Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Linking Villages with Access Roads under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 238

## ANSWERED ON 05/08/2025

## LINKING VILLAGES WITH ACCESS ROADS UNDER PMGSY

## *238. Shri Arun Kumar Sagar:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the villages which have not been linked with the access roads so far in the country particularly in ShahjahanpurLokSabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh;
- whether the Government has formulated/proposes to formulate any  action  plan  to  connect  the  villages  with  access  roads located  in  the  most  backward  areas    particularly  in  the Scheduled Castes dominated areas of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the
- (b) details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *238  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 05.08.2025REGARDING  'LINKING  VILLAGES  WITH  ACCESS  ROADS UNDER PMGSY'

(a) to (c): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY)  was launched as a one-time special intervention to provide all-weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations having 500+ population  in  plain  areas; 250+  in  Special  Category  States/UTs, Desert  Areas,  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  Areas  &  selected  Backward Districts;  and 100+  in  critical  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)-affected blocks [as notified by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)] in rural areas, as per Census 2001.

As  per  PMGSY  guidelines,  connectivity  is  provided  at  the 2025,  road  connectivity  works  for  a total  of  1,63,339  habitations have  been  sanctioned  across  the  country  under  PMGSY-I,  out  of which 1,62,818 (99.7%) have been connected. State-wise details are habitation  level,  not  at  the  level  of  revenue  villages. As  on  31-7provided in the Annexure.

In  Uttar  Pradesh,  11,749  habitations  have  been  sanctioned under  PMGSY-I,  of  which  11,748  habitations  have  been  connected as  of  31.07.2025. In  Shahjahanpur  district,  231  habitations  have been sanctioned under PMGSY-I, and all 231 habitations have been not connected. Parliamentary Constituency wise details are maintained in the Ministry.

The Government has launched PMGSY IV on 11th September 2024  for  providing  road  connectivity  to  unconnected  habitations which  have  become  eligible  due  to  their  population  increase. Unconnected habitations having 500+ population in plain areas; 250+  in  NE  and  Hill  States/UTs,  Special  Category  Areas (Schedule V Tribal Areas, Aspirational Districts/Blocks, Desert Areas);  and 100+  in  LWE-affected  areas  (as  notified  by  MHA  in  9 States), as per Census 2011, are eligible for coverage under PMGSY as per population norms of the programme.

Further,  the  PMGSY  IV  is  being  implemented  in  convergence ensuring  inclusive  access  in with two  targeted  initiatives for backward and marginalised areas, viz.

- (i) DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram UtkarshAbhiyan (DAJGUA): Habitations  with  500+  population  and  50%  or  more  ST population,  or habitations  with  50+  ST  population  in  the  250+ category  in  Aspirational  Districts,  as  per  Census  2011,  are  given priority under PMGSY IV.
- (ii) Pradhan MantriAnusuchitJaatiAbhyudayYojana (PMAJAY): Habitations  with  500+  population  and  40%  or  more  SC population are given priority under PMGSY-IV.

The  preliminary  identification  of  eligible  habitations  under PMGSY-IV has been completed, and the Ministry is working closely with  State  Governments,  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  to  finalise  and sanction proposals accordingly. The timeline for implementation of PMGSY IV is till March, 2029.

In addition to the above, the Government is also implementing the Pradhan MantriJanjatiAdivasiNyayaMahaAbhiyan (PM-JANMAN), with a dedicated road connectivity component under PMGSY. Out of a total target of 8,000 km of rural roads under the programme, 6,506 km  of  road  length  has  been  sanctioned,  as  on  31-7-2025,  for providing connectivity to 2,636 habitations of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). The timeline for implementation of the programme is till March, 2028.

These  comprehensive  initiatives  reaffirm  the  Government's in backward, tribal, and SC-dominated regions, thus empowering rural education, commitment to ensuring last-mile connectivity, especially communities  through improved access to markets, health services, and livelihood opportunities.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the LSSQ-238 due for reply on 05.08.2025

