Lok Sabha Question No. 830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Funds for Construction of Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 830

## ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS

## 830.  SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds for the construction of roads in Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) particularly in Sindhudurg district;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds released particularly for KonshiDabhil Gram Panchayat of Sindhudurg district since January 1, 2019, year-wise;
- (c) whether the construction work of Konshi-Dabhil road has been completed with the funds allocated particularly for KonshiDabhil Gram Panchayat under PMGSY, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the reasons for delay for the same and the persons responsible for it?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b) The allocation/release of funds to the States for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is done  on  the  basis  of  the  proposal  received  from  the  State  and depends,  inter-alia,  on  works  in  hand,  execution  capacity  of  the State and unspent funds available with it. The funds for implementation  of  projects  under  PMGSY  are  released  by  the Ministry  to  the  State  as  a  whole.  Further  release  of  funds  to  the programme implementation units (PIUs) at the district level is done by the respective States depending on the expenditure to be done.

The  amount  released  to  and  the  expenditure  incurred  including state share by the State of Maharashtra since 2018-19, year-wise is given below:-

| Financial Year             |   Amount Released (Rs. in crore) | Expenditure Including State share (Rs. in crore)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                    |                             6.75 | 204.00                                             |
| 2019-20                    |                           150    | 207.12                                             |
| 2020-21                    |                             0    | 221.59                                             |
| 2021-22                    |                             0    | 376.73                                             |
| 2022-23                    |                           742.99 | 1,062.82                                           |
| 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023) |                           276.54 | 325.99                                             |

As on 20.07.2023, the State of Maharashtra has unspent balance of Rs.  747.68  crore  for  the  implementation  of  PMGSY.  The  details  of fund  released  to  a  particular  district  of  a  State  are  not  centrally maintained. The funds are not allotted for a Gram Panchayat under PMGSY.

(c)  & (d)  As per information received from State Government,  the Konshi - Dabhil road is not sanctioned under PMGSY.

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