Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Budget Allocation under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 321 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## BUDGET ALLOCATION UNDER PMGSY

*321. Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has increased the Budget allocated for road  construction  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) in rural areas for the Financial Year 2025-26, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  roads  and  places  identified  during the  year 2025-26 including Beed Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to monitor the quality of rural roads, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  monitoring  the  progress  of  road projects using digital technologies, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  provision  to  employ local people in road construction work in rural areas; and
- (f) the manner in which the interests of remote and rural areas have been taken care of in the said road construction activities?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (f):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *321  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.08.2025 REGARDING 'BUDGET ALLOCATION UNDER PMGSY'

- (a): The  budget  allocation  for  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was enhanced from ₹ 15,000 Crore in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 to ₹ 19000 Crore from FY 2022-23 onwards. The Budget allocation for the current financial year 2025-26 is ₹ 19000 Crore.
- (b): A total of 34,476.158 km of road length have been sanctioned under various verticals of PMGSY, since its inception, in the State of Maharashtra, out of which 31,889.802 km has been completed, as on 7-8-2025.  The  status  of  ongoing  PMGSY  works,  State/UT-wise,  is available at program website link: https://omms.nic.in/progress monitoring/Monthly Progress Report (MPR)/State-Abstract-Report.

As reported by the State, the details of road works which are in progress in Maharashtra under  PMGSY in the current financial year 2025-26 are given below:

| Verticals   | Balance works   | Balance works   | Balance works   |
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|             | Road            | Length (km)     | Bridges         |
| PMGSY-I     | 8               | 38.76           | 3               |
| PMGSY-III   | 469             | 1835.54         | 213             |
| RCPLWEA     | 7               | 72.15           | 11              |
| PM-JANMAN   | 27              | 50.14           | 0               |
| Total       | 511             | 1996.59         | 227             |

In Beed district, 15 roads measuring a length of 84.75 km and 3 bridges are under various stages of execution. District-wise status of PMGSY  projects  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  is  at  Annexure. Parliamentary Constituency wise details are not maintained in the Ministry.

Further, the PMGSY-IV has been launched in 2024 for construction  of  62,500  km  of  all-weather  roads  (single  lane)  to provide  connectivity  to  about  25,000  unconnected  habitations  of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in North East & Hill States/UTs, special  category  areas  (Tribal  Schedule  V,  Aspirational  Districts/ Blocks,  Desert  areas)  and  100+  in  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE) affected districts, as per Census 2011. The survey of the unconnected  habitations  under  PMGSY-IV  has  been  completed  by States/UTs using the "Gram Sadak survey (GSS)" App. The Ministry

has started sanctioning the projects under PMGSY-IV. The Ministry is working in close coordination with States/UTs, including Maharashtra, to fulfil all necessary compliance as per the guidelines of the programme for submission of proposals under the scheme.  A total of 205 unconnected habitations have been tentatively identified by the State of Maharashtra during the survey for proposing under PMGSY IV.

- (c): Under the PMGSY, to bring execution of the programme to the desired quality standards, a three-tier quality management mechanism has been institutionalised, which ensures the 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 laboratory.  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 the initial stage, middle stage  and  final  stage  of  the  construction.  Under  the  third  tier, independent  National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs)  are  deployed  by NRIDA for inspection of road works on a random sample basis, not only  to  monitor  quality  but  also  to  provide  guidance  by  senior professionals to the field functionaries. The observations of NQMs are  sent  for  action  to  the  State  Governments,  and  Action  Taken Reports (ATRs) are monitored at the technical arm of the Ministry viz. NRIDA. Based on the periodic monitoring of the quality of roads under the 3-tier mechanism, corrective measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments.
- (d): The  Government  is  monitoring  the  progress  of  road  projects under PMGSY  through  various  digital technologies and online platforms.  The  Online  Management,  Monitoring  and  Accounting System (OMMAS) is used for monitoring the physical and financial progress  of the projects. Additionally,  the  e-MARG  (electronic Maintenance  of  Rural  Roads  under  PMGSY)  platform  is  being implemented for monitoring the routine and periodic maintenance of roads. Further, the use of Geo-tagging through a mobile application enables real-time monitoring and verification of assets created under the  scheme.  All  PMGSY  roads  and  bridges  are  geo-tagged  with photographs at different stages of construction. The implementation is  also  supported  by  GIS-based  planning  tools  and  dashboards  for better decision-making and transparency. These digital interventions ensure timely execution, quality assurance, and effective maintenance of rural roads under PMGSY. In addition, maintenance of PMGSY roads is also 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.  Besides  above,  special  review  meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by the Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States to take stock of the progress of the scheme, including maintenance aspects.

(e) & (f): The PMGSY is being implemented since the year 2000 to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category areas (Tribal Schedule V, Aspirational Districts/Blocks, Desert areas) and 100+ in Left Wing Extremism Affected (LWE) affected districts, as per Census 2001. For the new vertical PMGSY-IV, the population criteria is as per Census 2011.

