Lok Sabha Question No. 1900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Beautification of Roads under PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM, AJAY (TENI) MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1900

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 .201 6

## BEAUTIFICATION OF ROADS UNDER PMGSY IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 1900. SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of roads in terms of kilometers which have been constructed in the Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  number  of  roads  constructed  earlier  which  have  been  repaired  and  beau under PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh during the said period;
- (c) whetherthere is any plan to carry out repair and beautification of dilapidat under such scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  under  PMGSY  during  the  last  three  years  inc 2015- 16 for Uttar Pradesh;
- (e) whetherthe State Government has utilized the said funds and if so, the presen thereof;
- (f) whether the Government of Uttar Pradesh have requested the Government to enhan allocation under PMGSY; and
- (g) if so, the details of the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): ' Rural Roads ' is a State subject and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a one - time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single a - weather road,  to  the  eligible  unconnected  habitations  in  the  core  network. Length  of  road  works constructed in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Y ojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| Year                   |   Length completed (in km.) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2013- 14               |                     1109.79 |
| 2014- 15               |                     2000.34 |
| 2015- 16               |                     5032.15 |
| 2016- 17 (upto May'16) |                      591.12 |

( b)& ( c): Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) ,roads are covered by a five year maintenance contract, to be entered along with the construction contract with contractor, as per the Standard Bidding Document (SBD).  Maintenance funds to servi contract  are  budgeted  by  the  State  G overnment  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  State  Rura Roads  Development  Agencies  (SRRDA's)  in  a  separate  maintenance  fund  account.    On expiry of this 5 -year post construction maintenance, the PMGSY roads are to be placed un Zonal  Maintenance  Contracts  con sisting  of  5 -year  maintenance  including  renewal  as  per cycle.

( d) to ( g):  Annual  fund  allocation  to  the  various  States  under  PMGSY  is  based  on availability  of  unspent  balance  at  the  beginning  of  each  financial  year  with  the works in hand v is - à- vis execution capacity of State concerned within the overall Budge Allocation available with the Ministry, for the Scheme. The details of the funds released and the expenditure incurred during the last three  years and the current  year in Utt desh under PMGSY are given as under:

| Year                   | Annual Allocation   |   Fund released | Expenditure incurred   |
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| 14                     | 1446.00             |          511.93 | 2013- 824.25           |
| 591.00                 |                     |          638.7  | 2014- 15 1002.26       |
| 2015- 16               | 1850.35*            |         1110.35 | 1083.39                |
| 2016- 17 (upto May'16) | 1663.00**           |          191.22 | 266.52                 |

* Including Rs. 1110.35 crore of Government of India Share (60%)

* * Including Rs. 998 crore of Government of India Share (60%)

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