Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Irregularities under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1536 ANSWERED ON 29/07/2025

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER PMGSY

1536. Smt. SanjnaJatav:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any complaint regarding irregularities  in  the  quality  of  roads  constructed  or  possible manipulation  in  the  works  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) in the BharatpurLokSabha Constituency;
- (b) if so, the number of such complaints received and the number of  complaints  investigated  so  far  out  of  the  said  complaints along with the action taken thereon, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  check  the  quality  of roads  by  any  independent  agency  or  technical  audit  team  in Bharatpur region;
- (d)
- if so, the likely time schedule fixed in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government contemplating proposes to set up any special monitoring mechanism in the future to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the said scheme in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  Yes.  One complaint regarding works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan has been received from the LokSabha Secretariat by the Ministry  recently.  The  complaint  was  investigated  by  a  team  of National Quality Monitors (NQMs) in June 2025.  Out of 4 road works inspected  by  the  team  in  Bharatpur  District,  3  road  works  were reported as "satisfactory" and 1 maintenance work was reported as "unsatisfactory".  The  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  has  been

requested  for  rectification  of  the  maintenance  work  graded  as

"unsatisfactory".

"Rural roads" is a State subject, and construction and maintenance of roads under PMGSY are the responsibilities of the respective State/UT Governments. Under PMGSY, there is already a well-structured three-tier Quality Assurance Mechanism for ensuring the construction of quality and durability of road assets. 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, intermediate stage and final stage of the construction.  Under  the  third  tier,  which  is  at  the  national  level, independent  National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs)  are  deployed  for inspection of road works on a random basis to monitor quality and also  to  provide  guidance  from  senior  professionals  to  the  field functionaries.

Complaints  received  regarding  PMGSY  works  are  taken  up with the concerned State Governments and also inquired by Ministry officials and NQMs, if required. Based on the periodic monitoring of the quality of roads under the 3-tier mechanism, corrective measures,  wherever  necessary,  are  required to  be  taken  by  the State Governments. At present, there is no pending request regarding Bharatpur district in the Ministry. The inspection reports of NQMs and State Quality Monitors (SQMs) are available at website URL  http://omms.nic.in>  Quality>  Quality  (NQM  Reports)  &  (SQM Reports) > Quality Grading Abstract.

In addition to the above, implementation of PMGSY is regularly reviewed  by  the  Ministry  by  way  of  Regional  Review  Meetings (RRMs),  Performance  Review  Committee  (PRC)  Meetings,  and  PreEmpowered/  Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States. 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 quality and maintenance aspects. The implementation of all sanctioned works, including their maintenance, is regularly monitored  through  an  online  programme,  Monitoring  Information System  named  Online  Management,  Monitoring  and  Accounting System (OMMAS) on real real-time basis.

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