Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Rural Road Connectivity under PMGSY-IV
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 315 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## RURAL ROAD CONNECTIVITY UNDER PMGSY-IV

315.  SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the road to be constructed in the rural areas for providing better road connectivity under the Phase-IV of Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), State-wise;
- the  present  status  of  the  Phase-IV  of  PMGSY  in  the  country, Yavatmal-WashimLokSabha
- (b) State-wise particularly Constituency, Maharastha;
- (c) the  names  of  the  districts  of  Maharashtra  which  have  been included under the said scheme;
- (d) the  number  of  road  which  have  got  damaged  due  to  heavy downpours and storm during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  roads  in  the rural  areas  of  Osmanabad  and  Yavatmal-WashimLokSabha Constituencies  under  the  Phase-IV  of  PMGSY  in  view  of  the said grave problems; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana-IV  (PMGSY-IV)  has  been launched in September, 2024 for construction of 62,500 km of allweather  roads  to  provide  connectivity  to  about  25,000  eligible unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in North East & 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.

- (b): A survey has been carried out by the States/UTs for preliminary  identification  of  the  unconnected  habitations.  under PMGSY-IV,  a  due  process  has  been  prescribed  for finalization  of proposals by the State for submission to the Central Government for sanction.  This  includes  updating  District  Rural  Road  Plans  and completing  survey for preliminary identification  of  unconnected habitations,  approval  by  the  district  Panchayats, finalization  of  a priority list and approval for the State level Standing Committee (SLSC) after which Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are prepared, as per the DPR guidelines and technical scrutiny conducted.  The  first  batch  of  proposals  from  the  UT  of  Jammu  & Kashmir  for  providing  connectivity  to  316  habitations  has  been sanctioned recently. The Ministry is working in close coordination with the States/ UTs for submission of proposals for sanction.
- (c): The State of Maharashtra has conducted  survey for 26 districts  for  eligible  unconnected  habitations  through  Gram  Sadak Survey  App  namely;  Ahmednagar,  Aurangabad,  Beed,  Buldhana, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangali, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Washim, Palghar. The Ministry is working in close coordination with the State Government for the submission of first batch of proposals.
- (d): "Rural Roads" is a State subject, and as per PMGSY guidelines, maintenance of roads constructed under the programme, including repairs from damages, is the responsibility of the State/UT Governments. The details of  PMGSY  roads  damaged  due  to  heavy downpours and storms is not centrally maintained. As per information  furnished  by  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra,  a total  road  length  of  54.71  km  of  43  roads  constructed  under  the Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY)  were  damaged  in Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall and storms during the last three years and the current year. State Govt has sanctioned an amount of Rs.  63.60  crore  under  maintenance  during  financial  year  2023-24 and 2024-25 for the repairs of said  roads.
- (e) & (f): Road projects will be sanctioned to States, including in districts in Maharashtra, upon receipt of DPR proposals as per the guidelines.   The  timeline  for  implementation  of  PMGSY-IV  is  upto March 2029.

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