Lok Sabha Question No. 1687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Review of PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## REVIEW OF PMGSY

## 1687. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- whether the Government periodically reviews the construction work of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in States including Haryana;
- if so, the details thereof; and
- the findings of such review undertaken by the Government so far?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a) (6): Regular Regional Review Meetings (RRMs) are held with the States to review the progress of works sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), to find out the solutions to problems and to expedite the progress of slow moving projects The calendar of RRMs held during 2014-15 is as under:
- (c): Some of the main issues emerged during the meetings are
- State Rural road development Agencies (SRRDAs) are required to regularly review the pending road works sanctioned in detail with the concerned PIU officials and prepare a realistic monthly completion for ensuring the achievement of the target within the stipulated without compromising on quality. plan period

| Date          | Venue                     | State(s) covered                                                                                             |
|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014 May,     | Raipur; Chhattisgarh      | Madhya Pradesh; Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh                                                               |
| 27-28 14      | Srinagar, J&K             | J&K, Punjab,   Haryana, Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand                                                        |
|               | Patna                     | Odisha_West Bengal, Bihar,_Jharkhand                                                                         |
| 28-29 Oct: 14 | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Andhra   Pradesh; Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; Goa                                                         |
| 6 Dec. 2014   | New Delhi                 | All North Eastern States                                                                                     |
| 27-28 Dec.14  | Pune                      | Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan                                                                           |
| Feb. 15 27th  | New Delhi                 | Punjab,   Haryana, Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand,   Madhya   Pradesh; Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha |
| 23-24 Mar.15  | Guwahati                  | All North Eastern States, Bihar; Jharkhand and West Bengal                                                   |

(ii)State Technical Agencies (STAs) should encourage &nd the State officials o the use of new materials/ techniques by suggesting the best possible methodsl techniques to be used on basis. Assistance is to be obtained from National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA) also. guide pilot

- (iii) The States are required to prepare a comprehensive State specific Rural Roads Maintenance Policy and comply with it, to ensure that the assets created under PMGSY are maintained upto prescribed standards.
- (iv) ensure independent quality inspections. The State are required to formulate appropriate for State Quality Monitors (SQMs) inspections to ensure at least three inspections are carried out during construction. The report with photographs is also required to be uploaded on OMMAS website. plan along
- The States are required to make effort to attract local contractors by packaging the works as per their capacity especially in IAP districts.
- (vi) For   capacity   building of   personnel implementing   PMGSY, various   training programmes are organized by NRRDA through National level Institutes as   well as State Institute of Rural Developments (SIRDs) in various States in coordination with State Rural Roads   Development Agency   (SRRDA) The States are required send the   Training requirements/needs in advance indicating number of engineers to be trained, topics, duration etc . to NRRDA:
- (vii) The States are to concentrate on the clearance of pending final bills of the contractors and financially closing the physically completed works on the OMMAS. required
- (viii) Some of the major obstacles reported by States duringRRMs are as under: being
- Inadequate capacity of the Programme Implementation Units (PIUs) due to the smaller work load handled by them earlier and lack of their contracting capacity.
- Long rainy season in some parts of the country:
- Limited man power capacity at Nodal department or the SRRDA level.
- Non-availability of construction materials such as aggregate, earth, bitumen, etc. locally.
- Limited availability of basic making equipment such a8 road roller, crushing plants, dumperl dipper and trucks, pavers etc and personnel to operate it: road
- Limited availability of qualified engineers
- Law and order problem in some parts of the States.
- Non-availability of land or the land falling under forest areas
- Shortage of funds during last two years and current year:

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