Lok Sabha Question No. 3088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Projects under Central Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3088

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## PROJECTS UNDER CENTRAL SCHEMES

## 3088. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of projects which have been sanctioned under various rural devel schemes for Uttar Pradesh particularly for Jaunpur and which are yet to be com
- (b) the reasons for delay in completion of suc h projects; and
- (c) the time by which the said projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a) to (c): The Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter  alia,  is  implementing Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY - NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU - GKY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY - G), Pradhan Mantr i Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in r of the country including Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh through employment gene ski lling of youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities.

Under PMGSY Rs. 14,876.43 crore value of 18,341 road works has been sanctioned a 17,320  road  works  have  been  completed  upto June,  2016.  As  per  details  obtained  from Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS), 275 road works have been sanctioned and 267 road works have been completed in the Jaunpur district of Pradesh. The reasons for delay in implementat ion of PMGSY projects include:

- ( i ) Non - availability of qualified engineers,
- ( ii ) Inadequate  execution  capacity  of  the  Project  Implementation  Units  (PIUs)  i State,
- ( iii ) Non availability of most of the construction materials such as cement, steel, machinery , personnel handle machinery etc. locally,
- ( iv ) Lack  of  contracting  capacity  as  well  as  non  availability  of  basic  road equipment such as road roller, crushing plants, dumper/ dipper and trucks,
- ( v) Non - availability of land or the land falling under forest areas.

'Rural  road'  is  a  State  subject  and  all  matters  relating  to  execution  of  PMGSY  works  are entirely  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government.  As  per  the  Programme  Guidel period of twelve calendar months is specified for completion o f road works in plain areas.

The details of physical target and houses constructed in Uttar Pradesh and Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh under Indira Awaas Yojana, now restructured, as PMAY - G is as under:

| State/ District   | Target/ Achievment   | 2013- 14   | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   |
|-------------------|----------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Uttar Pradesh     | Physical Target      | 2,97,223   | 4,23,872   | 3,58,551   |
|                   | Houses constructed   | 1,71,614   | 2,63,625   | 1,59,936   |
| Jaunpur district  | Physical Target      | 807        | 9,094      | 8,784      |
|                   | Houses constructed   | 1,293      | 6,914      | 350        |

Under PMAY - G, construction of a dwelling unit normally takes two years from the date of sanction of first installment. However, in certain cases house gets completed in t also.

Under Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP), a sub - scheme of DAY- NRLM, the Ministry has approved one Action Plan of Uttar Pradesh for the period 2016 - 19 in the current financial year which aims to target 87,500 beneficiaries with the total project o 63.359 crore.

Under, DDU - GKY, a placement linked skill development programme under DAY -NRLM, the Mini stry has approved action plan for skilling of 1,84,520 rural poor youths in t Uttar Pradesh including Jaunpur district.

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