Lok Sabha Question No. 2115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Maintenance of PMGSY Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2115

ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## MAINTENANCE OF PMGSY ROADS

## 2115.   DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any request was made to 15th Finance Commission to consider and provide grants to the States for maintenance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether PMGSY roads have been built with huge capital investment and its proper maintenance is required in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of roads constructed under PMGSY in Bihar particularly in Gopalganj district; and
- (d) the total amount sanctioned and utilized in roads construction under PMGSY in Bihar particularly in Gopalganj district?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (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.

Maintenance of roads under PMGSY is although a responsibility of states, the states  have been requesting the Ministry to provide funds for maintenance of PMGSY roads. Considering the  fact  that  PMGSY  roads  have  been  built  with  huge  capital  investment  and  its  proper maintenance is required so that they could serve the public for a longer period, a request was made to 15 th Finance Commission to consider the request and provide grants to the states for maintenance of PMGSY roads. The same is available at Vol. III of the report of XV Finance Commission for the period 2021-26. The report of XV finance commission can be seen at the website of Ministry of Finance at fincomindia.nic.in .

- (c)        Since inception of the scheme till 09.03.2022, 17,457 road works of 55,592 km have been  constructed  under  various  interventions/  verticals  of  PMGSY  in  Bihar.  In  Gopalganj district of Bihar, 278 road works of 1,165 km have been constructed under PMGSY.

(d)       The funds for implementation of the scheme is released by the Ministry to the state as whole. Further release of funds to the Programme Implementation Units (PIUs) at the district level is done by the respective State Governments depending upon the absorption capacity of the particular district in the State. Since inception till 09.03.2022,  a sum of Rs. 23,366 crore has been released as Central share to the state of Bihar under PMGSY and an expenditure of Rs. 29,054 crore (including state share) has been incurred in the same period. Further, since inception  till  09.03.2022,  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  629  crore  (including  state  share)  has  been incurred in the Gopalganj district of Bihar towards implementation of the projects sanctioned under PMSGY to the district.

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