Lok Sabha Question No. 3579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Improving Condition of Roads in Rural  Areas of Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3579

ANSWERED ON 10/08/2021

## IMPROVING CONDITION OF ROADS IN RURAL AREAS OF ASSAM

3579.   SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has plans to improve the condition of roads in rural  areas  of Assam;
- (b) the number of kilometres of metal road that have been constructed across Assam during the last five years;
- (c) the  details  of  the  amount  of  fund  allocated  for  rural  development  during  the  last  five years along with the initiatives taken up by the Government for overall development of such areas;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Member  of  Parliament,  Barpeta  had  raised  in Parliament on 05-03-2020 & 17.03.2020 regarding the construction of a bridge over river Jaljali connecting Nagarbera of Kamrup district and Aloopati Char of  Barpeta district for overall development of the agrarian economy; and
- (e) whether the Government will consider and take necessary steps to construct the bridge for which the Project Concept Paper was submitted to the Government of Assam?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government is trying to improve the condition of roads in rural areas of Assam through Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).  Since inception, under PMGSY-I, 8,381 roads of 26,987.24 Km length have been sanctioned to the State of Assam and 7,898 roads of 26,666.82 km length have been completed till 05th August, 2021. Deadline of completion of balance work of 483 roads of 230.42 km length is March, 2022.

Under PMGSY-II, 251 roads of 1,724.52 Km length have been sanctioned to the State of Assam and 60 roads of 1,690.79 km length have been completed till 05th August, 2021. Deadline of completion of balance work of 191 roads of 33.73 km length is March, 2022.

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, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. Period of implementation of PMGSY-III is 2019-2025. The  state  of  Assam  has  been  allocated  a  target  of  4,325  Km  road  length  under PMGSY-III, out of which 2759.51 Km road length has already been sanctioned.

- (b) Details of the roads constructed under PMGSY in Assam during the last 5 years are given below:

| Year    |   Length constructed (Km) |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                    929.52 |
| 2017-18 |                   1618.63 |
| 2018-19 |                   4295.49 |
| 2019-20 |                   3646.74 |
| 2020-21 |                   2682.17 |

(c) The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter  alia,  is  implementing  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Gurantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhaya - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradan Mantri Awaas Yojna - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural  areas,  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  self-employment,  skilling  of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities and eradication of poverty in rural areas of the country  including the State of Assam.

The details of fund allocated for rural development under various schemes during the last five years are given below:-

Rs. in crore

|   S.No. | Scheme   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | MGNREGA  |   1254.6  |   1123.67 |   1050.37 |   1476.24 | 2635.91   |
|       2 | PMGSY    |    475.76 |    575.58 |   2542.76 |   2401.88 | 2516.62   |
|       3 | PMAY-G   |   1321.97 |   1669.61 |    244.08 |   1433.97 | 1503.42   |
|       4 | DDU-GKY  |    100.25 |     87.65 |     54.86 |    105.1  | 13.93     |
|       5 | DAY-NRLM |   3165.89 |   4327.82 |   5783.49 |   9023.51 | 9208.76   |
|       6 | NSAP     |    173.34 |    142.74 |    237.31 |    290.88 | 303.41    |
|       7 | RURBAN   |      1.75 |     32.4  |      1.4  |     20.25 | -         |

(d) Yes, Sir.

- (e) There is no proposal under PMGSY for construction of RCC bridge over river Jaljali and a reply to the Hon'ble Member in this regard from Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development was sent on 08th July, 2020.

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