Lok Sabha Question No. 5398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Roads Built under PMGSY in Jharkhand
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5398 ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## ROADS BUILT UNDER PMGSY IN JHARKHAND

## 5398.   DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of rural roads built in Santhal Pargana of Jharkhand under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years, year and districtwise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes for construction of more new roads under PMGSY in the current financial year; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Santhal  Pargana  of  Jharkhand  comprises  of  six  districts  namely  Deoghar, Dumka, Godda, Jamtara, Pakur and Sahibganj.  The details of rural roads built under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) including the roads built under Road Connectivity Projects for  Left  Wing  Extremism  Areas  (RCPLWEA),   in  each  district  of  Santhal  Pargana  of Jharkhand during the last three years and current year are as under:
- (b) &(c)  The State of Jharkhand has been allocated a target of road length of 4,125 Km under PMGSY-III. As on date (31.3.2022), a road length of 979.35 Km has been sanctioned to the State  of  Jharkhand  under  PMGSY-III  during  the  year  2021-22.  The  details  of  roads sanctioned to Santhal Pargana of Jharkhand under PMGSY-III are as under:-

| Sl. No.    | District Name   | Road length completed (in km)   | Road length completed (in km)   | Road length completed (in km)   | Road length completed (in km)   |
|------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.    | District Name   | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                         | 2020-21                         | 2021-22 (as on 30.03.2022)      |
| 1Deoghar   | 1Deoghar        | 11                              | 4                               | 47                              | 22                              |
| 2Dumka     | 2Dumka          | 80                              | 26                              | 74                              | 24                              |
| 3Godda     | 3Godda          | 39                              | 11                              | 36                              | 27                              |
| 4Jamtara   | 4Jamtara        | 38                              | 2                               | 31                              | 5                               |
| 5Pakur     | 5Pakur          | 17                              | 8                               | 41                              | 27                              |
| 6Sahibganj | 6Sahibganj      | 36                              | 5                               | 29                              | 26                              |
| Total      | Total           | 221                             | 56                              | 259                             | 129                             |

| Sl. No.    | District Name   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned     |
|------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.    | District Name   | No. of roads | Road length (in Km) | No. of bridges |
| 1Dumka     | 1Dumka          | 12           | 105                 | 0              |
| 2Pakur     | 2Pakur          | 6            | 71                  | 0              |
| 3Sahibganj | 3Sahibganj      | 6            | 47                  | 0              |
| Total      | 24              |              | 223                 | 0              |

The timeline for completion of PMGSY-III is March 2025.

The  details  of  roads  sanctioned  to  Dumka  District  of  Santhal  Pargana  under  RCPLWEA during the year 2021-22 are as under:

| Sl. No.   | District Name   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned     |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
|           |                 | No. of roads | Road length (in Km) | No. of bridges |
| 1Dumka    | 1Dumka          | 8            | 43                  | 1              |

The timeline for completion of RCPLWEA is March 2023.

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