Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1130 ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## 1130.   SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  ongoing  road  projects  being  implemented/construction  of  roads  under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), State/UT-wise including in Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur districts of Bihar;
- (b) the detailed criteria fixed for the selection of roads under PMGSY;
- (c) the details of the monitoring system developed by the Government for timely completion of quality roads;
- (d) the eligibility for laying the foundation stone for the above roads;
- (e) whether any instructions have been issued by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   The  State/  UT-wise  details  of  the  ongoing  roads  projects  under  various  interventions/ verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are available on Online Monitoring Management  and  Accounting  System  (OMMAS)  portal  and  the  same  may  be  seen  at omms.nic.in -> Progress Monitoring -> State MPR Abstract report . State/ UT-wise abstract is given in Annexure-I .

Vertical-wise details of ongoing works as on 8 th December, 2022 in Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur districts in the state of Bihar are given below:-

| Intervention/ Vertical   | Muzaffarpur   | Muzaffarpur         | Muzaffarpur    | Vaishali     | Vaishali            | Vaishali       | Samastipur   | Samastipur          | Samastipur     |
|--------------------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
| Intervention/ Vertical   | No. of Roads  | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges |
| PMGSY-I                  | 2             | 6.82                | 0              | 2            | 7.58                | 1              | 9            | 16.72               | 2              |
| PMGSY-II                 | 0             | 0                   | 0              | 0            | 0                   | 0              | 1            | 0.10                | 0              |
| RCPLWEA                  | 4             | 18.55               | 4              | -            | -                   | -              | -            | -                   | -              |
| PMGSY-III                | 39            | 276.42              | 8              | 27           | 194.51              | 0              | 18           | 149.70              | 0              |
| Total                    | 45            | 301.79              | 12             | 29           | 202.09              | 1              | 28           | 166.52              | 2              |

(b) (i) PMGSY was launched as a one-time 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  as  per  2001  Census)  in  the  core  network  for  uplifting  the  socio-  economic condition of the rural population. Relaxation has been provided to the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and  selected  Tribal  and  Backward  Districts  (as  identified  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs (MHA) and the then Planning Commission) and unconnected habitations in these areas with a population of 250 persons and above in the Core Network as per 2001 Census are eligible for connectivity under the scheme. 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  as  per  2001  census.  The  scheme  had  also  an  element  of upgradation  (to  prescribed  standards)  of  existing  rural  roads  in  districts  where  all  the  eligible habitations  of  the  designated  population  size  have  been  connected  with  all-weather  road connectivity.

(ii)   PMGSY-II  was  launched  in  the  year  2013,  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.  The  State/UT-wise  allocation  of  targets  is  given  at Annexure-II . District-wise/Block-wise allocation of targets within the overall targets allocated to the  States/UTs  has  been  done  by  the  respective  State  Governments/Union  Territories.  The selection  of  roads  in  a  particular  district/block  has  been  done  by  the  States/UTs  based  on  the utility value of the eligible roads computed on the basis of their economic potential and their role in facilitating the growth of rural market centres and rural hubs.

(iii)  Road  Connectivity  Project  for  Left  Wing  Extremism  Affected  Areas  (RCPLWEA)  was launched in the year 2016 for construction/ upgradation of strategically important roads chosen in the  44  worst  affected  LWE  districts  and  adjoining  districts  in  the  9  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh, Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Maharashtra,  Telangana  and  Uttar Pradesh. The scheme has twin objectives of enabling smooth and seamless anti-LWE operations by  the  security  forces  and  also  ensuring  socio-economic  development.  As  per  the  programme guidelines  of  RCPLWEA,  the  selection  of  roads  is  done  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  in consultation with the Home Departments of the concerned states and the security forces engaged in combating the LWE violence.

(iv) 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 State/UT-wise allocation of targets is given at Annexure-III .  District-wise/Block-wise allocation of targets within the overall targets allocated to the States/UTs is done by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. 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.

(c)  The implementation of all sanctioned works is being monitored through online programme Monitoring Information System named Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) on real time basis. In addition, the progress is regularly reviewed by the Ministry by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings with the States. At District level, the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) headed by Hon'ble Member of Parliament  (LS)  monitors  the  implementation  of  various  schemes  of  Government  of  India including  PMGSY.  Besides  above,  special  review  meetings/monthly  review  meetings  are  also held  by  Secretary/Additional  Secretary/Joint  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States to take stock of the progress of the scheme and remove the bottlenecks, if any.

PMGSY has a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works  and  durability  of  road  assets  under  PMGSY.  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 final stage of the construction. Under the third  tier,  which  is  at  the  national  level,  independent  National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs)  are deployed for random inspection of road works to monitor quality and also to provide guidance of senior  professionals  to  the  field  functionaries.  Based  on  the  periodic  monitoring  of  quality  of roads  under  the  3-tier  mechanism,  corrective  measures,  wherever  necessary,  are  taken  by  the State Governments.