| State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   | State-wise details of Habitations sanctioned, completed and balance since inception till 31.07.2025   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       | Total Sanctioned                                                                                      | Total Sanctioned                                                                                      | Total Sanctioned                                                                                      | Total Sanctioned                                                                                      | Total Sanctioned                                                                                      | Habitations Total Connected Habitations                                                               | Habitations Total Connected Habitations                                                               | Habitations Total Connected Habitations                                                               | Habitations Total Connected Habitations                                                               | Habitations Total Connected Habitations                                                               | Balance Habitations to be Connected                                                                   | Balance Habitations to be Connected                                                                   | Balance Habitations to be Connected                                                                   | Balance Habitations to be Connected                                                                   | Balance Habitations to be Connected                                                                   |
| Sr. No.                                                                                               | State Name                                                                                            | 1000+                                                                                                 | 500+ Eligible 250+                                                                                    | 100-                                                                                                  | Eligible 249                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                 | 1000+                                                                                                 | 500+                                                                                                  | Eligible 250+                                                                                         | Eligible 100- 249                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                 | 1000+500+Eligible                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 250+                                                                                                  | Eligible 100- 249                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                     | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                     | 6 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                        | 213 379                                                                                               | 642                                                                                                   | 201                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 1,435                                                                                                 | 213                                                                                                   | 379                                                                                                   | 632                                                                                                   | 198                                                                                                   | 1,422                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                     | 49                                                                                                    | 126 466                                                                                               |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 641                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                    | 125 443                                                                                               |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 617 0                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                 | 5,974 4,642                                                                                           | 3,105                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 13,721                                                                                                | 5,972                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 4,642                                                                                                 | 3,105                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 13,719                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                 | 11,337 14,074                                                                                         | 4,553                                                                                                 | 1,425                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 31,389                                                                                                | 11,308 14,025                                                                                         |                                                                                                       | 4,542                                                                                                 | 1,405 31,280                                                                                          |                                                                                                       | 29                                                                                                    | 49                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                    | 109                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                          | 1,561 4,328                                                                                           | 3,847                                                                                                 | 1,188                                                                                                 | 10,924                                                                                                | 1,560                                                                                                 | 4,309                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 3,729                                                                                                 | 1,031                                                                                                 | 10,629                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                    | 118                                                                                                   | 157                                                                                                   | 295                                                                                                   |
| 7 Nagar                                                                                               | Dadra And Haveli                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                               | 402 1,792                                                                                             | 854                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 3,048                                                                                                 | 402                                                                                                   | 1,792                                                                                                 | 854                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 3,048                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 10 Haryana                                                                                            |                                                                                                       | 0 1                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 197 815                                                                                               | 1,549                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 2,561                                                                                                 | 198                                                                                                   | 814                                                                                                   | 1,543                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 2,555                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                     |
| 12 Jammu Kashmir                                                                                      | And                                                                                                   | 517 846                                                                                               | 777                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 2,140                                                                                                 | 516                                                                                                   | 844                                                                                                   | 772                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 2,132                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                     |
| 13 Jharkhand                                                                                          |                                                                                                       | 1,924 3,439                                                                                           | 4,173                                                                                                 | 1,397                                                                                                 | 10,933                                                                                                | 1,924                                                                                                 | 3,439                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 4,173                                                                                                 | 1,417                                                                                                 | 10,953                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 14 Karnataka                                                                                          | 151                                                                                                   | 130                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 296                                                                                                   | 151                                                                                                   | 130                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 296                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 15 Kerala                                                                                             |                                                                                                       | 110 294                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 404                                                                                                   | 109                                                                                                   | 293                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 402                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 5,622                                                                                                 | 9,480                                                                                                 | 2,408                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                    | 17,522                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | 5,622                                                                                                 | 9,480                                                                                                 | 2,408                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                    | 17,522                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 17 Maharashtra                                                                                        |                                                                                                       | 159 759                                                                                               | 428                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 74 1,420                                                                                              | 159                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 758                                                                                                   | 426                                                                                                   | 74                                                                                                    | 1,417                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     |
| 18 Manipur                                                                                            |                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                    | 210 362                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 652                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                    | 209                                                                                                   | 333                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 622                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                    |
| 19 Meghalaya                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                     | 121                                                                                                   | 472                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 0 601                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 8 121                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 457                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 586                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                    |
| 20 Mizoram                                                                                            | 30                                                                                                    | 103                                                                                                   | 98                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 231                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                    | 103                                                                                                   | 98                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 231                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 21 Nagaland                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                    | 40                                                                                                    | 45                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 109                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                    | 40                                                                                                    | 43                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 107                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 22 Odisha                                                                                             | 3,677                                                                                                 | 6,508                                                                                                 | 5,128                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 1,688                                                                                                 | 17,001                                                                                                | 3,677 6,508                                                                                           |                                                                                                       | 5,124                                                                                                 | 1,685                                                                                                 | 16,994                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                     |
| 23 Punjab                                                                                             | 94                                                                                                    | 295                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 389                                                                                                   | 94                                                                                                    | 295                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 389                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 24 Rajasthan                                                                                          | 1,525                                                                                                 | 7,316                                                                                                 | 7,123                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 0 15,964                                                                                              | 1,531                                                                                                 | 7,317                                                                                                 | 7,123                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 15,971                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 25 Sikkim                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                    | 133                                                                                                   | 203                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 350                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                    | 133                                                                                                   | 203                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 350                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 26 Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 555                                                                                                   | 1,430                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1,985                                                                                                 | 555                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 1,430                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0 1,985                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                               | 166 629                                                                                               | 1,210                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 2,005                                                                                                 | 165                                                                                                   | 623                                                                                                   | 1,191                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 1,979 1                                                                                               |                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                    |
| 28 Pradesh                                                                                            | Uttar                                                                                                 | 5,817 5,793                                                                                           | 139                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 11,749                                                                                                | 5,816                                                                                                 | 5,793                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       | 139                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 11,748                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                           | 130 586                                                                                               | 1,148                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 1,864                                                                                                 | 130                                                                                                   | 586                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 1,144                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 1,860                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                           | 6,117 4,602                                                                                           | 2,359                                                                                                 | 150                                                                                                   | 13,228                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | 6,117                                                                                                 | 4,602                                                                                                 | 2,359                                                                                                 | 150                                                                                                   | 13,228                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                             | 142 249                                                                                               | 204                                                                                                   | 109                                                                                                   | 704                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | 142                                                                                                   | 249                                                                                                   | 204                                                                                                   | 108                                                                                                   | 703 64                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1 1                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                                | 4 15                                                                                                  | 46                                                                                                    |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       | 45                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                 | 46,600 69,141                                                                                         | 41,354                                                                                                | 6,244                                                                                                 | 0 1,63,339                                                                                            | 65 46,571                                                                                             | 4 69,062                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                    | 41,105                                                                                                | 6,080 1,62,818                                                                                        |                                                                                                       | 0 29                                                                                                  | 0 79                                                                                                  | 249                                                                                                   | 164                                                                                                   | 521                                                                                                   |

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