Lok Sabha Question No. 375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: PMGSY in Peddapalli, Telangana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 375 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## PMGSY IN PEDDAPALLI, TELANGANA

## 375. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) in Telangana, especially in Peddapalli,  during  each  of  the  last  five  years  and  the  budget allocated to Telangana;
- (b) the  details  of  roads  constructed  in  backward  districts  of Telangana  along  with  the  status  of  pending  projects  and reasons for delays; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  address  lapses  in  fund  utilisation  and expedite road construction projects critical to rural connectivity?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a):        Total road length of 2,088.05 km in Telangana and 41.38 km in  the  District  of  Peddapalli  has  been  constructed  during  the  last five years under various interventions/ verticals of the PMGSY.  The vertical-wise  details  may  be  accessed  at  Programme  website www.omms.nic.in>  Progress Monitoring > State MPR  Abstract Report. The year-wise details are given below:-

| Financial   | Road length constructed(in km)   | Road length constructed(in km)   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year        | Telangana                        | Peddapalli                       |
| 2020-21     | 315.39                           | -                                |
| 2021-22     | 630.83                           | 18.13                            |
| 2022-23     | 496.01                           | 4.24                             |
| 2023-24     | 492.93                           | 13.33                            |
| 2024-25     | 152.89                           | 5.68                             |
| Total:      | 2088.05                          | 41.38                            |

The State of Telangana has been allocated total budget of Rs.837.34 crore during last five years under PMGSY. The year-wise details during last five years are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Total budget Allocated/Released (Rs. In crore) |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                                             0    |
| 2021-22          |                                            86.38 |
| 2022-23          |                                           321.43 |
| 2023-24          |                                           296.96 |
| 2024-25          |                                           132.57 |
| Total:           |                                           837.34 |

(b):         Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY)-I  is  a  special intervention of Government of India which envisages connecting all eligible unconnected habitations by way of a single all-weather road as  per  Core  Network  in  the  rural  areas. Since  inception,  total  446 roads of road length 1,641 Km has been sanctioned under various verticals of PMGSY  to  three identified backward  Districts of Adilabad,  Khammam  and  Karimnagar  in  Telangana  out  of  which total 403 roads of length 1,439 Km has already been constructed. A total  of  43  roads  of  length  144  km  are  in  progress  under  various stages  of  execution  in  the  ground.  Interventions/  Vertical  wise, district-wise details  may  be  accessed  at  Programme  website www.omms.nic.in > Progress Monitoring > State Abstract Report.

While implementing the scheme, challenges like issues of land availability/ acquisition, forest clearance, poor contracting capacity of states, lack of response to tenders, financial capability of States to  release  funds,  execution  capacity  of  States/  State  Rural  Roads Development Agencies (SRRDAs) came in the way which impacted the overall progress of the scheme in general.

(c):          'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  timely  completion  of PMGSY roads is the responsibility of the respective State Governments. Regular and adequate availability of budgetary support  to  the  States  is  a  critical  factor  in  timely  completion  of PMGSY works. In addition, State Governments are advised through various Regional Review meetings & Empowered Committee meetings  to  take  suitable  necessary  action  to  expedite  timely

completion of road works under PMGSY. The following steps in this regard have been taken by the Ministry:

- i. States  have  been  requested  to  augment  executing  capacity and contracting capacity and their compliance in this regard is regularly reviewed.
- ii. Bidding document provisions have been rationalized.
- iii. Training is imparted to field engineers and contractors as well as their staff for capacity building.
- iv. Regular and structured review of physical & financial parameters is  conducted  at  regular  interval  in  various  zones for a cluster of states of that zone.

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