Lok Sabha Question No. 2049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Pace of Work under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2049 ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## PACE OF WORK UNDER PMGSY

## 2049. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

## Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  slow  pace  of  work under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the details of projects not completed within the stipulated  period  during  each  of  the  last  three  years,  Statewise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the work under PMGSY; and
- (d) the  details  of  projects  sanctioned,  completed  and  pending under  the  said  yojana  during  each  of  the  last  four  years  in Saharanpur Lok Sabha Constituency?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b): 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a one-time special intervention  of the  central  government  to  provide  rural  connectivity,  by  way  of  a single  all-weather  road,  to  the  eligible  unconnected  habitations  in the  core  network.  Under  the  PMGSY-I,  1,62,506  habitations  have been  connected  which  is  99.38  %  of  the  sanctioned  habitations. Under PMGSY-II, 48,610 km road length has been completed out of the sanctioned 49,857 km. Under Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Areas (RCPLWEA), 12,100 km has been sanctioned out which 8,075 km has been completed. The timeline for completion of works sanctioned under PMGSY-I, II and RCPLWEA is March, 2024.

In few States/ UTs, due to issues such as law and order issues, less contracting  capacity,  tough  terrain,  geographical  conditions  etc. some works have been delayed. The State-wise details of sanctioned, completed and balance works as on 27.07.2023 under PMGSY I, II and RCPLWEA is given at Annexure-I.

Under  PMGSY-III,  out  of  the  allocation  of   1,25,000  km  to  States, 1,03,979  km  has  been  sanctioned  and  63,098  km  road  length  has been completed. The timeline for completion of PMGSY III is March, 2025.

- (c): The progress of implementation of rural roads under PMGSY is  regularly reviewed by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, PreEmpowered/Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States.  At District level, the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee  (DISHA)  headed  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  (LS) monitors the implementation of various schemes of Government of India including PMGSY.In addition to this, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by Secretary/Additional  Secretary/Joint  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Rural Development  with  Chief  Secretaries/Principal  Secretaries  of  the States.

The Ministry of Rural Development has taken following initiatives to ensure completion of the sanctioned PMGSY Projects within the time-line prescribed in the programme guidelines:

- (i) The Operational Manual of the PMGSY has been amended to ensure that all works sanctioned under scheme commence on ground within 72days from the date of sanction.
- (ii) States  have  been  requested  to  augment  executing  capacity and contracting capacity and their compliance in this regards is regularly reviewed.
- (iii)
- Bidding document provisions have been rationalized.
- Training is being imparted to field engineers and contractors
- (iv) as well as their staff for capacity building.
- (v) The Ministry has engaged Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) in some of the States to augment execution capacity of the States.
- (vi) The  Ministry  has  also  conducted  number  of  Contractor's Outreach Programmes in the States to attract the Contractors in the implementation of the programme. (vii)    Information Technology is being utilized for monitoring of the
- progress of works.

(d)   The details of projects sanctioned and completed under various interventions/ verticals of PMGSY during each of the last four years and current year (till 27.07.2023) in Saharanpur Lok Sabha Constituency is given as under :-

|                            | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Completed    | Completed                  |
|----------------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
| Year                       | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | No. of Roads | Road Length completed (km) |
| 2019-20                    | 0            | 0                | 2            | 9                          |
| 2020-21                    | 17           | 106              | 0            | 0                          |
| 2021-22                    | 21           | 174              | 0            | 70                         |
| 2022-23                    | 0            | 0                | 16           | 60                         |
| 2023-24 (as on 27.07.2023) | 0            | 0                | 4            | 79                         |

As on 27.07.2023, only 66 km road length is balance for construction in Saharanpur Lok Sabha Constituency under PMGSY.

