Lok Sabha Question No. 2162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: All Weather Roads under PMGSY-III
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Geeta Kora, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2162 ANSWERED ON 14/03/2023

## ALL WEATHER ROADS UNDER PMGSY-III

## 2162.   SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the three years target of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from the year 2019 to 2022 under the third phase of the said  yojana to achieve complete rural connectivity through all weather roads has been achieved;
- (b) if  so,  the  approximate  percentage  of  houses  in  all  the  States  of  the  country, particularly in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Bihar and Gujarat yet to be connected by all weather roads under the said yojana;
- (c) whether the Ministry is aware that the said yojana is essential for the overall socioeconomic development of various districts across the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Ministry  to  achieve  the  said objective?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d)      Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III) was launched in the year 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations  to  Gramin  Agricultural  Markets  (GrAMs),  Higher  Secondary  Schools  and Hospitals among other facilities. Since the inception of PMGSY-III till 07.03.2023, 99,319 km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned,  out  of  which,  51,851  km  road  length  has  been completed. The timeline of completion of PMGSY-III is March, 2025.

The unit for PMGSY-I scheme is a habitation and not a house. All weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size as per census, 2001 was envisaged in PMGSY-I.

The primary objective of the PMGSY-I is to provide connectivity, by way of an all-weather road with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year, to eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas. Habitations with a population of 500+ in  plain  areas  and  250+  in  North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  states,  Desert  areas,  Tribal (Schedule V) areas and selected tribal and backward districts as identified by the Ministry of Home  Affairs/  Planning  Commission  as  per  Census,  2001  were  to  be  covered  under  the scheme,  so  that  these  habitations  can  have  access  to  basic  health  services,  education  and markets  for  their  produce.  In  the  critical  Left-Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  blocks  (as identified  by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs),  additional  relaxation  has  been  given  to  connect habitations with population of 100+ (Census 2001).

The timeline for completion of PMGSY - I was March, 2019. However, on the demand of the states/UTs, the timeline for completion of the scheme was extended till September, 2022.

Against  1,78,184  eligible  habitations  of  250+  and  500+  population  size  identified  for coverage under the scheme, 16,086 habitations have been provided connectivity by the States out of their own resources and 4,815 habitations have either been dropped or have not been found feasible. Out of the balance 1,57,282 habitations sanctioned for providing connectivity under the PMGSY, 1,56,399 have already been covered. Thus, as on 7th  March, 2023, 883 habitations  remained  to  be  connected.  Hence,  99.44%  habitations  have  been  provided connectivity under PMGSY-I in 250+ population category.

Further, under 100-249 population category (LWE  areas), out of sanctioned 6,253 habitations, 5,999 habitations have been connected till 07.03.2022 and only 254 habitations are left to be connected. Hence, 96% habitations have been provided connectivity under 100249 population category (LWE areas).

The State-wise details of habitation connectivity across various States/ UTs of the country are given at Annexure-I .

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## Annexure referred to in parts (a) to (d) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2162 to be answered on 14.03.2023.

| S. No.   |                        | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Connected   | Connected        | Balance    | Balance          |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|------------|------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs             | Total 250+   | Eligible 100-249 | Total 250+  | Eligible 100-249 | Total 250+ | Eligible 100-249 |
| 1        | A&N Islands            | 7            | 0                | 6           | 0                | 1          | 0                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | 1,234        | 201              | 1,224       | 186              | 10         | 15               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 641          | 0                | 594         | 0                | 47         | 0                |
| 4        | Assam                  | 13,721       | 0                | 13,707      | 0                | 14         | 0                |
| 5        | Bihar                  | 30,016       | 1,426            | 29,783      | 1,393            | 233        | 33               |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           | 9,736        | 1,188            | 9,587       | 1,003            | 149        | 185              |
| 7        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 8        | Goa                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 9        | Gujarat                | 3,048        | 0                | 3,048       | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 10       | Haryana                | 1            | 0                | 1           | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       | 2,563        | 0                | 2,510       | 0                | 53         | 0                |
| 12       | Jammu And Kashmir      | 2,141        | 0                | 2,096       | 0                | 45         | 0                |
| 13       | Jharkhand              | 9,541        | 1,398            | 9,541       | 1,398            | 0          | 0                |
| 14       | Karnataka              | 296          | 0                | 296         | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 15       | Kerala                 | 404          | 0                | 402         | 0                | 2          | 0                |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh         | 17,529       | 12               | 17,517      | 8                | 12         | 4                |
| 17       | Maharashtra            | 1,347        | 74               | 1,340       | 74               | 7          | 0                |
| 18       | Manipur                | 652          | 0                | 616         | 0                | 36         | 0                |
| 19       | Meghalaya              | 602          | 0                | 489         | 0                | 113        | 0                |
| 20       | Mizoram                | 232          | 0                | 231         | 0                | 1          | 0                |
| 21       | Nagaland               | 109          | 0                | 98          | 0                | 11         | 0                |
| 22       | Odisha                 | 15,327       | 1,695            | 15,304      | 1,679            | 23         | 16               |
| 23       | Punjab                 | 389          | 0                | 389         | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 24       | Rajasthan              | 15,976       | 0                | 15,976      | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 25       | Sikkim                 | 350          | 0                | 346         | 0                | 4          | 0                |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu             | 1,985        | 0                | 1,985       | 0                | 0          | 0                |
| 27       | Tripura                | 2,005        | 0                | 1,965       | 0                | 40         | 0                |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 11,749       | 0                | 11,748      | 0                | 1          | 0                |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            | 1,866        | 0                | 1,834       | 0                | 32         | 0                |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 13,155       | 150              | 13,107      | 150              | 48         | 0                |
| 31       | Telangana              | 595          | 109              | 595         | 108              | 0          | 1                |
| 32       | Ladakh                 | 65           | 0                | 64          | 0                | 1          | 0                |
| Total    | Total                  | 1,57,282     | 6,253            | 1,56,399    | 5,999            | 883        | 254              |