Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Review of Work under PMGSY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sunil Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1346 ANSWERED ON 11/02/2025

## REVIEW OF WORK UNDER PMGSY IN BIHAR

## 1346. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  review  of  the  works  was  carried  out  during  the last three years under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the detail of works undertaken during the last three years and the current year in Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar along with number of works still pending; and
- (c) the reasons for delay in the completion of works alongwith the
- details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  progress  in  implementation  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) works is regularly reviewed by the Ministry by way of Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Regional Review Meetings (RRMs) and Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee  Meetings  with  the  States  (including  State  of  Bihar). Besides the above, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by the Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  with  Chief  Secretaries/ Secretaries of the States (including State of Bihar) to take stock of the progress of the scheme including maintenance aspects.

(b) & (c) Parliamentary Constituency-wise details are not maintained under PMGSY. The Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency is  part  of  the  West  Champaran  district  of  Bihar.  The details of road length constructed under PMGSY in West Champaran district  in  the  state  of  Bihar  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year (as on 06.02.2025) is given below:

|   S.No. | Financial Year             |   No. of Roads completed |   Road Length completed (in km) |   No. of Bridges completed |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | 2021-22                    |                        6 |                           15.41 |                          3 |
|       2 | 2022-23                    |                        9 |                           66.79 |                          2 |
|       3 | 2023-24                    |                        2 |                           10.15 |                          1 |
|       4 | 2024-25 (as on 06.02.2025) |                        5 |                           36.89 |                          0 |

Overall  under  PMGSY,  755  number  of  roads  (2,643.24  km)  &  34 bridges have been sanctioned to West Champaran district of state of  Bihar,  out  of  which  753  roads  (2,551.08  km)  &  29  bridges  have been  completed.  At  present,  2  roads  (17.54  km)  &  5  bridges  are pending for completion. The works pending vertical-wise in the West Champaran district (as on 06.02.2025) are as under:

|   S.No. | Vertical   |   No. of Roads |   Road Length (in km) |   No. of Bridges |
|---------|------------|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|       1 | PMGSY-I    |              0 |                  0    |                0 |
|       2 | PMGSY-II   |              0 |                  0    |                0 |
|       3 | PMGSY-III  |              2 |                 17.54 |                5 |

The timeline for completion of PMGSY-I, II & III is March 2025.

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