Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Implementation of PMGSY in West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 349 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGSY IN WEST BENGAL

## *349. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of implementation of Pradhan MantriGraminSadakYojana (PMGSY) since 2019 in West Bengal;
- (b) the  number  of  roads  sanctioned  under  PMGSY  scheme  since 2019  in  Darjeeling  and  Kalimpong  districts  under  PMGSY scheme; and
- (c) the  details  of  projects,  roads  constructed/under  construction and in  progress  along  with  the  funds  allocated  for  Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts under PMGSY, block-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (c):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  349  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 25.03.2025.

- (a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), a total of 562 roads of 4,237 km  length and 26 bridges have  been sanctioned since year 2019 to the State of West Bengal. During this period,  the  State  has  constructed  1,921  roads  of  5,743  Km  length and  54  bridges under  various  interventions/  verticals  of  PMGSY, which includes completion of works sanctioned earlier.
- (b): Since 2019, a total of 14 roads of 110 km length and 1 bridge have  been  sanctioned  in  Darjeeling  district  and  9  roads  of  66  km length  and  2  bridge  have  been  sanctioned  in Kalimpong  district under PMGSY.

The  Government  of  India  has  recently  launched  phase  IV  of PMGSY  in  September  2024  to  provide  all-weather  connectivity  to 25,000  unconnected  habitations  of  population  size  500+  in  plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category areas (Tribal Schedule V, Aspirational Districts/Blocks, Desert areas) and 100+ in Left Wing Extremism Affected (LWE) affected areas, as per Census 2011. The timeline for completion of PMGSY-IV is March 2029. The Ministry is coordinating closely with the State Governments and providing the required assistance for submission of proposals under the scheme.

- (c): The block wise details of projects/ roads sanctioned, completed  along  with  expenditure  in  respect  of  Darjeeling  and Kalimpong districts under PMGSY, since 2019, are as under:-

Block  wise  details  of  projects  under  PMGSY  for  Darjeeling district

## (Road length in km and expenditure in ₹ crore)

|                         | Sanctioned    | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed     | Completed    | Completed   | Balance@      | Balance@     | Balance@   | Expendit                     |
|-------------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|------------|------------------------------|
| Name of Block           | No. of roa ds | Road Leng th | Bridg es     | No. of roa ds | Road Leng th | Bridg es    | No. of roa ds | Road Leng th | Bridg es   | ure (includin g State Share) |
| Dar- Pulbazar           | 3             | 36           | 0            | 0             | 0            | 0           | 3             | 36           | 0          | 0                            |
| Jorebungl ow- Sukhiapok | 4             | 25           | 1            | 2             | 8            | 1           | 2             | 16           | 0          | 14                           |
| Kurseong                | 3             | 18           | 0            | 0             | 0            | 0           | 3             | 18           | 0          | 0                            |
| Mirik                   | 2             | 9            | 0            | 0             | 0            | 0           | 2             | 9            | 0          | 0                            |
| RangliRan gliot         | 2             | 22           | 0            | 0             | 0            | 0           | 2             | 22           | 0          | 0                            |
| Total                   | 14            | 110          | 1            | 2             | 8            | 1           | 12            | 101          | 0          | 14                           |

- @ Balance road length may vary from the difference of sanctioned and  completed  length  due  to  reduction  in  road  length,  change  in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

Block wise details of projects under PMGSY for Kalimpong district (Road length in km and expenditure in ₹ crore)

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|            | Sanctioned      | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Completed    | Completed   | Completed   | Balance@   | Balance@    | Balance@   | Expenditure (including State Share)   |
|------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|
| Name Block | of No. of roads | Road Length  | Bridges      | No. of roads | Road Length | Bridges of  | No. roads  | Road Length | Bridges    |                                       |
| Garubathan | 3               | 27           | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 3          | 27          | 0          | 0                                     |
| Kalimpong  | 2               | 14           | 2            | 0            | 0           | 1           | 2          | 14          | 1          | 4                                     |
| Lava       | 2               | 14           | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 2          | 14          | 0          | 0                                     |
| Pedong     | 2               | 11           | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 2          | 11          | 0          | 0                                     |
| Total      | 9               | 66           | 2            | 0            | 0           | 1           | 9          | 66          | 1          | 4                                     |

- @ Balance road length may vary from the difference of sanctioned and  completed  length  due  to  reduction  in  road  length,  change  in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

The  Central  funds  under  PMGSY  are  released  to  the  State Governments as a single unit. It is the responsibility of the State to release  these  funds,  along  with  State  share,  to  district  and  sub-

district level. The release of funds to States/ UTs for implementation of  PMGSY  is  done  on  the  basis  of  the  proposal  received  from  the State  and  it  depends,  inter-alia,  on  works  in  hand,  execution capacity  of  the  State,  unspent  funds  available  with  the  State  and compliance with programme guidelines.

Since 2019, an amount of Rs 1,962.81 crore has been released as Central share to the State of West Bengal under PMGSY and the State has incurred expenditure of Rs 4,611.19 crore (including state share). The State has incurred expenditure of ₹ 14 crore in Darjeeling District and ₹ 4 crore expenditure incurred in Kalimpong district, till date.

The  timeline  for  completion  of  PMGSY-III  works  is  March, 2025.

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