Lok Sabha Question No. 1470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY-I, II and III
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Prince Raj

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1470 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY-I, II AND III

## 1470. SHRI PRINCE RAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is being helpful in all round development of rural habitations;
- (b) if so, the details of roads for which tender has been floated in Phase I, II and III under PMGSY;
- (c) the details of construction work that has not been completed till date;
- (d)
- the guidelines issued for completion of such roads; and
- (e) the number of roads on which work has been stalled in Samastipur and the details of the Darbhanga district of Bihar along with the details of plan to complete the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    Yes,  Sir. Pradhan  Mantri  gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY)  is  a  one-time special intervention of Government of India to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations in the core network.  It was launched in the year 2000 as a measure towards alleviation of poverty in rural areas by providing access to basic services to the rural population by providing them good quality roads. Subsequently, new intervention/verticals  namely  PMGSY-II,  Road  Connectivity  Project  for  Left Wing  Extremism  Areas  (RCPLWEA)  and  PMGSY-III  were  added  under  the ambit of PMGSY  for upgradation of rural roads and construction of strategically important roads in LWE Areas.

Various  independent  evaluation  studies  conducted  by  NITI  Aayog,  Indian Institute  of  Management,  Ahmedabad (IIM-A), World Bank India and ILO for PMGSY have concluded that it has positive impact on education, access to health care facilities, employment generation, better farm prices etc. PMGSY have provided new opportunities of employment like employment in nearby urban areas where people could commute daily.

- (b) As per the programme guidelines, the tendering and execution of the projects sanctioned under PMGSY  is the responsibility of the State Government concerned.

As on 08.12.2023, the total number of road works sanctioned under PMGSY-I, II  &  III  are  1,72,173,  7,453  &  16,424  respectively  out  of  which  work agreement has been signed  for 1,71,207, 7,392 & 14,185 works respectively. The details of  agreement of works  of  Phase I, II and III under PMGY may be accessed  from  programme  website  omms.nic.in=>proposals=>Agreement Details.

- (c)    As  on  08.12.2023, the  balance  road  length  under  PMGSY-  I,  II  &  III   is 6,848 Km, 646 Km and 37,001 Km  respectively. The details of the projects remaining as balance for completion under various interventions/verticals of the PMGSY may be accessed at the programme website omms.nic.in=>progress monitoring=>State MPR Abstract Report.

(d)   The timeline  for  completion  of  PMGSY-I  &  II  is  March,  2024  and  for PMGSY-III   it  is  March  2025.    In  order  to  ensure  that  the   all  the  works sanctioned under PMGSY are completed within the timeline, the progress of works  are  reviewed  regularly  at  various  level  by   way  of  Monthly  Review Meetings, Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings & Pre-Empowered/Empowered Committee Meetings with the States.

- (e)   The  details  of  the  roads  work  sanctioned,  completed  and  balance  in Samastipur and Darbhanga district are given as under:-

| PMGS    | Darbhanga                    | Darbhanga                   | Darbhanga                       | Darbhanga                      | Darbhanga                     | Samastipur                   | Samastipur                  | Samastipur                      | Samastipur                     | Samastipur                     |
|---------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Y phase | No. of Road Work Sanctione d | No. of Road Work Complete d | Road Lendth Sanctione d (in KM) | Road Lendth Complete d (in KM) | Balanc e Road length (in KM)* | No. of Road Work Sanctione d | No. of Road Work Complete d | Road Lendth Sanctione d (in KM) | Road Lendth Complete d (in KM) | Balanc e Road length * (in KM) |
| I       | 384                          | 375                         | 971                             | 948                            | 7                             | 561                          | 554                         | 1238                            | 1199                           | 15                             |
| II      | 11                           | 9                           | 43                              | 39                             | 4                             | 8                            | 8                           | 62                              | 62                             | 0                              |
| III     | 58                           | 12                          | 429                             | 126                            | 300                           | 18                           | 9                           | 153                             | 89                             | 63                             |

* The balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length  due  to  reduction  in  curve  length,  change  in  alignment,  construction  of  part length by other agencies, etc.

The timeline  for  completion  of  works  under  PMGSY-I  &  II  is  March, 2024 and for PMGSY-III is March 2025.

*****