Lok Sabha Question No. 3000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Projects under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3000

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## PROJECTS UNDER PMGSY

## 3000. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  projects  that  are  operational  in  Tamil  Nad u  under  the  Pradhan Mantri  Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years;
- (b) the total amount allocated, released and expenditure incurred thereunder during the sai
- (c) the  number  of  additional  projects  under  consideration  for  sanction  during  the  curre Tamil Nadu under PMGSY;
- (d) whether any special relaxations in n orms would be applied in the background of recent rain a flood fury in the State of Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT )

(a)&(b) : PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), launched on 25 th December, 2000 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is a onetime special intervention of the Government provide a single all - weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected habitations, e the Core Network, in rural areas of country .  The programme envisages connecting all eligib unconnected habitations with a population of 500 persons and above  (as per 2001 C plain  areas  and  250  persons  and  above  (as  per  2001  Census)  in    Special  Categor (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim,Tripura Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), Tribal (Schedule - V) areas, the Desert Areas  (as identified in Desert Development Programme) and in Selected Tribal and Backward Distr identi fied by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Planning Commission). For most intensive IAP as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs the unconnected habitations with popu and above (as per 2001 Census) would be eligible to be covered under PMGS Y. The PMGSY permits  upgradation  (to  prescribed  standards)  of  existing  rural  roads  in  districts eligible  habitations  of  the  designated  population  size  have  been  provided  all  w connectivity.

| Year     | Value of Proposal cleared (Rs .in Cr.)   | State share (Rs. in Cr.)   | No. of road works sanctioned   | Length of road works sanctioned (in km)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2012- 13 | 1019.87                                  | 108.87                     | 1295                           | 3090.895                                  |
| 2013- 14 | No works sanctioned                      | No works sanctioned        | No works sanctioned            | No works sanctioned                       |
| 2014- 15 | 329.46                                   | 30.42                      | 410                            | 963.81                                    |

The physical progress achieved under PMGSY in Tamil Nadu during t he last three years is as under: -

| Year     |   No. of road works completed |   Length completed ( in km) |
|----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2012- 13 |                            23 |                       42.39 |
| 2013- 14 |                           267 |                      747.94 |
| 2014- 15 |                           877 |                     1965.28 |

Details  of  Central  Funds  released  to  Tamil  Nadu  and  expenditure  reported  by  the  St PMGSY during the last three years are as under: -

(Rs.i n crore)

| Year     |   CentralFund Released |   Expenditure Reported by the State |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2012- 13 |                77.7186 |                               21.13 |
| 2013- 14 |               343.483  |                              383.39 |
| 2014- 15 |               239.65   |                              580.72 |

- (c): The  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  in  respect  of  622  road  works  and  22  Long Bridges (LSBs) covering 1,356.94 km submitted by the State Government in the year 2 - 15 under PMGSY were returned to the State due to inadequate allocation of funds. The S ate was advised to resubmit the proposals as per the current Schedule of Rates (SOR) and revised funding pattern of PMGSY (60% Central Share and 40% State Share), vide this Ministry's circular dated 20.11.2015.
- (d) & (e) : As per PMGSY guidelines, maintenance of rural roads is the responsibility State. The Programme Guidelines do not have any provision for repair of roads damage natural calamities.

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