Lok Sabha Question No. 1342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Construction of Link Routes and Bridges
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1342 ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF LINK ROUTES AND BRIDGES

1342. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct link routes and bridges  between  the  rural  institutions  in  the  third  phase  of Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana(PMGSY)  after  inter-linking the villages of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  particularly  in  Bihar  relating  to  third phase of PMGSY;
- (c) the  details  and    number  of  schemes  prepared  by  the  State
- Government under PMGSY-III;
- (d) the number of schemes sanctioned and non-sanctioned along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  total  funds  spent  on  the  said  schemes  for implementation along with the status of implementation in the states; State-wise particularly Bihar?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)  to  (d):           Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana-III  (PMGSY-III) was launched in the year 2019 for consolidation and upgradation 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.

Under PMGSY-III, 6,162.50 km road length has been allocated to  the  state  of  Bihar,  out  of  which,  6,146.71  km  road  length  has been sanctioned and 4,043.61 km road length has been completed as  on  28.11.2024.  The  timeline  for  completion  of  PMGSY  III  is March,  2025.  All  road  proposals  received  from  the  State  of  Bihar which were meeting the guidelines of PMGSY-III have been sanctioned.

(e):         The  details  of  the  road  length  sanctioned,  completed,  and expenditure  incurred  state-wise  under  PMGSY-III  including  that  of the State of Bihar  (as of 28.11.2024) are given at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure- I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  point  (e)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No. 1342 for reply on 03.12.2024.

## State-wise details of works sanctioned, completed & balance under PMGSY-III as on 28.11.2024

| Sr. No        | States/UTs          | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned                | Completed    | Completed        | Completed   | Balance      | Balance          | Balance     | Expenditure inc. state   |
|---------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
| Sr. No        | States/UTs          | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | No. of LSBs  | Value of Projects (crore) | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | No. of LSBs | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | No. of LSBs | share (crore)            |
| 1             | Andaman And Nicobar | 0            | 0                | 0            | 0                         | 0            | 0 0              | 0           | 0            |                  | 0           | 0                        |
| 2             | Andhra Pradesh      | 404          | 3,144            | 74           | 2,283                     | 279          | 2,123            | 3           | 125          | 938              | 71          | 1,113                    |
| 3             | Arunachal Pradesh   | 170          | 1,366            | 66           | 1,422                     | 6            | 101              | 3           | 164          | 1,265            | 63          | 244                      |
| 4             | Assam               | 654          | 4,247            | 69           | 3,016                     | 470          | 3,386            | 13          | 184          | 851              | 56          | 2,248                    |
| 5             | Bihar               | 729          | 6,147            | 607          | 6,892                     | 431          | 4,044            | 104         | 298          | 2,022            | 503         | 3,643                    |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh        | 534          | 5,606            | 112          | 3,720                     | 534          | 5,583            | 35          | 0            | 0                | 77          | 3,116                    |
| 7             | Goa                 | 0            | 0                | 0            | 0                         | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                        |
| 8             | Gujarat             | 304          | 3,015            | 191          | 2,369                     | 273          | 2,761            | 1           | 31           | 224              | 190         | 1,472                    |
| 9             | Haryana             | 259          | 2,496            | 0            | 1,216                     | 252          | 2,448            | 0           | 7            | 16               | 0           | 1,068                    |
| 10            | Himachal Pradesh    | 299          | 3,123            | 22           | 3,205                     | 8            | 250              | 0           | 291          | 2,872            | 22          | 290                      |
| 11            | Jammu And Kashmir   | 223          | 1,752            | 66           | 2,245                     | 111          | 1,038            | 0           | 112          | 710              | 66          | 1,233                    |
| 12            | Jharkhand           | 449          | 4,130            | 145          | 2,985                     | 143          | 1,793            | 0           | 306          | 2,328            | 145         | 1,669                    |
| 13            | Karnataka           | 825          | 5,603            | 116          | 3,745                     | 761          | 5,319            | 106         | 64           | 172              | 10          | 3,576                    |
| 14            | Kerala              | 284          | 1,421            | 11           | 1,229                     | 63           | 460              | 0           | 221          | 956              | 11          | 340                      |
| 15            | Madhya              | 1,075        | 12,348 800       |              | 10,139                    | 902          | 11,639           | 463         | 173          | 554              | 337         | 6,620                    |
| 16            | Maharashtra         | 1,009        | 6,499 223        |              | 5,670                     | 338          | 2,909            | 0           | 671          | 3,560            | 223         | 2,634                    |
| 17            | Manipur             | 56           | 502 0            |              | 405                       | 0            | 0                | 0           | 56           | 502              | 0           | 0                        |
| 18            | Meghalaya           | 143          | 1,225            | 55           | 1,469                     | 6            | 80               | 0           | 137          | 1,146            | 55          | 103                      |
| 19            | Mizoram             | 17           | 488              | 0            | 563                       | 0            | 0                | 0           | 17           | 488              | 0           | 0                        |
| 20            | Nagaland            | 45           | 563              | 0            | 544                       | 0            | 0                | 0           | 45           | 563              | 0           | 0                        |
| 21 Odisha     |                     | 1,401        | 9,351            | 148          | 6,107                     | 1,008        | 7,983            | 71          | 393          | 1,240            | 77          | 4,817                    |
| 22 Puducherry | 0                   |              | 0                | 0            | 0                         | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                        |
| 23            | Punjab              | 335          | 3,338            | 32           | 2,824                     | 178          | 1,992            | 9           | 157          | 1,336            | 23          | 1,395                    |
| 24            | Rajasthan           | 913          | 8,600            | 41           | 5,128                     | 814          | 8,061            | 19          | 99           | 476              | 22          | 3,500                    |
| 25 Sikkim     | 45                  |              | 286              | 0            | 250                       | 0            | 1                | 0           | 45           | 285              | 0           | 10                       |
| 26            | Tamil Nadu          | 1,814        | 7,318            | 83           | 4,752                     | 1,132        | 4,367            | 9           | 682          | 2,928            | 74          | 2,750                    |
| 27            | Tripura             | 100          | 781              | 6            | 747                       | 2            | 48               | 0           | 98           | 733              | 6           | 87                       |
| 28 Pradesh    | Uttar               | 2,558        | 18,922 4         |              | 14,615                    | 2,155        | 16,956           | 4           | 403          | 1,777            | 0           | 10,539                   |
| 29            | Uttarakhand         | 212          | 2,288            | 0            | 1,825                     | 14           | 478              | 0           | 198          | 1,810            | 0           | 388                      |
| 30            | West Bengal         | 562          | 6                |              | 3,128                     | 48           | 597              | 0           | 514          | 3,637            | 6           | 362                      |
| 31 Telangana  |                     | 361          | 4,237 2,423      | 138          | 1,869                     | 169          | 1,573            | 30          | 192          | 812              | 108         | 1,207                    |
| 32            | Ladakh              | 50           | 418              | 0            | 438                       | 1            | 23               | 0           | 49           | 395              | 0           | 30                       |
|               | Total               | 15,830       | 1,21,638         | 3,015        | 94,801                    | 10,098       | 86,014           | 870         | 5,732        | 34,595           | 2,145       | 54,454                   |

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