Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Works under PMGSY in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 870 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## WORKS UNDER PMGSY IN MAHARASHTRA

## 870.  SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  works  under Pradhan Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  in  Nanded district  of  Maharashtra  have  been  lying  pending  for  a  long time;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Union Government for construction and  repair  of  roads  under  the  said  Yojana  and  details  of  the progress made in this regard during each of last three years; and
- (d) the details of proposals approved/pending by the Union Government at present under PMGSY in Nanded district?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b): The State of Maharashtra has been sanctioned 6,883 roads of 33,499 km road length and 905 bridges under various interventions of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), out of which 6,047 roads of 28,428 km road length and 860 bridges have been completed.

The Nanded district of Maharashtra has been sanctioned 163 roads of  959  km  road  length  and  25  bridges  under  various  verticals  of PMGSY,  out  of  which  134  roads  of  779  km  road  length  and  25 bridges  have  already  been  completed.  The  projects  sanctioned under PMGSY-I & II have been completed. The timeline for completion of projects sanctioned under PMGSY-III is March 2025.

(c):  'Rural road' is a State subject. As per the pogramme guidelines of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  maintenance  of roads constructed under the programme is the responsibility of the State Governments. As PMGSY is a one-time assistance programme for  construction  of  rural  roads,  there  is  no  provision  under  it  for repair of roads. Central funds are released to the State Government for  construction  and  upgradation  of  roads  which  are  sanctioned under  various  interventions  of  PMGSY.   The  details  of  amount released (including RCPLWEA) by the Union Government for construction/upgradation  of  the  roads  and  progress  made  during each  of  the  last  three  years  by  the  State  of  Maharashtra  is  as below:-

|         | Funds                                 | Funds                                              | Progress Achieved           | Progress Achieved          | Progress Achieved             |
|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year(s) | Central Share Released (Rs. in crore) | Expenditure (including State Share) (Rs. in crore) | No. of Road Works Completed | Road Length Completed (km) | No. of Bridge Works Completed |
| 2020-21 | 0                                     | 221.59                                             | 33                          | 180.5                      | 28                            |
| 2021-22 | 0                                     | 376.73                                             | 24                          | 199.0                      | 20                            |
| 2022-23 | 742.995                               | 1,062.82                                           | 79                          | 1,133.00                   | 74                            |

(d):   The  total  allocation  of  length  under  PMGSY-III  to  the  State  of Maharashtra is 6550 km out of which 5478 km has been sanctioned to the state. Out of the total sanctioned length, 29 roads of  207.35 km has been sanctioned to the Nanded district.

In  addition  to  already  sanctioned  roads,  the  State  of  Maharashtra has recently uploaded 4 roads of 27 km road length on OMMAS for sanction in Nanded district under PMGSY-III. The project proposals are processed for checking compliance with Technical Specifications and Programme Guidelines before sanction.

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