Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY Phase-III
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur, Ram Kripal Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 91

ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY PHASE-III

- *91. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether each Member of Parliament was supposed to recommend an additional 75 km of road for construction under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Phase-III during the ongoing Amrit Mahotsava Celebrations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether no action has been taken in this regard so far; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof including reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for   answer on 13.12.2022

(a) to (c)     Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III was launched in July, 2019 for consolidation  of  1,25,000  Km  'Through  Routes'  and  'Major  Rural  Links'  in  the  country.  The State-wise targets of road-length under PMGSY-III have already been allocated, details of which are given in Annexure .

As per the program guidelines of PMGSY-III, the proposals received from the Hon'ble Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) regarding selection of roads are given due consideration. To ensure the above, guidelines have been issued by the Ministry on 2nd June, 2020 under which the State Governments are expected to obtain the consent of the Hon'ble MPs on the final list of proposed road works before sending the proposal.

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Annexure referred to in reply to point (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 for reply on 13.12.2022

## State/UT-wise Allocation under PMGSY-III

| S. No.   | States/ UTs              | Proposed Length under PMGSY-III (in km)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 3,285                                     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,375                                     |
| 3        | Assam                    | 4,325                                     |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 6,162.5                                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             | 5,612.5                                   |
| 6        | Goa                      | 62.5                                      |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 3,012.5                                   |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 2,500                                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 3,125                                     |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1,750                                     |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 4,125                                     |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 5,612.5                                   |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 1,425                                     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 12,362.5                                  |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 6,550                                     |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 812.5                                     |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 1,225                                     |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 487.5                                     |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 562.5                                     |
| 20       | Odisha                   | 9,400                                     |
| 21       | Punjab                   | 3,362.5                                   |
| 22       | Rajasthan                | 8,662.5                                   |
| 23       | Sikkim                   | 287.5                                     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               | 7375                                      |
| 25       | Telangana                | 2,427.5                                   |
| 26       | Tripura                  | 775                                       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              | 2,287.5                                   |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh            | 18,937.5                                  |
| 29       | West Bengal              | 6,287.5                                   |
| 30       | Ladakh                   | 500                                       |
| 31       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 200                                       |
| 32       | Puducherry               | 125                                       |
| Total    | Total                    | 1,25,000                                  |

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