Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Funds allocated under PMGSY Phase-III
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Devji Mansingram Patel, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Balak Nath

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 977 ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER PMGSY PHASE-III

## 977. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the proposals which have been approved and funds allocated under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Phase-III alongwith the total funds sanctioned and allocated under such Yojana, State and district-wise including Rajasthan, Assam, Jharkhand and Maharashtra;
- (b) the current status of the proposals approved under such yojana, State-wise, particularly for Rajasthan in Sikar, Bharatpur, Karauli, Dhaulpur and Alwar and for Assam, Jharkhand and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to connect one village to another through ring road in the Phase-III of PMGSY; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (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  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  80,250  crore.  Against  the  allocated  target  of 1,25,000 Km, 91,371 Km and 1,290 bridges have already been sanctioned to 21 States/UTs at an estimated cost of Rs. 63,385.79 crore as on 8th December, 2022. The  State/UT-wise and district-wise  details  of  proposals  approved,  alongwith  the  outlay  of  the  sanctioned  projects under PMGSY-III may be accessed at Programme website: www.omms.nic.in => progress monitoring  =>  Monthly  Progress  Reports  (MPR)=>MPR1. The  details  of  projects sanctioned in the States of Rajasthan, Assam, Jharkhand and Maharashtra under PMGSY-III are as under:-

## Road length in Km

| Name of the State   | Projects sanctioned   | Projects sanctioned   | Value of projects (Rs. crore)   |
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|                     | Road length           | Bridges               |                                 |
| Rajasthan           | 6,156                 | 6                     | 3,307.72                        |
| Assam               | 3,756                 | 56                    | 2,681.13                        |
| Jharkhand           | 979                   | 0                     | 629.58                          |
| Maharashtra         | 2,926                 | 0                     | 2,177.44                        |

The details of proposals approved in Sikar, Bharatpur, Karauli, Dhaulpur and Alwar in the State of Rajasthan are as under:-

| Name of the District   | Projects sanctioned   | Projects sanctioned   | Value of projects (Rs.   |
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|                        | Road length           | Bridges               | crore)                   |
| Sikar                  | 236                   | 0                     | 137.92                   |
| Bharatpur              | 128                   | 0                     | 89.43                    |
| Karauli                | 100                   | 0                     | 55.15                    |
| Dhaulpur               | 194                   | 0                     | 87.56                    |
| Alwar                  | 179                   | 0                     | 87.48                    |

(c)  &  (d)  PMGSY-III  envisages  consolidation  of  the  existing  Through  Routes  and  Major Rural Links, as per the programme guidelines. A road connecting various habitations might be taken up under such stipulation, but there is no express provision to connect one village to another through ring road under PMGSY-III.

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