(d) to (f) Yes Sir. A copy of the  advisory issued by the Ministry on 27.07.2016 in this regard is enclosed at Annexure-IV .

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1130 for reply on 13.12.2022.

State/ UT-wise details of roads and bridges sanctioned, completed and balance works under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

| Sr.No.   | States/UTs        | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned     | Completed    | Completed           | Completed      | Balance      | Balance             | Balance        |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
| Sr.No.   | States/UTs        | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges | No. of Roads | Road Length (in km) | No. of Bridges |
| 1        | A&N Islands       | 115          | 200                 | 0              | 25           | 50                  | 0              | 90           | 149                 | 0              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 5,106        | 18,973              | 304            | 4,892        | 16,866              | 261            | 214          | 1,569               | 43             |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,388        | 14,384              | 237            | 1,250        | 13,109              | 172            | 138          | 1,240               | 65             |
| 4        | Assam             | 9,199        | 32,420              | 1,454          | 8,698        | 30,759              | 1,296          | 501          | 1,516               | 158            |
| 5        | Bihar             | 18,775       | 65,576              | 1,592          | 17,734       | 56,552              | 1,223          | 1,041        | 7,131               | 369            |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 8,924        | 45,612              | 546            | 8,314        | 41,902              | 357            | 610          | 2,485               | 189            |
| 7        | Goa               | 70           | 156                 | 0              | 70           | 155                 | 0              | 0            | 0                   | 0              |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 4,826        | 15,731              | 88             | 4,671        | 14,364              | 88             | 155          | 1,189               | 0              |
| 9        | Haryana           | 773          | 8,111               | 18             | 691          | 7,457               | 18             | 82           | 602                 | 0              |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3,623        | 22,295              | 104            | 3,360        | 20,728              | 94             | 263          | 1,259               | 10             |
| 11       | Jammu and Kashmir | 3,370        | 20,326              | 239            | 2,740        | 17,781              | 171            | 630          | 2,216               | 68             |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 7,813        | 30,576              | 712            | 7,409        | 27,636              | 542            | 404          | 2,312               | 170            |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 4,382        | 23,978              | 148            | 3,987        | 22,504              | 99             | 395          | 1,386               | 49             |
| 14       | Kerala            | 1,666        | 4,577               | 4              | 1,499        | 3,828               | 2              | 167          | 715                 | 2              |
| 15       | Ladakh            | 142          | 1,207               | 3              | 124          | 1,013               | 3              | 18           | 174                 | 0              |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    | 20,438       | 93,640              | 1,555          | 19,806       | 86,719              | 1,018          | 632          | 3,802               | 537            |
| 17       | Maharashtra       | 6,471        | 30,947              | 901            | 5,992        | 27,038              | 842            | 479          | 3,311               | 59             |
| 18       | Manipur           | 1,913        | 11,673              | 211            | 1,693        | 10,506              | 117            | 220          | 1,160               | 94             |
| 19       | Meghalaya         | 1,174        | 4,755               | 112            | 978          | 4,040               | 69             | 196          | 692                 | 43             |
| 20       | Mizoram           | 351          | 4,483               | 0              | 297          | 4,241               | 0              | 54           | 225                 | 0              |
| 21       | Nagaland          | 356          | 4,382               | 53             | 323          | 4,158               | 45             | 33           | 225                 | 8              |
| 22       | Odisha            | 17,922       | 74,724              | 649            | 16,690       | 65,968              | 530            | 1,232        | 6,320               | 119            |
| 23       | Puducherry        | 45           | 106                 | 0              | 0            | 15                  | 0              | 45           | 91                  | 0              |
| 24       | Punjab            | 1,379        | 10,364              | 23             | 1,200        | 8,863               | 7              | 179          | 1,461               | 16             |
| 25       | Rajasthan         | 17,848       | 75,667              | 38             | 17,751       | 72,760              | 33             | 97           | 587                 | 5              |
| 26       | Sikkim            | 995          | 4,915               | 99             | 883          | 4,577               | 50             | 112          | 279                 | 49             |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu        | 9,692        | 23,708              | 131            | 9,346        | 22,115              | 131            | 346          | 1,418               | 0              |
| 28       | Telangana         | 3,540        | 14,555              | 513            | 3,084        | 12,090              | 311            | 456          | 2,180               | 202            |
| 29       | Tripura           | 1,435        | 5,470               | 64             | 1,333        | 4,783               | 52             | 102          | 514                 | 12             |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh     | 21,072       | 77,050              | 17             | 19,347       | 63,585              | 9              | 1,725        | 12,356              | 8              |
| 31       | Uttarakhand       | 2,410        | 20,277              | 368            | 2,109        | 19,143              | 165            | 301          | 943                 | 203            |
| 32       | West Bengal       | 7,437        | 37,899              | 58             | 7,176        | 36,441              | 38             | 261          | 1,141               | 20             |
|          | Total             | 1,84,650     | 7,98,739            | 10,241         | 1,73,472     | 7,21,744            | 7,743          | 11,178       | 60,647              | 2,498          |

