Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Status of PMGSY in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Manoj Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 512

## ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026

## STATUS OF PMGSY IN BIHAR

## 512.  Shri Manoj Kumar:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of roads constructed and projects completed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) in Bihar, along with the total financial allocation and expenditure incurred for these projects during the last five years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  spending  thousands  of  crore rupees  on  this  scheme  from  Scheduled  Caste  Sub  Plan  and Tribal  Sub  Plan  (SCSP  and  TSP)  budget,  if  so,  whether  the Government is intended to give relaxation in population criteria of  the  PMGSY  and  provide  road  connectivity  to  the  SCs/STs village tola which has population 100 or more, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken to address challenges in rural road construction, such as delays in implementation, budget constraints  and  land  acquisition  issues,  particularly  in  Dalits and tribals villages of Bihar; and
- (d) the  timeline  by  which  Government  plans  to  achieve  full  rural road  connectivity  in  Bihar  under  PMGSY  and  the  steps  being taken to accelerate progress in underdeveloped regions?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The details  of  road  length  constructed  under  Pradhan  Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) state-wise in the State of Bihar during the  last  five  financial  years  may  be  seen  at  pmgsy.dord.gov.in  -> Progress Monitoring -> Financial Year wise Achievement.

Further, the allocation of funds for implementation of PMGSY is based on the proposals received from the State/UT and depends, inter-alia,  on  works  in  hand,  execution  capacity  of  the  State,  and unspent balances of the previous release available with the State. A

total  of  Rs  4,026.17  crore  central  share  has  been  released  to  the state of Bihar during the last five financial years. The expenditure incurred  under  PMGSY  in  the  state  of  Bihar  during  the  last  five financial  years  may  be  seen  at  pmgsy.dord.gov.in  ->  Progress

Monitoring -> MPR1.

- (b): Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) is an area development  programme  and  the  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to provide all-weather road connectivity in rural areas catering to the access needs of the entire population of the target habitation.

However, relaxation has been provided to the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and Selected Tribal and Backwards Districts (as identified by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  and  the  erstwhile  Planning Commission),  and  unconnected  habitations  in  these  areas  with  a population  of  250  persons  and  above  in  the  Core  Network  as  per Census  2001  are  eligible for connectivity under  the  scheme, whereas for the normal area the population criteria was 500+.  No separate allocation of funds is made for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes under PMGSY.

With a view to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), the Government has launched the Pradhan MantriJanjatiAdivasiNyayaMahaAbhiyan (PMJANMAN) scheme to be implemented in a Mission mode to saturate PVTG  families  and  habitations  with  basic  facilities  such  as  safe housing,  clean  drinking  water  and  sanitation,  improved  access  to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities. Under road connectivity component of PM-JANMAN, the target is to provide road connectivity  to  PVTG  habitations  with  population  sizes  up  to  100. The target length is 8,000 Km with a period of 5 years (2023-24 to 2027-28). Under PM-JANMAN, 2,495 roads (7,324 km) & 164 bridges have been sanctioned and 283 roads (1,537 km) have been completed as on 28 th  January 2026. No works have been sanctioned to the State of Bihar under PM-JANMAN.

Further, Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana-IV (PMGSY-IV) has been launched in 2024 for construction of 62,500 km of all-weather 25,000 unconnected habitations of population  size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE  &  Hill  states/UTs,  special  category  areas  (Tribal  Schedule  V, Aspirational  Districts/  Blocks,  Desert  areas)  and  100+  in  LWE

roads (single lane) to provide connectivity to about affected districts, as per Census 2011.

The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  the  road connectivity component of the DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram

UtkarshAbhiyan  (DA-JGUA)  in  convergence  with  Pradhan  Mantri Gram  SadakYojana (PMGSY)-IV. Priority will be given to the unconnected  habitations  identified  under  DA-JGUA  based  on  the following criteria:

-  Habitations  with  a  population  of  500+  and  50%  or  more Scheduled Tribe (ST) population
-  Habitations  with  50  or  more  STs  in  the  250+  population category in Aspirational Districts

Also, Pradhan MantriAnusuchitJaatiAbhyudayYojna (PM-AJAY) scheme  has  been  taken  up  in  convergence  with  the  PMGSY-IV. Priority  will  be  given  to  the  unconnected  habitations  identified under PM-AJAY based on the following criteria:

- 500 or more population and 40% or more SC population as per
-  Census 2011.

No proposals have been received by the Ministry from the State of Bihar under PMGSY-IV.

- (c): 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  &  the  implementation  of  the scheme is the responsibility of the State/UT. However, the progress in  implementation  of  PMGSY  works  is  regularly  reviewed  by  the Ministry by way of Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Regional Review Meetings (RRMs) and Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee  Meetings  with  the  States  (including  State  of  Bihar). Besides the above, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by the Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  with  Chief  Secretaries/ Secretaries of the States (including State of Bihar) to take stock of the  progress  of  the  scheme  and  necessary  action  are  taken  to remove  the  bottleneck  after  discussion  with  corresponding  line Ministries  at  the  central  level.  As  regard  budget  constraints,  no such  constraints  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Ministry  and progress of works under PMGSY has not been affected due to funds constraints.  There  is  an  unbroken  chain  of  funds  release  under PMGSY.
- (d): The timeline of PMGSY-I was till March 2025 and the timeline for  completion  of  pending  works  under  PMGSY-II,  PMGSY-III  and RCPLWEA is March 2026. Further, timeline for completion of PMGSYIV works is till March 2029.

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