Lok Sabha Question No. 4243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: PMGSY in North-Eastern States
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.0 8.201 6

## PMGSY IN NORTH - EASTERN STATES

## 4243. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to improve Pradhan Man Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and if so, the details thereof, scheme -wise;
- (b) whetherthe Union Government has changed the pattern of fund sharing between St and Union Government, if so, the details thereof, scheme - wise;
- (c) whether the  Union  Government  will  take  special  care  for  implementation  of  r connectivity under PMGSY in North Eastern States and if so, the details thereo
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to take any steps to complete the pend works thereun der?

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

(a)to(d) : 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY)  is  a  one - time  special  intervention  of  the  Government  of  India  to  provide ral connectivity, by way of a single all -weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations the  Core  Network.  Projects  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  are executed  by  State  Governments  through  their  designated  agencies  i.e.  State  Rural Roads Development Agencies (SRRDAs) at the State level and Programme Implementation Unit (PIUs) at the district level. The programme envisages connecting all eligible unc habitations with a population of 500 persons and above (as per 2001 Census) in plain areas and  250  persons  and  above  (as  per  2001  Census)  in    Special  Category  States  (Arun Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim,  Tripura  Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttrakhand), Tribal (Schedule - V) areas, the D esert Areas (as identified in Desert Development Programme) and in Selected Tribal and Backward Dist (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Planning Commission).  For most int IAP blocks as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the unconnec ed habitations with population 100 and above (as per 2001 census) are eligible to be covered under PMGSY

The fund sharing pattern under PMGSY has been changed to 60:40 ratio between the Ce and States (except for 8 North Eastern and 3 Hima layan States for which it will be 90:10) fo all  the  ongoing  as  well  as  outstanding  works  with  effect  from  the  year  2015 - 16.  For accelerated  execution  of  PMGSY  in  the  States,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Developmen consultation with the Ministry of Finance an d the States has formulated an Action Plan to advance the completion target of the Programme from March 2022 to March 2019.

The Ministry constantly reviews the implementation of PMGSY in the States, particul the  North  Eastern  States  to  improve  the effective  implementation  of  the  Programme.  A Regional  Review  Meeting  including  NE  States  was  held  on  18 - 19  February,  2016  at Guwahati, Assam, which reviewed the Physical and Financial progress of the works PMGSY in the States. A special Review Meetin g with Chief Secretary, Assam was recently held on 14.6.2016 to closely monitor the progress of PMGSY works in Assam.