Lok Sabha Question No. 2846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: PMGSY-II
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2846

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.20I5

## PMGSY  II

## 2846. SHRI A.T. NANA  PATIL:

Will the Minister  of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to srate:

- (a) the detairs arong with  ihe funds  a ocated  for construction  of roads, culverts  and cross drainages  under the  prime  Minister  Gr"; a;;k"y;jana (pMcsv)-r[  in the country including  Maharashtra  and Kamataka during ,fr"  i"" ,fr*;':,""rs, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Govemment has put any mechanism  in prace  to ensure  the quality  of works consrructed  arong with the maintenance  under  pMGSyjrI
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the"works  i;; il under the  pMGSy-rI were nor completed,  if so, the detairs  of the *orks under  con.*.ii""""ra the projects  completed  so far and handed over for use under the Vo.jana,  State\_*i;;, -"  " '
- (d) and if so,,rr"  a*ii', irr.i."r,  rri" wherher rhe Govemment  has receiled.any.orptuir,-rr'l ,ugg"r,ion.  penaining  to the projecrs under  PMCSy-f  I and if so. the derairs  ih.r.oi- rtorg *ir?iir-," sreps raken for irs effective implementation?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  prime  Minister  Gram Sadakyojana  (pMGSy)-II  was launched  in Mav, 20r 3 for upgradation  of existing  selected  rural roads baied on  , prel.riuea  crirerion  ro consolidite  the rural road-network  and impror e irs overa, ern.i"n.y-  orring",h.lr;';;;;;;i##:t lr"rdation of :0'000"  ,F ro:d. tengh is proposec  ro be cc,, eied.  Th;i;;i  rvi[ bc shai"e,i bet-*een  ihe Cenric  ad sEtesruTs  on 75:25 basis for normal areas and  qo' ro u^is fo;dre special  areas.  At presenq  only  g  stares (Andhra  Pradesh, Telangana,  Gujarat, Haryana, K;"4;;  M;^*.r.,n",  prrjub  ;iU*.],r#rr,l fr"* tmnsited  to  pMGSy-r. The Minisrl haslssued  rur.iron,  ro, ir,z:+ Km road Iength in these 7 srates. State-wise  physical  and financial  progress  ,rd".  pMGiy-iI iJgii"n us pe.  Arn"rr.e.

(c)  & (d): For monitoring  and qualily  control,  a three tier quality  control  mechanism  has. been  put ir'plr..'r.a.r  pff.lCSV.  l:' rier is in-house quality  control.  2nd tier is independent monitoring  of construction  qualiry by qualiry monitors  calied  State  Quality  Monitors (sQM) managed by the ;p;;i;S,ri;r. itl. j.'ti"i is envisaged  as an independent  quality  monitoring  mechanism  at the Central  level. Under this tier, the indep-endent  National  Quality  Monitors  Q"lQMs)  are engaged for inspections  of roads, selected at random.

complaints  about  various  inegularities  including  violation  of norms  and sub-standard  works under PradhanMantri  Gram SadakYojana  (PMGSY) are received  in the Ministry from time to time In respect  of complaints  regarding  sub-standard  roads  being constructed  under PMGSY,  matter is ref"rred to the Siate  Quality  Coordinators of respective  States for taking necessary action  as ensuring the quality of construction  of PMGSY roads is the responsibility of implementing  State Govern"ments.'  In "uaa, un adequate  response is not received within the stated time schedule,  the National Rural Roads Development  Agency INRRDA)  deputes National  Quality  Monitors  (NQM) and further  decisions  are taken on the basis  ofNQM  reports'

As per PMGSY Programme Guidelines,  all the roads being constructed under PMGSY will be couered'  ,rd". a 5-yea.s maintenance  contract to be entered  into along with the construction contract,  with the same  contractor, as per the Standard Bidding Document (sBD). Maintenance funds to service the contract is budgeted b)' the State  Government  and placed at the disposal of State Rural Roads Development  Agency (SRRDA)  in a separate Maintenance  Fund Account' on expiry of  5\_years  post\_construction maintenance, the roads shall be placed  under Zonal Muinienanc"  Cort.u"i, consisting of 5-years  maintenance  including  renewal of the surface,  as per cycle. The State Govemments  will make the necessary  budget  provision  and  plage  the funds to service  the Zonal  Maintenance  Contracts at the disposal of the SRRDA  in the Maintenance Fund Account.

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