Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Financial Assistance for Rural Infrastructure Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 ANSWERED ON 11/03/2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

## *174. DR. RAJEEV BHARADWAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  number  of  projects  which  received  financial assistance from National Bank  for Agriculture and  Rural Development (NABARD) for rural infrastructure development in the  year  2023-24  in  Himachal  Pradesh  under  Pradhan  Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY); and
- (b) the details of funds allocated to Himachal Pradesh for the said projects, district-wise?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a)  &  (b):         A  statement  is  laid  on  the  Table  of  the  House.

O.I.H.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  174  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 11.03.2025.

(a) &  (b):  No  projects  have  been financed  by  National  Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for rural infrastructure development in the year 2023-24 in Himachal Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY).

The details of projects sanctioned under various verticals of PMGSY in the State of Himachal Pradesh, during 2023-24, through budgetary allocations, are as under:-

| Vertical   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned    |
|------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|            | No of road works | Road Length (in km) | No of bridges |
| PMGSY- III | 254              | 2,683               | 22            |

The district wise details of above sanctioned projects are as below:-

|        |                   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned    |
|--------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
| Sr.No. | Name of Districts | No of road works | Road length (in km) | No of bridges |
| 1      | Bilaspur          | 19               | 185                 | 0             |
| 2      | Chamba            | 17               | 167                 | 1             |
| 3      | Hamirpur          | 21               | 178                 | 0             |
| 4      | Kangra            | 55               | 502                 | 5             |
| 5      | Kullu             | 10               | 103                 | 1             |
| 6      | Lahul And Spiti   | 7                | 64                  | 0             |
| 7      | Mandi             | 23               | 322                 | 0             |
| 8      | Shimla            | 46               | 549                 | 0             |
| 9      | Sirmaur           | 12               | 163                 | 0             |
| 10     | Solan             | 25               | 291                 | 4             |
| 11     | Una               | 19               | 159                 | 11            |
| Total  | Total             | 254              | 2,683               | 22            |

Funds under PMGSY are released to the States/ UTs by the Central Government.  The  State  Governments  allocate  the  received  funds along with their State share to the districts.

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