Lok Sabha Question No. 3812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: PMGSY in Dahod
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3812 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## PMGSY IN DAHOD

3812. Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  roads  which  have  been  constructed  or improved  in  Dahod  district  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana since 2020 to till date;
- (b) the number of tribal villages which have been connected to the mainstream through these roads; and
- (c) whether improved rural connectivity has helped the rural youth and farmers of Dahod to get access to markets and education Institutions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a): Under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana(PMGSY),  the State  of  Gujarat  has  been  sanctioned  a  total  of  15,693  km  of road length, as on date, out of which the State has constructed  15,436 km of road length.

In Dahod District of Gujarat, a total of 148.92 km of road length has been constructed under various interventions/verticals of PMGSY from 2020-21 onwards  till 7.08.2025. The year-wise details are given below:-

| Year                      | Road Length Constructed (km)   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21                   | 1.70                           |
| 2021-22                   | 40.36                          |
| 2022-23                   | 41.25                          |
| 2023-24                   | 65.61                          |
| 2024-25                   | -                              |
| 2025-26 (as on 7.08.2025) | -                              |
| Total:                    | 148.92                         |

Vertical-wise  details  may  be  accessed  at  Programme  website www.omms.nic.in ->Progress Monitoring ->Monthly Progress Report -

> Financial Year-wise Achievement.

(b) & (c): The PMGSY is being implemented since the year 2000 to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible  unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category areas (Tribal Schedule V, Backward Districts, Desert areas) and 100+ in Left Wing Extremism Affected (LWE) affected districts, as per Census 2001. For the new vertical PMGSY-IV, the population criteria is as per Census 2011.

Under the PMGSY, connectivity is provided to eligible habitations, not revenue villages. The road connectivity component of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) is being implemented as a vertical of PMGSY  for providing connectivity  to  remaining  unconnected  habitations  of  Particularly Vulnerable Tribal  Groups (PVTGs). A total of 739 sanctioned habitations  have  already  been  connected  under  PMGSY  since inception of the scheme and 2 roads have been sanctioned under PMJANMAN in Dahod.

District wise habitation connected under PMGSY may be seen https://OMMAS.nic.in/Progress at the programme website link: Monitoring/Habitation Coverage Report.

Various independent evaluation studies on PMGSY  have concluded that it has improved access to education and health care facilities,  facilitated  employment generation in both farm and nonfarm sectors, helped farmers in getting better farm prices etc. PMGSY roads have provided better education opportunities to the children particularly girl child to continue  their  education  beyond  the elementary  school  level.  Health  facilities  are  being  accessible  to people. Women have been the major beneficiary, with most of the child  birth  taking  place  in  government  hospitals  and  also  their participation in financial decisions has increased and it is reflected in their market accessibility. This scheme also addresses the various Sustainable Development Goals on poverty alleviation.

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