Lok Sabha Question No. 4249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Implementation of PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4249 ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGSY

## 4249.   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this yojana during the last three years, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the target set and achievements made so far; and
- (d) whether the Ministry has tied up with Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry in regard to rural connectivity in the county, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## 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 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 details of the central share of funds released, expenditure (including state share) for implementation of PMGSY during the last three years and the current year, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu are given in Annexure

(c)        A  total  of  7,82,723  Km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned  under  various  verticals  of PMGSY, out of which 6,97,837 Km has already been completed as on 24 th March, 2022. In the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  22,458  Km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned  and  21,389   Km completed.  The  achievement  under  various  verticals  of  PMGSY  in  the  country  and  in  the State of Tamil Nadu is given below:-

| Vertical   |          | Sanctioned Completed   | Road length inKm Balance*   |
|------------|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| PMGSY-I    | 6,45,478 | 6,13,808               | 16,587                      |
| PMGSY-II   | 49,885   | 46,669                 | 2,752                       |
| RCPLWEA    | 10,231   | 5,516                  | 4,679                       |
| PMGSY-III  | 77,129   | 31,844                 | 45,092                      |
| Total      | 7,82,723 | 6,97,837               | 69,110                      |

## Tamil Nadu

| Vertical   | Sanctioned   | Completed   |   Balance* |
|------------|--------------|-------------|------------|
| PMGSY-I    | 16,320       | 16,168      |         00 |
| PMGSY-II   | 2,940        | 2,936       |         00 |
| PMGSY-III  | 3,198        | 2,285       |        898 |
| Total:     | 22,458       | 21,389      |        898 |

## Road length in Km

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

The Ministry has given a deadline of September, 2022 for completion of PMGSY-I & II and March,  2023  for  RCPLWEA.   The  implementation  period  of  PMGSY-III  is  upto  March, 2025.

(d)      PMGSY  is  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  through  State Rural Roads Development Agencies (SRRDAs)  constituted by the respective State Governments for the implementation of the programme at the State level. There is no role  of Ministry of Panchayati Raj in so far as implementation of PMGSY is concerned.

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Annexure State-wise details of central fund released and expenditure incurred ( including state share) during

## Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4249 for 29.03.2022 the last three years and the current year ( upto 24.03.2022)

