Lok Sabha Question No. 1999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Construction of Roads and Bridges Under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, P.P. CHAUDHARY

## 1999. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU : SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH : SHRI P.P CHAUDHARY :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether bridges have not been constructed on small/large culverts in rural, remote and naxal affected areas of the count e to which people ar facing dif ficulties, if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to construct bridges on small - large cu verts and rivers in rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Yojana (PMGSY) or any other scheme, if so, the strategy prepared in this regard and the funds allocated and expenditure incurred t the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct any survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely conducted, State/ UT -wise including Jharkhand; and
- (d) whether the Government has put any mechanism in place to ensure the quality of roads constructed along with their mainte under PMGSY, if so, the details thereof and th e expenditure incurred thereon under the said scheme, State/UTwise?

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1999

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## CONSTRUCTION O F ROADS AND BRIDGES UNDER PMGSY

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)to(c) : The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana ( PMGSY )is to provide an All - weather Road with necessary culverts and drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year to the eligible unconnected habitations as per PMGSY guidelines in the rural constructed under PMGSY must hav e proper embankment and drainage. Adequate number and type of Cross Drainage (CD) works, includi where appropriate, must be provided based on site requirements ascertained through necessary investigation. Minor bridges c be provided wherever necessary.

The cost of bridge upto 50 m (75 meters in respect of the selected Tribal and Backward districts as identified by the Ministry of ng commission  and  special  Category  States)  is  borne  by  the  Central  Government  and  bridge  length  beyond  50  m  (75  m  in  case  o ected tribal  an Backward districts and Special category States) is to be borne by the State Government.

The  State  Governments  are  required  to  submit  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  to  the  Ministry  for  consideration/appr ojects  unde PMGSY. The project proposals are scrutinized by National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) to ensure that the proposals ha e duly keeping in view the programme guidelines and that they have been duly verified by the State Technical Agencies (STAs). The p roposals of the State then put up before the Empowered Committee chaired by Secretary (RD) in the Ministry of Rural Development, for its conside ion. The proposal approved by the Competent Authority are conveyed to the State Government to take furth er necessary action before seeking funds. The progres including bridges sanctioned and competed under PMGSY since inception as reported by the States  is given at Annexure-I.

(d) : As per the programme Guidelines, ensuring quality of road works under PMGSY is the responsibility of the States. The programme provide for a three tier Quality control mechanism under PMGSY. 1 st tier is in -house quality control. 2 nd tier is independent monitoring of const quality by quality monitors called State Quality Monitors managed by the respective State headquarters. The 3 rd tier is envisaged as an indepe monitoring mechanism at the central level under 3 rd tier, the independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are engaged in inspection of roads, selecte at random. The NQMs are managed and assigned inspections by National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), an arm of Min ry of Rural Development.

As per PMGSY guidelines all PMGSY roads are covered by 5 -year maintenance contracts, to be entered into along with the construction with the same contractor, as per the Standard Bidding Document. Maintenance funds to service the contract are budgeted by th State Government and placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  State  Rural  Road  Developm ent  Agency  (SRRDA)  in  a  separate  Maintenance  Fund  Account  within  stipula responsibility of State Government. The details of Maintenance funds released and spent by the State Government as reported by the Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (C) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1999 to answered on 10.12.2015

