Lok Sabha Question No. 2519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Village Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2519 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## VILLAGE ROADS

## 2519. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the target to connect all the villages with roads in the rural  areas  of  the  country  including  Ujjain  district  under  the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana has been achieved, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  plan  of  action  with respect  to  the  number  of  families  getting  employment  under MNREGA scheme in Ujjain district;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  ensured  timely  payment  of wages, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details and number of houses built under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana (Rural) in Ujjain district;
- (e) the details and number of houses which are under construction and the time by which the construction will be completed;
- (f) the current status of HarGharNalYojana  under  JalJeevan Mission in the rural areas of Ujjain district; and
- (g)
- the number of villages benefited from this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The unit of connectivity under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana  (PMGSY)  is  habitation  and  not  revenue  village.  The PMGSY  scheme  was  started  in  the  year  2000,  for  providing  allweather connectivity, to the eligible habitations having population as per Census 2001.  The population norms under PMGSY I are 500+ in plain areas  & 250 +  in NE, Hill states & special category areas

(Desert  Areas,  The  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  areas,  and  Selected  Tribal and Backward Districts) as per Census 2001. In LWE-affected areas, the population norms were further relaxed to cover habitations with a population of 100 or more.

A new vertical named PMGSY-IV has been launched recently with a focus on providing all-weather connectivity to unconnected habitations of 500+ population in plain areas and 250 + population in NE and Hill States/UTs, special category areas (Tribal Schedule-V, Aspirational  Districts/Blocks,  Desert  Areas)  and  100+  in  Left  Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts as per Census 2011. The scheme will be implemented from 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a total outlay of Rs.  70,125  crore  with  a  target  to  provide  connectivity  to  25,000 unconnected habitations.

Eligible  habitations  under  the  programme  are  to  be  finalized after  conducting  survey  of  potential  habitations  and  approvals  by designated authorities.

Out of total 1,63,391 habitations sanctioned and work executed  under  PMGSY-I, 1,62,742  habitations  (99.6%)  have  been provided  connectivity.  In  Ujjain  District, 47 eligible  unconnected habitations were  identified, all of which have been provided connectivity (36 habitations under PMGSY -I and 9 habitations under State schemes).

The timeline for completion of PMGSY I works is March 2025.

(b):    Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand-driven wage employment Scheme that provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do  unskilled  manual  work. It  offers  rural  households  fall  back livelihood  options  when  no  better  employment  opportunities  are one hundred days of guaranteed wage  employment  in available.

Additionally, it mandates an extra 50 days of wage employment  for  Scheduled  Tribe  households  in  forest  areas  and provides for an additional 50 days of wage employment in drought or natural calamity-affected rural areas. State Governments have the

option  to  allocate  additional  days  of  employment  beyond  the guaranteed period using their funds

Details of the employment provided (in person-days generated) in  Ujjain  District,  Madhya  Pradesh,  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS during the last financial years 2023-24 and the current financial year 2024-25 are given as under:

As per NREGA Soft

| Financial year                   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024 ) |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| person-days generated (in lakhs) |     24.48 |                         13.56 |

- (c):     Yes,  the  Ministry  has  taken  various  steps  to  ensure  timely payment of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. These include:
- (i)  Upscaling of National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 27 States and 3 Union Territories.
- (ii) Intensive consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders to strategize timely payment of wages, verification of pending compensation claims etc.
- (iii)  Formulation of Standard Operating Procedure for monitoring of timely payment and payment of compensation.
- (iv)  Review  meetings  through  video  conferences  with  States/  UTs for  reviewing  the  status  of  timely  payment  and  payment  of  delay compensation.
- (v)  States/UT's have been requested to ensure timely regeneration of  rejected  transaction  and  every  fund  release  is  tagged  with priority release of rejected transaction.
- (vi)  States  have  been  requested  to  ensure  correction  of  invalid accounts as per information provided by PFMS.

Details of the timely generated Transfer Orders (FTOs) in the State of Madhya Pradesh and Ujjain district under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS  during  the  last  financial  years  2023-24  and  the  current financial year 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024) are given below:

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| Financial Year 2023-24               |   Financial Year 2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| % of timely generated Madhya Pradesh |                    99.78 |     99.95 |
| Fund Transfer Orders Ujjain          |                    99.93 |    100    |

- (d): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to  construct  2.95  crore  houses  by  providing  assistance  to  eligible rural households with basic amenities. The Union Cabinet approved 2 crore  additional rural houses under PMAY-G to be constructed in the  next  five  years  from  FY  2024-25  to  FY  2028-29  to  meet  the additional housing requirements due to an increase in the number of families in rural areas across the country.

Cumulative  progress  under  PMAY-G  since  2016-17  for  the State of MP and Ujjain District is as under:

| State           | Target    | Houses sanctioned   | Houses completed   |
|-----------------|-----------|---------------------|--------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh  | 41,68,046 | 41,50,660           | 36,76,363          |
| Ujjain district | 44,625    | 44,197              | 35,661             |

As per Awaas Soft as on 5.12.2024

- (e): Out  of  total  target  of  4.95  crore,  3.33  crore  has  been allocated  to  States/UTs  under  PMAY-G.  Out  of  which  3.21  crore houses  have  been  sanctioned  and   2.68crore  houses  have  been completed  as  on  5.12.2024.  The  total  number  of  houses  pending (against the targets assigned) are approximately 65 lakhs and  the timeline to complete the pending houses  is 31 st  March 2029.
- (f)&(g): Since August, 2019, Government of India is implementing JalJeevan  Mission  (JJM),  in  partnership  with  States,  to  make provision  of  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  household  of  the country. Drinking Water is a state subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply  schemes,  including  those under the JalJeevan Mission, lies with State/ UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

As reported by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh on JJMIMIS, at the time of launch of JJM in Ujjain district, on 15.08.2019, only 42,874 rural households had tap water connections. Since then,

1,46,708 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on 05.12.2024, out of 2,64,622 rural households,  the  provision  of  tap  water  supply  is  available  to 1,89,582 (71.64%) rural households. JJM follows universal approach and covers every village in the country including those in Ujjain. As on  date,  out  of  1,095  villages  in  Ujjain  district,  416  have  been reported to be HarGharJal. The State-wise and district-wise information is also available in public domain that can be accessed using weblink:  https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

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