Lok Sabha Question No. 2233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: PMGSY-I and II in Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2233

ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## PMGSY-I AND II IN ASSAM

## 2233.   SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) the number of projects and roads sanctioned under PMGSY Phase-I and II in Assam during the last three years;
- (c) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized by the State in this regard during the said period;
- (d) the achievements made so far along with the details of pending work and the time by which the pending work is likely to be completed; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government for construction of roads to connect the farflung areas and the tribal areas of Assam?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         Rural Roads is a State subject. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (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  Planning  Commission)  and  unconnected  habitations  in  these  areas  with  a population of 250 persons and above in the Core Network as per Census 2001 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  mandate  of  PMGSY  has  been  subsequently  widened  to  include  new  interventions. 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. 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, Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  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 main features of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are decentralized and evidence based planning, standards and specifications as per Indian Road Congress (IRC) and Rural  Roads  Manual,  dedicated   implementation  mechanism  at  central,  state  and  district level, scrutiny of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) at multiple levels, strong IT backbone for monitoring  and  implementation  of  the  programme,  three-tier  quality  management  system, unbroken  flow  of  funds,  inbuilt  mechanism  for  consultation  with  public  representatives  in planning, selection and monitoring of works, etc.

- (b)       The  numbers  of  works  sanctioned  in  the  States  of  Assam  under  PMGSY-I  and  II during the last three years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22) is given below:-
- (c)      The details of the Central share of funds released, expenditure incurred during the last three years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22) is given below:-

|           | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned    |
|-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|
| Verticals | No. of roads | Road Length (in km) | No of Bridges |
| PMGSY-I   | 0            | 0                   | 0             |
| PMGSY-II  | 250          | 1721.48             | 65            |

(₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Central fund released |   Expenditure (including State share) |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                 2401.88 |                               3628.93 |
| 2020-21 |                 2516.62 |                               2600.19 |
| 2021-22 |                 1591.5  |                               2488.03 |

- (d)     The details of road works sanctioned, completed and balance in Assam under PMGSYI and II is given below:-

|           | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned    | Completed    | Completed           | Completed     | Balance      | Balance             | Balance       |
|-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|
| Verticals | 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   | 8365         | 26942.91            | 1333          | 8255         | 26718.99            | 1249          | 110          | 83.50               | 84            |
| PMGSY-II  | 250          | 1721.48             | 65            | 220          | 1714.21             | 47            | 30           | 7.16                | 18            |

Further, details of the pending works may be accessed at http://omms.nic.in/ > Proposals > Pending works. The timeline for completion for PMGSY-I & II works was September 2022.

- (e)    All weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations was envisaged in PMGSY-I. For  selection  of  eligible  habitations,  special  relaxation  has  been  given  to  North  Eastern States, Tribal (Schedule V) areas and selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as decided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) where habitations of population of 250 or more (as per Census 2001) are eligible, as compared to the population of criterion of 500 or more in other states in general. At present, under the scheme out of 13,721 eligible unconnected habitations approved in the state of Assam, 13,704 habitations have been provided with all-weather road connectivity.