Progress of road works including Bridges under PMGSY

| #   | State(s)            |   No. of road works i/c Bridges |   Length of road works cleared (in km) |   No. of road works completed (upto Oct'15) |   Length of road works completed (upto Oct'15) (in Km) |
|-----|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1   | 2                   |                               3 |                                      4 |                                           5 |                                                      6 |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh $    |                            4625 |                                  14904 |                                        4244 |                                                  12750 |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh * |                            1026 |                                   6420 |                                         760 |                                                   5089 |
| 3   | Assam               |                            5660 |                                  17597 |                                        4458 |                                                  15710 |
|     | Bihar (RWD)         |                           12678 |                                  34174 |                                        6706 |                                                  19728 |
| 4   | Bihar (NEAs)        |                            2925 |                                  15861 |                                        2760 |                                                  14926 |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh        |                            6825 |                                  29565 |                                        5994 |                                                  25464 |
| 6   | Goa x               |                              90 |                                    183 |                                          72 |                                                    159 |
| 7   | Gujarat             |                            4529 |                                  12655 |                                        4438 |                                                  11965 |
| 8   | Haryana             |                             520 |                                   5561 |                                         501 |                                                   5448 |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh    |                            2388 |                                  13695 |                                        1901 |                                                  11149 |
| 10  | Jammu & Kashmir **  |                            1984 |                                  10155 |                                        1244 |                                                   6480 |
| 11  | Jharkhand           |                            5141 |                                  19232 |                                        2851 |                                                  11951 |
| 12  | Karnataka           |                            3640 |                                  18623 |                                        3446 |                                                  17392 |
| 13  | Kerala              |                            1430 |                                   3358 |                                         961 |                                                   2218 |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh      |                           16221 |                                  67869 |                                       14001 |                                                  62331 |
| 15  | Maharashtra         |                            6646 |                                  27055 |                                        5855 |                                                  23292 |
| 16  | Manipur             |                            1526 |                                   6720 |                                        1073 |                                                   4548 |
| 17  | Meghalaya           |                             721 |                                   2203 |                                         404 |                                                   1145 |
| 18  | Mizoram             |                             217 |                                   2852 |                                         175 |                                                   2378 |
| 19  | Nagaland            |                             305 |                                   3630 |                                         274 |                                                   3346 |
| 20  | Odisha #            |                           11936 |                                  45189 |                                        8935 |                                                  34131 |
| 21  | Punjab              |                            1044 |                                   6939 |                                         947 |                                                   6704 |
| 22  | Rajasthan           |                           15698 |                                  62434 |                                       14698 |                                                  58127 |
| 23  | Sikkim              |                             773 |                                   3553 |                                         556 |                                                   2733 |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu          |                            6697 |                                  14036 |                                        6246 |                                                  12892 |
| 25  | Telangana           |                            2974 |                                  10414 |                                        2685 |                                                   9171 |

| 26                | Tripura              | 1420   | 4793   | 1046   | 3133   |
|-------------------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh        | 18341  | 52605  | 16554  | 44679  |
| 28                | Uttarakhand          | 1125   | 8612   | 713    | 6326   |
| 29                | West Bengal          | 4982   | 25395  | 3602   | 18616  |
|                   | Total:               | 144087 | 546282 | 118100 | 453980 |
| Union Territories | Union Territories    |        |        |        |        |
| 30                | A & N Islands        | 18     | 0      | 0      |        |
| 31                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 156    | 182    | 0      |        |
| 32                | Daman & Diu          | 0      | 0      | 0      |        |
| 33                | Delhi                | 1      | 0      | 0      |        |
| 34                | Lakshadweep          | 0      | 0      | 0      |        |
| 35                | Pondicherry          | 78     | 88     | 77     | 69     |
| Total (UTs)       | Total (UTs)          | 253    | 270    | 77     | 69     |
| Grand Total:      | Grand Total:         | 144340 | 546552 | 118177 | 454048 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1999 to answered on 10.12.2015

## Statement Showing Maintenance Funds Required/ Received and Expenditure incurred under PMGSY (Upto Sept 15)

(Rs. In Crore)

| STATE (S)         | FINANCIAL YEAR   |   ACTUAL RELEASE TO SRRDA |   EXPENDITURE BY SRRDA DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 2012-13          |                     48.68 |                                            12.96 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 2013-14          |                      0    |                                            17.19 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 2014-15          |                     16.34 |                                            10.18 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 2015-16          |                     20.29 |                                             3.48 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | Total:           |                     85.31 |                                            43.81 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2012-13          |                      2.5  |                                             6.92 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2013-14          |                      5    |                                            18.84 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2014-15          |                     15    |                                            15    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2015-16          |                      0    |                                             5.87 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Total:           |                     22.5  |                                            46.63 |
| ASSAM             | 2012-13          |                     18    |                                             9.4  |
| ASSAM             | 2013-14          |                     18.72 |                                            13.86 |
| ASSAM             | 2014-15          |                     25    |                                            17.45 |