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Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2049 to be answered on 01.08.2023

## The State-wise details of sanctioned, completed and balance works as on 27.07.2023 under PMGSY I, II and RCPLWEA

| Sr. No.   | State/ UT                 | PMGSY-I      | PMGSY-I          | PMGSY-I        | PMGSY-I      | PMGSY-I          | PMGSY-I        | PMGSY-I      | PMGSY-I          | PMGSY-I        |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
|           |                           | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned     | Completed    | Completed        | Completed      | Balance      | Balance          | Balance        |
|           |                           | No. of roads | Road length (km) | No. of bridges | No. of roads | Road length (km) | No. of bridges | No. of roads | Road length (km) | No. of bridges |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 67           | 103.28           | 0              | 59           | 89.20            | 0              | 8            | 13.24            | 0              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4438         | 13768.10         | 254            | 4419         | 13243.26         | 247            | 19           | 89.00            | 7              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1308         | 13833.06         | 230            | 1206         | 12854.29         | 174            | 102          | 944.62           | 56             |
| 4         | Assam                     | 8365         | 26942.91         | 1333           | 8304         | 26737.58         | 1298           | 61           | 58.88            | 35             |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 17565        | 55137.90         | 1212           | 17335        | 52643.24         | 1130           | 230          | 625.03           | 82             |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 7825         | 34671.88         | 346            | 7563         | 32541.56         | 341            | 262          | 977.52           | 5              |
| 7         | Goa                       | 70           | 155.85           | 0              | 70           | 155.33           | 0              | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 8         | Gujarat                   | 4413         | 11535.32         | 48             | 4413         | 11397.03         | 48             | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 9         | Haryana                   | 426          | 4572.10          | 0              | 426          | 4565.22          | 0              | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh          | 3466         | 20603.34         | 103            | 3309         | 19659.94         | 93             | 157          | 633.97           | 10             |
| 11        | Jammu And Kashmir         | 3094         | 18373.77         | 232            | 2722         | 17153.20         | 184            | 372          | 898.63           | 48             |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 | 7234         | 25539.98         | 499            | 7179         | 24765.57         | 472            | 55           | 156.75           | 27             |
| 13        | Karnataka                 | 3277         | 16359.37         | 36             | 3277         | 16357.16         | 36             | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 14        | Kerala                    | 1374         | 3308.37          | 1              | 1359         | 3236.48          | 1              | 15           | 44.01            | 0              |
| 15        | Ladakh                    | 128          | 1124.12          | 2              | 116          | 960.96           | 2              | 12           | 67.09            | 0              |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh            | 18950        | 75945.10         | 658            | 18935        | 72951.03         | 619            | 15           | 44.07            | 39             |
| 17        | Maharashtra               | 5610         | 24782.81         | 685            | 5594         | 24148.39         | 668            | 16           | 66.80            | 17             |
| 18        | Manipur                   | 1858         | 11347.94         | 208            | 1696         | 10499.20         | 137            | 162          | 840.80           | 71             |
| 19        | Meghalaya                 | 1080         | 4265.23          | 100            | 961          | 3825.42          | 86             | 119          | 419.80           | 14             |
| 20        | Mizoram                   | 345          | 4288.48          | 0              | 304          | 4190.61          | 0              | 41           | 81.41            | 0              |
| 21        | Nagaland                  | 343          | 4154.45          | 48             | 322          | 4072.07          | 42             | 21           | 82.74            | 6              |
| 22        | Odisha                    | 15808        | 60961.41         | 523            | 15787        | 58526.03         | 509            | 21           | 47.97            | 14             |
| 23        | Puducherry                | 0            | 0                | 0              | 0            | 0                | 0              | 0            | 0                | 0              |
| 24        | Punjab                    | 1050         | 6937.21          | 0              | 1050         | 6912.44          | 0              | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 25        | Rajasthan                 | 16804        | 66045.98         | 26             | 16804        | 63772.67         | 26             | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 26        | Sikkim                    | 961          | 4794.50          | 99             | 882          | 4500.34          | 58             | 79           | 232.32           | 41             |
| 27        | Tamilnadu                 | 7678         | 16319.53         | 97             | 7678         | 16168.40         | 97             | 0            | 0.00             | 0              |
| 28        | Telangana                 | 2924         | 10191.86         | 284            | 2895         | 9825.95          | 275            | 29           | 142.55           | 9              |
| 29        | Tripura                   | 1361         | 4931.29          | 63             | 1319         | 4590.78          | 53             | 42           | 164.91           | 10             |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh             | 17577        | 50331.53         | 0              | 17575        | 49427.03         | 0              | 2            | 9.70             | 0              |
| 31        | Uttarakhand               | 2298         | 19371.45         | 361            | 2099         | 18624.52         | 184            | 199          | 547.09           | 177            |

