Lok Sabha Question No. 1282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: West Bengal under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1282

## ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024

## WEST BENGAL UNDER PMGSY

## 1282. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  funds  allocated  and  released  to  West  Bengal  under Pradhan Manti Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) during the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the  total  number  of  villages  provided  road  connectivity  with these funds;
- (c) whether some funds of PMGSY for West Bengal could not be released by the Government;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  some  proposals  sent  by  West  Bengal  Government under PMGSY are pending with the Central Government; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Central funds under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) are released to State Governments and funds are released at  district  and  sub-district  level  by  the  State  Governments.  The release  of  funds  to  States/  UTs for  implementation  of  PMGSY  is done  on  the  basis  of  the  proposal  received  from  the  State  and depends,  inter-alia,  on  works  in  hand,  execution  capacity  of  the State, unspent funds available with the State and compliance with programme guidelines.

A total of Rs. 1847.805 Crores has been released to the State Government of West Bengal as Central  share  during  the  last  five years and the current year (as on 28.11.2024) for implementation of PMGSY. The State of West Bengal has submitted the proposal for releasing  of  1 st  installment  of  PMGSY  program  fund  for  the  year 2024-25. The State has been requested for crediting total liability of Rs.  124.36  crore during  2024-25  for  maintenance  of  PMGSY roads in the maintenance fund account in accordance with Paragraph  19.11  (vi)  of  the  PMGSY  III  program  guidelines  for consideration of the proposal.

The  unit  for  PMGSY  is  habitation  and  not  a  Revenue  village  or Panchayat. Under PMGSY-I, provision has been made for all-weather connnectivity to unconnected habitations of population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-Eastern States, Himalayan States and Himalayan  Union  Territories  as  per  2001  census)  in  the  core network.  Since  inception,  a total  of  13,087  habitations  have  been provided connectivity under PMGSY I in the State.

(e)  &  (f):      The  State  of  West  Bengal  has  been  sanctioned  all projects  under  PMGSY-I  &  II.  The  State  of  West  Bengal  has  been allocated  a  target  of  6,287.50  Km  of  road  length  under PMGSY-III, out  of  which  4236.62  Km  road  length  has  been  sanctioned  to strengthen  rural  connectivity  and  accelerate  economic  growth  in the State Final compliance report for sanction of remaining length of 2026.52 km is awaited from the State.  Clearance by the Central Government is considered after receipt of compliance report to the Empowered Committee evaluation of the proposals.

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