Lok Sabha Question No. 3933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Reconstruction and Maintenance under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3933 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE UNDER PMGSY

## 3933. Shri Raju Bista:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of roads sanctioned and completed under Pradhan Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY-II  and  III),  State-wise including Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, the length of roads sanctioned and completed and the present status of each sanctioned road under such phases;
- (c) whether  roads  damaged  during  the  2025  landslides  in  such districts are being reconstructed under the  maintenance component  of  PMGSY,  if  so,  the  present  status  of  such maintenance and restoration works; and
- (d) whether the Government has received the list of proposals for PMGSY-IV roads in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Rural road is a State Subject. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is being implemented by the Government of India since the year 2000 as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity,  by  way  of  a  single  all-weather  road,  to  the  eligible unconnected habitations of the designated population as laid out in the program guidelines.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana-II  (PMGSY-II),  since inception, a total number of 6,661 roads of 49,777 kms road length have been sanctioned, out of which 6,617 roads of 49,107 km road length have been completed across the country, including the State of  West  Bengal, with  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  28,701 Crore(including state share). State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure I.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana-III  (PMGSY-III), since inception, a total number of 15,959 roads of 122,322 km road length have been sanctioned, out of which 12,966 roads of 105,366 km road  length  have  already  been  completed  across  the  country, including the State of West Bengal, with an expenditure of Rs. 73,589 Crore(including state share) till date. Further, 2,993 roads totalling 15,500 km are at various stages of execution, including in the State of West Bengal. State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure-II.

Details  of  progress  under  PMGSY-II  &  PMGSY-III  in  the districts  of  Darjeeling  and  Kalimpong  of  West  Bengal  are  given  in Annexure-III.

Road-wise details may be accessed at https://pmgsy.dord.gov.in/-> Proposals ->Statewise List of Roads.

- (c): As  per  the  programme  guidelines  of  PMGSY,  maintenance  of roads constructed under the programme is the responsibility of the State Governments and all road works are covered by initial five-year maintenance contracts to be entered into along with the construction contract,  with  the  same  contractor,  as  per  the  Standard  Bidding Document. Maintenance funds to service the contract are required to be budgeted by the State Governments and placed at the disposal of the State Rural Roads Development Agencies (SRRDAs) in a separate maintenance  account.  On  expiry  of  the  5-year  post-construction maintenance, PMGSY roads are required to be placed under Zonal maintenance contracts consisting of 5-year maintenance, including renewal as per maintenance cycle, from time to time, which are also financed by the state governments. There is no provision under the PMGSY  for  the  maintenance  of  damaged  roads  due  to  natural calamities.
- (d): Under  PMGSY-IV,  the  Empowered  Committee  meeting  for considering the proposal received from the State of West Bengal was held on 10.3.26 for 438 roads covering a length of 777.01 km. Out of this, 17 roads covering a length of 54.99 km were proposed for the Darjeeling district, and 26 road works covering a length of 80.19 km were proposed for the Kalimpong district.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026

| Sr.No.   | State/UT Name       | No. of Road Work Sanctioned   | Road Length Sanctioned (KM)   | No. of Road Work Completed   | Road Length Completed (Km)   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar | 34                            | 70.522                        | 23                           | 42.054                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 174                           | 1,330.953                     | 174                          | 1,290.421                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 80                            | 550.910                       | 79                           | 532.066                      |
| 4        | Assam               | 250                           | 1,721.482                     | 247                          | 1,716.219                    |
| 5        | Bihar               | 345                           | 2,456.473                     | 344                          | 2,442.329                    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 179                           | 2,240.705                     | 179                          | 2,200.539                    |
| 7        | Gujarat             | 109                           | 1,180.310                     | 109                          | 1,171.810                    |
| 8        | Haryana             | 88                            | 1,042.239                     | 88                           | 1,015.738                    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | 112                           | 1,251.161                     | 112                          | 1,237.515                    |
| 10       | Jammu And Kashmir   | 121                           | 679.550                       | 116                          | 657.697                      |
| 11       | Jharkhand           | 165                           | 1,641.810                     | 165                          | 1,633.193                    |
| 12       | Karnataka           | 314                           | 2,241.178                     | 314                          | 2,218.163                    |
| 13       | Kerala              | 146                           | 569.887                       | 144                          | 564.745                      |
| 14       | Ladakh              | 13                            | 79.330                        | 11                           | 77.842                       |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      | 374                           | 4,984.497                     | 373                          | 4,891.181                    |
| 16       | Maharashtra         | 385                           | 2,618.906                     | 385                          | 2,585.911                    |
| 17       | Manipur             | 55                            | 325.000                       | 50                           | 309.080                      |
| 18       | Meghalaya           | 94                            | 489.960                       | 92                           | 483.844                      |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 6                             | 194.250                       | 6                            | 193.450                      |
| 20       | Nagaland            | 13                            | 227.600                       | 12                           | 216.600                      |
| 21       | Odisha              | 636                           | 3,672.386                     | 636                          | 3,650.789                    |
| 22       | Puducherry          | 31                            | 66.365                        | 30                           | 62.358                       |
| 23       | Punjab              | 123                           | 1,342.820                     | 123                          | 1,330.795                    |
| 24       | Rajasthan           | 401                           | 3,464.263                     | 401                          | 3,468.627                    |
| 25       | Sikkim              | 34                            | 120.992                       | 29                           | 116.035                      |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu          | 860                           | 2,940.416                     | 860                          | 2,936.465                    |
| 27       | Telangana           | 114                           | 944.075                       | 114                          | 896.021                      |
| 28       | Tripura             | 42                            | 307.233                       | 39                           | 270.161                      |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh       | 963                           | 7,614.283                     | 963                          | 7,508.666                    |
| 30       | Uttarakhand         | 112                           | 905.830                       | 111                          | 897.775                      |
| 31       | West Bengal         | 288                           | 2,502.318                     | 288                          | 2,489.174                    |
|          | Total               | 6,661                         | 49,777.704                    | 6,617                        | 49,107.263                   |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026