| 32 West Bengal   | 6989 34490.61 36 6909 33989.63 34 80 195.39 2              |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total            | 164686645188.73 7484 162567622384.51 6814 2119 7384.26 670 |

| Sr. No.               | State/ UT   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned                    | Sanctioned   | PMGSY-II Completed Balance   | PMGSY-II Completed Balance   | PMGSY-II Completed Balance   | PMGSY-II Completed Balance   | PMGSY-II Completed Balance   |
|-----------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                       | State/ UT   | No. of roads | Road length (km) No. of bridg | No. of roads | Road length (km)             | No. of bridges               | No. of roads                 | Road length (km)             | No. of bridge s              |
| 1 Andaman And Nicobar | 48          | 96.66        | 0                             | 0            | 12.46                        | 0 48                         | 84.20                        |                              | 0                            |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh      | 174         | 1,330.95     | 2                             | 174          | 1,290.42                     | 2 0                          |                              | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh   | 80          | 550.91       | 7                             | 77           | 517.57                       | 7                            | 3                            | 26.50                        | 0                            |
| 4 Assam               | 250         | 1,721.48     | 65                            | 233 1,715.75 | 58                           |                              | 17                           | 5.63                         | 7                            |
| 5 Bihar               |             | 345          | 2,456.47 103                  | 336          | 2,427.79                     | 98                           | 9                            | 17.33                        | 5                            |
| 6 Chhattisgarh        | 179         |              | 2,240.71 0                    | 179          | 2,200.54                     | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 7 Goa                 | 0           |              | 0.00 0                        | 0            | 0.00                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 8                     | Gujarat     | 109          | 1,180.31 40                   | 109          | 1,171.81                     | 40                           | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 9                     | Haryana     | 88           | 1,042.24 18                   | 88           | 1,015.74                     | 18                           | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh   |             | 112          | 1,251.16 1                    | 97           | 1,184.06                     | 1                            | 15                           | 61.32                        | 0                            |
| 11 Jammu Kashmir      | And 121     | 679.55       | 7                             | 98           | 651.34                       | 7                            | 23                           | 17.48                        | 0                            |
| 12 Jharkhand          | 165         | 1,641.81     | 6                             | 165          | 1,633.19                     | 5                            | 0                            | 0.00                         | 1                            |
| 13 Karnataka          | 314         | 2,241.18     | 11                            | 314          | 2,218.16                     | 11                           | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 14 Kerala             | 149         | 582.89       | 3                             | 139 559.93   | 2                            |                              | 10                           | 17.95                        | 1                            |
| 15 Ladakh             | 13          | 79.33        | 1                             | 11 77.84     | 1                            |                              | 2                            | 1.60                         | 0                            |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh     | 374         | 4,984.50     | 245                           | 369 4,884.52 |                              | 237                          | 5                            | 14.30                        | 8                            |
| 17 Maharashtra        | 385         | 2,618.91     | 108                           | 384 2,585.91 |                              | 108                          | 1                            | 1.61                         | 0                            |
| 18 Manipur            | 55          | 325.00       | 3                             | 40 274.59    | 1                            |                              | 15                           | 51.53                        | 2                            |
| 19 Meghalaya          | 94          | 489.96       | 12                            | 68 421.13    | 1                            |                              | 26                           | 65.66                        | 11                           |
| 20 Mizoram            | 6           | 194.25       | 0                             | 1            | 68.50                        | 0                            | 5                            | 125.25                       | 0                            |
| 21 Nagaland           | 13          | 227.60       | 5                             | 4 121.20     | 4                            |                              | 9                            | 106.40                       | 1                            |
| 22 Odisha             | 636         | 3,672.39     | 30                            | 634          | 3,648.48                     | 29                           | 2                            | 3.10                         | 1                            |
| 23 Puducherry         | 45          | 106.13       | 0                             | 21 49.87     |                              | 0                            | 24                           | 55.29                        | 0                            |
| 24 Punjab             | 123         | 1,342.82     | 7                             | 123 1,330.80 | 7                            |                              | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 25 Rajasthan          | 401         | 3,464.26     | 6                             | 401          | 3,468.63                     | 6                            | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 26 Sikkim             | 34          | 120.99       | 0                             | 25           | 110.50                       | 0                            | 9                            | 9.46                         | 0                            |
| 27 Tamilnadu          | 860         | 2,940.42     | 34                            | 860          | 2,936.47                     | 34                           | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 28 Telangana          | 114         | 944.08       | 17                            | 114 896.02   | 17                           |                              | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 29 Tripura            | 42          | 307.23       | 1                             | 33           | 260.36                       | 0                            | 9                            | 44.68                        | 1                            |
| 30 Uttar Pradesh      | 963         | 7,614.28     | 2                             | 963          | 7,508.67                     | 2                            | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 31 Uttarakhand        | 112         | 905.83       | 7                             | 102          | 895.85                       | 0                            | 10                           | 3.90                         | 7                            |
| 32 West Bengal        | 288         | 2,502.32     | 22                            | 281          | 2,471.84                     | 16                           | 7                            | 17.22                        | 6                            |
| Total                 | 6,692       | 49,856.61    | 763                           | 6,443        | 48,609.91                    | 712                          | 249                          | 730.40                       | 51                           |

