Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2270

ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## 2270.   SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number of total length of roads sanctioned and constructed in different phases under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Parliamentary Constituency of Amravati in Maharashtra; and
- (b) whether any scheme has been formulated by the Government to ensure proper maintenance of the roads constructed under PMGSY and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of the road length sanctioned and constructed under various interventions/verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Amravati district of Maharashtra are given below:-

## Road length in Km

|           | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed    | Completed   | Completed   | Balance*     | Balance*    | Balance*   |
|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
| Verticals | No. of roads | Road Length  | Bridges      | No. of roads | Road Length | Bridges     | No. of roads | Road Length | Bridges    |
| PMGSY-I   | 124          | 591.53       | 26           | 124          | 578.33      | 26          | -            | -           | -          |
| PMGSY-II  | 8            | 66.60        | 2            | 8            | 65.90       | 2           | -            | -           | -          |
| PMGSY-III | 28           | 180.13       | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 28           | 180.13      | -          |
| Total     | 160          | 838.26       | 28           | 132          | 644.23      | 28          | 28           | 180.13      | -          |

*Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length due to reduction in road length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

(b)  As  per  the  Programme  Guidelines  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY), maintenance  of  roads  constructed  under  the  programme  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State Governments and all road works are covered by initial five year maintenance contracts to be entered  into  along  with  the  construction  contract,  with  the  same  contractor,  as  per  the Standard  Bidding  Document. Maintenance funds to service the  contract  are  required  to  be budgeted  by  the  State  Governments  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  State  Rural  Roads Development  Agencies  (SRRDAs)  in  a  separate  maintenance  account.  On  expiry  of  the  5 year  post  construction  maintenance,  PMGSY  roads  are  required  to  be  placed  under  Zonal maintenance contracts consisting of 5 year maintenance including renewal as per maintenance cycle, from time to time, which are also financed by the state governments.

Further, in order to ensure that states provide required maintenance funds during the design life  of  the  road  being  constructed  under  PMGSY-III,  a  provision  has  been  added  in  the programme  guidelines  under  which  the  states  have  to  enter  into  a  Memorandum  of Understanding  with  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Government  of  India  before launching  of  the  scheme  in  the  concerned  state  for  providing  adequate  funds  for  the maintenance  of  roads  constructed/  upgraded  under  PMGSY  for  initial  five  years  routine maintenance, and for further five year routine maintenance including periodic renewal as per requirement.

As  a  measure  of  enhancing  the  focus  on  maintenance  of  roads  during  the  defect  liability period  (five  years  from  the  date  of  completion  of  road)  and  streamlining  the  delivery  of routine  maintenance  of  PMGSY  roads  on  the  basis  of  performance  based  maintenance contract, Electronic Maintenance of PMGSY roads (eMARG) has been implemented in all the states. eMARG is an online platform, used by all the states, that monitors maintenance of PMGSY works for five years from the date of completion.

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