The  scheme  guidelines  have  in-built  consultation  with  the public  representatives  for  the  selection  of  roads.  The  roads  are approved  at  the  Block  and  District  level  as  per  the  scheme guidelines. While commencing with the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR), the PIU will hold a consultation with the local community through the mechanism of the gram Panchayat in order to  determine  the  most  suitable  alignment,  sort  out  issues  of  land availability (including forest land) especially due to road widening / minor change in alignment etc., proposed tree plantation, moderate any adverse and environmental impact and elicity necessary community participation in the programme. For this purpose, the PIU organizes a formal "Transect Walk" with all concerned stakeholders including  local  Panchayat  members  and  local  members  of  the Intermediate and District Panchayat.

PMGSY works are awarded on the basis of competitive bidding on  Government-  eProcurement  platform.  Road  works,  including PMGSY roads, are labour intensive and lead to engagement of locally available manpower.

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Annexure referred to in part (b) of the reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 321 to be answered on 12.08.2025.

## District-wise cumulative progress status under PMGSY for the State of Maharashtra, including Beed District:

| Sr.No.   | District Name   | No of Roadwork Sanctioned   | Road Lendth Sanctioned   | No of Bridge Work Sanctioned   | No of Road Work Completed   |   No of Bridge Works Completed | Road Length Completed   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Ahmednagar      | 281                         | 1,818.185                | 22                             | 245                         |                             18 | 1,639.118               |
| 2        | Akola           | 140                         | 782.200                  | 20                             | 140                         |                             20 | 767.100                 |
| 3        | Amrawati        | 160                         | 838.255                  | 50                             | 159                         |                             28 | 818.151                 |
| 4        | Aurangabad      | 213                         | 960.666                  | 63                             | 203                         |                             48 | 908.265                 |
| 5 Beed   |                 | 272                         | 1,180.270                | 43                             | 257                         |                             40 | 1,082.534               |
| 6        | Bhandara        | 171                         | 717.470                  | 9                              | 169                         |                              8 | 710.702                 |
| 7        | Buldhana        | 158                         | 711.220                  | 25                             | 152                         |                             16 | 697.190                 |
| 8        | Chandrapur      | 166                         | 1,037.826                | 65                             | 163                         |                             47 | 1,010.346               |
| 9 Dhule  |                 | 188                         | 969.930                  | 63                             | 176                         |                             56 | 891.425                 |
| 10       | Gadchiroli      | 341                         | 1,923.936                | 120                            | 312                         |                            111 | 1,689.374               |
| 11       | Gondia          | 285                         | 1,126.412                | 16                             | 284                         |                             14 | 1,090.311               |
| 12       | Hingoli         | 192                         | 633.150                  | 24                             | 192                         |                             21 | 629.070                 |
| 13       | Jalgaon         | 219                         | 1,100.500                | 21                             | 197                         |                             19 | 1,006.515               |
| 14       | Jalna           | 210                         | 1,017.175                | 89                             | 205                         |                             69 | 995.475                 |
| 15       | Kolhapur        | 191                         | 851.725                  | 10                             | 180                         |                              9 | 815.900                 |
| 16       | Latur           | 228                         | 854.635                  | 69                             | 218                         |                             60 | 821.993                 |
| 17       | Nagpur          | 196                         | 967.355                  | 33                             | 190                         |                             15 | 930.149                 |
| 18       | Nanded          | 164                         | 966.060                  | 28                             | 148                         |                             25 | 837.809                 |
| 19       | Nandurbar       | 220                         | 1,387.585                | 29                             | 206                         |                             29 | 1,326.185               |
| 20       | Nashik          | 303                         | 1,783.597                | 41                             | 265                         |                             30 | 1,501.095               |
| 21       | Osmanabad       | 166                         | 700.760                  | 61                             | 155                         |                             53 | 657.987                 |
| 22       | Parbhani        | 188                         | 638.340                  | 26                             | 174                         |                             24 | 516.747                 |
| 23       | Pune            | 325                         | 1,875.655                | 17                             | 286                         |                             16 | 1,679.688               |
| 24       | Raigad          | 125                         | 471.949                  | 2                              | 104                         |                              2 | 422.355                 |
| 25       | Ratnagiri       | 207                         | 809.949                  | 7                              | 177                         |                              7 | 679.765                 |
| 26       | Sangali         | 251                         | 948.573                  | 8                              | 236                         |                              8 | 860.427                 |
| 27       | Satara          | 211                         | 1,240.320                | 2                              | 171                         |                              2 | 1,087.047               |
| 28       | Sindhudurg      | 189                         | 722.800                  | 10                             | 150                         |                             10 | 581.623                 |
| 29       | Solapur         | 348                         | 1,678.740                | 21                             | 337                         |                             19 | 1,622.915               |
| 30       | Thane           | 65                          | 235.379                  | 0                              | 52                          |                              0 | 201.683                 |
| 31       | Wardha          | 159                         | 1,123.026                | 28                             | 159                         |                             11 | 1,103.585               |
| 32       | Washim          | 127                         | 623.065                  | 18                             | 120                         |                             10 | 598.395                 |
| 33       | Yavatmal        | 190                         | 1,236.940                | 68                             | 188                         |                             42 | 1,236.094               |
| 34       | Palghar         | 209                         | 542.510                  | 2                              | 196                         |                              2 | 472.784                 |
|          | Total           | 7,058                       | 34,476.158               | 1,110                          | 6,566                       |                            889 | 31,889.802              |

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