(a) the details of sanctioned projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Assam during the current year, District-wise;
(b) the details of the Districts in Assam where roads have been constructed under the said scheme;
(c) whether several roads in Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency are yet to be constructed under PMGSY; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) : The details of the projects sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the current year 2017-18 are given below:-
Scheme No. of Roads sanctioned No. of Bridges Sanctioned Value
(Rs. in crore)
PMGSY, Batch-I 347 18 662.56
PMGSY, Batch-II 1041 203 2078.37
PMGSY, Batch-III 1011 506 2615.32
TOTAL 2399 727 5356.25
The district-wise details are at Annexure-I.
(b) : The details of road works sanctioned and constructed under PMGSY in Assam (district-wise) are given at Annexure-II.
(c)&(d): Kokrajhar constituency consists of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts. Since inception 651 roads for a length of 2477.33 kms and 120 numbers of Bridges at a total cost of Rs. 1648.50 Crores have been sanctioned for Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baska districts under PMGSY. Against these sanctions, 438 roads with total length of 1653.18 Kms and 20 bridges have been completed so far.
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