Annexure- II Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1130 for reply on 13.12.2022.

| State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   | State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   | State-wise length of road work to be covered under PMGSY-II   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                       | Name of the State                                             | Length inKm                                                   |
| 1                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 2,285                                                         |
| 2                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 550                                                           |
| 3                                                             | Assam                                                         | 1,730                                                         |
| 4                                                             | Bihar                                                         | 2,465                                                         |
| 5                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 2,245                                                         |
| 6                                                             | Goa                                                           | 25                                                            |
| 7                                                             | Gujarat                                                       | 1,205                                                         |
| 8                                                             | Haryana                                                       | 1,000                                                         |
| 9                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 1,250                                                         |
| 10                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                | 780                                                           |
| 11                                                            | Jharkhand                                                     | 1,650                                                         |
| 12                                                            | Karnataka                                                     | 2,245                                                         |
| 13                                                            | Kerala                                                        | 570                                                           |
| 14                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 4,945                                                         |
| 15                                                            | Maharashtra                                                   | 2,620                                                         |
| 16                                                            | Manipur                                                       | 325                                                           |
| 17                                                            | Meghalaya                                                     | 490                                                           |
| 18                                                            | Mizoram                                                       | 195                                                           |
| 19                                                            | Nagaland                                                      | 225                                                           |
| 20                                                            | Odisha                                                        | 3,760                                                         |
| 21                                                            | Punjab                                                        | 1,345                                                         |
| 22                                                            | Rajasthan                                                     | 3,465                                                         |
| 23                                                            | Sikkim                                                        | 115                                                           |
| 24                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 2,950                                                         |
| 25                                                            | Tripura                                                       | 310                                                           |
| 26                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                   | 915                                                           |
| 27                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 7,575                                                         |
| 28                                                            | West Bengal                                                   | 2,515                                                         |
| 29                                                            | Union Territories                                             | 250                                                           |
| TOTAL                                                         | TOTAL                                                         | 50,000                                                        |

Annexure -III Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  UnStarred  Question  No.  1130 for reply on 13.12.2022.

| Allocation of length under PMGSY-III   | Allocation of length under PMGSY-III   | Allocation of length under PMGSY-III     |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                | Name of State(s)/ UTs                  | Allocated length under PMGSY-III (in km) |
| 1.                                     | Andaman &Nicobar                       | 200                                      |
| 2.                                     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 3,285                                    |
| 3.                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 1,375                                    |
| 4.                                     | Assam                                  | 4,325                                    |
| 5.                                     | Bihar                                  | 6,162.5                                  |
| 6.                                     | Chhattisgarh                           | 5,612.5                                  |
| 7.                                     | Goa                                    | 62.5                                     |
| 8.                                     | Gujarat                                | 3,012.5                                  |
| 9.                                     | Haryana                                | 2,500                                    |
| 10.                                    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 3,125                                    |
| 11.                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 1,750                                    |
| 12.                                    | Jharkhand                              | 4,125                                    |
| 13.                                    | Karnataka                              | 5,612.5                                  |
| 14.                                    | Kerala                                 | 1,425                                    |
| 15.                                    | Ladakh                                 | 500                                      |
| 16.                                    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 12,362.5                                 |
| 17.                                    | Maharashtra                            | 6550                                     |
| 18.                                    | Manipur                                | 812.5                                    |
| 19.                                    | Meghalaya                              | 1225                                     |
| 20.                                    | Mizoram                                | 487.5                                    |
| 21.                                    | Nagaland                               | 562.5                                    |
| 22.                                    | Odisha                                 | 9,400                                    |
| 23.                                    | Puducherry                             | 125                                      |
| 24.                                    | Punjab                                 | 3,362.5                                  |
| 25.                                    | Rajasthan                              | 8,662.5                                  |
| 26.                                    | Sikkim                                 | 287.5                                    |
| 27.                                    | Tamil Nadu                             | 7375                                     |
| 28.                                    | Telangana                              | 2,427.5                                  |
| 29.                                    | Tripura                                | 775                                      |
| 30.                                    | Uttarakhand                            | 2,287.5                                  |
| 31.                                    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 18,937.5                                 |
| 32.                                    | West Bengal                            | 6,287.5                                  |
|                                        | Total                                  | 125,000                                  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to point (d) to (f) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 1130 for reply on 13.12.2022.

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