Lok Sabha Question No. 854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Criteria for Selection of Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 854

## ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY

854.  SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the construction works undertaken/being undertaken in Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana  (PMGSY)  along  with  the  details  of  the  amount  and roads sanctioned and built during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of above works  relating to each district of Rajasthan  including  Sikar,  Karauli,  Dholpur  and  Bharatpur districts;
- (c) the parameters/criterion adopted for the selection of roads to be constructed under the PMGSY;
- (d) whether any assessment or review has been conducted of the parameters/criterion for the selection of roads to be constructed under PMGSY; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The State of Rajasthan has been sanctioned 18,085 roads of  77,732  km  road  length  and  73  bridges  at  an  estimated  cost  of Rs.20,114.85  crore  under  various  interventions  of  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), against which 17,793 roads of 72,911 km road length and 35 bridges have already been completed with an investment  of  Rs.  15,440.28  crore,  including  State  Share.  The remaining projects are at various stages of execution. The details of roads  sanctioned,  completed  and  expenditure  incurred  during  last three and current year under PMGSY are detailed below:-

## Road length in Km

| Year     | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned         | Completed@   | Completed@   | Completed@     | Expenditure     |
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
| Year     | No. of Roads | Road Length  | No. of Bridges No. | of Roads     | Road Length  | No. of Bridges | (Rs. in crores) |
| 2020- 21 | 374          | 3,622.97     | 6                  | 13           | 1,856.01     | 12             | 492.13          |
| 2021- 22 | 0            | 0.00         | 0                  | 458          | 3,255.37     | 3              | 1,452.62        |
| 2022- 23 | 269          | 2,400.39     | 35                 | 114          | 544.00       | 1              | 373.25          |
| 2023- 24 | 0            | 0.00         | 0                  | 15           | 35.33        | 1              | 41.24           |

@including road length sanctioned in previous year.

The  district-wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned  and  completed, including  Sikar,  Karauli,  Dholpur  and  Bharatpur  districts,  under various interventions of the PMGSY since inception as on 17.07.2023 are given at Annexure.

Year-wise  details  of  each  district  can  be  seen  at  Programme website  www.omms.nic.in>  Progress  Monitoring  >  Financial  Yearwise Achievement.

- (c)  to  (e):  The  State  of  Rajasthan  has  completed  all  the  projects sanctioned under PMGSY- I and II. Presently, the projects are being sanctioned under PMGSY-III, which focus on upgradation of existing Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, interalia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.

PMGSY-III  guidelines  have  an  inbuilt  mechanism  for  consultation with public representatives at the stage of planning and selection of roads.The  selection  of  roads  under  PMGSY-III  is  done  as  per  the procedure  laid  in  PMGSY-III  guidelines  which  stipulates  that  the Comprehensive Up-gradation cum Consolidation Priority List (CUCPL) will be prepared after due consultation with the Intermediate  Panchayat  and  placed  before  District  Panchayat  for approval after due verification. The roads are also ranked by utility value. The guidelines further stipulate that the Members of Parliament/Members of Legislative Assembly shall be given a copy of  the  CUCPL and their suggestions and suggestions of the lowerlevel  Panchayat  institutions  are  given  the  fullest  consideration  by the District Panchayat while according its approval. After approval by the District Panchayat, the proposals would be placed before the State  Level  Standing  Committee  (SLSC)  for  approval.  The  DPRs against the proposals approved by the SLSC and conforming to the PMGSY guidelines, after scrutiny by the State Technical Agencies and  at  other  levels,  are  taken  up  for  sanction  by  the  Central Government. As  per  PMGSY-III  guidelines,  the  proposals  received  from  the Members of Parliament with regard to selection of roads are given full  consideration  and  such  proposals  that  cannot  be  included  are communicated in writing to the Members of Parliament with reasons for non-inclusion of such proposal in each case. In order to ensure that the State Government give due attention towards provisions of the  programme  guidelines  while  submitting  the  proposals  to  the Ministry of Rural Development for sanction, the Ministry has issued advisories from time to time. The last such advisory has been issued on  23rd June, 2023 to the States/UTs.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in part (a) &  (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 854 for 25.07.2023

