Lok Sabha Question No. 2138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Private Companies involved under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2138

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## PRIVATE COMPANIES INVOLVED UNDER PMGSY

## 2138. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minis ter of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the roads have been constructed/are being constructed private by companies/contractors across the country under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/U T-wise;
- (c) whether there are reports of large scale corruption/irregularities under the sc so, the details thereof, State/UT - wis  including Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) & (b) : As  per  the  Programme  Guidelines  of Pradhan Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana (PMGSY), implementation of PMGSY is being done by the State Governments.  Works are awarded and got ex ecutedby the States.  State/UT - wise details of road works cleared and completed upto Jan'2016 under PMGSY are given as per Annexure -I.

- (c): Complaints related to various facets of PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) including that of corruption/ irr egularities in implementation of PMGSY are received from time to time.

As per the programme Guidelines, ensuring quality of road works under PMGSY is the responsibility of implementing State Governments.  All such complaints are there referred to th e State Quality Coordinators of respective States for taking necessary actio furnishing report. In case an adequate r esponse is not received within theprescribed time, the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) ,the technical arm of the Mini stry of Rural Development, deputes National Quality Monitor s (NQMs) and further processing of complaint is made on the basis of National Quality Monitor 's reports.

Statements containing State - wise, Year - wise details of complaints vis - a- vis action taken for the period, 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 (upto Jan., 2016) are given in the A nnexure- II &III.

(d): To ensure adherence to prescribed quality norms, National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) has issued Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads which provide for  a  three  tier  Quality  Management  System  under  PMGSY.  The  three  tier  qualit management mechanism comprises:

- (i) 1st tier: In - house quality control by the executi on agency.
- (ii) 2nd tier: Independent quality control set up of the State Rural Roads Developmen Ag ency(SRRDA), at the State level .
- (iii) 3rd tier: National Quality Monitoring System as operationalized by NRRDA , at the national level .

Under the 3rd Tier, NQMs are deployed for inspection of road works across the country, which are selected at random. For ro ad works graded as 'Satisfactory Requiring Improvement' (SRI)  and 'Unsatisfactory' (U) on the basis of observations  of  the  National Quality  Monitors,  States  are  required  to  send  Action  Taken  Reports  after  completio rectification  work. These  Actions tak en  reports  are  monitored  and  processed  by  National Rural Roads Development Agency on a regular basis.

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## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA

Annex referred to in reply to Part (a) of L ok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2138 to be answered on 10.03. No. of Road Works Cleared (sanctioned) & Completed (upto Jan'2016)

|   S.No. | State              |   No. of road works cleared |   No. of road works completed |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | 2                  |                           3 |                             4 |
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh     |                        4622 |                          4293 |
|       2 | A runachal Pradesh |                        1026 |                           766 |
|       3 | Assam              |                        5660 |                          4526 |
|       4 | Bihar              |                       15603 |                         10020 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh       |                        6825 |                          6082 |
|       6 | Goa                |                          90 |                            72 |
|       7 | Gujarat            |                        4529 |                          4456 |
|       8 | Haryana            |                         520 |                           505 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh   |                        2229 |                          1938 |
|      10 | Jammu & Kashmir    |                        1983 |                          1271 |
|      11 | Jharkhand          |                        5141 |                          2942 |
|      12 | Karnataka          |                        3640 |                          3465 |
|      13 | Kerala             |                        1431 |                           998 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh     |                       17191 |                         14426 |
|      15 | Maharashtra        |                        6645 |                          5955 |
|      16 | Manipur            |                        1526 |                          1090 |
|      17 | Meghalaya          |                         721 |                           411 |
|      18 | Mizoram            |                         217 |                           175 |
|      19 | Nagaland           |                         305 |                           276 |
|      20 | Odisha             |                       11936 |                          9252 |
|      21 | Punjab             |                        1043 |                           975 |
|      22 | Rajasthan          |                       15698 |                         14846 |
|      23 | Sikkim             |                         773 |                           559 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu         |                        6697 |                          6250 |
|      25 | Telangana          |                        2974 |                          2713 |
|      26 | Tripura            |                        1420 |                          1063 |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh      |                       18341 |                         16849 |
|      28 | Uttarakhand        |                        1125 |                           771 |
|      29 | West Bengal        |                        4982 |                          3754 |

## Annexure - I

|                   | TotalState(s):       | 144893   | 120699   |
|-------------------|----------------------|----------|----------|
| Union Territories | Union Territories    |          |          |
| 30                | A & N Islands        | 18       | 0        |
| 31                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 156      | 0        |
| 32                | Daman & Diu          | 0        | 0        |
| 33                | Delhi                | 1        | 0        |
| 34                | Lakshadweep          | 0        | 0        |
| 35                | Pondicherry          | 78       | 77       |
| Total (UTs):      | Total (UTs):         | 253      | 77       |
| Grand Total:      | Grand Total:         | 145146   | 120776   |

