Lok Sabha Question No. 453 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: PMGSY in Odisha
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 453 ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026

## PMGSY IN ODISHA

## *453. Shri Pradeep Purohit:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  including  Bargarh  and  Jharsuguda districts of Odisha;
- (b) the  total  length  of  roads  constructed  under  the  said  scheme during the last three years;
- (c) the  total  number  of  villages  connected  through  these  roads along with the total funds sanctioned and expenditure incurred, block-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  works  completed  and  ongoing  under  the  said scheme in the above districts; and
- (e) whether  any  eligible villages  in  Bargarh  and  Jharsuguda districts are still left without all-weather road connectivity, if so, the details thereof and other steps taken by the Government to provide road connectivity?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (e):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *453  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 24.03.2026 REGARDING 'PMGSY IN ODISHA'

- (a): 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. Since the launch of PMGSY, as on 19 th  March 2026, a total of 17,963 roads of 74,724 km length and 707 bridges have been sanctioned under the scheme in the state of Odisha, out of which 17,739 roads of 71,572 km  length  and  649  bridges  have  already  been  constructed.  The district-wise  progress  details  of  Odisha  including  Bargarh  and Jharsuguda districts under PMGSY are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): During the last three years and the current year, details of length of roads constructed under various verticals of PMGSY along with total fund sanctioned and expenditure incurred in the Odisha are given below along with number of habitations connected:-

| FY                         | Length of Roads Constructed (km)   |   Number of Habitations connected (Nos.) |   Funds released (Rs. in crore) |   Expenditure incurred (including state share) (Rs. in crore) |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2022-23                    | 2,668.29                           |                                       78 |                         1235.88 |                                                       2089.07 |
| 2023-24                    | 2,589.14                           |                                       13 |                         1262.55 |                                                       1589.16 |
| 2024-25                    | 880.96                             |                                        3 |                          712.39 |                                                        735.99 |
| 2025-26 (as on 19- 3-2026) | 469.72                             |                                        0 |                          393.68 |                                                        313.08 |
| TOTAL                      | 6,608.11                           |                                       94 |                         3399.52 |                                                       4727.3  |

Under PMGSY, the unit for connectivity is habitation and not Revenue  Village  or  Gram  Panchayat.  Block  wise  data  is not maintained at Ministry level, however, district wise data is given at Annexure-I.  Year  wise/district  wise  progress  of  Odisha  may  be accessed from program website link "https://pmgsy.dord.gov.in/Progress Monitoring."

- (d): Under various verticals of PMGSY, in the district of Bargarh of Odisha, a total of 665 roads of 2,566.56 km length and 14 bridges have

been sanctioned out of which, 662 roads of 2,425.70 km length and 12 bridges have already been completed.  3 roads of 16 km length and 2 bridges are at various stages of  execution  under  PMGSYIII.  Similarly,  in  the  district  of  Jharsuguda,  a  total  of  171  roads  of 595.38 km length and 9 bridges have been sanctioned out of which, 171  roads  of  584.63  km  length,  8  bridges  have  already  been completed  and  1  bridge  is  under  construction.  The  timeline  for completion of these projects is March, 2026.

(e): Under PMGSY-I, eligible habitations in the district of Bargarh (536  habitations)  and  Jharsuguda  (116  habitations)  of  Odisha  as prescribed in the program guidelines have already been connected with all-weather road connectivity. Under the new phase PMGSY-IV, a proposal of 827 roads covering a length of 1,701.84 km is under consideration. However, no proposal from Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts  have been received from the state under this proposal of PMGSY-IV. It is informed that under PMGSY, proposals are received from  the  states  based  on  the  eligibility  criteria  outlined  in  the program guidelines.

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Annexure-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 453 due for answer on 24.03.2026

|    | Sr.No.District Name   | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned     | Completed    | Completed      | Completed        |
|----|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|
|    |                       | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | No. of Bridges | No. of Roads | No. of Bridges | Road Length (km) |
| 1  | Angul                 | 354          | 1,740.53         | 18             | 354          | 18             | 1,660.82         |
| 2  | Balasore              | 781          | 3,018.21         | 16             | 771          | 15             | 2,848.84         |
| 3  | Bargarh               | 665          | 2,566.57         | 14             | 662          | 12             | 2,425.70         |
| 4  | Bhadrak               | 504          | 1,953.04         | 6              | 498          | 5              | 1,782.93         |
| 5  | Balangir              | 999          | 3,433.63         | 54             | 993          | 48             | 3,279.66         |
| 6  | Boudh                 | 184          | 712.01           | 9              | 184          | 9              | 669.69           |
| 7  | Cuttack               | 583          | 2,539.02         | 16             | 557          | 12             | 2,424.33         |
| 8  | Deogarh               | 173          | 877.79           | 9              | 170          | 7              | 847.88           |
| 9  | Dhenkanal             | 450          | 1,582.71         | 10             | 450          | 10             | 1,522.44         |
| 10 | Gajapati              | 454          | 2,037.11         | 5              | 446          | 4              | 1,957.15         |
| 11 | Ganjam                | 905          | 3,680.93         | 34             | 865          | 25             | 3,454.65         |
| 12 | Jagatsinghpur         | 318          | 1,357.78         | 0              | 307          | 0              | 1,332.23         |
| 13 | Jajpur                | 527          | 1,972.87         | 18             | 520          | 18             | 1,884.47         |
| 14 | Jharsuguda            | 171          | 595.39           | 9              | 171          | 8              | 584.64           |
| 15 | Kalahandi             | 834          | 3,865.29         | 81             | 816          | 73             | 3,638.62         |
| 16 | Kendrapara            | 463          | 1,912.51         | 5              | 456          | 5              | 1,853.66         |
| 17 | Keonjhar              | 864          | 3,680.47         | 28             | 858          | 28             | 3,578.03         |
| 18 | Khurda                | 402          | 1,494.58         | 8              | 401          | 7              | 1,455.63         |
| 19 | Koraput               | 1,014        | 4,533.48         | 44             | 1,008        | 42             | 4,369.51         |
| 20 | Malkangiri            | 541          | 2,803.20         | 44             | 533          | 39             | 2,735.29         |
| 21 | Mayurbhanj            | 1,458        | 5,647.87         | 49             | 1,452        | 49             | 5,432.34         |
| 22 | Nawarangpur           | 661          | 2,913.23         | 15             | 657          | 12             | 2,840.21         |
| 23 | Nayagarh              | 407          | 1,599.91         | 15             | 392          | 12             | 1,510.18         |
| 24 | Nuapara               | 336          | 1,619.75         | 7              | 336          | 6              | 1,595.60         |
| 25 | Kandhamal             | 481          | 2,270.82         | 33             | 472          | 33             | 2,128.98         |
| 26 | Puri                  | 698          | 2,448.80         | 9              | 690          | 8              | 2,358.74         |
| 27 | Rayagada              | 679          | 3,644.94         | 28             | 669          | 28             | 3,471.11         |
| 28 | Sambalpur             | 588          | 2,260.91         | 34             | 587          | 29             | 2,186.27         |
| 29 | Sonepur               | 384          | 1,535.37         | 13             | 384          | 12             | 1,446.41         |
| 30 | Sundargarh            | 1,085        | 4,426.19         | 76             | 1,080        | 75             | 4,296.45         |
|    | Total:                |              | 17,96374,724.87  |                | 70717,739    | 649            | 71,572.44        |

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