| Sr. No.     | State/ UT        | RCPLWEA      | RCPLWEA          | RCPLWEA        | RCPLWEA   | RCPLWEA          | RCPLWEA        | RCPLWEA   | RCPLWEA          | RCPLWEA        |
|-------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|-----------|------------------|----------------|-----------|------------------|----------------|
|             |                  | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned     | Completed | Completed        | Completed      | Balance   | Balance          | Balance        |
|             |                  | No. of roads | Road length (km) | No. of bridges | No. of    | Road length (km) | No. of bridges | No. of    | Road length (km) | No. of bridges |
|             |                  |              |                  |                | roads     |                  |                | roads     |                  |                |
|             |                  | 194          | 1,557.99         | 45             | 132       | 1,069.37         | 18             | 62        | 467.32           | 27             |
| 1 2 Bihar   | Andhra Pradesh   | 153          | 1,980.80         | 82             | 107       | 1,706.63         | 60             | 46        | 256.85           | 22             |
| 3           | Chhattisgarh     | 386          | 3,093.73         | 88             | 233       | 1,986.25         | 19             | 153       | 1,090.49         | 69             |
| 4 Jharkhand |                  | 303          | 2,407.96         | 207            | 124       | 1,643.25         | 73             | 179       | 762.44           | 134            |
| 5 Pradesh   | Madhya           | 37           | 346.15           | 46             | 3         | 57.52            | 14             | 34        | 287.58           | 32             |
| 6           | Maharashtra      | 46           | 619.68           | 112            | 26        | 414.74           | 84             | 20        | 204.94           | 28             |
|             |                  | 52           | 528.85           | 2              | 31        | 434.48           | 0              | 21        | 91.61            | 2              |
| 7 8         | Odisha Telangana | 146          | 1,023.70         | 112            | 5         | 365.95           | 24             | 141       | 657.00           | 88             |
| 9           | Uttar Pradesh    | 25           | 541.30           | 11             | 20        | 396.63           | 4              | 5         | 144.20           | 7              |
|             | Total            | 1,342        | 12,100.14        | 705            | 681       | 8,074.81         |                |           | 3,962.42         | 409            |
|             |                  |              |                  |                |           |                  | 296            | 661       |                  |                |

Note- RCPLWEA is implemented in only 9 states.

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