Lok Sabha Question No. 4321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Road Construction Work in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4321 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## Road Construction Work in Uttar Pradesh

## 4321. Shri NeerajMaurya:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the road construction work undertaken during the last ten years under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY-III) in Jalalabad and Kalaw tehsils in ShahjahanpurLokSabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh is unsatisfactory and of poor quality;
- (b) whether  many  road  accidents  took  place  due  to  delay  in completion of the road as per the stipulated timeline;
- (c) if so, the time by which the construction and repair work of the said road is likely to be completed;
- (d) whether such work has been pending for a long time, if so, the steps/action taken by the Government  against  the  guilty officers or contractors;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  maintained  any  record  of  the blacklisted contractors, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  any  action  is  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government against such contractors who have further subcontracted the work to ineligible contractors in ShahjahanpurLokSabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government has taken any steps to expedite the completion of works under the PMGSY-III and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY-III) was launched in the year 2019, for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations,  inter alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.

The State of Uttar Pradesh has been allocated 18,937.50 Km under PMGSY-III and the entire length has been sanctioned to the State.  So  far,  17,922.90  Km  of  road  length  has  been  completed under  PMGSY-III.   The  timeline  for  completion  of  the  ongoing projects under PMGSY-III is  31.03.2026

The Parliamentary Constituency wise data is not maintained in the  Ministry.   However  inShahjahanpur district,  during  the  last  ten years i.e  from March 2015 till 13.08.2025, a total of95 road works of 573.65  km  length  has  beencompletedunder  different  verticals  of

PMGSY.

Under  PMGSY-III,  a  total  of  six  (06)  road works have  been completed in Jalalabad and Kalan Tehsils and one road work is in progress as per the programme MIS. Various roads have undergone requisite inspections at different stages of constructions under the provisions of PMGSY  guidelines. Out of the five road  works inspected in Jalalabad, three road works (UP:63164, UP 63137 & UP 63157)  were  given  'Satisfactory'  gradings  by  the  National  Quality Monitors  (NQM).  One  road  work  (UP63153)  was  given  Satisfactory Required  Improvement  (SRI)  and  one  road  work  (UP63158)  was given SRI as well as Unsatisfactory grading during inspections. The Acton Taken Report (ATR) in one case (UP 63153) is awaited and in another  case  (UP  63158), a  satisfactory  ATR  is  awaited  from  the State.

In  Kalan,  one  road  package  (UP63148)  was inspected by the NQM and was given 'Unsatisfactory' grading. A satisfactory Action Taken  Report  (ATR)  against  this  observation  is  awaited  from  the

State.

- (b) & (c): PMGSY-III guidelines specify that safety aspects have to be an integral part of road design during the preparation of Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs).  It  is  mandated  to  undertake  the  design stage road safety audit of all PMGSY-III roads, which are more than 5  km  in  length. As  reported  by  the  State,  no  road  accidents  have been  reported  on  any  PMGSY  road  as  a  result  of  the  delay  in completion beyond the stipulated timeline.
- (d): The  State  Government  has  informed  that  completion  of  one road  under  Package  No.  UP-63146  in  Kalan  was  delayed  due  to some damage caused during flooding in the River Ganga.  Due to the inordinate delay on the part of contractor, liquidity damage of Rs. 37000/- was levied on the contractor. The road under Package No. UP-63137 in Jalalabad tehsil was delayed due to the illness of the

- contractor, for which a liquidity damage amounting to Rs 5.83 lakh was imposed on the contractor.
- (e) & (f): The execution of the sanctioned works is the responsibility of the concerned State Government including enforcing  the  various  penal  provisions  of  the  contract  agreement. Hence  no  centralized  list  is  maintained  at  the  Ministry  level  of blacklisted  contractors.   The  State  Government  has  informed  that the  list  of  blacklisted  contractors  is  maintained  at  the  State headquarters of Public Works Department (PWD).
- (g): The progress of implementation of rural roads under PMGSY is regularly  reviewed  by  way  of  Regional  Review  Meetings  (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, PreEmpowered/Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States.  In addition  to  this,  special  review  meetings/monthly  review  meetings are  also  held  by  Secretary/Additional  Secretary/Joint  Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development  with  Chief  Secretaries/Principal Secretaries  of  the  States. The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has taken  following  initiatives  to  ensure  completion  of  the  sanctioned PMGSY Projects within  the  time-line  prescribed  in  the  programme guidelines:
- (i)  The  Operational  Manual  of  the  PMGSY  has  been  amended  to ensure  that  all  works  sanctioned  under  scheme  commence  on ground within 72days from the date of sanction.
- (ii) States have been requested to augment executing capacity and contracting capacity and their compliance  in this regards is regularly reviewed.
- (iii) Bidding document provisions have been rationalized.
- (iv) Training is being imparted to field engineers and contractors as well as their staff for capacity building.
- (v)  The  Ministry  has  engaged  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings (CPSUs) in some of the States to augment execution capacity of the States.
- (vi) The Ministry has also conducted  number  of Contractor's Outreach Programmes in the States to attract the Contractors in the implementation of the programme.
- (vii)  Information  Technology  is  being  utilized  for  monitoring  of  the progress of works.

Since the timeline of PMGSY III has been extended to March 2026 for  ongoing  works,  the  States,  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  have  been requested  to  review  the  progress  in  all  such  works  on  a  regular basis and expedite completion of the works.

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