## District-wise details of road length sanctioned and  completed in the State of Rajasthan under PMGSY as on 17.07.2023

| Sr.   | District Name   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned         | Completed        | Completed           | Completed        |
|-------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| No.   | District Name   | No. of Road work | Road Length (km) | No. of Bridge Work | No. of Road Work | No. of Bridge Works | Road Length (km) |
| 1     | Ajmer           | 308              | 1413.49          | 3                  | 301              | 0                   | 1290.27          |
| 2     | Alwar           | 653              | 2149.50          | 0                  | 636              | 0                   | 1969.56          |
| 3     | Banswara        | 1,051            | 2964.68          | 3                  | 1,040            | 1                   | 2857.25          |
| 4     | Baran           | 345              | 1525.08          | 12                 | 339              | 12                  | 1399.83          |
| 5     | Barmer          | 1,526            | 7622.25          | 5                  | 1,515            | 2                   | 7268.03          |
| 6     | Bharatpur       | 428              | 1535.03          | 0                  | 413              | 0                   | 1390.94          |
| 7     | Bhilwara        | 651              | 2689.71          | 0                  | 641              | 0                   | 2505.97          |
| 8     | Bikaner         | 531              | 3416.11          | 0                  | 521              | 0                   | 3174.19          |
| 9     | Bundi           | 317              | 1252.98          | 6                  | 313              | 1                   | 1200.91          |
| 10    | Chittaurgarh    | 358              | 1709.20          | 2                  | 346              | 1                   | 1597.62          |
| 11    | Churu           | 324              | 2017.03          | 0                  | 320              | 0                   | 1843.55          |
| 12    | Dausa           | 461              | 1576.41          | 0                  | 455              | 0                   | 1492.40          |
| 13    | Dholpur         | 283              | 1138.77          | 0                  | 272              | 0                   | 961.30           |
| 14    | Dungarpur       | 1,035            | 3160.44          | 2                  | 1,029            | 0                   | 2975.43          |
| 15    | Hanumangarh     | 165              | 1223.40          | 0                  | 156              | 0                   | 1111.96          |
| 16    | Jaipur          | 881              | 3433.59          | 0                  | 863              | 0                   | 3206.03          |
| 17    | Jaisalmer       | 301              | 2244.98          | 0                  | 296              | 0                   | 2152.76          |
| 18    | Jalor           | 619              | 2938.61          | 0                  | 615              | 0                   | 2795.11          |
| 19    | Jhalawar        | 405              | 1676.28          | 0                  | 397              | 0                   | 1563.15          |
| 20    | Jhunjhunun      | 618              | 2280.18          | 0                  | 605              | 0                   | 2139.11          |
| 21    | Jodhpur         | 1,036            | 5204.23          | 1                  | 1,025            | 1                   | 4967.30          |
| 22    | Karauli         | 313              | 1199.29          | 4                  | 306              | 4                   | 1053.10          |
| 23    | Kota            | 188              | 906.13           | 2                  | 182              | 0                   | 823.16           |
| 24    | Nagaur          | 932              | 4015.41          | 0                  | 929              | 0                   | 3833.85          |
| 25    | Pali            | 424              | 2095.69          | 10                 | 417              | 1                   | 1948.97          |
| 26    | Pratapgarh      | 471              | 1617.38          | 2                  | 465              | 2                   | 1526.34          |
| 27    | Rajsamand       | 403              | 1681.71          | 0                  | 396              | 0                   | 1631.24          |
| 28    | Sawaimadhopur   | 320              | 1380.17          | 1                  | 314              | 0                   | 1275.83          |
| 29    | Sikar           | 537              | 2252.50          | 0                  | 527              | 0                   | 2101.19          |
| 30    | Sirohi          | 225              | 990.00           | 6                  | 220              | 2                   | 929.10           |
| 31    | Sri Ganganagar  | 178              | 1178.17          | 1                  | 168              | 1                   | 1063.92          |
| 32    | Tonk            | 309              | 1514.29          | 0                  | 301              | 0                   | 1397.56          |
| 33    | Udaipur         | 1,489            | 5729.36          | 13                 | 1,470            | 7                   | 5464.00          |
|       | Total           | 18,085           | 77,732.00        | 73                 | 17,793           | 35                  | 72,910.93        |