Lok Sabha Question No. 4070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Rural Road Network Development Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4070

## ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## RURAL ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

## 4070. DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of rural road network development projects undertaken in the Warangal Parliamentary Constituency, particularly  in  tribal  areas  and  remote  parts,  during  the  last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to allocate additional funds for  rural  road  development  in  the  Warangal  Parliamentary Constituency, particularly in tribal areas, in the current financial year, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely completion of rural road projects in the Warangal Parliamentary  Constituency  and  to  improve  connectivity  in remote and tribal areas?

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry does not maintain Parliamentary Constituency  wise  details  of  works  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY). The details of PMGSY works undertaken in the Warangal District which includes area of Warangal Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana during the last three years is given as under:

| District Year(   | No of   | Road   | No of   | No of   | No of   | Road   |
|------------------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|

| Name      | s)       |   roadwor ks sanction ed |   length sanction ed (in Km) |   Bridge works sanction ed |   roadwor ks complet ed |   Bridge works complet ed |   length complet ed (in Km)* |
|-----------|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|           | 2021- 22 |                        0 |                         0    |                          0 |                       1 |                         0 |                         6.28 |
| Warang al | 2022- 23 |                        0 |                         0    |                          0 |                       1 |                         0 |                        22.81 |
| Warang al | 2023- 24 |                        1 |                         4.67 |                          4 |                       0 |                         0 |                        52.23 |

Further, the allocation/release of funds to the State for implementation  of  PMGSY  is  done  on  the  basis  of  the  proposal received from the State which inter-alia depends on works in hand, execution  capacity  of  the  State  and  unspent  balances  available with  the  State.   The  funds  for  implementation  of  the  scheme  are released by the Ministry to the State as whole. Further release of funds  to  the  Programme  Implantation  Units  (PIUs)  at  the  district level is done by the respective State Governments depending upon the  absorption  capacity  of  the  PIU.  A  total  of  ₹.73.3125  crore  has been released to the State of Telangana under PMGSY and ₹ 59.26 crore  under  Road  Connectivity  Project  for  Left  Wing  Extremism Areas (RCPLWEA) during current financial year.

(c): 'Rural  Road'  is  a  State  subject  and  timely  completion  of PMGSY roads is the responsibility of the respective State Governments.  The  Ministry  has  been  releasing  central  share,  in time, to the States to enable availability of  funds for the projects. In addition,  State  Governments  are  advised  through  various  Regional Review  meetings  &  Empowered  Committee  meetings  to  take suitable  necessary  action  to  expedite  timely  completion  of  road works under PMGSY. The following steps in this regard have been taken by the Ministry:

- i. States  have  been  requested  to  augment  executing  capacity and contracting capacity and their compliance in this regard is regularly reviewed.
- ii. Bidding document provisions have been rationalized.
- iii. Training is imparted to field engineers and contractors as well as their staff for capacity building.

- iv. Regular and structured review of physical & financial parameters is  conducted  at  regular  interval  in  various  zones for a cluster of states of that zone.
- v. States have  been  advised to release the central share, alongwith State share, in a timely manner to the implementing units for financial closure of works.

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