|                  | 2015-16   |   0.00 |   8.15 |
|------------------|-----------|--------|--------|
|                  | Total:    |  61.72 |  48.86 |
|                  | 2012-13   |  56.25 |  91.6  |
|                  | 2013-14   | 136    | 102.92 |
| BIHAR            | 2014-15   |   0    |  68.47 |
|                  | 2015-16   | 298.1  |  48.15 |
|                  | Total:    | 490.35 | 311.14 |
|                  | 2012-13   |  34.01 |  20.3  |
|                  | 2013-14   |  24.48 |  24.48 |
| CHHATTISGARH     | 2014-15   |   2.64 |   2.64 |
|                  | 2015-16   |   0    |   2.85 |
|                  | Total:    |  61.13 |  50.27 |
|                  | 2012-13   |  22.62 |  18.96 |
|                  | 2013-14   |  11.82 |  11.41 |
| GUJARAT          | 2014-15   |  26.4  |   8.33 |
|                  | 2015-16   |   0    |   1.4  |
|                  | Total:    |  60.84 |  40.1  |
|                  | 2012-13   |   0    |   1.86 |
|                  | 2013-14   |   0    |   7.45 |
| HARYANA          | 2014-15   |   5    |   3.53 |
|                  | 2015-16   |   5.31 |   0.81 |
|                  | Total:    |  10.31 |  13.65 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 2012-13   |  41.92 |  19.6  |

|                | 2013-14   |   23.54 |   26.49 |
|----------------|-----------|---------|---------|
|                | 2014-15   |    2.05 |    2.05 |
|                | 2015-16   |    3.5  |    0.69 |
|                | Total:    |   71.01 |   48.83 |
|                | 2012-13   |    4.21 |    0.45 |
|                | 2013-14   |    1.04 |    0.93 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR | 2014-15   |    1.5  |    1.5  |
|                | 2015-16   |    1.17 |    0.5  |
|                | Total:    |    7.92 |    3.38 |
|                | 2012-13   |   52    |    0.96 |
|                | 2013-14   |    0    |    3.97 |
| JHARKHAND      | 2014-15   |   60    |    7.67 |
|                | 2015-16   |    0    |    7.3  |
|                | Total:    |  112    |   19.9  |
|                | 2012-13   |    0    |   26.3  |
|                | 2013-14   |   35.74 |   24    |
| KARNATAKA      | 2014-15   |   39    |   28.44 |
|                | 2015-16   |    6.25 |   15.79 |
|                | Total:    |   80.99 |   94.53 |
|                | 2012-13   |   13.18 |    4.04 |
|                | 2013-14   |   10.88 |   10.95 |
| KERALA         | 2014-15   |   35.48 |   28.14 |
|                | 2015-16   |    7.61 |    5.8  |

|             | 2012-13   |   60.00 |   52.10 |
|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
|             | 2013-14   |   60    |   51.46 |
|             | 2014-15   |   60    |   55.9  |
|             | 2015-16   |   55    |   11.49 |
|             | Total:    |  235    |  170.95 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 2012-13   |   33.4  |   33.4  |
| MAHARASHTRA | 2013-14   |   30.95 |   30.95 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 2014-15   |   29.35 |   29.35 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 2015-16   |   32.42 |    2.24 |
| MAHARASHTRA | Total:    |  126.12 |   95.94 |
| MANIPUR     | 2012-13   |    5    |    1.16 |
| MANIPUR     | 2013-14   |    4    |    6.21 |
| MANIPUR     | 2014-15   |    6.64 |    6.95 |
| MANIPUR     | 2015-16   |    3.79 |    2.74 |
| MEGHALAYA   | Total:    |   19.43 |   17.06 |
|             | 2012-13   |    5.9  |    2.54 |
|             | 2013-14   |    6.69 |    3.02 |
|             | 2014-15   |    6.39 |    2.74 |
|             | 2015-16   |    3.32 |   11.84 |
|             | Total:    |   22.3  |   20.14 |
| MIZORAM     | 2012-13   |    0.41 |    0.35 |
| MIZORAM     | 2013-14   |    0.32 |    0.06 |
| MIZORAM     | 2014-15   |    0.42 |    0.55 |
| MIZORAM     | 2015-16   |    0    |    0    |

