Lok Sabha Question No. 453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Rural Roads in Odisha
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 453

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## RURAL ROADS IN ODISHA

## 453. MS CHANDRANI MURMU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  information  regarding  total  length  of  rural  roads constructed in Odisha, district-wise during the last five year;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the conditions of rural roads in Odisha, particularly in Keonjhar HPC;
- (c) the  total  number  of  kilometres  of  metal  roads  which  have  been  constructed  in Keonjhar HPC during the said period; and
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised for rural development in Odisha during the said period, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      The  details  of  the  works  executed  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) in Odisha during the last five years are as under:

| Years   | Length completed (in km)   |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 7,141                      |
| 2018-19 | 8,130                      |
| 2019-20 | 5,298                      |
| 2020-21 | 1,844                      |
| 2021-22 | 2,829                      |
| Total   | 25,242                     |

The District-wise details of road length completed in Odisha during the last five years (201718 to 2021-22) under various interventions under PMGSY are given in Annexure-I.

- (b)       Rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are constructed as per the technical specifications and geometric design standards given in the Ministry of Rural Development  Specifications  for  Rural  Roads,  Rural  Roads  Manual  of  the  Indian  Roads Congress (IRC) (IRC-SP:20) and also, where required, the Hill Road Manual (IRC:SP:48) and  other  relevant  IRC  Codes  &  Manuals.  The  implementation  of  all  sanctioned  works  is being monitored through online Programme Management Information System on real time basis. In  addition,  the  progress  is  regularly  reviewed  by  the  Ministry  by  way  of  Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-

Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings with the States. At District level, the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) headed by Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS) monitors the implementation of various schemes of Government of India including PMGSY. Besides, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by Secretary/ Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States to take stock of the progress of the scheme and remove the bottlenecks, if any.

PMGSY has a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works and durability of road assets under PMGSY. Under the first tier, the Programme Implementation Units (PIUs) are required to ensure process control through mandatory tests on  material  and  workmanship  at  the  field  laboratories.  The  second  tier  is  a  structured independent quality monitoring at the State level through State Quality Monitors (SQMs) to ensure that every work is inspected at initial stage, intermediate stage and final stage of the construction. Under the third tier, which is at the national level, independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed for random inspection of road works to monitor quality and also  to  provide  guidance  of  senior  professionals  to  the  field  functionaries.  Based  on  the periodic  monitoring  of  quality  of  roads  under  the  3-tier  mechanism,  corrective  measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments.

During last 5 years (2017-18 to 2021-22), National Quality Monitors (NQMs) have carried out a total of 174 inspections in the district of Keonjhar, and  4130 inspections in the state of Odisha. In the same period, State Quality Monitors (SQMs) have carried out a total of 940 inspections in the district of Keonjhar, and  20736 inspections in the state.

- (c)         In  the  Keonjhar  district  of  Odisha,  a  total  of  980.98  km  road  length  has  been constructed under various interventions of PMGSY during the last five years (i.e. 2017-18 to 2021-22).
- (d)         Central  funds  under  PMGSY  are  released  to  State  Government.  Further  funds  are released at district and sub-district level by the State Government. The release of funds to the State for implementation of PMGSY is done on the basis of the proposal received from the state and depends, inter-alia, on works in hand, execution capacity of the State and unspent funds available with the State. The amount released to and expenditure including state share by the State of Odisha  under PMGSY including Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) is given below:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year           | Central Fund released   | Expenditure incurred (Including state share)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18                  | 2,249.99                | 2,679.95                                       |
| 2018-19                  | 2,535.18                | 3,289.38                                       |
| 2019-20                  | 798.11                  | 2,489.91                                       |
| 2020-21                  | 774.29                  | 1,754.13                                       |
| 2021-22                  | 404.12                  | 1,796.50                                       |
| 2022-23 (Upto 13.7.2022) | 208.09                  | 555.60                                         |

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 453 to be answered on 19.07.2022

| Sr.No.   | Name of districts   | Road Length Completed (in km)   | Road Length Completed (in km)   | Road Length Completed (in km)   | Road Length Completed (in km)   | Road Length Completed (in km)   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sr.No.   | Name of districts   | 2017-2018                       | 2018- 2019                      | 2019- 2020                      | 2020- 2021                      | 2021-2022                       |
| 1        | Angul               | 78                              | 97                              | 66                              | 30                              | 148                             |
| 2        | Balasore            | 251                             | 210                             | 124                             | 34                              | 1                               |
| 3        | Bargarh             | 101                             | 114                             | 149                             | 25                              | 131                             |
| 4        | Bhadrak             | 204                             | 94                              | 64                              | 25                              | 45                              |
| 5        | Balangir            | 351                             | 178                             | 186                             | 22                              | 57                              |
| 6        | Boudh               | 58                              | 43                              | 37                              | 26                              | 51                              |
| 7        | Cuttack             | 217                             | 151                             | 170                             | 79                              | 9                               |
| 8        | Deogarh             | 51                              | 54                              | 33                              | 21                              | 51                              |
| 9        | Dhenkanal           | 72                              | 42                              | 78                              | 22                              | 143                             |
| 10       | Gajapati            | 250                             | 392                             | 129                             | 38                              | 150                             |
| 11       | Ganjam              | 553                             | 434                             | 352                             | 65                              | 109                             |
| 12       | Jagatsinghpur       | 104                             | 128                             | 99                              | 46                              | 3                               |
| 13       | Jajpur              | 164                             | 205                             | 186                             | 48                              | 10                              |
| 14       | Jharsuguda          | 24                              | 34                              | 37                              | 15                              | 83                              |
| 15       | Kalahandi           | 239                             | 523                             | 299                             | 61                              | 13                              |
| 16       | Kendrapara          | 203                             | 156                             | 173                             | 41                              | 47                              |
| 17       | Keonjhar            | 350                             | 273                             | 163                             | 53                              | 143                             |
| 18       | Khurda              | 127                             | 116                             | 96                              | 48                              | 29                              |
| 19       | Koraput             | 536                             | 1,129                           | 460                             | 153                             | 305                             |
| 20       | Malkangiri          | 427                             | 367                             | 369                             | 348                             | 226                             |
| 21       | Mayurbhanj          | 637                             | 724                             | 435                             | 126                             | 147                             |
| 22       | Nawarangpur         | 71                              | 194                             | 338                             | 87                              | 0                               |
| 23       | Nayagarh            | 179                             | 170                             | 94                              | 62                              | 24                              |
| 24       | Nuapara             | 121                             | 104                             | 152                             | 26                              | 5                               |
| 25       | Kandhamal           | 378                             | 504                             | 200                             | 71                              | 191                             |
| 26       | Puri                | 233                             | 79                              | 80                              | 54                              | 48                              |
| 27       | Rayagada            | 265                             | 567                             | 267                             | 64                              | 231                             |
| 28       | Sambalpur           | 106                             | 196                             | 162                             | 65                              | 5                               |
| 29       | Sonepur             | 47                              | 44                              | 66                              | 11                              | 137                             |
| 30       | Sundargarh          | 742                             | 807                             | 235                             | 77                              | 287                             |
| Total    | Total               | 7,141                           | 8,130                           | 5,298                           | 1,844                           | 2,829                           |

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