| Sr.No.   | State Name          | No. of Road work Sanctioned   | Road Length Sanctioned (Km)   | No. of Road Work Completed   | Road Length Completed (Km)   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar | 32                            | 200.237                       | 0                            | 0.000                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 412                           | 3,203.938                     | 352                          | 2,734.097                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 171                           | 1,374.144                     | 72                           | 720.274                      |
| 4        | Assam               | 654                           | 4,247.111                     | 543                          | 3,643.250                    |
| 5        | Bihar               | 733                           | 6,162.167                     | 637                          | 5,485.729                    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 534                           | 5,605.612                     | 534                          | 5,582.883                    |
| 7        | Goa                 | 10                            | 62.616                        | 0                            | 0.000                        |
| 8        | Gujarat             | 298                           | 2,955.878                     | 290                          | 2,878.563                    |
| 9        | Haryana             | 259                           | 2,496.331                     | 257                          | 2,461.526                    |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    | 299                           | 3,123.117                     | 65                           | 1,642.309                    |
| 11       | Jammu And Kashmir   | 223                           | 1,752.118                     | 192                          | 1,574.700                    |
| 12       | Jharkhand           | 443                           | 4,089.945                     | 241                          | 3,127.726                    |
| 13       | Karnataka           | 824                           | 5,600.083                     | 805                          | 5,407.078                    |
| 14       | Kerala              | 284                           | 1,421.068                     | 126                          | 932.981                      |
| 15       | Ladakh              | 55                            | 455.625                       | 17                           | 262.857                      |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,075                         | 12,347.682                    | 1,015                        | 12,004.164                   |
| 17       | Maharashtra         | 993                           | 6,409.028                     | 694                          | 5,175.726                    |
| 18       | Manipur             | 96                            | 771.709                       | 0                            | 0.000                        |
| 19       | Meghalaya           | 141                           | 1,206.154                     | 37                           | 454.128                      |
| 20       | Mizoram             | 17                            | 487.504                       | 0                            | 215.280                      |
| 21       | Nagaland            | 43                            | 545.121                       | 0                            | 2.400                        |
| 22       | Odisha              | 1,401                         | 9,351.079                     | 1,237                        | 8,787.477                    |
| 23       | Puducherry          | 41                            | 107.762                       | 0                            | 0.000                        |
| 24       | Punjab              | 339                           | 3,364.608                     | 230                          | 2,442.643                    |
| 25       | Rajasthan           | 918                           | 8,658.337                     | 910                          | 8,583.402                    |
| 26       | Sikkim              | 44                            | 283.830                       | 8                            | 120.296                      |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu          | 1,826                         | 7,377.068                     | 1,769                        | 7,172.797                    |
| 28       | Telangana           | 361                           | 2,423.143                     | 228                          | 1,826.565                    |
| 29       | Tripura             | 99                            | 777.217                       | 18                           | 179.367                      |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,560                         | 18,938.035                    | 2,440                        | 18,204.317                   |
| 31       | Uttarakhand         | 212                           | 2,287.948                     | 94                           | 1,780.013                    |
| 32       | West Bengal         | 562                           | 4,236.310                     | 155                          | 1,964.360                    |
|          | Total               | 15,959                        | 122,322.525                   | 12,966                       | 105,366.908                  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026

## Darjeeling and Kalimpong district details under PMGSY-II

|   Sr.No. | District Name   |   No of Road Work Sanctioned |   Road Length Sanctioned (Km) |   No of Road Work Completed |   Road Length Completed (Km) |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Darjeeling      |                           11 |                        82.719 |                          11 |                       80.228 |
|        2 | Kalimpong       |                            6 |                        65.472 |                           6 |                       65.257 |

## Darjeeling and Kalimpong district details under PMGSY-III

|   Sr.No. | District Name   |   No of Road Work Sanctioned |   Road Length Sanctioned (Km) |   No of Road Work Completed |   Road Length Completed (Km) |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Darjeeling      |                           14 |                       108.784 |                           2 |                       47.775 |
|        2 | Kalimpong       |                            9 |                        66.097 |                           0 |                       27     |

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