Lok Sabha Question No. 1566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Work done under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1566 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## WORK DONE UNDER PMGSY

## 1566. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the work done under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Rajasthan during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome of the inquiry; and
- (e) the steps taken by Government to prevent such irregularities in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir. The details of work done under  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Rajasthan, during the last three years and the current year are as under :-

(Road length in km)

| Financial                  | Sanctioned      | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned        | Completed       | Completed    | Completed         |
|----------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
| years                      | Number of Roads | Road Length  | Number of Bridges | Number of Roads | Road Length* | Number of Bridges |
| 2020-21                    | 374             | 3623         | 6                 | 13              | 1856         | 12                |
| 2021-22                    | 0               | 0            | 0                 | 458             | 3255         | 3                 |
| 2022-23                    | 267             | 2384         | 35                | 114             | 544          | 1                 |
| 2023-24 (as on 07.12.2023) | 0               | 0            | 0                 | 28              | 564          | 4                 |

O.I.H.

(c) to (e): There is a structured 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  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 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 are deployed for random inspection of ongoing, completed and maintenance stage 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.

Further,  as  informed  by  the  State  Government,  they  had  received newspaper  clipping  alleging  poor  quality  of  construction  of  five  (5) roads under PMGSY in Udaipur district. The State Government deputed an officer for inspection of the road works in question. The Inspecting Officer in his report pointed out defective work in five (5) road works. The State Government has informed that rectification work has been completed in these roads.

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