Lok Sabha Question No. 3798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Allocation of Funds under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri M Mallesh Babu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3798 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER PMGSY

## 3798. Shri M Mallesh Babu:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the State Government of Karnataka has  reported full coverage of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry has independently verified these claims, particularly in backward and border districts like Kolar, where several habitations still lack all-weather road connectivity; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  continue  allocation  of central funds under PMGSY for such uncovered or underdeveloped rural roads in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof along with the process for fresh proposal consideration?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (b): Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-I was  launched in the year 2000 to provide all-weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plain areas, 250+ in North-Eastern States, Hill States/UTs and other special areas. The PMGSY II was launched in 2013 for consolidation of 50,000 km rural roads in the country. The PMGSY III was launched in 2019 for upgradation of Major Rural Links and Through Routes for improved connectivity to Schools, Hospitals and Gramin Agricultural Markets. The road connectivity component of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) is also being implemented  as  a  vertical  of  PMGSY  to  provide  connectivity  to eligible  unconnected  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)

habitations.

The State of Karnataka has already completed all the projects under PMGSY-I & II. Under PMGSY-III, out of total sanctioned road length  of  5,603.48  Km,  5,396.50  Km  length  has  already  been completed by the State as on 07.08.2025 and 89.89 Km road length are  at  various  stages  of  execution.  The  intervention/vertical  wise details are given below:-

(Length in KM)

| Vertical   | Sanctioned length   | Completed length   | Balance length*   |
|------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| PMGSY-I    | 16,359.3            | 16,357.1           | -                 |
| PMGSY-II   | 2,241.17            | 2,218.16           | -                 |
| PMGSY-III  | 5,603.48            | 5,396.50           | 89.89             |
| PM-        | 63.76               | -                  | 63.76             |
| Total      | 24,267.71           | 23,971.76          | 153.64*           |

* Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed  length  due  to  the  reasons  that  some  projects  were completed with less than the sanctioned length due to reduction in road length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies etc.

In Kolar District, total 839 Km road length was sanctioned/upgraded  under  various  interventions  of  PMGSY  which has already been completed by the State. In the State of Karnataka, total 296 habitations were targeted to be connected under PMGSY which have already been provided all-weather road connectivity.  District-wise  details  may  be  accessed  at  programme website  www.omms.nic.in  ->Progress  Monitoring  ->State  profile  >Habitation Coverage Report.

The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  the  implementation  of  the PMGSY-IV from FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 for providing connectivity to eligible 25,000 unconnected habitations in the country of population  size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category  areas  (Tribal  Schedule  V,  Aspirational  Districts/Blocks, Desert areas) and 100+ in LWE affected districts, as per Census 2011. The habitation survey under PMGSY-IV for preliminary identification of  unconnected  habitations  has  been  completed  in  all  the  States, including in Karnataka.

As  per  the  PMGSY  IV  guidelines,  the  proposals  for  new connectivity to unconnected habitations are to be approved by the District Panchayat, keeping in view interalia the suggestions received from Hon'ble Members of Parliament and considering the

programme guidelines. The proposals, as per the approved Comprehensive New Connectivity Priority List are placed then before the State-level Standing Committee (SLSC) which recommends the habitations for consideration for sanction to the Central Government.  As  on  8-8-2025  no  proposals  of  State  level  Standing Committee of Karnataka have been received for according sanction under PMGSY IV.

(c): Yes. The allocation/release of funds to the State for implementation  of  PMGSY  inter-alia  depends  on  works  in  hand, unspent  balance  from  previous  releases  and  previous  expenditure trends. The State has been allocated Rs.50 Crore as Central share during 2025-26 under PMGSY.

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