in km) constructed in Haryana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh during the last five years under PMGSY is given below:-

| Year (s)   |   Haryana Road length completed | West Bengal Road length completed   | Uttar Pradesh Road length completed   |
|------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2015-16    |                             549 | 2,466                               | 3,407                                 |
| 2016-17    |                              63 | 2,826                               | 3,095                                 |
| 2017-18    |                              38 | 3,213                               | 4,106                                 |
| 2018-19    |                               5 | 5,111                               | 1,688                                 |
| 2019-20    |                               0 | 2,180                               | 376                                   |

- (d) Road length ( in km) constructed  in Kurukshetra (Haryana), Alipurduar (West Bengal) and Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) during the last five years under PMGSY is given below:-

| Year (s)   |   Kurukshetra (Haryana) Road length completed |   Alipurduar (West Bengal) Road length completed |   Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) Road length completed |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16    |                                         23.29 |                                            27.07 |                                          17.8  |
| 2016-17    |                                          0    |                                             9.44 |                                          30.25 |
| 2017-18    |                                          0    |                                            66.31 |                                          44.96 |
| 2018-19    |                                          0    |                                           165.94 |                                          33.06 |
| 2019-20    |                                          0    |                                            69.48 |                                           0.83 |

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