|            | Total:   |   1.15 |   0.96 |
|------------|----------|--------|--------|
| NAGALAND   | 2012-13  |   2.59 |   2.4  |
| NAGALAND   | 2013-14  |   2.04 |   1.14 |
| NAGALAND   | 2014-15  |   2.59 |   2.4  |
| NAGALAND   | 2015-16  |   2.39 |   1.7  |
| NAGALAND   | Total:   |   9.61 |   7.64 |
| ODISHA     | 2012-13  |  40    |  35.48 |
| ODISHA     | 2013-14  |  41.4  |  37.15 |
| ODISHA     | 2014-15  |  48    |  23.68 |
| ODISHA     | 2015-16  |  53    |  34.48 |
| ODISHA     | Total:   | 182.4  | 130.79 |
| PUNJAB     | 2012-13  |   2.9  |   7.73 |
| PUNJAB     | 2013-14  |   3.85 |   5.99 |
| PUNJAB     | 2014-15  |   8.26 |   7.81 |
| PUNJAB     | 2015-16  |   0.96 |   2.65 |
| PUNJAB     | Total:   |  15.97 |  24.18 |
| RAJASHTHAN | 2012-13  |  35.85 |  40.61 |
| RAJASHTHAN | 2013-14  |  25.62 |  19.45 |
| RAJASHTHAN | 2014-15  |  25.88 |  19.21 |
| RAJASHTHAN | 2015-16  |  23.35 |   2.88 |
| RAJASHTHAN | Total:   | 110.7  |  82.15 |
|            | 2012-13  |   5.89 |   5.05 |
| SIKKIM     | 2013-14  |   7.07 |   6.95 |

|               | 2014-15         | 8.21         | 8.01         |
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
|               | 2015-16         | 0.00         | 6.48         |
|               | Total:          | 21.17        | 26.49        |
|               | 2012-13         | 8.44         | 6.19         |
| TAMIL         | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2.49 10.78   | 2.59 7.24    |
|               | 2015-16         | 0.00         | 0.80         |
|               | Total:          | 21.71        | 16.82        |
| TELANGANA     | 2014-15         | 6.42         | 5.46         |
|               | 2015-16         | 0.00         | 0.96         |
|               | Total: 2012-13  | 6.42         | 6.42 4.35    |
|               |                 | 10.78        |              |
| TRIPURA       | 2013-14         | 20.00        | 8.28         |
|               | 2014-15         | 20.00        | 14.17        |
|               | 2015-16         | 10.00 60.78  | 9.88         |
|               | Total:          | 40.00        | 36.68        |
|               | 2012-13         |              | 46.29        |
|               | 2013-14         | 91.12        | 74.52        |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 2014-15         | 76.67        | 96.71        |
|               | 2015-16         | 76.67        | 38.41        |
|               | Total: 2012-13  | 284.46 24.92 | 255.93 23.21 |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 2013-14         | 16.00        | 16.00        |
|               | 2014-15         | 16.40        | 14.47        |

|             | 2015-16   |   6.45 |   6.40 |
|-------------|-----------|--------|--------|
|             | Total:    |  63.77 |  60.08 |
| WEST BENGAL | 2012-13   |  83.59 |  81.14 |
| WEST BENGAL | 2013-14   |  29.67 |  22.66 |
|             | 2014-15   |  34.63 |  24.59 |
|             | 2015-16   |   0    |  19.81 |
|             | Total:    | 147.89 | 148.2  |