to the
reply given to USQ. No. 473 dated December 3, 2004 and state:
(a) whether proposals for construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are received from very few States since 2003-04;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether all the villages in these States are covered by roads; and
(d) if not, the steps proposed to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) & (b) No, Sir. Since 2003-04, proposals for construction of roads under
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) were received from all the States
except Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.
(b) & (d) Under PMGSY the unit for coverage is `Habitation` and not `Village.`
The details of eligible unconnected habitations still to be covered under PMGSY in
these States are given in the Annexure. All the eligible unconnected habitations in
these States are to be provided connectivity through good all weather roads in
accordance with the PMGSY guidelines.
Annexure
Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 735 due for reply on
4-3-2005
Eligible Unconnected habitations still to be covered under PMGSY
# States/UTs Number of eligible habitations still to be connected 1 Arunachal Pradesh 525 2 Bihar 16127 3 Goa (Partial) 35 4 Manipur 515 5 Meghalaya 384 6 Tripura 1831
TOTAL 19417 Figures shown are provisional