Rs. in crores

| Sl. No.   | State             | Central funds released                              | Central funds released                              | Central funds released                              | Central funds released                              | Expenditure incurred including State share          | Expenditure incurred including State share          | Expenditure incurred including State share   | Expenditure incurred including State share   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | 2018-19                                             | 2019-20                                             | 2020-21                                             | 2021-22                                             | 2018-19                                             | 2019-20                                             | 2020-21                                      | 2021-22                                      |
| 1         | Andaman& Nicobar  | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 9.215                                               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 3.78                                         | 5.23                                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 243.88                                              | 476.27                                              | 53.2                                                | 50                                                  | 257.43                                              | 338.84                                              | 396.75                                       | 498.64                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1350                                                | 1123                                                | 952.31                                              | 1090.6                                              | 1003.57                                             | 1270.03                                             | 1429.61                                      | 1234.61                                      |
| 4         | Assam             | 2542.76                                             | 2401.88                                             | 2516.62                                             | 1591.5                                              | 2413.64                                             | 3628.93                                             | 2600.19                                      | 2339.45                                      |
| 5         | Bihar             | 140                                                 | 286.7                                               | 49.13                                               | 374.9975                                            | 1874.77                                             | 1552.37                                             | 2173.52                                      | 1823.85                                      |
| 6         | Chattisgarh       | 664.39                                              | 1614.6                                              | 924.48                                              | 394.41                                              | 1512.94                                             | 1159.7                                              | 1985.94                                      | 1690.27                                      |
| 7         | Goa               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 79.08                                               | 195.5                                               | 32.72                                               | 29.35                                               | 133.32                                       | 346.09                                       |
| 9         | Haryana           | 13.2                                                | 16.03                                               | 0                                                   | 353.23                                              | 2.28                                                | 0.48                                                | 92.1                                         | 583.19                                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 703.37                                              | 1284.89                                             | 745.24                                              | 517.45                                              | 690.59                                              | 724.34                                              | 1061                                         | 848.58                                       |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 590.77                                              | 695.5                                               | 1727.3                                              | 1128.34                                             | 1082.7                                              | 1324.12                                             | 932.37                                       | 1418.37                                      |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 757.32                                              | 214.41                                              | 293.5                                               | 0                                                   | 1211.46                                             | 1312.94                                             | 1083.34                                      | 572.49                                       |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 47.19                                               | 534.24                                              | 49.29                                               | 704.25                                              | 15.85                                               | 1.1                                                 | 728.4                                        | 1251.73                                      |
| 14        | Kerala            | 105.88                                              | 48.64                                               | 89.97                                               | 0                                                   | 225.16                                              | 122.18                                              | 71.66                                        | 37.01                                        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1057.49                                             | 1308.97                                             | 1099.54                                             | 1392.13                                             | 2533.07                                             | 1799.47                                             | 2166.99                                      | 2285.44                                      |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 6.75                                                | 150                                                 | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 204.2                                               | 207.12                                              | 212.09                                       | 311.42                                       |
| 17        | Manipur           | 293.63                                              | 263.85                                              | 420.66                                              | 742                                                 | 286.06                                              | 487.23                                              | 605.77                                       | 718.36                                       |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 196.42                                              | 357                                                 | 355.29                                              | 483.92                                              | 158.99                                              | 289.79                                              | 473.71                                       | 488.20                                       |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 51.32                                               | 576.06                                              | 1.59                                                | 74.34                                               | 138.48                                              | 285.18                                              | 277.32                                       | 304.51                                       |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 149.63                                              | 88.89                                               | 72.89                                               | 145.31                                              | 71.66                                               | 70.8                                                | 144.7                                        | 119.85                                       |
| 21        | Odisha            | 2535.18                                             | 798.11                                              | 774.29                                              | 404.12                                              | 3289.38                                             | 2489.91                                             | 1754.13                                      | 1541.93                                      |
| 22        | Punjab            | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 68.59                                               | 227.64                                              | 32.1                                                | 2.67                                         | 294.58                                       |
| 23        | Puducherry        | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 11.65                                               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 24        | Rajasthan         | 150.05                                              | 184.74                                              | 237.15                                              | 917.50                                              | 857.63                                              | 289.11                                              | 492.13                                       | 1426.24                                      |
| 25        | Sikkim            | 199.4                                               | 4.39                                                | 195.5                                               | 107.28                                              | 222.55                                              | 175.11                                              | 178.52                                       | 168.29                                       |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu        | 619.14                                              | 308.46                                              | 265.38                                              | 440                                                 | 890.32                                              | 799.29                                              | 626.92                                       | 1111.64                                      |
| 27        | Telangana         | 112.77                                              | 267.38                                              | 0                                                   | 86.63                                               | 321.02                                              | 289.44                                              | 288.59                                       | 409.76                                       |
| 28        | Tripura           | 73.31                                               | 10.64                                               | 69.57                                               | 73.88                                               | 129.22                                              | 95.36                                               | 99.13                                        | 177.92                                       |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 370.17                                              | 78.07                                               | 123.9                                               | 1418.55                                             | 959.98                                              | 356.63                                              | 440.19                                       | 1840.98                                      |
| 30        | Uttarakhand       | 988.23                                              | 554.9                                               | 1536.27                                             | 787                                                 | 698.43                                              | 1080.48                                             | 1493.5                                       | 932.68                                       |
| 31        | West Bengal       | 1426.98                                             | 348.25                                              | 969.31                                              | 49.94                                               | 2057.64                                             | 1512.52                                             | 1471.94                                      | 662.64                                       |
| 32        | Ladakh            | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 50                                                  | 140.78                                              | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 514.73                                       | 108.86                                       |
| Total     | Total             | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 15389.23 13995.8713651.46 13,752.86 23369.4 21723.9 | 23935                                        | 25552.67                                     |

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