Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Rural Road Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## RURAL ROAD PROJECTS

2826. Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that number of  rural road projects have been recommended in Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts, Karnataka, none have been sanctioned so far, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether the Government has taken any action for sanction and construction of Gram Sadak roads in Chikkamagaluru district, a Naxal-affected area;
- (c) the number of village roads in kilometers have been sanctioned for construction in Chikkamagaluru district during the last three years; and
- (d) whether additional roads will be sanctioned to Chikkamagaluru and Udupi districts damaged by heavy rains during 2025 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, and 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 various verticals of PMGSY, since its inception, the state of Karnataka has been sanctioned a total of 4,455 roads with 24,264 kms  and  164  Long  Span  Bridges  (LSB)  out  of  which  State  has completed 4,398 roads with 23,987 kms. The timeline for completion of  PMGSY-I  works  was  March,  2025.  All  sanctioned  works  under

various verticals of  PMGSY-II & PMGSY-III have been completed and timeline for completion of already sanctioned work is March 2026.

Details of projects sanctioned under various verticals of PMGSY in Udupi and Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka are as follows:

|                | Sanctioned        | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned   | Completed         | Completed           | Completed   |
|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| District       | No. of road works | Road Length (in Km) | Bridges      | No. of road works | Road Length (in Km) | Bridges     |
| Udupi          | 142               | 596                 | 12           | 138               | 587                 | 12          |
| Chikkamagaluru | 155               | 867                 | 15           | 155               | 867                 | 14          |

As per the extent MHA classification of LWE, Chikkamagaluru district is not identified as naxal affected area.

- (c): No rural road projects have been sanctioned under PMGSY in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka during last three years. Road wise details of the district may be accessed at http://pmgsy.dord.gov.in ->Proposals ->State-wise List of Roads.
- (d): The Ministry has launched a new  vertical PMGSY-IV  in September 2024 for providing new connectivity to 25000 unconnected habitations by March 2029. At present, the Ministry is considering  rural  road  projects  under  PMGSY-IV,  and  so  far,  no proposals  have  been  received  from  the  state  of  Karnataka  under PMGSY-IV.

Further, Chikkamagaluru and Udupi districts have not reported any damage to PMGSY roads due to heavy rains in year 2025.

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