Lok Sabha Question No. 836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Rural Road Connectivity
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, RAHUL KASWAN, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, SRIRAM MALYADRI, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 836

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04 .2016

## RURAL ROAD CONNECTIVITY

## 836. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) thedetails of number of villages in the country which are not connected with all w roads till date, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the details of number of villages which have been connected with roads during the three years and the total amount spent there on, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the time by which Government aims to connect all villages of the country with roads the amount likely to be spent on this work;
- (d) the details of total length of road in kilometer targeted to be constructed every d Government, State/UT - wise including Maharashtra;
- (e) the details of total cost of per kilometer construction of road under PMGSY at p and the parameters set/laid down for measurement of length and breadth of the r under the scheme;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to bring down the cost of road construction by usi new technology involving waste plastic, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the details of total amount of funds proposed to be spent on planting trees on ro provision of road lights, drains etc. under PMGSY?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) to (c) :Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide single connectivity  by  way  of  an  All - Weather  road,  to  the  eligible  unconnected habitations as per Core -Network  with  a  population  of  500  persons  (as  per  2001  Census)  and above  in  plain  areas.  In  respect  of  'Special  Category  States' (North - East,  Sikkim,  Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand) , the Desert areas, the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and  88  Selected  Tribal  and  Backward  districts  as  identified  by  the  Ministry  of Affairs/Planning Commission, the objective is to connect eligible unconnected habit ations as per Core- Network  with  a  population  of  250  persons  and  above  (Census  2001). In  critical  LWE affected  blocks  (as  identified  by  MHA),  additional  relaxation  has  been  given  to  co habitations with population 100 to 249 persons also.

Foraccelerated execution of PMGSY in the States, the Ministry of Rural Development consultation with the Ministry of Finance and the State Governments, has formulated an A Plan to complete the connectivity mandate of the balance eligible habitations u nder PMGSY -I by March, 2019, before the earlier set target date of 2022.

(d) : As per the physical targets of PMGSY for 2016 - 17, 130 km of road length per day would be constructed. State - wise targets of road length to be constructed during the year 2016 - 17 are at Annexure I.

(e) : The  cost  of  road  works  under  PMGSY  is  sanctioned  based  on  the  specific  Detaile Project  Report  (DPR)  of  each  road  prepared  by  the  State  Government  after  thorou investigations  of  factors  like  terrain,  type  of  soil,  rainfall  and  t raffic  following  the  technical specifications  laid  down  in  MORD  Book  of  Specifications,  Rural  Roads  Manual,  othe guidelines published by Indian Roads Congress and scrutinized by the State Technical Agen The  average  cost  of  construction/Km  varies  from State  to  State  due  to  material  cost,  labour wages as per State specific Schedule of Rates, cartage of materials, location of site an provisions made in the DPRs. The road should be a minimum length of 0.50 Km in plain ar and 1.50 Kms in hilly areas for PMGSY -I. Width of carriageway may be 3.75 m or 3.00 m with roadway width of 7.50 m or 6.00 m depending on projected traffic volume on proposed road per IRC guidelines. PMGSY -II permits widening of roads up to 5.50 m carriage way, based on traffic intensity.

(f) : IRC  has  published  a  document  'Guidelines  for  the  use  of  Waste  Plastic  in  Hot Bituminous  Mixes  (Dry  Process)  in  Wearing  courses.  The  State  Governments  have  been requested to propose roads by using waste plastic, in addition to variou s other new technologies and  non - conventional  materials,  as  per  new  technology  initiatives  guidelines  issued  b Ministry, in May 2013.

(g) : The Ministry of Rural Development has prepared an action Plan for road side planta on both sides of the PMG SY roads in convergence with MGNREGS and circulated to the State Governments.  The  National  Rural  Roads  Development  Agency  (NRRDA)  and  Indian  Road Congress (IRC) have jointly issued detailed technical guidelines (IRC: SP: 103 - 2014) for road side  plantation on  PMGSY  roads.  States  have  been  requested  to  take  follow  up  action  for plantation of trees on the flanks of PMGSY roads in consultation with Gram Panchayats/Z Panchayat  and  MGNREGA  functionaries.  There  is  no  provision  in  PMGSY  guidelines  for lighting of  PMGSY  roads.  However,  side  drains  can  be  proposed  based  on  case  specific requirements in DPRs without any minimum and maximum ceiling in terms of funds.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 836 due for reply on 28.4.2016   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 836 due for reply on 28.4.2016   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 836 due for reply on 28.4.2016   |
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| Targets of road length to be constructed under during 2016 - 17                                               | Targets of road length to be constructed under during 2016 - 17                                               | Targets of road length to be constructed under during 2016 - 17                                               |
| S.No.                                                                                                         | State (s)                                                                                                     | Length (in km)                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 1350                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 650                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                         | 750                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                         | 6540                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                  | 2750                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                       | 400                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                       | 52                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                               | 1050                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                     | 3000                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                     | 800                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                        | 430                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                | 6200                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                   | 1900                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                       | 790                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                     | 400                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                       | 200                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                        | 6200                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                        | 450                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                     | 3000                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                        | 150                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                    | 800                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                     | 900                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                       | 400                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                 | 3900                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                   | 1000                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                   | 4100                                                                                                          |
| Total:                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | 48812                                                                                                         |