## Annexure - II

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA Annexure referred to in reply to part (C) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2138 to be answered on 10.03.2016

No.of Compalints recived during 2014-15

| S.No.                |         |                     | Sent to State for enquiry and   | Cases enquired through monitors      | Cases enquired through monitors   | Cases enquired through monitors   | Cases enquired through monitors   |
|----------------------|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                      | State   | Complaints received | action                          | Complaints investigated through NQMs | cases under enquiry               | Found Satisfactory                | Found Unsat isfact ory            |
| 1 Andhra             | Pradesh |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh  |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 3 Assam              | 2       | 2                   |                                 |                                      |                                   | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 4 Bihar (State)      | 18      | 11                  | 7                               |                                      |                                   | 4                                 | 3                                 |
| 5 Bihar (CAs)*       |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 6 Chhattisgarh       | 1       | 1                   | 0                               |                                      |                                   | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 7 Goa                |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 8 Gujarat            |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 9 Haryana            |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh  | 1       | 1                   | 0                               |                                      | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 11 J&K               | 2       | 0                   |                                 | 2                                    |                                   | 2                                 | 0                                 |
| 12 Jharkhand (State) | 1       | 0                   |                                 | 1                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 13 Jharkhand(CAs)*   | 1       | 0                   |                                 | 1                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 14 Karnataka         |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 15 Kerala            |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh    | 1       | 1                   |                                 | 0                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 17 Maharashtra       | 4       | 4                   |                                 | 0                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 18 Manipur           | 1       | 0                   |                                 | 1                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 19 Meghalaya         |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 20 Mizoram           |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 21 Nagaland          |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 22 Orissa            |         |                     |                                 |                                      |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 23 Punjab            | 3       | 3                   |                                 | 0                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 24 Rajasthan         | 1       | 0                   |                                 | 1                                    |                                   | 0                                 | 1                                 |

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| 25                | Sikkim   | 1   | 0   | 1   | 1    | 0          |
|-------------------|----------|-----|-----|-----|------|------------|
| 26                |          |     |     |     |      | Tamil Nadu |
| 27                |          |     |     |     |      | Telangana  |
| 28 Tripura(State) |          |     |     |     |      |            |
| 29 Tripura (CAs)* |          |     |     |     |      |            |
| 30 Uttar Pradesh  | 20       | 11  | 9   |     | 5    | 4          |
| 31 Uttarakhand    | 1        | 0   | 1   |     | 0    | 1          |
| 32 West           | Bengal 3 | 2   | 1   |     | 1    | 0          |
| Total             | Total    | 61  | 36  | 25  | 0 13 | 12         |

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## 10.03.2016

## Annexure -III

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA Annexure referred to in reply to part (C) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2138 to be answered on

## No.of Compalints recived in NRRDA during 2015-16 (Upto Jan,2016)

|       |                   |                      | Sent to                      | Cases enquired through mon itors     | Cases enquired through mon itors   | Cases enquired through mon itors   | Cases enquired through mon itors   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State             | Complai nts received | State for enquiry and action | Complaints investigated through NQMs | cases under enquiry                | Found Satisfact ory                | Found Unsatisfactory               |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 4                    | 3                            | 1                                    | 0                                  | 1                                  | 0                                  |
| 3     | Assam             | 2                    | 1                            | 1                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1                                  |
| 4     | Bihar (State)     | 13                   | 11                           | 2                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  |
| 5     | Bihar (CAs)*      | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh      | 5                    | 5                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 7     | Goa               | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 8     | Gujarat           | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 9     | Haryana           | 1                    | 1                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                    | 1                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 11    | J & K             | 2                    | 2                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 12    | Jharkhand (State) | 6                    | 4                            | 2                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  |
| 13    | Jharkhand(CAs)*   | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 14    | Karnataka         | 1                    | 1                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 15    | Kerala            | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh    | 5                    | 4                            | 1                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 1                                  |
| 17    | Maharashtra       | 3                    | 1                            | 2                                    | 0                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  |
| 18    | Manipur           | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 19    | Meghalaya         | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 20    | Mizoram           | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 21    | Nagaland          | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 22    | Orissa            | 3                    | 3                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 23    | Punjab            | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 24    | Rajasthan         | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 25    | Sikkim            | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        | 1                    | 1                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 27    | Telangana         | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 28    | Tripura(State)    | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 29    | Tripura (CAs)*    | -                    | -                            | -                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh     | 14                   | 12                           | 2                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  |
| 31    | Uttarakhand       | 2                    | 2                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 32    | West Bengal       | 3                    | 3                            | 0                                    | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
|       | Total             | 66                   | 55                           | 11                                   | 0                                  | 2                                  | 9                                  |