Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Construction of Roads under PMGSY-III
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120

## ANSWERED ON 11/02/2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY-III

## *120. ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the road construction work under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY-III) in the year 2023-24 in Nandurbar Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra is unsatisfactory, of substandard quality and delayed beyond the prescribed  time  limit  of  eighteen  months  causing  many  road accidents;
- (b) if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  said  road  construction  work  is likely to be completed;
- (c) whether  the  said  work  is  pending  for  a  long  time  and  if  so, whether any action has been taken against the guilty officers or contractors;
- (d) whether  the  Government  maintains  the  data  of  blacklisted contractors, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  any  action  is  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government against contractors who have sub-let work to ineligible contractors in Nandurbar Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to expedite the completion of works under PMGSY-III,  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *120  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 11.02.2025 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSYIII

- (a) to (c):   No. As reported by the State Government, in Nandurbar district  total  15  road  works  were  sanctioned  under  the  Pradhan Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana   (PMGSY-III)  in  March,  2023  .  Out  of  15 works,  work order for 13 works  was issued in September, 2023 and for  remaining  2  works,  work  order  was  issued  in  December, 2023. As  informed  by  the  State,  all  PMGSY-III  works  in  Nandurbar district have been  inspected by State Quality Monitors (SQMs) and 2  works  by  National  Quality  Monitors  (NQMs).  During  inspection, some stretches in 4 works were found unsatisfactory. Subsequently, 2  such  works  have  been  rectified  by  concerned  contractor  and graded  as  satisfactory  by  State  Quality  Coordinator  (SQC).  For remaining 2 works, rectification is in progress.

The  State  has  further  informed  that,  in  applicable  cases, notices are given to concerned contractor for enforcing the contract agreement. However, as per the information furnished by the State, no case of prolonged delay has been observed. All 15 works are in progress. Timeline for completion of these works is March, 2025.

- (d) & (e): The State Government of Maharashtra has also informed that out of 15 sanctioned works, no work has been sublet. Further, no contractor has been blacklisted in Nandurbar district as far as PMGSY works are concerned.
- (f): The  programme  is  monitored  at  regular  intervals  by  way  of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings and Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings  with  the  States.  In addition to this, special  review meetings/  monthly  review  meetings  were  also  held  at  the  level of Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development  with  Chief  Secretaries/  Secretaries  of  the  States. Further, implementation  of all sanctioned works  is  monitored through  Online  Management,  Monitoring  and  Accounting  System (OMMAS) on a real-time basis.

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