Lok Sabha Question No. 1673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Unconnected Habitations under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1673 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## UNCONNECTED HABITATIONS UNDER PMGSY

1673. Shri JaswantsinhSumanbhaiBhabhor:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the number of unconnected habitations in the DahodLokSabha Constituency have beensanctioned for road construction under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), Phase-IV;and
- (b) whether  any  specific  assessment  been  conducted  on  the impact of PMGSY-III in improvingaccess to schools and health centres in the remote and hilly areas of DahodLokSabhaConstituency?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): The  Government  of  India  has  approved  Phase  IV  of  Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojan (PMGSY) in September 2024 to provide allweather connectivity to 25,000 unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category  areas  (Tribal  Schedule  V,  Aspirational  Districts/Blocks, Desert  areas)  and  100+  in  LWE  affected  districts,  as  per  Census 2011. The timeline for completion of PMGSY-IV is March 2029.

The proposals received from the States are scrutinized by the Ministry in the Pre-Empowered and Empowered Committee meetings. The recommendations of the Empowered Committee are submitted  to  the  Minister  of  Rural  Development  and  in  case  the proposals meet the programme requirements, the same is sanctioned for the State. As far as DahodLokSabha Constituency in Gujarat is  concerned, no proposal has been received yet from the State  for  sanction  under  PMGSY-IV.  The  Detailed  Project  Reports (DPRs)  for  the  state  under  PMGSY-IV  are  at  scrutiny  stage  with

State Technical Agency (STA). The details of survey of habitations conducted  in  Gujarat  for  the  DahodLokSabha  constituency  under PMGSY-IV are as under:-

| Districts of DahodLokSabha Constituency   |   Total Survey |   Unconnected habitations approved by State |   Eligible habitation |   Verified by NRIDA |   Pending Verification |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
| Dahod                                     |           1381 |                                        1310 |                   950 |                 682 |                    268 |
| Mahisagar                                 |            431 |                                         415 |                   108 |                 100 |                      8 |
| Grand Total                               |           1812 |                                        1725 |                  1058 |                 782 |                    276 |

(b): PMGSY-III was  launched  in  2019  for  consolidation  of  the existing  rural  road  network  by  upgradation  of  existing  Through Routes and Major Rural Links that connect habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin  Agricultural  Markets  (GrAMs),  Higher  Secondary  Schools and  Hospitals.  The  program  focused  on  upgradation  of  existing Through  Routes  and  Major  Rural  Links  based  on  priority  giving importance to critical facilities like the rural markets, education & health facilities.

Under PMGSY-III, 298 roads covering a length of 2,955.87 km and  191  bridges  were  sanctioned  to  the  State  of  Gujarat.  Out  of which, 13 roads covering a length of 161.48 km and 9 bridges were sanctioned  for  Dahod  district  and  11  roads  covering  a  length  of 96.96 km and 1 bridge were sanctioned for the Mahisagar district.

No specific assessment has been conducted on the impact of PMGSY-III  in  respect  of  DahodLokSabha  Constituency.  However, various  independent  evaluation  studies  conducted  by  NITI  Aayog, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), and World Bank for  PMGSY  have  concluded  that  it  has  had  positive  impact  on education, access to health care facilities, employment generation, better farm prices and so on. PMGSY has provided new opportunities of employment such as in nearby urban areas where people can commute daily.

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