Lok Sabha Question No. 3177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Rural Road Connectivity under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3177

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## RURAL ROAD CONNECTIVITY UNDER PMGSY

## 3177. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

## SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Union  Government  had  resolved  to  connect  every  v under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) ifso, the details in this regard;
- (c) the number of such roads under PMGSY in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh which are  under  construction  for  the  last  four  years  but  their  construction  is completed;
- (d) whether any time limit had been fixed under PMGSY for construction of all such roads and if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) whether any disciplinary action has been taken against those contractors who f construct such roads within the stipulated time period and if so, the deta ils of action taken in this regard, State/UTwise?

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

(a)& (b) : Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY)  is  a  one - time  special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all - we ther road, to the eligible unconnected  habitations  in  the  core  network.  As  per  PMGSY  guidelines,  unconnec habitations having population of 500 persons a nd above (Census 2001) in Plain areas and 250 persons and above (Census 2001) in Special Category States  (Arunachal Pradesh, A Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim,  Tripura,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  & Kashmir  and  Uttarakhand),  the  desert  Area s  (as  identified  in  the  Desert  Development Programme), the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and selected Tribal and Backward Distric identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission) are eligible to all weather road under PMGSY.For Most intensive IAP blocks as identified by Ministry o Home  Affairs  the  unconnected  habitations  with  population  100  and  above  (as  per Census) is eligible to provide all weather roads under PMGSY.

(c) : In  Madhya  Pradesh  under  PMGSY  12,713  road  work s  were  sanctioned  upto March'2012, out of this 12,446 road works have been completed upto May'2016 and 267 road works are yet to be completed.

In Uttar Pradesh under PMGSY 16,243 road works were sanctioned upto March'2012, out of this 15,662 road works hav e been completed upto May'2016 and 581 road works are yet to be completed.

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(d) & (e) : As  per  the  programme guidelines,  a  period  of  twelve  calendar  months  has been specified for completion of road works in plain areas and eighteen calendar mo hill roads (Stage -I) and special areas. Similarly time period of upto 24 calendar mon allowed for roads ha ving cross drainage works exceeding 25 meter length. 'Rural  road'  is  a  State  subject  and  all  matters  relating  to  execution    of  PMGSY  works, tendering and contracting process are entirely the responsibility Government.PMGSY works are executed by the State through contractors with the capabili of executing work within the given time and with requisite quality. Every work un programme  is  contracted  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Standard  Bidding  Document  ( prescribed by National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA).

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In case Contractors do not complete the work in stipulated time, contracts can be t and defaulting contractors can be debarred for participating in any fresh tenderby Government. Requisite deductions an d recoveries can be made from the security deposit o contractor by the State Government. State wise detail of action taken against the c in specific cases is not maintained centrally at the level of the Ministry.

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